Lobster Industry Must Gear Up for Another Fight Over Whales March 10, 2009 by Nicole Ouellette on Waterfront ROCKPORT — Maine lobstermen had little to cheer about at last weekend’s Fishermen’s Forum. Most of the state’s lobster harvesters will be fishing under the long shadow cast by ongoing efforts to protect endangered right whales from entanglement in lobster gear. Starting April 6, lobstermen fishing in the Gulf of Maine will be required to …
MMA Sailors Back On the Water March 10, 2009 by Nicole Ouellette on News, Waterfront CASTINE — It may be hard to tell if you live where there’s still ice on the cove, but spring has arrived for the Maine Maritime Academy sailing team.
MMA Sailors Back On the Water March 10, 2009 by Nicole Ouellette on Waterfront CASTINE — It may be hard to tell if you live where there’s still ice on the cove, but spring has arrived for the Maine Maritime Academy sailing team. CASTINE — It may be hard to tell if you live where there’s still ice on the cove, but spring has arrived for the Maine Maritime …
Lobstermen Express Optimism in Unexpected Manner at Fishermen’s Forum March 6, 2009 by Nicole Ouellette on News, Waterfront ROCKPORT — It was just the beginning of March, but the unseasonably mild weather obviously got the sap flowing among lobstermen on hand for the 34th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum last weekend.
Lobstermen Express Optimism in Unexpected Manner at Fishermen’s Forum March 6, 2009 by Nicole Ouellette on Waterfront ROCKPORT — It was just the beginning of March, but the unseasonably mild weather obviously got the sap flowing among lobstermen on hand for the 34th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum last weekend. With the economy in the tank and the lobster industry facing the increased costs and regulations, some forum-goers expressed doubt that there would …
Castine Native Part of Anti- Piracy, Narcotics Missions March 4, 2009 by Nicole Ouellette on News, Waterfront CASTINE — It’s a long way from growing up in coastal Maine to fighting piracy and the drug trade on the Arabian Sea.
Lobster Underwater Behavior Subject of PERC Program March 4, 2009 by Nicole Ouellette on News, Waterfront STONINGTON — An evening of underwater photographs of fascinating lobster behavior and new information about lobster tribes awaits anyone who comes to hear Jelle Atema on Friday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Reach Performing Arts Center located in the Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School.
Hearing on Gordon’s Wharf Purchase March 9 March 4, 2009 by Nicole Ouellette on News, Waterfront SULLIVAN — The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing at the Sullivan town office March 9 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the town’s possible purchase of Gordon’s Wharf on Taunton River.
Maine Fishermen’s Forum Opens Thursday in Rockport March 4, 2009 by Nicole Ouellette on News, Waterfront ROCKPORT — The 34th annual edition of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum opens Thursday, March 5, at the Samoset Resort.
DMR Offers Several Revisions to Aquaculture Lease Regulations March 3, 2009 by Nicole Ouellette on News, Waterfront ELLSWORTH — The Maine Department of Marine Resources is proposing a number of changes to its regulations controlling the way it handles applications for aquaculture leases and the way those leases are granted.
