BROOKLIN — Romantics may dream of castles in Spain, but Spanish yacht designers, it seems, dream of boatbuilders in Maine. For the past few months, Brooklin Boat Yard has been busy with the construction of an as yet unnamed — or at least not publicly — 55-foot Spirit of Tradition racing yacht designed by Botin …
PORTLAND — In a move that shocked nobody, fisheries managers voted on Friday to extend the moratorium on shrimp fishing in the Gulf of Maine for three more years, through 2021. The action came at a meeting of the Northern Shrimp Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which also approved modifications to the …
PENOBSCOT — Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and sometimes victory and defeat are simultaneous. That, at least, is what the Taunton Bay Oyster Co. seems to be saying in the petition it filed in Kennebec County Superior Court late last month asking for a review of a decision by the Department of Marine Resources …
ELLSWORTH — Good news for gourmets. If the weekend’s snow events weren’t warning enough, winter is almost here. So, too, is the Maine scallop fishing season. The 2018-2019 scallop season gets underway in just a couple of weeks, with few changes from last season. The daily possession limit won’t change. As it was last winter …
CASTINE — It wasn’t that long ago that just about the only maritime jobs open to women were limited to the housekeeping and stewards departments on commercial vessels and large yachts. On the first weekend of November, Maine Maritime Academy and the Federal Maritime Administration (MARAD) hosted an event that reflects the changes in the …
DEER ISLE — Two Hancock County lobstermen are among the four lucky winners of a Department of Marine Resources lottery for the opportunity to get a scallop dragger license in time for the upcoming fishing season. The winners have the chance to become the first new entrants into the scallop fishery since 2009. More than …
BEALS — For years, Maine shellfish harvesters have been complaining that there are fewer softshell clams while arguing that the diggers who go out on the mud flats aren’t the cause of the problem. A recent study by researchers from NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources backs them up …
ELLSWORTH — The wait will soon be over for gourmets and harvesters who yearn to know whether Maine shrimp will be on their plates — or in their nets — this winter. Next week, fisheries regulators will meet over two days in Portland to consider the health of the Northern Shrimp resource and changes to …
AUGUSTA — A $3,200 grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund combined with matching funds of $2,339.50 from the Department of Marine Resources have let the Marine Patrol buy new and stronger binoculars that will improve the force’s ability to conduct surveillance for law enforcement and its search and rescue capabilities. The new 14 x …
