The Maine Legislature reached a compromise on offshore wind legislation in June, supporting amendments that give Maine fishermen membership in a newly created Offshore Wind Research Consortium and permanently ban commercial wind development in state … Continue reading
In late May, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released the final version of its much-anticipated Biological Opinion on fishery management plans for ten fisheries, including the lobster fishery, operating in federal waters. The final … Continue reading
Everyone knows you can’t catch lobsters if you don’t have bait. For many generations the preferred lobster bait among Maine lobstermen has been herring. Yet in the past ten years, NOAA’s annual herring quota has … Continue reading
I am a small businessman. I have owned and operated the Union River Lobster Pot restaurant since 1996. Like Maine’s lobstermen, as an independent business owner I must deal with the vagaries of supply and … Continue reading
In late May the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published the final Biological Opinion. The Final Whale Rule, however, won’t be released until at least September. The substance of the Biological Opinion is nearly identical … Continue reading
I can’t hear very well in my left ear, and my husband can’t hear well at all in his left ear either. I lost some of my hearing because I had so many ear infections … Continue reading
Summer is upon us, a time of year many folks look forward to after a New England winter. The days are longer and warmer. It seems as if the heat arrives earlier each year; hot … Continue reading
Red Lobster faces class action lawsuit A California woman and a law firm specializing in class action suits are suing Red Lobster for what they claim is deceptive advertising and falling short of the reastaurant’s … Continue reading
Many of Maine’s summer visitors are heading to the shore this month, to gaze at boats and docks and, of course, lobstermen heading out to sea. At the same time, Maine’s maritime museums are hosting … Continue reading
It’s hard not to feel good about the world as spring moves into summer and pandemic restrictions are relaxed. It’s been such a long year for everyone and it is a relief to hope that … Continue reading
