The Friends of Casco Bay began 2016 with a new baykeeper, a position the nonprofit has used for 25 years.

One of the most fertile markets for Maine-made products is flourishing nearly 7,000 miles away. New prosperity and a growing middle class in China has created unprecedented demand for lobster and other Maine-made products

North Atlantic ocean currents that are changing because of global warming could be contributing to changes in weather patterns in Maine, scientists say. Melting Greenland and Arctic ice will bring more change and contribute to localized climate-related impacts, they predict.

Anyone who has sat in a car at the traffic logjam that Route 1 in Wiscasset becomes in summer will be interested in the state Department of Transportation’s plans to improve traffic flow.

Recognize this harbor?

As Maine’s largest river system, the Penobscot River carries a deep cultural and economic history of our region. The future health of this vast watershed will be discussed at the first Penobscot Watershed Conference, April 9, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Point Lookout in Northport.

Port Clyde fishermen developed a national model that has come to symbolize conscientious fishermen…

The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Gray has launched a new forecast product that focuses on Maine’s islands and necks from Casco Bay to Penobscot Bay. The information is part of the recreational forecast already produced for the higher summits across Maine and New Hampshire.

What group could most effectively “get through to people” about the impacts a changing climate is having on the marine environment? “I think fishermen are reliable observers of the environment,” said John Bullard.