ROCKLAND — When the new M/V Captain Dinsmore is put into EV-mode, the passenger won't even know that the vessel is on (in the pen…
Marine
From May to October each year, hundreds of thousands of anglers fan out across the Maine coast, casting their lines from beaches, piers and boats. Most are…
CAMDEN — Thirteen graduate students and faculty associated with Columbia University visited Curtis Island Light Station on October 14 to explore how historic lighthouses can…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland City Council held a public workshop Monday, October 19 to review the 2026 PortShare Promise season, examine the financial and infrastructure needs of the City’s harbor and…
Blooms appear to be shrinking
UPDATE, OCT. 11 — The…
one of five applications deemed 'Critical Marine Community Infrastructure Projects'
The City of Rockland has been awarded a $300,000 grant to support the Rockland Commercial Fish Pier and its focus on Climate Resilience Assessment, Adaptation Planning, and…
Fishing boat ran aground on Green Island rocks
UPDATE — The U.S. Coast Guard successfully rescued two mariners Monday evening after their 43-foot commercial…
ROCKLAND — Patrick "Pat" Keliher and Mark Rodrigues have been elected to the Island Institute's Board of Trustees.
According to an Island Institute news…
'Catch a Sturgeon, Let It Go. See a Sturgeon, Let Us Know'
Cleaner water, dam removals, and efforts to reduce threats are helping create better conditions for Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon recovery in Maine’s coastal rivers.
"To…
In a cabin on Seal Island, 21 miles off the coast of Rockland, Coco Faber reached for last year’s island report. She opened the book to a chart showing how…
On a recent canoe trip to the remote upper reaches of the Narraguagus River, Ellie Mason saw prime Atlantic salmon habitat everywhere.
…'once they leave the Penobscot, they can really travel'
One of the less visible things happening in Penobscot Bay this time of year involves one of the river’s most remarkable fish — the Atlantic sturgeon.
Researchers tracking…
PortShare Promise Midcoast enters its third year of community-focused cruise management
Rockland’s 2026 fall cruise season will begin Sunday, September 6, when Celebrity Silhouette arrives in Rockland Harbor for the first of four…
Maine’s seagrass meadows are shrinking and thinning. And this isn’t the only place where seagrass is declining. These underwater meadows off Maine’s coast…
On a sunny afternoon in early August, the hot air rippled above a sandbar in Casco Bay as a group of researchers dove into the water. Wearing wetsuits and…
For years, Maine residents and visitors alike have flocked to Popham Beach in Phippsburg expecting to see a variety of shells, seabirds and rock…
two others also acknowledged
PORT CLYDE — Jonathan Labaree, Chief Community Officer at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, is the recipient of the 2026 Phyllis Wyeth Visionary Award, according to…
more than a story about boats: it's about "a community, its craftspeople, and how they depend on each other"
BROOKLIN —Brooklin Boat Yard (BBY), a custom wooden yacht builder and restoration yard on the Maine coast, is the subject of a new feature documentary,…
On a sticky August morning in Phippsburg, Cait Cleaver, an assistant professor of environmental studies at Colby College, crouched along a section of rocky…
for experimental and standard lease applicants
The Department of Marine Resources has launched an electronic aquaculture application system, which will significantly streamline the process for lease applicants who until now have…
The Town of Rockport has secured the final funding needed to fully implement the East Side Working Waterfront Resilience Project, a initiative of the Harbor Strategic Plan. With the…
York Beach to Boothbay Harbor; aiming to fill an important data gap
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is teaming up with researchers from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass) and the University of Maine (…
collaboration involving UMaine-based 'Local Catch Network'
ORONO — American fishermen, aquaculture producers, processors and seafood businesses now have a path for improved access to federal funding, technical assistance and new…
Looking for a fun activity to do with family or friends this August? Interested in learning more about the current effort to remove millions of lost lobster traps currently in Maine's…
the park will be closed for public use during the construction period
Construction will begin on the City’s Middle Pier and Buoy Park Redevelopment Project during the week of August 17, 2026.
For safety reasons, the…
On July 24, a research crew studying puffins on Eastern Egg Rock spread out among the boulders to mark burrows where they had seen birds delivering fish to…
Bucksport, Searsport, Bangor, Brewer, Castine
The Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association is celebrating America’s 250th birthday with a big splash, according to a news release. Historic schooners, racing…
Gulf of Maine Research Institute and Maine Coast Fishermen’s Assoc. will represent Maine on the Seafood Engine’s Leadership Team
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a major new award to bolster the American seafood industry through the NSF …
spanning from Port Clyde up through Jonesport
The Maine Department of Marine Resources has recently sighted numerous humpback whales close to shore, spanning from Port Clyde up through Jonesport, according to Maine DMR, in…
creating an accessible entry point for independent mariners
A pilot program is underway that tests the real-world operational limits of low-voltage electric propulsion in the demanding environments of New England’s working waterfront.
The…
By June 10 the fish were supposed to have come and gone already, but there they were. At first, they looked like a shadow in the water. On closer…
Lobster fans can support their favorite team for a chance to win free lobster for a year
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA), in partnership with the Maine Lobster Community Alliance (MLCA), has launched the Billion Egg Challenge, a statewide team…
'Atlantic cod recovery has been undermined by inaccurate data'
WASHINGTON – The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has…
life jacket rules, important message to paddlers, impacts of alcohol
The Maine Marine Patrol will once again be looking out for anyone violating Maine’s boating under the influence laws and sharing safety information during the national Operation Dry…
Supporting Safer, More Effective Offshore Enforcement
The Maine Marine Patrol has launched the newest and largest patrol vessel in its fleet, the 57-foot P/V Allegiance, which will support…
Freedom, Knox, Unity
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) issued updated freshwater fish consumption advisories on June 9, 2026.
…
ORONO, Maine — U.S. consumers are willing to pay more for lobster harvested using ropeless fishing technology designed to reduce whale entanglement risks, according to…
WASHINGTON – In a May 6 news release, the U.S. Coast Guard said it would be "standing up the Special Missions Command to oversee its deployable specialized forces."
The command, the release…
among the first marine ecologists to collaborate directly with lobstermen, integrating scientific research with industry knowledge
In one of the highest honors in American science, the …
The Maine Department of Labor provides this guidance in relation to state enforcement of child labor laws. Contact the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division for…
ePropulsion Americas, a global marine electric propulsion systems and services company, announced April 30 that its award-winning electric…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources has set the Halibut season opening day for May 18. The season will run through June 13. Regulations remain the same as 2025 and can be found …
With warming temperatures and bustling boatyards pointing toward the coming summer season, the organizers of the Maine Boat and Home Show are…
Northeast Harbor, Castine, Frenchboro
Join Maine Seacoast Mission aboard its 74-foot, flagship vessel Sunbeam during…
'designed to foster community self-determination'
The City of Rockland said April 17 that it is initiating research: "to provide the community with the data and analysis it needs to make informed decisions about the future of cruise tourism. The…
finding cunner with lobster eggs in their mouths? share pictures with Staudinger Lab
WALPOLE — Michelle Staudinger, associate professor of fisheries science, is leading a new study at the University of Maine to find out whether…
From Washington, D. C.: Three Maine Students Accepted to U.S. Service Academies
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced April 15 that three students she nominated have been accepted to U.S. Service Academies. Reed Proscia, of Freeport High…
