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The gulf is getting warmer and saltier due to ocean currents pushing in warm water from the northwest Atlantic, destabilizing the food web.
The grant will be matched with $962,771 in local funds and is expected to create 15 jobs and retain 151. The project could boost local tourism.
More than 40 businesses participated in Portland's "Walk the Working Waterfront" festival, back for the first time since 2019.
Commercial fishermen are concerned that offshore wind development could result in lost fishing grounds and pose navigation and safety concerns.
The U.S. Maritime Administration had originally planned to designate Maine Maritime Academy's training vessel as hailing from Virginia. With pushback from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, the agency has changed course.
The prestigious global gathering provided the CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms a chance to champion a different approach to building food systems in the face of climate change.
The Roux Institute has ambitious plans for the former B&M baked bean factory and its grounds in Portland. But first, there's a 109-year-old pier that needs to be demolished.
Delegates represented Maine exports including frozen fish products, apples, seed potatoes and vegetable seeds.
A deadline for submitting required information was "arbitrarily" set despite the fish farmer’s attempt to act in good faith, the complaint says.
U.S. Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, lashed out at federal authorities for failure to give lobsterman two more months to implement the rules.
Before the pandemic, the farm’s biggest year was 300,000 pounds. In 2021, it produced 600,000 pounds. “Mussels are flying off the shelf,” said a co-owner.
Finsulate, which makes an antifouling treatment for vessels and floating infrastructure, has growth in mind as the company lays anchor in Portland after a year of Maine market research.
While commercial fishing and aquaculture activities are part of the bay’s heritage, the latest proposal “is fundamentally different” from other activities, said opponents.
Many small businesses are looking beyond the pandemic with a sense of excitement. There's a vigorous spirit in Maine's small-business community, despite difficulties including staffing shortages and supply chain woes.
It’s too soon to speculate how the Norwegian company proposing the operation will proceed after the state nixed its applications last month, said a project manager.
Matthew Burns, former deck officer and Maine Maritime Academy graduate, is now executive director of the Maine Port Authority after serving in an interim role for the past year.