More than 100 volunteers and supporters of Friends of Casco Bay attended a Jan. 24 recognition ceremony honoring those who give their time to help protect the environmental health of Casco Bay.

Boatyards, marinas and boat builders represent a large part of the state’s island and coastal economies, accounting for more than 2,200 jobs. But these businesses, often run by families, are facing obstacles as they plan for future management and ownership.

The company will pay a $40 million fine and eight of its ships will be monitored…

If a person is environmentally conscious, she said, then “maybe a cruise ship is not the vacation you take.”

The first commercial urchin landings were recorded in the early 1930s, with urchin roe already a valuable commodity for ethnic markets in Boston and New York

For eight years, Monhegan Island residents have faced the possibility that Maine Aqua Ventus would site offshore wind turbines two miles south of the island at a site designated by the state legislature.

If you live in Jonesport, Rangeley or New Sweden, you may not feel like you have much in common with Swan’s Island and neighboring Frenchboro Island. But a recent decision at the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) suggests you have more in common than you might think.

One couple is moving into their new empty-nest house. The other, into their first home. The houses are nearly identical, which isn’t surprising, given that they were designed by the same architects.

Maine’s 3,500-mile coastline is being buffeted by higher seas, bigger tidal surges and storms, all the result of climate change.

Preparing for these impacts was the theme of a conference co-hosted by the pro-planning group GrowSmart Maine and the Island Institute