Across the street from a stream of traffic on busy Route 1 in Damariscotta sits a giant blue warehouse. Taped on the windows are two big signs that read: “Boatbuilders Wanted”

On March 19…

The 2014 elver fishing season will begin Sunday, April 6, 2014 at noon. Originally scheduled to begin on March 22, 2014, the season opening has been delayed due to…

Hodgdon Shipbuilding has officially opened its operation in Damariscotta, Hodgdon Custom Tenders. It is located at 6 Angell Lane off Biscay Road.

After greatly expanding the workforce and…

The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) announced Monday, March 17 that the organization’s pending application for tax exempt status under section 501 (c)(3) has…

In order to allow Maine’s smelt fishery to recover from a decline in abundance in the southern half of the coast, the Maine Department of Marine Resources has…

The Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program has announced awards totaling more than $1.2 million. This is the fifth round of such awards to help restore, enhance or preserve wetlands and other…

With the recent announcement of $32.8 million in aid for New England's fishing industry, time will tell how that money is meted out.

Ben Martens, the executive…

A proposal to address how changing ocean chemistry can damage Maine’s coast, shellfish industry and jobs won unanimous support …

The adage “there are plenty of fish in the sea” was at least partially true in 2013 for Maine.

The Maine…

Hodgdon Yachts in East Boothbay announced March 3 the successful infusion of a 100-foot carbon fibre hull mould. The mould to be used for a pre-preg carbon hull is one of the largest single hull…

Another industry, another setback for fishermen.

On February 20, the Maine Department of Marine Resources announced the closure of two…

The 39th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum is fast approaching, and the exhibitors and attendees are gearing up for the February 27, 28 and March 1event held every year at the Samoset…

On Oct. 29, 2012, the tall ship Bounty sank off Cape Hatteras, N.C., while attempting transit through the forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy and in…

Early results of a Bristol survey show little support for Maine Aqua Ventus' proposed wind project.

There are some caveats: No cutoff date has been set for the…

The Ocean Classroom Foundation has created a new position in its administrative offices in Damariscotta. The new position combines COO and CFO and will be staffed by Peter D. Coburn of Lyme, N.H…

Residents concerned about the effects of changing ocean chemistry testified before the Marine Resource Committee January 13 in favor of an effort to protect Maine’s…

Mystic Seaport is seeking applicants now through February 18 to become a stowaway aboard the Charles W. Morgan during its 38th voyage in the summer of 2014. To apply and submit your video…

When it comes to building boats in the future, look upriver.

Hodgdon Shipbuilding recently announced it has expanded up the river and…

In Woolwich, shellfishermen aren’t just worried about green crabs decimating clam stocks, they are equally concerned about what they see as a push to privatize their industry.

In a meeting…

A meeting in Brewer originally scheduled for today, January 2, by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to seek stakeholder input on a plan to reduce harvest of elvers by 25 to 40 percent from…

A Brewer meeting originally scheduled for December 9 by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to seek stakeholder input on a plan to reduce the harvest of elvers by 25 to 40 percent from the…

Maine’s First Ship will celebrate a significant milestone in the reconstruction of the Virginia on December 31, 2013, New Year’s Eve, from 6 to 10 p.m. A…

In an attempt to close a management loophole that threatens the viability of the Northern Gulf of Maine scallop fishery, Togue Brawn of Maine Dayboat Scallops, Inc…

The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) is pleased to announce that they are the featured local nonprofit community organization for the month of December at the Boothbay Harbor branch office…

Say the word “shrimp” and several images surface. To anyone who looks forward to the season when fishermen start hauling them in droves, that one word connotes a sweet…

The Monhegan Energy Task Force, a volunteer group of Monhegan residents consisting of representatives from the Monhegan Plantation Power District (MPPD) and the island’s assessors’ office, as well…

“Yes, we have no shrimp.” This will be the woeful refrain coming from shrimp lovers, seafood retailers and restaurants this winter.

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The Nobleboro Historical Society has been awarded a $135,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to support the Final Phase of the Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration…

The Legislative Council on Thursday voted to reverse an earlier decision to reject a bill to address ocean acidification for the upcoming legislative session in January.

The measure…

With Statoil…

Representatives from the University of Maine will provide updates on the research and development program on deep water off-shore wind energy in three Knox and Lincoln County communities this…

Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, on Wednesday appealed the rejection of a bill that would establish a study to look at the effects of ocean acidification. The bill was voted down by the Legislative…

What with base closings, centennials and sesquicentennials coming one after another, war and its impact on Maine have been a recurring theme for recent exhibits,…

Statoil, an international energy company with operations in 36 countries, announced today that it is ending its $120 million Hywind Maine project.

Statoil was on its way to developing the…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has received the 2013 Build New England Grand Honor Award from the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Massachusetts, a construction association dedicated…

There will be a meeting of the Maine Lobstermen’s Union on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Damariscotta.

All area lobstermen are invited to attend to learn how the…

The Manager of the Year Award was presented to Alison Sirois for overseeing water quality and safety along the entire coastline for the Bureau of Public Health. Fetterman received the employee of…

Although long thought to be devoid of life, the bottom of the deep ocean is now known to harbor entire ecosystems teeming with microbes. Scientists have recently…

The board of trustees of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and of the Coastal Maine…

Rene Cloutier, a 20-year veteran of the Maine Bureau of Marine Patrol, has been promoted to Lieutenant of Division I, which includes the Maine coast from Kittery to…

Maine State Aquarium Manager Aimee Hayden-Roderiques reported September 3 that this four-pound lobster, with its “five-claw” crusher claw, is on its way to the aquarium. She said it is being…

Another stretch of perfect Maine weather helped to mark the final week of Keelboat sailing classes at the Boothbay Sea and Science Center. Sailors Weylon Armstrong…

What kind of fish is this?

Bruce Gilmartin of Boothbay took these pictures from his boat August 18, over in John’s Bay…

The Boothbay Harbor One Design Association has scheduled a meeting featuring a discussion by David Nutt on his plans to build new fiberglass One…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay was again named to the Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resources Management's (SHRM) “Best Places to Work in Maine” program.…

Although not widespread, there is a precedent for a blight that has started infecting Maine lobsters.

A shell disease, which has…

Ryan Casey’s video of a great white shark feeding on a whale carcass near…

Editor's Note: On July 22, East Boothbay resident Sally Bullard was at the Seaport to …

For Brian Boone, a good time involves pinning himself down with 130 pounds of gear and taking to the water.

Boone, of Nobleboro, put…

Due to reports of broken and lost lobster trap tags in the mid-coast and downeast regions, the Maine Department of Marine Resources and the Maine Marine Patrol are asking lobstermen with broken or…