First published in Landings, July 2023 The MLA won its appeal in its lawsuit against NMFS! This is a massive and historic victory for all of us and I cannot express to you how much … Continue reading
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Gouldsboro lobster facility purchased at auctionIn June, two Schoodic-area businessmen successfully bid in the auction of a defunct seafood processing plant in Gouldsboro. Tim Ring, founder of Ring Paving, and Kevin Barbee of Barbee Construction … Continue reading
MLA Earns Historic Win for Maine’s Lobster Industry: How Did We Get Here?
Click here for details on this historic win! Spring 2017 – National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes new model in May which determines that the right whale population has been in decline since 2010; declares … Continue reading
New Building Gives New Life to Bowdoin’s Arctic Museum
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, housed in Hubbard Hall at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, was an eerie place. As you entered the Gothic, 120-year-old building, a full-size growling polar bear greeted you, soon followed by a … Continue reading
MLA Joins Industry Allies to Sue Monterey Bay Aquarium
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association and industry allies filed a defamation lawsuit in the Maine U.S. District Court in March against the Monterey Bay Aquarium, alleging the aquarium’s statements that Maine lobster gear threatens endangered right … Continue reading
In the News: April 2023
Jonesport Aquaculture Facility Good To Go Kingfish Maine’s permit to build a recirculating aquaculture system facility in Jonesport has been upheld by the town’s board of appeals. A loan insurance request has been approved by … Continue reading
Steaming Ahead – February 2023
“The Final Rule amending the regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan shall be deemed sufficient to ensure that the continued Federal and State authorizations of the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries … Continue reading
To Your Health: Symptoms of a Heart Attack
It’s midnight and you are sitting bolt upright in bed. There’s a painful sensation in your chest and a sour taste in your mouth. Maybe you feel a little nauseous, maybe there’s some pain in … Continue reading
In the News – November 2022
First published in Landings, November 2022. Whale Statistics Modified, Little ChangesNMFS announced on October 24 that it would be using updated data in its preliminary 2020 North Atlantic right whale population estimate. The agency drew … Continue reading
In the News – September 2022
BOEM Takes First Step in Gulf Wind Leases In August the Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Request for Interest (RFI) and Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) in the offshore … Continue reading