VINALHAVEN – Maine Game Warden Divers recovered the body of a missing Vinalhaven man earlier today, Oct. 18.
Owen Adair, age 31 of Vinalhaven, was last seen by his family on Thursday,…
Marine
Belfast Area High School students and staff of the Belfast Marine Institute have been hard at work at the start of the school year. They have been preparing several seawater aquaria for a kelp…
‘Your voice needs to be heard, your ideas and personal impacts need to be shared’
Please see the notice below from NOAA regarding an in-person scoping session in Maine. NOAA has scheduled this scoping session because Governor Mills worked with the Secretary of Commerce to…
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction, Seafood Watch Red Listing
Maine’s Department of Marine Resources Patrick Keliher issued the following summary of the state’s lobster industry, and the various factors bearing down on it this year.
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New lease on life for the 12-1/2
ROCKLAND — Tucked away in a small workshop on Rockland Harbor’s North End, a scruffy part of town where the marine trades and industry…
“He’s back out there.”
He is a nearly four-foot shark a client caught Aug. 25 on Captain Dean Krah’s boat about a mile north of Donald E. Davey Bridge that spans the Sheepscot River from…
The rapid warming of the 20th century has reversed 900 years of cooling in the Gulf of Maine, according to a new…
ROCKLAND—The 75th Maine Lobster Festival is underway and there is so much to see and do this year. Culturally, the Festival is covering all bases with live music all day and night, an Arts and…
Rockport Library was the place for happy faces when Children’s Librarian Charlie Gluck invited the Stewardship Education Alliance to bring its Mobile Marine Tank with sea critters for a…
number of strandings increasing
On July 20, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared an Unusual Mortality Event…
Rocks gash large hole in 45-foot Sabre Yacht
CAMDEN — Just after 9 a.m. this morning, July 13, a couple aboard a 45-foot motor yacht headed out of Camden Harbor to cruise Penobscot…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests in roads, bridges, broadband infrastructure
On June 29, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced funding from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to launch the Climate Ready Coasts initiative that will…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Department of Transportation is announcing today that Maine State Ferry Service customers are now able to buy ferry tickets online. This new online ticketing system went live…
sharing particular concerns over the rise in new recreational boats in Maine
ROCKLAND — Four water-focused Maine nonprofits are announcing a social media campaign to encourage all people to take responsibility for the health and safety of Maine waters – from inland lakes…
ROCKLAND — The Maine Department of Transportation said May 26 that some Maine State Ferry Service trips between Rockland and Vinalhaven will be…
one of the primary bait sources used by Maine’s lobster fishery
NOAA Fisheries has awarded Maine $7,191,787 to provide disaster assistance for the state’s struggling Atlantic herring fishery. NOAA Fisheries will work with the Maine Department of Marine…
UNITY — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) issued Thursday new freshwater fish consumption advisories on seven waterbodies in Maine, including one in Waldo County.…
$896 million value
AUGUSTA — On the strength of an historic year for lobster and a rebounding elver fishery, the value of Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources in 2021 reached an all time high at $890,668,…
“The air is warm but the water is dangerously cold... ALWAYS wear a lifejacket,” said Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in a news release.
MDIFW has submitted the…
President Joe Biden has approved a Major Disaster Declaration for the counties of Knox, Waldo, and York as a result of damages from flash and…
ORONO — Algae such as rockweeds are a fundamental part of marine ecosystems, providing habitat and food to many other marine organisms while also providing ecosystem services. Algae…
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer an online weekly club for youth ages 13–18 about Maine’s tidepools and how to be citizen…
“It’s Women’s History Month, which means it’s time to support women in boatbuilding at The Apprenticeshop,” said The Apprenticeshop, in a news release.
The ‘Shop is raffling off a 12’ flat…
New Captain’s License class begins in March, hosted by 5 Town CSD Adult & Community Education. This course qualifies students for a Coast Guard license to operate vessels carrying up…
ORONO — Seals can look irresistibly cute to beachgoers, but harassing the pinnipeds can cause them stress and potentially even lead to their death. By researching when these…
ORONO — Acadia National Park is known for its beautiful lakes, and they can tell scientists a lot about the health of the environment. New research shows that…
In 2020, elvers remained one of the most valuable species harvested in Maine, with harvesters earning $5,067,521. And that was despite a decrease in per-pound value of more than $1,500. In 2021, …
Ten days of meetings and field trips throughout the Penobscot Bay region
BELFAST — After a two-year Covid hiatus, the Penobscot Bay Stewards Program is now planning to host a new cohort of 20 promising environmental volunteers this Spring.
“This is a perfect way…
ORONO — The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in composite manufacturing with the production of two 3D-printed…
ORONO — Undergraduate students from across the nation will learn about sustainable aquaculture in Maine through the lens of Indigenous science and traditional ecological knowledge in a…
SPRUCE HEAD — Winds gusting up to 40-60 mph overnight and into the early morning of Feb. 23 caused one working lobster boat to break from its mooring and wash up onto the rocks at Spruce Head,…
AUGUSTA – The Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee voted on Tuesday to advance a bill by Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, aimed at supporting Maine’s lobster fishing industry following recent…
AUGUSTA — Members of the Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee voted Tuesday to advance a proposal by Rep. Genevieve McDonald, D-Stonington, that would extend legal fishing hours for Maine’s…
‘all about maximizing corporate profit and is an assault on character and beauty of Rockland Harbor’
ROCKLAND — A group of 16 Midcoast…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay recently appointed four new members to its board of trustees. Each will support the laboratory’s mission to study the foundation of global…
From Washington, D.C.
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded a $500,000 grant to…
For many outdoor enthusiasts, ice fishing is one of the most anticipated activities of the year. Not only can you fish for many different species, but you can create memories with friends and…
after 23 years and about 40,000 passengers
ROCKLAND — The Sail, Power, and Steam Museum recently received an unexpected gift from Capt. Bob and Kathy Pratt: the Rockland daysailer, A Morning In Maine.
Captain Pratt…
Constructed on the shores of Rockland Harbor a century ago
“Captains’ Quarters: Stories of the Schooner Heritage” will be hosted by the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum on Tuesday, December 7, at 6:30 p.m. The talk will take place utilizing the online portal…
ORONO— The University of Maine is calling attention to the blue economy conversation and its goal of providing global marine leadership with a YouTube video promoting the…
annual scholarship fundraising continues
The Board of Directors of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum has submitted the following statement:
The Board of Directors of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum has made the difficult decision…
SEARSPORT — The Mills Administration announced Tuesday next steps in the Maine Offshore Wind Initiative’s effort to prepare Maine’s commercial seaports to advance the University of Maine’s…
On November 16, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit…
Atlantic bluefin tuna are a seasonal migrator to the Gulf of Maine
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how the American lobster is being impacted by environmental change
Maine Sea Grant staff and Maine-based researchers will advance a multimillion-dollar NOAA Sea Grant American Lobster…
$17,800 too minimal, land trust maintains
PENOBSCOT BAY — On December 2, 2020, two large bales of compacted trash from Ireland dropped into Penobscot Bay waters while being unloaded from a ocean freighter at Mack Point in Searsport,…
CAMDEN - Watershed School will be holding a virtual information session for their Climate Action and Leadership Lab (CALL) Semester Program on Thursday, October 28, 7 to 8 p.m.
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Talk with consultants, engineers, scientists about River Feasibility Study
CAMDEN — Weather permitting, the Camden Select Board is convening a public workshop at Harbor Park, Oct. 14, and inviting those…
AUGUSTA – On Oct. 7, Maine’s Legislative Council unanimously voted to sign on to a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court in Bangor, seeking emergency relief related to the impending…
Follows Maine Lobstermen’s Association, governor with legal objections
AUGUSTA – Today, Sept. 29, the Maine Legislature overwhelmingly approved a joint order…
