ELLSWORTH — Spring is here and, at least in some sheltered spots, the daffodils are starting to bloom. But the water is still cold and Maine streams are just beginning to see their first big runs of the tiny moneymakers known as elvers. The fishing season opened on March 22 and, as of Sunday evening, …
BLUE HILL — It may be hard to fathom but sailing season is here, at least for a hardy group of racers from George Stevens Academy, Mount Desert Island High School and Maine Maritime Academy. Last weekend, both the Eagles and Trojans journeyed to Marblehead, Mass., for two days of racing hosted by the local …
BELFAST — Sailors around the Northeast with a love of boats that look like they were designed in the early 20th century but sail with modern speed and efficiency have long been familiar with Stephens Waring Yacht Design. Bob Stephens and Paul Waring began their design careers at Brooklin Boat Yard and were responsible for …
ELLSWORTH — With the onset of spring, many a young man’s fancy may turn to love, but in Maine it’s elvers that get the juices flowing. With ice still in many ponds and rivers, though, Maine has yet to see its first big run of the tiny moneymakers. The fishing season opened on March 22 …
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled last Thursday that seaweed growing between the low and high tide lines belongs to the owner of that intertidal land and may not be harvested without the landowner’s permission. The ruling came as a blow to Acadian Seaplants Limited, the Canadian company that has harvested rockweed along …
ELLSWORTH — In December 2015 Black Bear Hydro Partners LLC filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to renew its license to operate its hydroelectric station at the Union River dam in Ellsworth. Since then, the company argued it could not change the way it managed fluctuations in the level of the …
AUGUSTA — An application by a Brunswick oyster farm for a 10-year, 40-acre lease in Casco Bay drew a band of protesters to the state Capitol last week. They were there to petition the Department of Marine Resources to impose a moratorium on aquaculture leases of more than 10 acres and to change its leasing …
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — A delegation of members from the Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee left the confines of the state Capitol last week and took a bus ride to the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Situated in East Boothbay, the laboratory is one of Maine’s most important research facilities. Over the course of more than two …
ELLSWORTH — The Department of Marine Resources schedules dozens, if not hundreds, of aquaculture scoping sessions, public hearings and informational meetings covering a variety of issues around the state each year but few of them are important as three community meetings DMR has scheduled for next month. Maine’s $485-million lobster industry is facing serious restrictions …
PORTLAND — A variety of exhibitors brought their wares to Portland for the 32nd annual Maine Boatbuilders Show last weekend. Dozens of sail and powerboats — traditional and modern — were on display as well as all sorts of maritime wares. Among Hancock County boatbuilders, Morris Yachts brought one of its Sparkman & Stephens-designed M29 …
BELFAST — As it moves forward with its plan to build a land-based salmon farm on land it is buying from the Belfast Water District, Nordic Aquafarms Inc. has scheduled a public Information meeting for 6 p.m. next Tuesday, March 26, at the Hutchinson Center. The meeting will give the company an opportunity to present …
ELLSWORTH — While cold water temperatures may be discouraging elvers from making their way from the relatively warm ocean up Maine’s chilly inlets and still-icy streams, Friday marks the beginning of the state’s 10-week elver fishing season. The incentive for harvesters to get their gear in the water at a prime spot is high. Last …
