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Fishermen have mixed thoughts on increased groundfish monitoring

Maine home values jump 17.39 percent

Real estate sales in Maine continue on a healthy, highly-positive trajectory. The value of single-family existing homes jumped 17.39% comparing August 2020 to August 2019, reaching a median sales...
Conservation District seeks nominations for board

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, whose mission is to provide assistance to the community in conservation of land and water resources, has one opening on its five-member board of...
New business right at home in Boothbay

Jody Lewis and Michael Leighton share several interests. They fish together. Leighton works for Lewis’ excavation business, and now the two are business partners. Lewis and Leighton along with...
Clamming with KELT

Each summer, the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) holds educational programs out on the clam-flats at Reid State Park. Their goal is to teach the ins and outs of clamming to future generations....
Loss of sea otters accelerating the effects of climate change

The impacts of predator loss and climate change are combining to devastate living reefs that have defined Alaskan kelp forests for centuries, according to new research published in Science. “We...
Maine Sea Grant, UMaine advance national initiative to increase lobster fishery resilience

Orono, Maine — Maine Sea Grant College Program staff and University of Maine scientists will advance a multimillion-dollar NOAA Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative (ALI), which has announced a...
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Maine Department of Marine Resources receives funding to improve lobster research

The Maine Department of Marine Resources has received approximately $100,000 from the 2020 National Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative to improve research into a key indicator of the lobster...
Common Ground Country Fair online Sept. 25-27

The Common Ground Country Fair, the premier educational event of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), will be held online Sept. 25-27. April Boucher, MOFGA’s Fair Director,...
Coastal Rivers offers online program on wild edibles

This region of Midcoast Maine features a wealth of wild edible plants. From 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, Sarah Gladu of Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will lead a workshop on edible greens...
New employee at Heads of the Harbor

Owner Lora Rinow and the crew at Heads of the Harbor salon would like to welcome Solomon Pavon, a licensed cosmetologist and master stylist/colorist with over 23 years experience. He was taught by a...
Fitness trackers, environmental sensors prototyped to improve survival in the lobster supply chain

Miniature fitness trackers for lobsters and devices to monitor the quality of their shipping conditions are being prototyped as part of an initiative to reduce stress points and improve survival in...