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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
Massive algae bloom in Gulf of Maine mystifies, worries scientists
Researchers say this kind of algae does not produce harmful toxins, but they worry its eventual die-off could lead to low oxygen levels that have preceded large fish and shellfish kills in other areas.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Commentary: No matter what fossil fuel industry says, time for offshore wind is now
Wind in the Gulf of Maine is a resource we can sustainably farm for a long time to come – don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Commentary: Regulators must examine wind power’s potential damage to fisheries
Foreign green energy companies are on the verge of industrializing our ocean with thousands of wind turbines, sealing fisheries and harming lobster stocks.
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PublishedMay 18, 2023
Maine may pay lobster fishers to test new gear as whale protection rules loom
A bill would create a 'lobster innovation fund' to pay lobster fishing license holders to test new fishing technologies.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
‘Enough is enough’: Midcoast lobsterman decries regulations to protect whales
The Maine lobster industry is fighting an Arizona lawmaker's bill that would impose stricter regulations to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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PublishedApril 17, 2023
‘Everyone needs to eat more lobster’: Red’s Eats opens for 85th season
Red's Eats lobster shack in Wiscasset is holding a fundraiser for the Maine lobster industry this summer in hopes of countering federal regulations.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2023
Maine lawmakers consider bill to keep funding lobster legal defense
As the industry battles federal right-whale regulations, L.D. 710 calls for allocating 20% of the fishery's license surcharges – about $380,000 a year – to the legal defense fund through 2030.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Why don’t we farm lobster?
Many have tried over time, but most believe that Maine's management of the fishery is the most economical method for getting it to market.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
Regulators invite comments on plan to increase legal size of lobsters
Recent surveys that show declining levels of young lobsters are a concern for the future of the fishery, and the rules aim at maintaining a breeding population.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2023
What do Mainers say when it comes to the ethics of eating lobster? Pass the butter
Whether the fishery is harming the endangered right whale is a matter of vehement debate, but local chefs, restaurateurs, fishmongers and ordinary people are still cracking into Maine's iconic crustacean.
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