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…
Marine
“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…
Legislation would mandate boaters pass exam before operating on inland waters
A bill to make education and safety classes mandatory for many boaters in Maine is working its way through the Legislature, but its fate is uncertain with lawmakers wavering on how to roll it out…
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…
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 prototype…
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 citizens objecting to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’ approval of marina expansion…
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…
Bits of plastic from the December 2020 accident are still surfacing
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has proposed fining Sprague Operating Resources $17,800 for violating the state’s pollution control law after a December 2020 incident.
Two…
Maine Marathon Run for a Cause virtual relay
Maine FishAbility, part of the Maine AgrAbility program, will sponsor a team of runners in the 2021 Maine Marathon Run for a Cause virtual relay on Oct. 8.
All proceeds will support the…
Tide sensor stations to be installed on west side of Penobscot Bay to record sea storm, level trends
According to US Harbors, a company based in Rockland, there are 200 observational tide stations across the country, all maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and…
help answer the question, “How much rockweed is there?”
The public is invited to join Schoodic Institute scientists in the intertidal zone to collect data about rockweed while exploring the beauty of the rocky coast between the tides.
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ROCKLAND — For the second year in a row, the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum held a free youth sailing program called SKFF (Sail Kids For Free) from their Rockland Harbor location next to Snow…
SEARSPORT — On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, the Schooner Roseway will be visiting Searsport.
The Roseway is currently being operated by the World Ocean School, which is…
Analysis
Boothbay region fishermen and community members are expressing concern over the New England Aqua Ventus project, a floating offshore wind turbine to be built two miles south of Monhegan. NEAV is a…
combating two globally significant Atlantic salmon pathogens
In an effort to support Maine and the nation’s growing finfish aquaculture industry, University of Maine scientists seek to develop more effective, safe, sustainable and affordable fish vaccines…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, reported Aug. 4 that all five of the Congressionally Directed Spending requests that she submitted…
BATH – The Coast Guard responded to a report of a capsized schooner in the Kennebec River, Friday evening, July 30.…
By law, all sunken gear must be returned to its owner, and Emmott is happy to oblige
ROCKLAND — Beginning Monday, July 18, Sub Sea Rockland will be retrieving sunken, derelict fishing gear from the depths of Rockland…
BUCKSPORT — A group of approximately 40 people assembled in Bucksport July 10 to stand with members of the Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe at the docking of the vessel Nao …
Organizers of the Tall Ships 4-Port Loop series confirmed, Sunday, July 11, that events scheduled for Bangor have been cancelled. Events in other towns that include…
Making public ways to the ocean more obvious and accessible
CAMDEN — While Camden occupies a lengthy portion of Penobscot Bay’s western shoreline, most of the land is privately owned, and the public has but a limited number of access spots to the ocean.…
white shark or something else? helping people confirm what they see in the water
The Maine Department of Marine Resources has unveiled a new online tool to help people confirm if what they see in the water is a white shark, or something else.
A form is now available on…
increasing patrols in order to ‘ensure that we all can safely enjoy Maine’s waters’
This holiday weekend, The Maine Warden Service will be actively patrolling Maine waterways, keeping Maine boaters safe, and enforcing Maine’s boating laws in order to raise awareness about…
CAMDEN — The public is invited to conversations about what river restoration and sea level rise adaptation could look like where the Megunticook River enters Camden…
Terry Boivin video
ROCKLAND — Videographer Terry Boivin was aboard a lobster boat owned by Willie Coombs, of Prospect Harbor, for the June 20 lobster boat races around Rockland Harbor.
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife provides the following tips for safe outdoor boating:
Many look forward to spring and summer days to spend time on Maine’s waterways,…
‘each year we investigate boating fatalities where if someone was wearing their life jacket, they would still be alive.’
AUGUSTA — The Maine Warden Service is urging all boaters to wear their PFD (personal floatation device), abide by the Headway Speed law, and to boat safely.
“With cooler water temperatures…
