COREA—Markham and Suzanne Starr are two different artists inspired by the same source material—the Maine lobstering way of life. In 2011, Markham published a photography book titled Finest…
Marine
Markham Starr is a photographer/author and Suzanne Starr is a portrait artist
Opponents plan to appeal Belfast Planning Board approvals, as well
BELFAST — While Belfast City Hall and the privately-held Nordic Aquafarms, Inc., announce the Dec. 22 Belfast Planning Board approval of Nordic’s indoor salmon raising venture, opponents have…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, in a news release, welcomed the finalization of the agreement to eliminate tariffs on live and frozen American lobster, which will help to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, are applauding the signing into law of their Save Our Seas 2.0 Act. The bipartisan…
Policy and Management Bureau
The New England Fishery Management Council met on December 1-3 via webinar. Much of the current work of the Council is focused on identifying…
eight million metric tons of mismanaged plastic waste from land enters oceans each year
U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, applauded the passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act by the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan bill, …
THOMASTON — Lyman-Morse Boatbuilders, in Thomaston, launched in October a Hood 57, designed by CW Hood Yachts and Stephens Waring Yacht Design.
“Lyman-Morse has been working with the Hood…
SEARSPORT — Upstream Watch members and supporters are meeting at Sears Island in Searsport, Thursday, December 10, at 12:30 p.m., to assist in cleaning up plastic. The waste spill occurred from a…
available for preorder, official release mid-december
CAMDEN — For the past two years, Camden author Ali Farrell has poured her all into her second book, a book showcasing the strength of Maine’s female fishermen, entitled Pretty Rugged: True…
gov. mills releases statement on suspension
BOSTON — The Coast Guard suspended the active search for four missing fishermen off the coast of Massachusetts, 5:22 p.m., Tuesday.
“The decision to suspend a search is never an easy one.…
AUGUSTA — To solidify Maine’s leadership in floating offshore wind energy and collaborate with Maine’s fisheries on the industry’s development, Governor Janet Mills announced Friday the State’s…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins welcomed the news Wednesday the European Parliament’s trade committee voted 40-2 in support of an agreement to eliminate tariffs on live and frozen…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine lobstermen have been awarded a total of $36,284,110.12 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to China’s retaliatory tariffs, according to a…
one of the oldest surviving Friendship Sloops designed by Wilbur Morse
ROCKLAND — The Friendship Sloop Blackjack, owned and restored by the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum of Rockland, was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The…
ROCKLAND — The U.S. Coast Guard employed one of its aircraft today, Oct. 30, flying over the Rockland Breakwater, in search of a possible person in the water. By early afternoon, however, the…
In 1937, famed yacht designer Clinton Crane built a fast 12-meter still being talked about today. He designed the Gleam, the first 12-meter to charter Newport, Rhode Island. Crane built…
Press release
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced Friday that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay is set to receive a total of $878,514 to conduct research on a new…
Or risk a $100 removal fee
CAMDEN — Camden’s Harbor Master Steve Pixley has firm words for those whose dinghies, skiffs, boats and sailboats are still tied up to the town floats: Remove them or risk the $100 fine that will…
Built in 1925 by Hodgdon Brothers, East Boothbay
THOMASTON — A schooner built almost a century ago in East Boothbay Harbor is being restored in Thomaston in an effort to rehabilitate the schooner into its best condition ever.
The …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) has received a total of $1,274,908 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct research and modeling…
CAMDEN — Lyman-Morse has submitted plans drawn by Gartley and Dorsky Engineering and Surveying to demolish and rebuild a series of buildings on the east side of Camden Harbor.
The existing…
Rockland has received a $30,000 grant from the State of Maine to develop an integrated site plan and for a cluster of city-owned properties that is to balance public and working waterfront uses,…
Building Resilient Supply Chains for Sustainable Seafood; Providing Opportunities for Fishermen, Aquaculturists, Blue Economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged Maine’s fishermen and coastal communities in an unprecedented way. Diminished demand for Maine’s seafood has left Maine’s marine economy at risk, according to…
a third of the way through fundraising efforts
ROCKLAND — Maine Maritime Academy grad and former merchant marine Jay Sawyer is using his second career as a sculptor to erect an El Faro memorial in Rockland.
The ambitious…
Rough seas, broken rudder send boat over
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH — Quick action by Lincolnville lobsterman Nick Heal and his crew, Alex Bryant and Jared Gilbert, brought a lone sailor attempting to right his capsized catamaran back to safe…
The impacts of predator loss and climate change are combining to devastate living reefs that have defined Alaskan kelp forests for centuries, according to new research published in Science.
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the courage and tenacity to build an industry
Surrounded by fellow windjammer captains, crew and friends, Captains Doug and Linda Lee were awarded for a combined 100 years of windjamming experience by the Maine Windjammer Association, America…
BROOKLIN — Marine Patrol responded to a report of a lobster vessel that sunk Aug. 26 near Naskeag Point, in Brooklin.
The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. when, according to the…
20 passive acoustic receivers to be placed in Maine waters
The Maine Department of Marine Resources will join the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) in a research effort that will provide information…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine’s two U.S. Senators and two U.S. Representatives announced the United States and the European Union have reached an agreement to eliminate tariffs on live and frozen…
in response to student interests and the needs of the Maine workforce
MACHIAS — The University of Maine at Machias is rolling out a newly restructured marine biology program for the fall 2020 semester, adding new concentrations in aquaculture, marine ecology and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Marine Resources has issued a Notice of Public Comment regarding the City of Rockland Dredge of the Fish Pier off Commercial Street in Rockland.
Pursuant…
BELFAST — Belfast Area High School students Tommy Littlefield and Jonah Lovejoy joined veteran ROV pilot student Sawyer Carson and Marine Studies instructors Dave Thomas and Chip Lagerbom aboard…
Engages engaged Rep. Genevieve McDonald as fisheries liaison
Private companies are working with the University of Maine to engineer and erect a demonstration offshore wind power platform two miles south of Monhegan Island in the Gulf of Maine. Proponents of…
PENOBSCOT BAY — In the days following the…
HARPSWELL — The Maine Department of Marine Resources continues to urge caution for people recreating in and around coastal waters, in light of new shark sightings.
“Two unconfirmed shark…
Researchers have advanced a new way to see into the ocean’s depths, establishing an approach to detect algae and measure key properties using light. A paper published in …
Popham, ankle-deep only; Reid State park, waist-deep only
Beaches in Maine owned by the state are limiting immersion in the water for safety’s sake. In response to the…
The Maine Marine Patrol is continuing to conduct targeted patrols in southern Maine after a…
shark yet to be caught or seen again
7/28, 1:30 p.m. Update: Officials identified the shark as a great white shark during a noon press conference in Augusta.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) confirmed…
Microplastic fiber pollution in the ocean impacts larval lobsters at each stage of their development, according to new research.…
the race to preserve natural resources and livelihoods of Maine people
Conserving Maine’s Coast: From a Ripple to a Roar, a new documentary by local producer Mark Ireland, will be available to stream online July 3 - 9 with the purchase of a “virtual ticket”…
On June 24, President Trump issued the following statement, entitled Memorandum on Protecting the United States Lobster Industry. In it, he said: “The lobster industry is a crown jewel of America’…
The State of Maine issued an operational checklist for charter boats, daysailer and windjammers June 16.
Pre-Trip…
FRIENDSHIP — The Maine Marine Patrol responded to a report of an overturned sailboat this morning and assisted the boat’s owner, who had been brought ashore by members of the Friendship Fire…
Watch via Zoom, May 20, 21
Board of Environmental Protection to begin deliberating over Nordic Aquafarm’s indoor salmon project
Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection begins its deliberations over the permit applications of Nordic Aquafarms, LLC. That company hopes to construct a large-scale indoor salmon breeding…
ROCKPORT — The talk of the waterfront in Rockport was the May 16 surprise arrival of the Bold, a 279-foot cruising vessel built just a little more than a year ago in western Australia.…
Passenger ferries to the islands, Belfast, possibly Castine
PENOBSCOT BAY — The idea remains conceptual, people behind it emphasize, but they are looking longterm, past a global pandemic, past budgetary constraints, past the current economic contraction.…
‘MLA will correct errors in allegations that right whales are harmed by entanglement in U.S. gear’
Thousands of Maine’s family-owned lobstering businesses are at risk of extinction due to a recent federal court ruling citing a violation of the Endangered Species Act by the National Marine…
