A new study by the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center shows that fish and shellfish raising has become a $130 million business in Maine, supporting over 1,400 jobs. The study is the first detailed analysis of all three segments of Maine’s aquaculture industry – finfish, shellfish and baitfish farming. The study was conducted by Planning Decisions,
City shows off designs for Ocean Gateway
Portland got a first look at the Phase 1 plans for its Ocean Gateway Project on Oct. 10. The Ocean Gateway project includes over 18 acres on the east side of Portland’s waterfront district. The project starts at the Maine State Pier where the Casco Bay Ferry Lines dock, eastward to the foot of Munjoy
Journal of an Island Kitchen: The social refrigerator
My friend Sharon called up one day and asked me if I had some canned water chestnuts on hand. I didn’t, but she was in the midst of making a Chinese dinner and found she was out of this particular ingredient and the store was closed. Sharon went to the social refrigerator looking for what
Power to the People!: How Maine islands stay connected
Long gone are the days when islanders needed only a little whale oil in their lamps of an evening and a big pile of wood for the stove. Most modern Maine island residents and businesses are as dependent on reliable electricity as their mainland counterparts. Islanders must run the water pumps to their wells, keep
“We enjoyed your catch!”
The Kretzers of Fairhaven, NY, sent Vinalhaven lobsterman Steve Rosen this picture and a short note after enjoying some of the lobsters he caught this summer. Rosen is participating in Lobster Tales, a project that uses printed claw bands and a website (www.lobstertales.org) to introduce lobster buyers to lobstermen.
Frankie’s Place: A Love Story
New York: Grove, 2003. Hardcover, 273 pages. This book serves as a guide, not only with recipes for good eating but with personalized examples of the good life, as witnessed by the author where he summers on Mount Desert. His how-to for happiness, in an over-simplification of the book’s storyline, might read as a recipe.
Everything in Moderation: farmed salmon PBC levels exceed one standard, fall below another
After a report was issued by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in August saying that 10 farm-raised salmon had higher levels of PCBs than allowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (not the Food and Drug Administration), Jon Lewis, Maine Department of Marine Resources Aquaculture Environmental Coordinator, says people kept asking him if he was
In Peril: A Daring Decision, a Captain’s Resolve, and the Salvage that Made History
The Lyons Press, 2003. $22.95. 288 pages. Rescue at sea and the salvage of foundered shipping are as old as sea travel itself. The book of Isaiah speaks of the “dragon that is in the sea.” Literature is full of references to the sea and its dangers, from Homer’s “wine-dark sea” to Melville’s Moby Dick.
Fourth and fifth graders undertake independent research
Oceans Apart is a new program being taught to Islesboro’s fourth and fifth grade students. It is providing a hands-on opportunity for students study the ecology and heritage of Maine’s coast while also teaching traditional subjects. Oceans Apart was founded on the belief that learning should be an experiential process in which students can engage
Consignment shop is a place of bargains, discussions
Step into Ravishing Recalls in Rockland when owner Jonette Rockett is working and, on occasion, you may feel as though you’ve entered an old-fashioned salon – where people once gathered to discuss great literature and philosophy – located in the midst of a consignment shop for women. Yet both women and men engage in diverse