The Maine Marine Patrol will be on heightened alert for those violating Maine’s boating under the influence laws during the national…
Marine
Boothbay Harbor is a popular destination for boaters. Between the hundreds of local fishing boats that make the harbor their home port, and the pleasure boats that…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is hosting the first of two summer public tours of its research facilities on Friday, July 1, from 3 to 4:30 p.m…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Two local students were chosen to participate in the Keller BLOOM program for microflora and fauna at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
The students, Brooke…
Tracy Penniman and her friend and helper, Bonnie Nielsen, were at the Boothbay Farmers Market on June 9, weathering the unseasonably cold wind, and the blasts coming…
The Schooner Harvey Gamage returns to the waters of her birth.
Freshly arrived from the balmy Cuban climate, and with many educational programs in the…
The Boothbay Harbor One Design Association's annual Windjammer Days races will begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 26. The races are held between the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard and Tumbler Island.
…University of Maine Darling Marine Center will host a presentation by Dr. Brian Beal on Tuesday, June 7 at 1 p.m. in the McAlice classroom on the lower campus of the UMaine marine laboratory…
Join us on Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the return of the alewives! The ninth annual Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day…
Mrs. Currier’s class at Edgecomb Eddy School released Atlantic salmon eggs into the Sheepscot River on May 17. The class is learning about raising the endangered species from an egg to maturity.…
For people looking to settle down, a location's odor can be a factor in whether they stay or go.
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will be breaking ground on a new Marine Algal Research and Innovation Accelerator (MARIA) on its campus in East Boothbay later this spring. The program’s goal…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission highlights the county’s remarkable marine environment at its fifth annual meeting on Wednesday, April 27 at the Darling Marine Center in South Bristol.…
Looking for an exciting, in-depth boating safety course? Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering America's Boating Course beginning Tuesday, April 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The course…
The strong storm of wind and rain the night of April 7 brought Wiscasset a high surf that left seagrass and some seaweed on the parking lot near the recreational pier and Wiscasset Yacht Club,…
Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to have Brianna Smith on staff as the crew leader for its summer Youth Conservation Corps. She brings a wealth of…
After moving out of their shop in Damariscotta in November, Cara and Michael Gaffney have relocated. They took over the new retail space on the street level of 8 Wharf Street, Boothbay Harbor in…
On the morning of March 23, Tim Tibbetts had plans to haul out and demolish the float at his home on Christmas Cove, Southport Island. While he was waiting for his friend Gerry Gamage to show up,…
For the past three years, Boothbay Harbor has been the home of a one-of-a-kind opportunity for children and young adults ages 5 to 17. The B…
A story ran in the August 4, 1972 issue of the Portland Press Herald with the headline: “A Future for Seaweed?”
The answer is yes.…
The changes being eyed to aid fish passage at Head Tide Dam may be within Alna’s legal rights as the dam’s owner, selectmen said March 9. Third Selectman Doug Baston said he spoke with the town’s…
The Maine Fishermen’s Forum will be hosting a fishermen led event focused on fostering a salty discussion around climate change in fisheries. Headlined…
Alna selectmen
Changes to an abutment might get 50 percent more fish past Alna’s Head Tide Dam, an Atlantic Salmon Federation official told selectmen Feb. 24. The prospect encouraged board members, who then…
Capt. Keith Colburn of TV’s “Deadliest Catch” will be in attendance at this year’s Maine Fishermen’s Forum, being held at the Samoset Resort in Rockland March 3-5. He is participating in the…
Katherine Thompson has been hired by the Maine Department of Marine Resources as the lead lobster sampling program scientist. Thompson, a Ph.D. student in marine biology at the…
Growing up in Wiscasset, Preston Dunning swam regularly around the remains of the Hesper and Luther Little.
As of Feb. 1, the 1987 Wiscasset High School graduate…
Department of Marine Resources
All harvesters who are taking oysters or hard shell clams from the Damariscotta River, or buying shellfish from harvesters working on the river, are required to attend an annual training session…
Although at first glance it’s hard to imagine, a Maine lobster is a vulnerable thing. …
Alna selectmen want to know if any changes to Head Tide Dam would fit the deed’s covenant that bars the dam’s destruction. Otherwise, there is no point in exploring ways to help fish get through,…
Maine shrimp lovers are hoping for the best this winter. With the shrimp population in decline over the past few years, and the Gulf of Maine shrimp fishery being closed…
An Atlantic Salmon Federation official is holding off renewing the Alna Head Tide Dam Committee’s charter while he evaluates the outlook for a project at the dam site.
Andrew Goode said…
Tim Simmons of Boothbay just returned from a week in Sweden. As interesting and exciting as he said it was, it wasn't a vacation. He was invited to go by his friend, crustacean scientist Matz…
An Atlantic Salmon Federation official is holding off renewing the Alna Head Tide Dam Committee’s charter while he evaluates the outlook for a project at the dam site.
Andrew Goode said Feb…
Alna selectmen
The search for improved fish passage in Alna has selectmen’s OK to go another year, and new measures to help get a proposal the board can get behind.
A facilitator, a selectman and another…
Through Jan. 4, operators of local fishing vessels can apply to harvest a limited number of shrimp, and help scientists learn about the Gulf of Maine’s shrimp population.
It has become so…
With recent funding from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, the Maine Department of Marine Resources has taken another step forward in its ability to lead whale disentanglement efforts.
The $…
A prominent University of Maine oceanographer will deliver a lecture named in honor of her inspiration, pioneer marine biologist Rachel Carson, at the American…
If Alna’s Head Tide Dam Committee wants a shot at the town agreeing to change the dam, the panel should offer more options than the ones a consultant offered Tuesday night, Third Selectman Doug…
The Maine Coastal Observing Alliance (MCOA) announced the release of its new report on the region’s coastal water quality. MCOA was formed in…
The International Maritime Film Festival (IMFF) is now accepting submissions for a juried contest of films celebrating the heritage, spirit of adventure,…
Soon, a decision will be formed as to whether or not to open the Gulf of Maine’s shrimp fishery.
The decision to open or…
Deb Wilson was presented the 2015 Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award by the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) for her exemplary work in…
Whether it be Ocean Point or Roderick Road, the forests along the Damariscotta River can breathe a bit easier.
The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) recently unveiled the Rutherford…
Maine Maritime Museum in Bath will open a new exhibit, Wavelength: The Story of Signals at Sea, on Saturday, November 14. The exhibit explores the history of communications at sea, from flags,…
Clamming has been good in Wiscasset this year, very good.
A few years ago, one or one and a half bushels would have been a digger’s likely take from a tide, Wiscasset Shellfish Committee…
The Darling Marine Center in Walpole is pleased to welcome Dr. Jeremy Rich, the newest faculty member of the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences.
Rich…
Join a group of other interested volunteers at Maine’s First Ship’s waterfront boatshed on Sunday, Nov. 8, for the second annual Women’s Shipbuilding Day in Bath.…
National Transportation Safety Board...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board issued an update Tuesday into its continuing investigation of the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro in the Atlantic Ocean near…
The Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association (SEMA) was among 40 organizations and individuals recently awarded a Distinctive Services Medal or Merit Medal by the…
An underwater sea slug has evolved chemical foraging and defense abilities that are functionally identical to those of terrestrial insects, despite…
