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Fisheries & Marine
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State hatches $20 million plan to protect fish stocks
November 8, 2022Maine Department of Fisheries and Wildlife hatcheries statewide will be improved with funds from the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, with a focus on facilities in New Gloucester and Grand Lake Stream.
November 8, 2022
Getting it in gear: $1.2M to bolster Maine's lobster industry
November 7, 2022Funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative will be used to research new, innovative gear technology, and to improve information and communications systems for lobstermen.
November 7, 2022
Casting a wider net: Free program helps fishermen start aquaculture farms
November 2, 2022The course focuses on the cultivation of commercially valuable species, including oysters, mussels, scallops and kelp, and will be offered in-person or remotely from the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast.
November 2, 2022
Another bank steps up to support Maine Lobstermen’s Association
Updated: October 31, 2022In just over a week, two Maine banks committed more than $500,000 to help the lobster industry’s efforts to protect both the industry and endangered whales.
Updated: October 31, 2022-
Support surfaces for troubled lobster industry
October 27, 2022A donation to Save Maine Lobstermen by Machias Savings Bank comes after a federal court agreed to expedite an appeal to reverse a plan that could close the industry.
October 27, 2022 
Maine brewery and aquaculture firm ranked among U.S. ‘brands that matter’
Updated: October 26, 2022Atlantic Sea Farms, of Biddeford, and Portland-based Allagash Brewing Co., on the Fast Company list of 144 brands that matter, were also listed among 18 community-minded brands.
Updated: October 26, 2022
Luke's Lobster to add Seattle retail location
Updated: October 25, 2022The company will have 20 retail locations in the U.S., Singapore and Japan after it opens its latest lobster "shack" this winter.
Updated: October 25, 2022
Gulf of Maine Research Institute leader will step down next year
October 13, 2022Don Perkins, who is president and CEO of GMRI and has been there 28 years, said he hopes to work alongside the new leader before retiring late next year. A search for his successor is underway.
October 13, 2022
Maine family businesses honored for going the extra mile
October 12, 2022The Institute for Family-Owned Business honored a range of businesses. Winners included Kennebec Cabin Co. of Manchester, whose owners achieved worldwide fame from the "Maine Cabin Masters" reality show.
October 12, 2022
Bill would turn tables on California aquarium that 'red-listed' Maine lobster
October 5, 2022U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine 2nd District, plan to introduce a bill that will halt federal funding to California's Monterey Bay Aquarium.
October 5, 2022
40 Under 40: Maine's leaders of tomorrow
Updated: October 5, 2022Introducing Katie Doherty, Allison Economy, Amberlynn Esperanza, Ryan M. Fecteau, Daniel Finnemore, Peter Handy, Katie Hill and Michael-Corey F. Hinton.
Updated: October 5, 2022
Lobstermen to feds: Accelerated whale plan ‘devastating’ to communities
September 30, 2022An accelerated timeline with a 90% risk reduction target will wipe out the fishery, fishermen said. “There’s only so many greeters at Walmart,” said one industry leader.
September 30, 2022
40 Under 40: An innovator with a vision for Maine’s aquaculture sector
Updated: October 3, 2022Sara Rademaker, president of American Unagi, oversaw the creation of a 27,000-square-foot aquaculture farm in Waldoboro.
Updated: October 3, 2022
40 Under 40: Making America fall in love with sustainable seafood
Updated: October 3, 2022Peter handy, president and CEO of Bristol Seafood, became the first Fair Trade Certified seafood company in the U.S.
Updated: October 3, 2022
New chief of Stonington fisheries group has science and policy background
September 27, 2022The nonprofit works on challenges related to the fisheries, climate change, gentrification and ecosystem-based management.
September 27, 2022
$2M federal investment to strengthen Maine aquaculture
September 26, 2022Scallop collaborations, lumpfish breeding, amberjack feed and overall industry needs are targeted for investment to grow the sector in Maine.
September 26, 2022
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