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  • Inside Luke's Lobster Shack, Tenants Harbor.
    July 9

    Lobster industry is in ‘the fight of its life’

    The outlook for Maine’s lobster industry for 2020, and likely beyond, is murky at best.

    Laurie Schreiber

    Media

  • The interior of New Era Gallery on Vinalhaven.
    July 2

    Small business survival means building lifeboats

    Each island micro-business is a particular thread in the overall weave of island life. My gallery, 19-years-old this year, has become a place for people to see...

    Media

  • July 1

    They name their boats after their daughters

    No one can doubt that our commercial fishing industry is now suffering from a variety of problems, some long in the making and others quite recent.

    Media

  • Hybrid ferry
    June 24

    Casco Bay Lines board votes on new diesel/electric Peaks boat

    For the first time, both are considering new vessels powered by hybrid diesel and electric fuel systems.

    Tom Walsh

    Media

  • June 24

    Second, larger cruise ship bound for Eastport

    A second massive cruise ship—the 11-deck Norwegian Sun—may soon tie up within the Bay of Fundy at a temporary berth being offered by the Eastport Port Authority.

    Tom Walsh

    Media

  • This image from the National Fisherman photo collection at the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport shows men harvesting herring, or sardines, in the Midcoast.
    June 23

    The last sardine run—a childhood foretelling

    As the climate changes in Maine, it is possible in future decades that the lobsters and clams may disappear like the sardines.

    Media

  • Fathoming header
    June 19

    Coast offers climate mitigation potential

    The growth of Maine’s vast forests, which make up 89 percent of our land, plays a major role in capturing and long-term storage of carbon. But, it turns out that Maine’s coastline is also home to other less well-known carbon sinks—and they pack a punch.

    Susie Arnold, Ph.D.

    Media

  • Rock Bound
    June 18

    Economy should focus on entrepreneurs

    If you had to describe Maine’s economy to someone who had never visited, what would you say?

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Oceana Riviera in Eastport
    June 12

    Oceania Riviera dwarfs tiny Eastport

    The 785-foot cruise ship Oceania Riviera arrived Sunday morning for its stay at Eastport's breakwater. Eastport's city council sought and received approval ...

    Tom Walsh

    Media

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