In the August issue, we ran a photo of the U.S. Coast Guard vessel Cowslip calling at Monhegan Island. Reader Dick de Grasse of Islesboro writes:

“Now whales are being found in great abundance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.”

Why was there a triangle of trade between Africa, New England, and the West Indies?

He may shine in a lobster boat—tough and tenacious—but not in a marriage bed.

I struggled … while watching money flow out of poorly insulated lobster holding tanks…

Imagine being able to sit down and swipe your phone above your meal and find out where it was harvested and who handled it along the way. This concept may not be too far off.

A report by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute identifies the labor needs of Maine’s growing aquaculture industry and charts a course for the state to establish a comprehensive workforce training system to meet the demand.

“Plastic particles have been found in almost every animal in the ocean.”
—David Fields

The Amistad incident became a rallying cry for emancipation and justice…