A northeasterly storm in early March brought another spate of flooding and damaging waves to Maine bays and estuaries. For three days, heavy winds pushed lunar high tides into roadways and parking lots.

Exploration associated with drilling uses extremely loud seismic air gun blasts once every 10 seconds…

The situation is alarming Maine’s lobster fishermen, because some of the deaths are from entanglements with fishing gear. There were at least five additional live entanglements.

Maine’s Department of Transportation has awarded the contract for a new ferry to Washburn & Doughty of East Boothbay. The company was one of five bidders for the 154-foot passenger-vehicle ferry, and the only Maine-based company.

The batteries at Fort Scammell faced east toward Whitehead Passage, between Cushing and Peaks islands…

We’re now seeing evidence of investor and banking activity, and consumer confidence, along the length of our coast.

Lobster landings and the value of the catch both decreased in 2017, but Department of Marine Resources officials say the fishery remains strong.

After taking public comment at three public hearings in recent weeks on Islesboro, Vinalhaven, and Swan’s Island, and accepting written submissions through March 2, the Maine State Ferry Service has not yet decided how or if it will institute a rate increase.

Tim Sheehan, who with his wife operates Gulf of Maine Inc., believes he’s found a safer, more fuel efficient, and less environmentally damaging way to harvest scallops.