Lobstermen are constantly aware of changes: a change in the sky hinting at storm, a change in the sound of the boat’s engine, a shift in the movement of their prey. Change is a constant … Continue reading
Second Lobster Leadership Institute Launched in February
First published in Landings, March, 2017 It was a brilliant day in early February when the participants in the second Lobster Leadership Institute gathered at Point Lookout in Northport. The fourteen men and women began … Continue reading
New leaders in Maine’s lobster fishery: John Tripp, Spruce Head
First published in Landings, October, 2015. John Tripp’s new house sits on a wide expanse of cleared land in Spruce Head. On this quiet afternoon his five-week-old daughter Everly and his wife Mallary are resting … Continue reading
New leaders in Maine’s lobster fishery: Travis Otis, Searsport
First published in Landings, June, 2015. In this series we continue our profiles of some of the young men and women who took part in the Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance’s inaugural Lobster Leadership Institute in … Continue reading
New leaders in Maine’s lobster fishery: Cyrus Sleeper, S. Thomaston
First published in Landings, February, 2015. In this new series we will profile some of the young men and women who took part in the Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance’s inaugural Leadership Institute in May, 2014 … Continue reading
Tselikis bids farewell to Maine lobstermen, joins Eliot Cutler campaign
First published in Landings, October, 2013. Annie Tselikis is hitting the road. The 31-year-old education coordinator of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) will take up her new position as field officer for eastern and northern … Continue reading
Asian leaders learn about lobsters
First published in the MLA Newsletter, August, 2011. What do the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, Department of State, and visitors from Burma, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam have in common? They all love Maine … Continue reading