Maine’s working waterfront has been a source of worry for many along the coast. Conversion of waterfront property to residential or retail use, reduced access to the water for fishermen, and multiple other assaults on … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous, ProgramsIn late January, lobstermen, seafood dealers, scientists and others from the United States and Canada will gather in the New Brunswick city of Moncton for the Lobster Town Meeting organized by The Lobster Institute at … Continue reading
Category: ProgramsNOAA plans to stop production of paper nautical charts within five years. The agency will transition to electronic navigational charts (ENC) over the next five years while improving data consistency and providing larger scale coverage. … Continue reading
Category: Management, ProgramsLobstermen turned out by the hundreds last month to learn about the state’s plan to reduce entanglement risk from the Maine lobster fishery to right whales. In early November, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) … Continue reading
Category: Management, ProgramsAround a month ago news broke that Canada’s Liberal Party was formally adopting a policy to transition British Columbia’s net pen finfish aquaculture programs to shoreside production facilities as a part of its election platform. … Continue reading
Category: Management, ProgramsAquaculture is big news in Maine. Newspaper stories proclaim, “The future looks bright for Maine’s growing aquaculture industry.” Fresh-faced entrepreneurs smile for the cameras in their foul weather gear in front of their cages or … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous, ProgramsThe Land for Maine’s Future Board selected six projects for grants through the Working Waterfront Access Protection Program. The funds are used to purchase development rights which will ensure that the property remains available to … Continue reading
Category: Programs“Resiliency” is a popular word these days, used to describe everything from human beings to national politicians. For Jim Wilson, president of the Isle au Haut Electric Power Company and professor emeritus of marine policy … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous, Programs, ScienceA new collaborative agreement between the University of New England’s School of Marine programs, Morocco’s National Agency for the Development of Aquaculture and the Maritime Fisheries Chamber of the Mediterranean is expected to boost opportunities … Continue reading
Category: Programs, ScienceAs conditions continue to change in the Gulf of Maine, it is crucial that biologists and oceanographers work together to generate the science needed to sustainably manage the lobster fishery. The stock assessment model and … Continue reading
Category: Programs, Science