Shrimp boats have been out to haul since the beginning of this year's season, January 22, but those who use traps to catch shrimp have had to wait until February 5, and may be facing further…

If the 22 percent cut in groundfish hauls two years ago was a blow to Maine's fishing industry, then the proposed 77 to 82 percent cut would be catastrophic,…

The Maine Department of Marine Resources will hold a Public Listening Session with shrimp trappers from 10 a.m. to noon on February 1 in Wiscasset at the…

Last summer’s crisis with the lobster fishery and the sudden appearance of squid on our coast were just two recent reminders that Maine’s coastal ocean…

Cyrus Lauriat is no stranger to the perils of the Gulf of Alaska.

Besides the floating ice fortresses that roam…

Meetings hosted by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to discuss the state of the lobster industry Wednesday, Jan. 23 and Monday, Jan. 28 have been moved…

As of January 15, due to unseasonably warm temperatures and forecast for rain, the Bureau of Maine Marine Patrol and the Department of Marine Resources are…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the University of Mississippi have entered into a Strategic Inter-Institutional Partnership Agreement that creates a…

As Washburn & Doughty continues its torrid boatbuilding pace, the East Boothbay company will need to “beef up” its premises.

The company recently filed for permits to improve one of its…

Don O'Grady, Hodgdon Yachts Chief Operating Officer said the East Boothbay-based shipbuilder entered its Limousine Tender into the marketplace at an opportune time.

Just as fortuitous for…

Boatbuilding here in the Boothbay region has seen many different cycles of growth. From our humble beginnings building boats to help us earn our livelihood fishing, netting and lobstering; to…

As of January 3, 2013, reports to the Maine Department of Marine Resources indicate more than 123 million pounds of lobsters have been caught in 2012, an increase of approximately 18 million…

At six years old, Peter Fairfield hopped aboard his first lobster boat with dad Rex Collamore. Years later, when it came time to decide on a profession the choice was easy.
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A Maine Department of Marine Resources meeting scheduled for today, January 2, in Boothbay to discuss the state of the lobster industry has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. in the…

The Board of Directors of the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) has approved financing for East Boothbay-based Hodgdon Shipbuilding, and two New Markets Capital Investment Program Tax Credit…

David Stimson fought hard to keep his business afloat, but after a year of clashing with the town’s zoning laws, he said his time and money is running low, and relocating his boatbuiding operation…

A new, shorter shrimp season aims to fix a common problem across Maine's…

A week before Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Services opened its doors to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the East Boothbay lab picked up a prestigious award.

During the December 14 open house,…

Two Maine offshore wind energy pilot projects were among the seven awarded up to $4 million in federal grants for engineering, design and permitting…

Some Maine fishermen lament the small amount of northern shrimp (pandalas borealis) they are allowed to catch in 2013, and are critical of the science behind the regulations. However, historical…

A report presented Friday, Dec. 7 by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) to the Department of Marine Resources will provide guidance to the department as it considers new strategies for…

Following a December 3 decision by the tri-state regulatory commission that sets rules for shrimp fishing, Westport Island fisherman Steve Peaslee said he is not sure he will set and haul his…

The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has announced innovative new scallop management measures designed to build on the success of efforts to restore and sustain the fishery.

The…

Maine shrimp fishermen fear the shrimp fishing season might be as short as two days this year.

At a December 3 meeting, the Atlantic States Marine…

The total shrimp tonnage Maine fishermen will be able to haul up and the length of this year's season hangs on what the regulatory body that oversees the fishery decides early next month.…

Sea urchins love to dine on kelp. With that in mind, millions of kelp spores were strung in the waters off of Bayville and the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard November 20. At the forefront of this kelp…

New research published in the journal Nature Geosciences on November 18 suggests that cyanobacteria (tiny photosynthetic bacteria) living in vast open expanses of blue ocean waters may be playing…

It was a sad day for David Stimson and his supporters after the Boothbay Board of Appeals upheld the code enforcement department’s notice of violation 3…

Every morning from May through October, Frank Sprague and his black Lab, Rue, have lobster for breakfast. They eat it plain, with no butter and none of the mayonnaise Sprague would…

Boothbay boatbuilder David Stimson, along with supporters, opponents and lawyers, met at the Boothbay Town Office November 1 at 6 p.m. before the Boothbay Board of Appeals. The…

Aquaculture farms in Maine are cultivating blue sea mussels, oysters, Atlantic cod, halibut and salmon; clams, haddock, rainbow and steelhead trout, sea scallops, and even sand and bloodworms.…

David Stimson will appear before the Board of Appeals at the Boothbay Town Office November 1 at 6 p.m.

Since the code enforcement department issued a…

The start of lobster fishing on Monhegan begins weeks before anyone gets a trap in the water. Boats are…

The Maine Department of Marine Resources has instituted an emergency flood clam/shellfish closure along the coast effective midnight October 29 due to heavy rains and anticipated…

The HMS Bounty is off the railway at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard on Friday, Oct. 19 after undergoing four…

This week, Hodgdon Custom Tenders shipped another one of its superyacht tenders to the superyacht builder, Oceanco, in the Netherlands.  

Hodgdon…

Emotions ran high at the Boothbay Town Hall when David Stimson, his family and a room full of townspeople attended the selectmen meeting October 8. The only problem, according to…

A rare blue lobster was hauled this morning by Boothbay Harbor lobsterman Clive Farrin. Farrin said the female lobster was the only one in the trap and it weighed about 1.5 pounds. He also…

In another step toward what former Governor Angus King called the biggest industrial…

Since David Stimson’s boatbuilding business was shut down earlier this month after being issued a notice of violation by the Town of Boothbay, there have been many questions on both sides of the…

Dear Editor:

“Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” Bernard M. Baruch (1870-1965)

“I am not one of those who in expressing opinions…

The Squadron Education Officer, John McMullen, announced the Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron’s line-up of safe boating classes to be held throughout the region during this fall. All classes are…

I am a resident of Connecticut and a friend first, and client second, of a boatbuilder in Boothbay, David Stimson. We have collaborated on and built four boats over the past 15 years.…

For many years David Stimson built and repaired boats on his family’s property in Boothbay. On August 28 the Town of Boothbay served Stimson with a notice of violation that barred David and his…

Dear Editor:

I am baffled by the action of the town of Boothbay refusing David Stimson the right to build boats on River Road. To prevent someone from continuing the old ways of boat…

Three years ago, Amercian Cruise Lines added Boothbay Harbor to their tour of coastal Maine. Two ships, Independence and American Glory, dock at Wotton's Wharf on Thursday and…

The Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a $26 million contract for design work on the new DDG 1000 class of destroyers, according to Congresswoman Chellie Pingree. Pingree sits on the House Armed…

As work progresses on the Cuckolds Rescue, myths and rumors fly around the community. In the spirit of “everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but everyone is not entitled to their own facts…

Last week I described the problems facing the lobster industry in Maine right now. The…

Freshwater aquaculture has been in existence since ancient times. As far back as 3500 B.C. the Chinese were cultivating carp in freshwater ponds and rice paddies and the…