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Record lobster landings in 2014: 123 million pounds, $456 million in value
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, according to preliminary landings data reported by the Maine Department of Marine Resources. At $3.69 per pound, the 123,676,100 pounds landed represented an improvement of 79 cents
Got a story? ‘Salted Tales’ event seeks story tellers
Hey there, sailor! Got a story to tell? The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport and The Colonial Theatre in Belfast are teaming up to host “Salted Tales: stories from the sea told live” on Sunday March 29, from at 3:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m. at the Colonial on High Street. Organizers continue to look for
Color up the end of winter with funk at the Farnsworth
ROCKLAND — On Saturday, March 14, the Farnsworth Art Museum’s membership group, known as [Collective], will host its 4th annual BASH. This year’s BASH will feature the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Baghra Funk band Red Baraat, which NPR recently called “the best party band in years.” The 2015 BASH, which is open to members and nonmembers alike,
UMaine’s Steneck and team study ‘underwater time capsule’
Value of Penobscot East’s scallop work featured in impact publication
STONINGTON — Penobscot East Resource Center’s work with fishermen, regulators and the scientific community reviving the Maine sea scallop fishery has been featured as one of eight return on investment case studies in the Maine Association of Nonprofits’ (MANP) recently released biennial report that illustrates the essential contributions of Maine’s nonprofits to the state’s economy
Does a heat pump make sense for your island home?
Representatives from the Island Institute, Efficiency Maine, the Cranberry Isles Realty Trust and Home Energy Answers will be on hand for a free Feb. 4 information session and webinar on the application of heat pump technology in island homes. Heat pumps are extremely efficient systems that collect heat from the air outside and route it
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Unfortunate title To the editor: The excellent article “A sentinel of ocean health, humpback whale numbers grow (The Working Waterfront, Dec./Jan.)” was given an unfortunate title. That growth is more an indicator of the value of an endangered species listing, a natural growth after a cessation of industrial whaling, better observations, or some combination. The article
Tightening Maine’s connection to the high seas
Maine’s coast and islands and their relationship to the sea are something we return to again and again as we think about improving the region’s economic plight. In an era when many are more focused on links of the digital variety, we sometimes forget about the role the sea has played, and will play again,
Four marine patrol officers join ranks
Four officers have joined the ranks of the Maine Marine Patrol. Graduating the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement Training Program on Dec. 19 were: Chad Webster of Farmingdale, Richard DerBoghosian Jr. of Greenville Junctio, Charles Tetrau of North Yarmouth and Joseph Booth of Lawton, Okla. Webster will serve in Gouldsboro, Tetrau will serve in Portland
King tide’s reign portends watery future
The Gulf of Maine King Tides project seeks to help residents of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia understand what rising sea levels will do to shorefront communities. On Oct. 9, the region experienced a “king” tide, a term that refers to the highest tides that occur over the course of a