The Maine Department of Marine Resources will be conducting a bottom trawl survey of the Maine Research Array Wind Energy Area. Work will begin on October 15and continue through…
Marine
PORTLAND — Matthew Burns has decided to leave his position as Executive Director of the Maine Port Authority to return to the Maine Department of Transportation in a new role.
Beginning…
Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher presented the annual Employee and Manager of the Year Awards during DMR’s recent annual meeting on Burnt Island in Boothbay Harbor.
…
Kelp forests are a foundational feature along Maine's coastline, providing the food, habitat, and clean water needed for a rich marine ecosystem. But these forests are in flux due to changes in…
Island Institute is proud to announce a $1.4 million award from the Small Business Administration to support Maine's lobster industry and enhance the economic resilience of the coastal communities…
Named after Penobscot Nation World War II and Korean War battle hero
ROCKLAND - The Maine Department of Transportation and Maine State Ferry Service commissioned the Charles Norman Shay ferry in…
TENANTS HARBOR — Parking will not be allowed at the Tenants Harbor public landing, Wednesday, Sept. 11 due to paving. There will also be no access to the boat ramp, according to the Town, in a…
While kelp often dominates the algae conversation, the world of microalgae holds untapped potential, with innovations spanning pharmaceuticals to biomaterials. As part of our…
Boat rests on precipice of demise in South Portland
MIDCOAST — At one stretch in Maine’s maritime history, the sardine was as mighty as the lobster, a fishery that employed thousands along…
ROCKLAND – Smaller cruise ships continue to arrive in Rockland Harbor through the end of August 2024, but it’s what’s ahead that has the downtown area bracing itself while others are mobilizing…
From a bird blind on Seal Island, I watched as puffins zoomed in from the sea with a rainbow of fish drooping from their beaks.
They carried copper and golden juvenile haddock, redfish and…
Press release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has received $7 million to build the Maine Algal Research…
Each year on August 16 general law fishing regulations change for river, stream and brook fishing. Under general law, from August 16 to September 30, rivers, streams, and brooks remain open to…
Lobster fishing has been a good business in the Gulf of Maine for a long time. With the exception of a few notable dips, both the landings and value of the catch have been on an …
From lobster to haddock and seaweed, seafood plays an important role in the U.S. economy, diet and culture. The nation is one of the top…
PENOBSCOT BAY — Over the past weekend, the U.S. Coast Guard celebrated its 234th birthday, while Rockland was equally jubilant in…
The Coast Guard, working in coordination with Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and other local, state, and federal partners, will remove the 83-foot motor…
ROCKLAND — The USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) will arrive in Rockland on Wednesday, July 31 to celebrate the 77th Maine Lobster Festival.
“The ship’s crew is excited to visit the…
Beginning on August 9, 2024, a new Maine law goes into place that prohibits the operation of a motorboat engaged in a wakesurfing activity in less than 15 feet of water or within 300 feet of the…
Aug. 4, 2024 update: The Rockland area Coast Guard has cancelled public tours of the Eagle.
The USCGC Eagle, a 295-foot, three masted barque carrying over 22,…
Few people are as uniquely positioned to tell the story of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences’ (BLOS) first 50 years as Dr. Barney Balch, and on July 16, to a crowd of about 160 at the Opera…
Ron Huber rifled through a thick folder full of decades of state environmental records outside a community hall in the tiny coastal Maine town of Searsport. For the longtime local conservation…
Brad Singer will speak about ‘Living with Loons: Preserving Our Majestic Friends’
LINCOLNVILLE — “It is fitting that the Megunticook Watershed Association is holding its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, July 23 during what Governor Mills has officially proclaimed to be Lakes…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources is advising the public — swimmers, paddlers, and surfers — to be safe while in or on the water,…
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 Water weekend…
BELFAST — The Department of Marine Resources is offering a new training opportunity to help support its municipal partners in the co-management of marine resources.
These trainings will be…
Road trip
NORTHEAST HARBOR — Join Maine Seacoast Mission this summer and tour the Mission’s 74-foot service boat, Sunbeam, this summer. Each Friday from July 5 to August 28…
ROCKLAND — Organizers of the Maine Boat & Home Show have announced the postponement of this year’s event on Rockland’s waterfront until summer 2025, due to staffing issues and unforeseen…
repurposed industrial site or undeveloped waterfront
SEARSPORT — The geographical distance between Mack Point and Sears Island on the northern end of Penobscot Bay is but a slingshot apart,…
Hope in the Water, a new three-part character driven series from David E. Kelley and Andrew Zimmern, offers insight into the groundbreaking work of aquaculture and features Martha Stewart,…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has launched new analytical services, certified by the State of Maine, to test for per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
Audio recordings of an Ogunquit call
PORTLAND — The Coast Guard is reminding the public that knowingly transmitting false distress calls is a federal crime, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000, plus the…
new waterfront pavilion
ROCKLAND — In coordination with First Fridays on Main Street in Rockland, on June 7, from 4 - 7 p.m., The Apprenticeshop is celebrating the kickoff to a fun season of sailing and seamanship with…
a liaison between industry and university
WALPOLE — Maine native and University of Maine alumna Christina Cash has been named executive director at the UMaine Lobster Institute, effective May 17.
Cash has been with the Lobster…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Annie Fagan and Jaclyn Robidoux, Thursday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all.
Jaclyn Robidoux and Annie Fagan, marine…
National Safe Boating Week, May 18 - 2024, marks the start of the boating season for many, according to Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in a news release.
With more…
ROCKPORT — Maine has a new law that requires anyone born on or after January 1, 1999 to have completed a recognized boater safety and education course in order to operate a motorboat greater than…
CAMDEN — As a part of Camden Public Library’s Maritime Month series, writer Tom Verde will present his book, In a Class All Their Own: Unique and Historic Boats of New England, Thursday,…
This January, Maine will join 44 other states in requiring some level of boater education for those operating a boat on Maine’s waters. The boater education law was recently passed by the…
3.5 year shelf life
Maine’s Fire Marshal’s Office has scheduled an “Expired Marine Flare Disposal Day” for Saturday, April 13, 2024. The locations will be at Hamilton Marine in Portland, Rockland, and Searsport.…
This month, a student from the University of Michigan is launching a research project on the topic of seaweed and shellfish aquaculture in her home state of Maine…
Bigelow Laboratory scientists, alongside partners at Friends of Casco Bay, have assembled the most complete dataset yet of the concentrations of PFAS pollutants, so-called forever chemicals, in…
UPDATE: The Rockport Select Board moved its discussion to its April meeting concerning the matter of winter boat storage, citing the March 10 storm, and need to assess damage at the harbor.
…
During a special presentation at the 2024 Maine Fishermen’s Forum, the Cape Elizabeth Fire Department’s Water Extrication Team (WET) was recognized for its dramatic rescue of the crew from the…
DMR Commissioner Keliher to deliver keynote at Lobstermen Association meeting
Patrick Keliher, Commission of the Maine Department of Marine Resources, will be the keynote speaker at 70th annual meeting of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, March 1…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
ROCKLAND — On Thursday, Feb. 29, from 5:30 - 7 p.m., at 655 Main Street, The Apprenticeshop invites the community to an exclusive look behind the…
