Fisheries & Marine

A lobster pound that dates back five generations — with a restaurant distinguished by an eye-catching yellow awning — went on the market this week for $5.995 million.

The compact, low-maintenance system continuously collects water-quality data and streams it to a cloud-based platform so customers can monitor conditions in real time.

Sprague Operating Resources LLC has agreed to sell Cassidy Point Pier to McAllister Towing and Transportation Co.

Maine is expected to be affected Saturday night through Monday. The National Weather Forecast has already posted small-craft advisories and a high-surf advisory.

Programming will include industry discussions, technology demonstrations and visits to working waterfronts and research facilities in southern Maine and beyond.

The Fisheries Science Modernization Act would add environmental DNA and other biomolecular tools to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fisheries programs.

Plans for the pier have been in the works for years and were approved by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Saco River Corridor Commission, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Biddeford Planning Board.

“The transition from a paper-based system to an electronic system is like the evolution from the horse and buggy to the automobile-a significant leap forward in efficiency, and capability!” the Department of Marine Resources said.

The Canadian government “made select adjustments to protect against broader economic harms, including removing seafood and fish products” from counter tariffs.

For the Landing School of Boatbuilding & Design, rising costs, shifting workforce trends and changing perceptions of higher education “have hit small, mission-driven schools like ours especially hard," the president said.