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ROCKPORT — Governor Paul LePage must have eaten two bowls of Wheaties before coming to the Maine Fishermen's Forum at the Samoset Resort last Friday.…
TRENTON — Three months after the end of a marathon public hearing on a proposed 50-acre oyster farm in Goose Cove, a ruling by the…
BLUE HILL — The weather may be arctic, but for the George Stevens Academy and Mount Desert Island High School sailing teams, spring is just…
BREWER — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine) got an unexpected look Friday at why the Coast Guard is so anxious to upgrade its tired fleet.
BLUE HILL — When a devastating oil spill headed directly for a major colony of threatened penguins, the race was on to mount what would…
BAR HARBOR — The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Northern Shrimp Section and its member states will close the 2010-2011 fishery on Feb. 28. The…
After 15 years in service, College of the Atlantic's familiar 38-foot plankton trawler Indigo is nearing retirement. A locally built, 46-foot research vessel will be…
TRENTON — It's got a new name and a new owner, but nothing else will change.
HALLOWELL — Maine lobstermen brought in record landings last year, but the price they got for their catch kept them from smiling too broadly.
ELLSWORTH — With scientists warning that shrimp landings could exceed the 2010-2011 target level by as much as 75 percent by April 15, fisheries regulators…
ELLSWORTH — In an emergency meeting held by conference call on Friday afternoon, the Northern Shrimp Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted…
Editor's Note: Former Governor Angus King appointed George Lapointe to head the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) in 1998. Early last month, he cleaned…
BAR HARBOR — The 2011 cruise ship schedule has been released and the newest Cunard line ship, Queen Elizabeth, is slated to tower above the…
STEUBEN — Atlantic Pacific Trading Inc. of Newfoundland, Canada, is seeking funding to retrofit a plant in Steuben that would initially create 20 to 30…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Reps. Mike Michaud (D-Maine) and Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) have asked the House Appropriations Committee for disaster assistance funding in the Fiscal Year…
ELLSWORTH — With Maine fishermen landing shrimp at a faster rate than last year, fisheries regulators are trying to decide if they should shut the…
BAR HARBOR — College of the Atlantic has announced the construction of a new research vessel, Five Friends.
CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy is seeking nominations from the public for student awards recognizing outstanding service and leadership within the greater Castine community.
BOSTON — The 55th annual New England Boat Show is scheduled to open on Saturday, Feb. 26, and will run through March 6.
BROOKLIN — An open house last Friday at D. N. Hylan & Associates boatyard had all the elements of a boat launching, except the splash.

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