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Three Islands Enter Lobster License Program
Two years ago the state Legislature passed a law allowing a limited entry program for lobster licenses to be established on year-round Maine islands. LD1231: An Act To Protect the Long-term Viability of Island Lobster Fishing Communities, introduced by North Haven Rep. Hannah Pingree, arose in response to concerns among islanders that the ever-lengthening waiting
Working-waterfront funding on the ballot
Among the noise and tumult of the November election, Maine voters will be asked to approve referendum question number 3, a bond measure totaling $9,750,000 to support conservation of Maine’s open spaces, farmlands and commercial waterfront properties. This will be the third time since 2005 that bond funds would refresh the coffers of the Land
Where are the herring?
Landings of herring from inshore waters known as Area 1A are dramatically less than in years past, causing scientists, seine fishermen and lobstermen to shake their heads in confusion. According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Fisheries Statistics Division, herring landed from Area 1A comprised just 1,394 metric tons by July 31. Last year at
As Fewer Fishermen Land More Fish, Shoreside Businesses Wither
A few years after groundfisherman Cameron McLellan was married, he and his wife bought a tract of land in Edgecomb near Route One and built themselves a home. “My father was furious,” McLellan remembers. “He couldn’t understand why I wanted to be out of Boothbay Harbor.” A sixth-generation fisherman, McLellan was looking to the future.