The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
Marine
The Maine coast has been severely impacted by this winter’s storms and there has been significant damage to the working waterfront along with coastal properties and public access points…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host an online program on the presence of Atlantic White Sharks in the Gulf of Maine from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 21. …
As a reminder, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is hosting five listening sessions to gather input from stakeholders on the Aquaculture Leasing Program, which was reorganized…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
Reyn Yoshioka wants people to like parasites, but he’ll settle if they are at least interested. As it turns out, many are. A standing-room only crowd showed up for his talk, “Mini Marine Monsters…
Boothbay Sea and Science Center has been awarded the prestigious US Sailing Creative Innovations in Programming award. The award recognizes “those programs, or individuals, who have successfully…
On Feb. 2, Hodgdon Tenders of Damariscotta launched its latest build – the 10.5m, all-electric LION.
LION is the result of a collaboration with marine technology company Vita…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host a workshop on the implications of increasing populations of blue crabs on the coast of Maine from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at the…
As winter winds sweep across the harbor, the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club (BHYC) is a hive of activity, with a flurry of winter projects underway to prepare for the upcoming sailing and tennis…
This month, almost 50 leaders from across Maine gathered at Bigelow Laboratory in East Boothbay. They came from 19 different organizations, representing different industries,…
“DMR wants to hear directly from stakeholders as we plot a course for the future.”
Guided by state law and for the benefit of all Maine people, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) administers the Aquaculture Leasing Program. This program was recently reorganized and…
Although still too early to know final costs, local marinas and boatyards contacted by the Register reported that docks and pilings bore the brunt of the damage from the recent storms and record-…
The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) experiential program, “Exploring the Science of Seaweed Farming,” a school-based effort in its 7th year, has expanded its reach to 15 schools in seven…
As Maine's working waterfront begins to make plans for recovering from the recent storms that devastated much of our coastal infrastructure, DMR has compiled a list of financial and technical…
J.B. Smith’s introduction to the Carpenter’s Boat Shop was low key. “The Shop built the dories that we’ve used at Hog Island Audubon since way back when,” he recalls. …
Via Zoom
You’re a guest on a boat enjoying our beautiful Maine coastline. Unexpectedly your host, who happens to be driving the boat, is no longer able…
Department of Marine Resources
Yesterday's storm has resulted in unprecedented damage to property along Maine's working waterfront.
DMR is working closely with Governor Mills and the Maine Emergency Management Agency as…
Maine Marine Rigging (previously Maloney Marine Rigging) hosted a rigging seminar on Friday, Jan. 5 at its rigging shop on Southport. There were 18 attendees, who came from as far away as Buzzards…
While the New Year started out under crisp and clear skies, we’ve just had a taste of winter with our first major snowstorm. It definitely is feeling more like Maine in January!
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Mid Coast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can combine to…
Analysis
Forget the green economy, the deep blue economy has it beat by a nautical mile. Ever wonder how much money is spent trying to protect the North Atlantic right whale? Ask any of the non-profit…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Commissioner Patrick Keliher announced December 11, 2023, that Maine has received $17,252,551 from the National Oceanic and…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host a workshop on how to be “Shore Smart” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at the Denny Conservation and Education Center in Damariscotta.
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The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has received two grants totaling $5,050,658 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). The funds will support research into alternatives…
Maura Niemisto is bringing a bit of mystery to the November assembly of the Carpenter’s Boat Shop monthly Virtual Speaker Series.
“It is hard to name a symbol or icon as closely tied to the…
Barney Balch said he wears glasses due to his time looking through a microscope. But that lens of experience has given him perspective on the Gulf of Maine. This month, Balch retired from Bigelow…
When Bob Steneck came to the University of Maine in 1982, there were few marine ecologists in the state, and none interacted with fishermen. He was among the first in Maine to work with…
Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) hosted an open house in East Boothbay Sept. 28. The public was treated to refreshments and encouraged…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) announced the Employee and Manager of the Year awards during its recent annual meeting on Burnt Island in Boothbay Harbor.
Amanda Ellis, PhD,…
The William S. Prescott company of Waldoboro, working with volunteers of Eastside Waterfront Park in Boothbay Harbor, loaded 13 new floats of various sizes, along with ramps, in the water off the…
While it’s been three weeks since the Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) summer program came to a close, something still seems to be missing on Linekin Bay. For nine weeks, the sight of the…
Have you been wondering what’s going on at the Department of Marine Resources (DMR)? On Thursday, Sept. 21, at 4:30 p.m., marine biologist Dottie Yunger will present “Exciting Changes at the Maine…
Fishing for the Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge started Sept. 3 and concludes Sept. 7, with a break Sept. 5 for National Marine Fisheries Service’s shutdown day. Seventy-five teams are competing…
If you’d like to see an example of the incredible learning opportunities at Boothbay Region High School, stop by the lobby of the YMCA to inspect the 12-foot Echo Bay skiff built by the students…
The West Harbor Pond and Watershed Association is holding its annual meeting on Sunday, Aug. 13 at the home of Merritt and Martha Blakeslee at 226 Lakeside Drive. The meeting will start at 1 p.m.…
Knickerbocker Lake Association is holding its annual meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 5 p.m., 11 Sproul Lane, Boothbay - Ragsdale Studio Gallery, pending advance headcount.
All residents…
USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 2-5
Most free stuff never seems to be totally free with some catch or hidden requirement always lurking nearby to take some of the fun out of it. Keeping kids safe is a goal we all share and combining…
Lincoln Theater is pleased to present the final conversation in this summer’s Talking Aquaculture in Maine series. Presented in partnership with the Island Institute…
Glidden Point Oyster Farm in Edgecomb held its first Farmer Friday featuring Ferda Farms of the New Meadows River in Brunswick on Friday, July 28. “Farmer Friday was introduced as a way to…
Anyone interested in learning more about the health of Damariscotta Lake and what Midcoast Conservancy is doing to protect it is invited to join Damariscotta Lake Watershed Manager Patricia Nease…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust's (KELT) most popular summertime event is coming up on Tuesday, Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon at…
In 2020, a swimmer was killed by a white shark off Harpswell Cove. The encounter was unusual — Maine’s first fatal shark attack — but the media was abuzz. As white shark sightings have increased…
At Blake’s Boatyard, the term “family business” could not be more fitting. For 70 years, it has been owned by members of the Blake family, starting with Fred Blake in 1951 through to current…
Friday July 21, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (BLOS) welcomed hundreds of visitors to an open house on its East Boothbay campus. Throughout the four-hour event, staff scientists gave talks…
A front row seat to the world's first restored Atlantic Puffin colony awaits on …
