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Boothbay shipbuilders take pride in their tugboats, used in several US ports
Fisheries
Where have all the mussels gone?
Experts believe the shortage is because of warming waters and increased predation.
Fisheries
Maine fisherman caught more fish in 2023, thanks to hunger relef program and COVID funds
Federal money also supported the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program, which buys fish to support food banks and schools.
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Young mariner hopes to save historic Maine fishing boat that sank in storm
The boat, an 83-foot wooden sardine carrier that launched in 1949, sank during the first of two fierce, back-to-back January storms.
Small Business
Maine lawmakers ease permit requirements to help speed up storm recovery
A new exemption will allow wharves and piers to be rebuilt four feet taller than those destroyed in recent storms.
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Young mariner hopes to save historic Maine fishing boat that sank in storm
The boat, an 83-foot wooden sardine carrier that launched in 1949, sank during the first of two fierce, back-to-back January storms.
Environment
Feds announce possible location for Gulf of Maine wind farm
Maine's lobster industry opposes plans for a commercial wind farm in a 2-million-acre swath of the gulf.
PFAS
PFAS detected at all monitoring sites in Casco Bay, study finds
The Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences collected more than 100 samples across 18 Casco Bay sites last year to test for PFAS.
Fisheries
Fishermen who catch baby eels hope for bright future in Maine
The only state in the country with a significant elver catch is Maine, where fishermen have voiced concerns about it cutting into the fishery's strict quota system.
Community
Rockland secures federal funds to replace decaying pier
The $4 million project will replace Middle Pier with a coastal complex design to invite industry and withstand climate change.
Fisheries
First baby right whale of season dies from injuries caused by ship collision
North Atlantic right whales number less than 360 and they are vulnerable to ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear.
Fisheries
Maine lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009
The state reports that just under 94 million pounds was caught last year, down about 4 million from 2022.
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