An underwater sea slug has evolved chemical foraging and defense abilities that are functionally identical to those of terrestrial insects, despite…
Marine
‘Round Town
Headed home to Southport last week, driving around Mill Cove, I noticed a very substantial motor yacht parked at Donny Wotton's old pier. I was reminded of my boat.
Admittedly, my boat is…
‘Round Town
Alfred Huskins lived across the street from “The Pink Cottages” just off Dogfish Head Road, back from Ebenecook Harbor, on Southport. He and I met when I was doing some work for Mary and Liz (…
The Rocktide Inn was packed like sardines for the second annual Fishin’ for Fashion show on Saturday, Sept. 12, the final event for Harbor Fest. Designers upped their game this year, using fishing…
Timely forecasts of storms and effective management of commercial fishing are essential in the wake of extreme weather events and unprecedented warming in the Gulf…
On Sept. 1, a film crew arrived in Boothbay Harbor.
Award-winning journalist Parker Kelley and producer/director Gene “Cap” Allen were…
A Maine court today held the former owners of a chlorine bleach plant accountable for tons of mercury it dumped into the Penobscot River over the course of four decades. The judge ordered the…
A sailboat motored its way through pea soup fog into Boothbay Harbor at around 4 p.m. on Aug. 20. On board were the captain, three crew members, two of them in…
On the Water
Matthew Burnham, a junior at Boothbay Region High School, is a fourth generation lobster fisherman.
Lobstering isn't an easy occupation by any stretch. It requires physical strength and…
Captain Bill Campbell is a second generation excursion boat captain in Boothbay Harbor. He has been taking people out on the waters around Boothbay Harbor, and to…
Did you know approximately half of all human DNA originally came from viruses, which infected and embedded themselves in our ancestors’ egg and…
Café Scientifique
A single teaspoon of seawater contains around a million bacteria that together roughly encode a terabyte of genetic information — as much data as stored within a typical computer.
Analogous…
Sheltered overnight on an island
Jackson Day, the missing kayaker that prompted a Coast Guard search, has been located, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
He was paddling back to Swans Island this morning from a night on a…
Tiny pathogens that cause disease in oysters represent a serious threat to oyster aquaculture in lost production. And because oysters are filter feeders, they also have the potential to…
For anyone looking for something a little out of the ordinary to do while visiting Boothbay Harbor, Cabbage Island Clambakes is a destination that defies the mundane.…
On Saturday, Aug. 8, the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) in Walpole will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Come explore the diverse…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Boothbay $298,674 in grant funding to…
Ever wonder how scientists distinguish between -5 F and -50 F? (Answer: how fast shivering happens!) Maintaining body temperature is only one of the many challenges facing researchers in the polar…
July 21 was a day that started off like any other for lobsterman captain Jonathan Achorn and sternman Brandon McClure, both of Friendship.
There was thick fog all around while they were…
Visitors from all over Maine got to explore the world of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay during its annual open house on Friday, July 31.
“I've always been interested…
Meghan Smith, daughter of local lobsterman Hazen and Jennifer Smith, is interning at the Maine State Aquarium through a partnership with University of Maine Farmington, where she’ll be a senior at…
A labor of love, Former Nathaniel Bowditch relaunched under original name
THOMASTON — With a tumultuous thunderstorm looming down from the northeast, it was quick, yet celebratory, business easing Ladona into the …
Kathleen Reardon, who has coordinated the Maine Department of Marine Resources’ lobster monitoring programs for the past 10 years, has been promoted to the position…
Technology is moving so quickly that scientists are now able to analyze even invisible DNA in ways not imagined even a few years ago. Pete Countway, a senior research scientist at Bigelow…
A fishing heritage unique to Maine
ROCKLAND — U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, House Chair Chuck Kruger, D-Thomaston, Dave Miramant, D-Camden, and Thomaston’s Chris Rector, regional representative for U.S. Congressman Angus King…
Science on Tap
The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) is host of the Science on Tap Seminar series at the Newcastle Publick House on Wednesday evenings, from 6-7 p.m.
On July 29, the series…
Ever wonder what the ocean might be like if it continues to become more acidic over the next 100 years? That’s the question that scientist Steve Archer is exploring…
The first in the weekly summer-long series of public discussions about the latest ocean science topics is set for Tuesday, July 14, from 6 to 7 p.m…
The art show, “Tiny Giants: Marine Microbes Revealed on a Grand Scale,” is currently on display in the entrance of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
The show is a photographic…
The Inn at Cuckold Lighthouse off Southport Island is currently featured on Fodors.com as one of…
Science On Tap
The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) is host of the Science on Tap seminar series at the Newcastle Publick House Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7 p.m.
On July 22, the Science…
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is hosting five public meetings concerning proposed fishing regulation changes for the 2016 open water and ice fishing seasons.
Each year, IFW…
Mark your calendar! Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay has many opportunities for the public to learn about what its scientists are investigating…
A 10.5 meter Hodgdon Custom Tenders superyacht limousine tender will be on display at the…
The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) and the Ocean Point Marina are pleased to welcome, for the third consecutive summer, the Rozalia Project…
Mark your calendar! The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) in Walpole marks its 50th anniversary this year.
To celebrate, the center is offering a full line-up of summer…
The Boothbay Sea and Science Center will open its doors for the 2015 summer season on Monday, June 29.
Waiting to welcome the participants enrolled in the Mizzen & Budding Scientists…
The wooden pilings under Atlantic Edge Lobster on the Fish Pier are in dire need of replacement.
At the June 22 Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen meeting, four bids for the work were…
Not many Maine school kids get to swim with dolphins, snorkel on a coral reef or visit a sea turtle hospital. But hopefully in May 2016, thirteen Boothbay Region Elementary School students,…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources encourages all current license holders planning to renew their license online to do so before July 16 when the DMR begins…
Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) has hired Elizabeth Langton as the waterfront director for the center’s summer 2015 integrated sea and science programs for youth ages 5-17.
Langton…
Noah Oppenheim, a graduate student at the University of Maine Darling Center in Walpole, has been awarded a Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship.
The one-year paid…
While Mainers have been harvesting seaweed for nearly 80 years for a variety of uses and products, in recent years wild harvests have not been able to meet market demand for some species. The…
If you'd like to protect your family and possibly save some serious money, you should consider getting a free Vessel…
The morning of May 19, Robbie Pinkham of Five Islands woke up to a fisherman's nightmare. In his front yard was a blazing fire, consuming 700 lobster traps, buoys, tags, ropes, a boat engine, and…
Three new members have joined the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences’s Board of Trustees: former president and CEO of the…
Dan White, who has served as a sergeant in the Maine Marine Patrol since 2011, has been promoted to lieutenant of Division I, which stretches from…
Watching fish struggle and succeed in their climb to Nequasset Lake by way of the Nequasset Fish Ladder is an exciting and triumphant experience.
Join the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT)…
Spring is the time of year to start thinking about a safe boating season.
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