The number of traps that end up on the bottom is in the millions, just within the Gulf of Maine

Some jobs in the supply chain have been held by migrant workers…

“They now understand that if they need us, we’re here and that Eastport is willing to help out.”

—Chris Gardner

“I had a feeling that our model would be based on small boats going forward.”

—Bert Jongerden

On a late spring morning in 1920, the steamboat Governor Bodwell was docked at Tillson’s Wharf in Rockland and preparing to depart for Vinalhaven. Shoveling coal below decks was my grandfather...

At the Island Institute, we’ve seen how some residents of our state’s island and coastal communities can be left behind...

“The boat’s never locked, the coffee is always hot. Folks are welcome on board, and we’ll just sit and chat.” —Douglas Cornman

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

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.