The Maine Office of Tourism reports that visitation has grown by an average of 6 percent in the last five years.

The Maine Lobstering Union’s recent $4 million purchase of the Seal Point Lobster Company, a wholesale lobster distribution business in Lamoine, is expected to net union members a share of the profits...

“The last several surveys have been very disappointing, with below average recruitment.”

—Maggie Hunter of DMR

It’s hard to get a fix on just what Jim Harkins has going in his Portland warehouse. Is it a nautical-themed flea market? A maritime museum? A high-end nautical antique store? A kind of Goodwill store for boat owners?

Maine shrimp from the research catches are available now and they are being snapped up by seafood wholesalers…

“The boatyards that are willing to innovate and diversify their services are doing well, and will be successful," said Sue Swanton of the Maine Marine Trades Association.

Kelp spores are introduced to a beaker or aquarium. String is then wrapped around a section of PVC pipe and the pipe is immersed in the water with the spores. The spores attach to the twine, and when they reach a certain size...

The past four years have been rife with good news for the Maine lobster industry, as we’ve seen both the volume of the catch and prices paid to fishermen increase. In 2016, Maine lobstermen caught a record 130 million pounds for which they earned a record $533 million.

“The goal is to graduate kids so they’re ready for jobs.”
—Eric Jergenson