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Fisheries & Marine
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Kittery startup expands R&D on kelp extract for use in skin care products
Updated: August 13, 2024The bootstrap company was awarded a $175,000 grant to research 'green' extraction of bioactive compounds from Maine seaweed. The chemicals are used in skin care products.
Updated: August 13, 2024
$25M in state funds will help 39 communities rebuild from winter storms
August 12, 2024Roads, bridges, wastewater stations and drainage infrastructure are among projects targeted for storm repair and resilience projects.
August 12, 2024
After 8 years of restoration, Kittery life-saving station is Maine's newest museum
Updated: August 16, 2024The Wood Island station, built in 1908, once housed rescue crews who rowed open boats to reach mariners in distress. Now the life-saving building has a new life.
Updated: August 16, 2024
USDA grant will help UMaine team turn forest products into jet fuel, fish feed
Updated: August 6, 2024Developing such new products from waste wood could ultimately generate additional revenue streams for Maine's forest-related industries.
Updated: August 6, 2024
Meet the 2024 Mainebiz Women to Watch
Updated: August 5, 2024Now in their 15th year, the Mainebiz Women to Watch awards honor women who have demonstrated leadership in wide-ranging sectors of business, health care and the nonprofit world.
Updated: August 5, 2024
Women to Watch: Grace Mo-Phillips is an entrepreneur, mentor to underserved women
Updated: August 5, 2024At the CEI Women’s Business Center in Portland, Program Director Grace Mo-Phillips draws inspiration from the alumni of the BIPOC Women’s Business Navigator she has created and leads.
Updated: August 5, 2024
Feds to send $69M for Maine’s climate-resilience projects
July 26, 2024Maine is on the front lines of the climate crisis, and federal officials say the state's working waterfronts bear the brunt of climate dangers.
July 26, 2024
UMaine to build $10M aquaculture workforce training facility, on the site of earlier one
Updated: July 25, 2024Students will work on systems that resemble high-production facilities. It’s estimated the aquaculture sector will need 1,300 additional employees in the next 15 years.
Updated: July 25, 2024
Golden seeks to block planned increase in minimum gauge size of legal Maine lobster
July 24, 2024A delay is proposed for the upcoming gauge increase until regulators work with fishermen to reconsider stock data and the market effects of the change.
July 24, 2024-
$21M will go to help 68 Maine working waterfronts damaged by storms
Updated: July 24, 2024The waterfronts damaged in January will receive funding to cover a wide range of needs, from rebuilding damaged wharves to repairing fuel and electrical systems.
Updated: July 24, 2024 
Gulf of Maine Research Institute names chief operating officer
July 16, 2024The Gulf of Maine Research Institute, a Portland-based marine nonprofit, has hired Nana Annan as chief operating officer.
July 16, 2024Rockland fishing boat crew, other Mainers sentenced in herring fraud scheme
July 15, 2024The defendants sold over 2.6 million pounds of their catch without reporting it as required to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
July 15, 2024
Downeast Salmon Federation receives $9.1M grant for dam removal in Cherryfield
July 9, 2024The Downeast Salmon Federation will use a $9.1 million grant to remove an ice retention dam on the Narraguagus River in Cherryfield.
July 9, 2024
Biddeford kelp company has record harvest as seaweed industry prospers
July 2, 2024Kelp farming is considered a way to keep commercial fishermen active in slower seasons and cash flow in coastal communities. Maine grows the majority of farmed seaweed in the U.S.
July 2, 2024
Mi’kmaq trout hatchery is among Maine recipients of $7M in federal funds
Updated: July 2, 2024An expanded hatchery, considered a game-changer, was one of 12 awardees in northern Maine. They also included projects aimed at workforce and child care development and municipal infrastructure.
Updated: July 2, 2024
With a nod to summer campfires, Portland startup Marin Skincare expands product line
July 1, 2024The young company, known for its Lobster Lotion, is adding new products to its lineup and says it has seen growth over the last year.
July 1, 2024
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