FRIENDSHIP — Loss of fishing grounds, noise and the industry’s reliance on government subsidies were among the objections raised about a planned wind power project off Monhegan Island. The concerns were aired at the first of three community outreach meetings Nov. 12 on the University of Maine’s wind power project, which would site two floating
Lobster marketing board members named
AUGUSTA— Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher has announced the appointment of a board for the newly created Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative, an entity formed in October as a result of legislation to provide for the effective marketing and promotion of Maine Lobster. This is a first major action for the new marketing initiative. “Maine lobster
UMaine scientists: Future of ‘brave new ocean’ unpredictable
Simulating the at-sea experience
Students at Maine Maritime Academy get an average of 210 days at sea between their freshman and senior years. One hundred twenty of those days are aboard the training ship State of Maine—just that one ship. The training cruise and cadet shipping experiences lend a vast amount of knowledge and hands-on learning for students, but
Legislature to consider ocean acidification study
AUGUSTA – The Legislature will consider a proposal to form a commission to study ocean acidification, one of the effects of increased carbon in the atmosphere which scientists say threatens the state’s shellfish industries. The Legislative Council, the leadership body that chooses which bills will be heard in the session that begins in January, voted
No luxury of anonymity on an island… and that’s a good thing
Graduate school was a very stressful experience for me and I developed a few coping mechanisms: eating lots of brownies and taking walks. And while typically I would stroll through the local city forest, there were other times when it helped to walk through the mall (or some other crowded place) and be surrounded by
Google that barge!
When you hear something you don’t understand, the natural reflex these days is to resort to a web search to learn what is going on. But what if the thing you are Googling turns out to be a Google barge on the Portland waterfront that Google does not want you to know about? Hmm”¦ Turns
Election Day at MMA… who will take charge?
Editor’s note: Benjamin Stevens of Islesford is a sophomore at Maine Maritime Academy and has been writing about his experiences for The Working Waterfront. Student leadership runs the entire regiment of midshipmen. Every year we change the command from the current group of seniors, known as the “wedge,” to the junior class that have
Ready or not, here comes the flood
They probably laughed at Noah when he began preparing for the coming flood by building a really big boat. But for anyone who has lived through the destructive power of rising waters, the impacts are quite serious. There are plenty of recent witnesses to the devastation storms cause—those in New Orleans who survived Hurricane Katrina,
Fishing ports bragging rights, dearth of oysters in Gulf
Farm-raised fish haven’t been able to earn organic status from the U.S. Department of Agriculture yet, and that marketing boost isn’t likely to come anytime soon, Politico.com reports. The National Organic Standards Board received 900-plus letters after seeking public comment on the use of synthetics by aquaculture operations. Of particular concern for many is the