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Lobsters 101
Price war
Too many clams: When the flats stay open, the prices go down
Where’s Wanda Research project tracks Great Salt Bay’s horseshoe crabs
Island sheep evicted, may return
When White’s Island, an idyllic retreat in the heart of Wiscasset, came up for sale, Bill Phinney, who lives up the street, snapped it up. He wanted to ensure that the island, long a refuge for Wiscasset residents and visitors, would remain wild and free. Phinney even placed some lawn chairs around the area to
A project in need
While much has been accomplished during the past four years, for Accessible Sailing Adventures to become a reality, the project still needs help. Money is always needed; help is needed to drive the remaining 2,000 or so steel spikes into the hull. The project needs donated time from a crane large enough to lift the
Burgeoning seal population concerns fishermen, fish farmers
“The only good seal is a dead seal,” quips a fisherman when the subject of the recent seal population explosion comes up at the West Point Store in Phippsburg. The observation pretty well sums up how most fishermen feel about these mammals that tourists and recreational boaters find so entertaining. Seals eat just about any
Raw faith builds RAWFAITH
The dream is huge, visionary – a mission: to build a ship sufficiently large and accessible that four or five families with disabled children confined to a wheelchair can enjoy a hands-on sailing experience aboard a tall ship. The dream is to allow the families to spend the day on board, with family members helping
Demand for Irish moss is rising
Harvesting for Irish moss (Chondrus crispus), which 30 years ago and earlier was a seasonal occupation for some fishermen – historic photos in West Point show men using wooden wheelbarrows to bring it ashore to dry – has resurfaced as a potential source of income. FMC Corporation, located in Rockland, hoping to rebuild its Maine
Using “free range” to sell seafood
Maggie Terry says her first reaction when a friend suggested she and Dick Conroy call their new business Free Range Fish was “You’re kidding; I don’t know if I could do that.” But after they had all stopped laughing, she reconsidered. “I thought, ‘Why not?’ ” she says. “There’s this thing about free range chicken,”