Timely forecasts of storms and effective management of commercial fishing are essential in the wake of extreme weather events and unprecedented warming in the Gulf…
Marine
The next meeting of the Head Tide Site Committee will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 8 at the Alna fire station. The theme will be the sea-run fisheries of the Sheepscot River.
…A Maine court today held the former owners of a chlorine bleach plant accountable for tons of mercury it dumped into the Penobscot River over the course of four decades. The judge ordered the…
A sailboat motored its way through pea soup fog into Boothbay Harbor at around 4 p.m. on Aug. 20. On board were the captain, three crew members, two of them in…
Alna Selectmen
A new statement by Alna's Head Tide Dam Committee has some residents concerned that the panel is beginning to lay out an argument for the town to remove the 99-year-old dam, selectmen said.
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Head Tide Dam Committee
Alna’s Head Tide Dam Committee viewed a contractor’s familiarity with the Sheepscot River as a plus that would help the firm draw up the committee’s ideas to show residents.
But Alna…
Sheltered overnight on an island
Jackson Day, the missing kayaker that prompted a Coast Guard search, has been located, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
He was paddling back to Swans Island this morning from a night on a…
For anyone looking for something a little out of the ordinary to do while visiting Boothbay Harbor, Cabbage Island Clambakes is a destination that defies the mundane.…
On Saturday, Aug. 8, the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) in Walpole will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Come explore the diverse…
Ever wonder how scientists distinguish between -5 F and -50 F? (Answer: how fast shivering happens!) Maintaining body temperature is only one of the many challenges facing researchers in the polar…
July 21 was a day that started off like any other for lobsterman captain Jonathan Achorn and sternman Brandon McClure, both of Friendship.
There was thick fog all around while they were…
Technology is moving so quickly that scientists are now able to analyze even invisible DNA in ways not imagined even a few years ago. Pete Countway, a senior research scientist at Bigelow…
Science on Tap
The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) is host of the Science on Tap Seminar series at the Newcastle Publick House on Wednesday evenings, from 6-7 p.m.
On July 29, the series…
A fishing heritage unique to Maine
ROCKLAND — U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, House Chair Chuck Kruger, D-Thomaston, Dave Miramant, D-Camden, and Thomaston’s Chris Rector, regional representative for U.S. Congressman Angus King…
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is hosting five public meetings concerning proposed fishing regulation changes for the 2016 open water and ice fishing seasons.
Each year, IFW…
Mark your calendar! Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay has many opportunities for the public to learn about what its scientists are investigating…
Science On Tap
The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) is host of the Science on Tap seminar series at the Newcastle Publick House Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7 p.m.
On July 22, the Science…
Mark your calendar! The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) in Walpole marks its 50th anniversary this year.
To celebrate, the center is offering a full line-up of summer…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources encourages all current license holders planning to renew their license online to do so before July 16 when the DMR begins…
It’s become one of the rites of spring, the launching of boats built by students of the Woolwich Central School who are engaged in the Discovery Boatbuilding Program.
On Thursday morning,…
Noah Oppenheim, a graduate student at the University of Maine Darling Center in Walpole, has been awarded a Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship.
The one-year paid…
While Mainers have been harvesting seaweed for nearly 80 years for a variety of uses and products, in recent years wild harvests have not been able to meet market demand for some species. The…
If you'd like to protect your family and possibly save some serious money, you should consider getting a free Vessel…
The morning of May 19, Robbie Pinkham of Five Islands woke up to a fisherman's nightmare. In his front yard was a blazing fire, consuming 700 lobster traps, buoys, tags, ropes, a boat engine, and…
Dan White, who has served as a sergeant in the Maine Marine Patrol since 2011, has been promoted to lieutenant of Division I, which stretches from…
Watching fish struggle and succeed in their climb to Nequasset Lake by way of the Nequasset Fish Ladder is an exciting and triumphant experience.
Join the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT)…
Spring is the time of year to start thinking about a safe boating season.
…James Simmons, a 40-year-old lobsterman from Friendship who had all of his commercial fishing licenses suspended in February for two years by the Department of…
Fishermen’s Festival
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The 53rd annual Windjammer Days Festival is just a few months away. Work behind the scenes is intensifying for the Friends of Windjammer Days.
“As the festival…
If you are interested in an exciting, in-depth boating safety course, Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering America's Boating Course beginning Tuesday, April 28 from 6…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, April 14 to solicit input that will inform the development of the Request for…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources will be relocating its headquarters on April 17 from Beech Street in Hallowell to its new location at 32 Blossom Lane in…
Rene Cloutier, a 21-year veteran of the Maine Marine Patrol, has been promoted to major.
“Major Cloutier has earned…
The Commission to Study the Effects of Coastal and Ocean Acidification on Commercially Harvested and Grown Species on Thursday presented its report…
Darling Marine Center
Timothy Miller, laboratory manager at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, has been selected to receive the 2015 Outstanding Professional Employee Award…
It seems the Damariscotta River has a wondrous blend of the perfect water temperature and right amount of nutrients to grow the world’s most renowned oyster.
The Eastern oyster, grown in the…
For the third straight year, Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources increased in overall value and generated over one-half billion dollars for the state’s…
For the third year in a row, and only the third time ever, Maine lobster fishermen landed over 120 million pounds with a record overall value of $456,935,346,…
The invisible world of marine microbes will be revealed through a photographic art exhibit at Portland Public Library’s Lewis Gallery during the month of March.…
If you are like Phil Brooks of Southport, you probably think it a fairly safe bet that the F/V Westward, still moored in Boothbay Harbor, isn’t going anywhere. Or at least not anywhere…
Darling Marine Center
University of Maine marine scientist Bob Steneck is part of an international team that has unlocked an underwater time capsule in the North Pacific that has been monitoring the climate for…
Come Tuesday, June 23, we'll be seeing visiting SchoonersAmerican Eagle, Heritage, Alert and Bowdoin, along with local schooners Eastwind, Lazy Jack sailing in Linekin…
Weather Forecast
Update: The winter storm that made its way up the coast has arrived in Lincoln County, and will likely stick around until early Wednesday morning.
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On Dec. 4, Dr. Beth Orcutt and Dr. Graham Shimmield left Costa Rica for a 14-hour journey into the Pacific Ocean to study the Dorado Outcrop, located near where two tectonic plates, the Cocos and…
Department of Marine Resources
Although the striped sea bass population isn't in danger, plans are on the table to keep it that way.
The Maine Department of Marine…
Maine Department of Marine Resources
The Maine Department of Marine Resources is asking smelt fishermen and anyone else interested in rebuilding this fishery to help the state take an…
A meeting hosted by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to discuss an addendum to the interstate striped bass fishery management plan recently approved by the…
Colonel Joe Fessenden, who began his career in the Maine Marine Patrol in 1975, will retire in January after 40 years enforcing Maine’s marine resources laws while building relations with the…
Maine would pursue a broad strategy to combat ocean acidification that includes greater monitoring of marine ecosystems, reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and…
