Researchers test if scallops grow in lobster pounds
“If it works, it might be an alternative use for lobster pounds,” said Chris Davis, the center’s executive director.
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Boatyards are booming
“Every day we are getting calls to build boats. We can only do so many.”
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Clammy weather doesn’t deter clam tasting
Some 75 people turned out for the Shellfish Committee and Schoodic Institute’s “Gouldsboro Community Clam Tasting” held late Monday afternoon at the Prospect Harbor village green.
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State picks preferred spot for offshore wind research array
State officials have identified their ideal location for what would be the first offshore wind research area in the country.
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Marine degree program to start this fall
A coastal fisheries and marine technology program is launching this fall at Washington County Community College to help bolster the region’s iconic waterfront industries.
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New tool will track whales by sound
“We’re constantly being asked ‘Where did you get detections?’” said Genevieve Davis, a research biologist working in passive acoustic research at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Mass.
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Park superintendent outlines salmon farm concerns
“The scale of the development – the equivalent of 16 football fields – is unprecedented in the United States and incongruous with the existing nature and setting of Frenchman Bay and its surrounding lands.”
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Mills signs offshore wind compromise
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills signed a bill into law on July 8 that prohibits offshore wind projects in state waters. The legislation came as a compromise between two bills, one proposed by Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) that would have barred the state from permitting any offshore wind projects, and another that would …
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Wild Wild West sets new record at Stonington lobster boat races
About 75 boats participated in the races this year, with a strong local presence and a contingent for Vinalhaven and North Haven, said Jon Johansen, the president of the Maine Lobster Boat Racing Association.
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Hospice Regatta sails into quarter century
The Hospice Regatta of Maine had its 25th running over the weekend, which raised $42,500 for the Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County.
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New legislation factors in rising tides
A bill signed by Governor Janet Mills last month requires several state agencies to review the rules and laws they administer and report back in January on any prospective changes that might be needed to incorporate consideration of 1.5 feet of relative sea level rise by 2050 and 4 feet by 2100.
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Offshore wind compromise lands on Governor’s desk
On June 30, the state Senate voted to enact the compromise that had emerged out of the committee, melding a bill from local state Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) with one backed by Mills’ office.
