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  • Wayfarer Marine, aerial view
    July 1

    Lyman-Morse buys Wayfarer Marine

    Thomaston-based Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding has purchased Wayfarer Marine in Camden. Lyman-Morse announced the purchase on July 1. The terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Both boatyards have deep ties to their communities. Lyman-Morse's history dates back nearly 100 years, while boatbuilding at the Wayfarer site began in the late 1700s.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • End of the day of fishing on Vinalhaven.
    June 23

    Lobster coops use strength in numbers

    Creating and maintaining this vital link between fisherman and market is what the Vinalhaven Fisherman’s Coop has been doing since the 1970s. The coop is one of several in Maine, and is second only in volume to Stonington Lobster Coop, selling 3 million pounds a year.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • USNS Washington Chambers
    June 22

    Ship becomes launch pad for naval target practice

    The plane shot past us, the split-second passed, and then the blast of sound crashed into our ears with incredible power, jarring our very teeth.

    Media

  • jelly fish
    June 16

    Be on the lookout for 'oceans of jelly'

    The gelatinous critters bothered swimmers, clogged bilge pumps, gummed up lobster traps, and fascinated ocean geeks like myself. In Northern Ireland, jellyfish 35-feet deep washed through a salmon farm, suffocating 100,000 fish...

    Nick Record

    Media

  • Map showing Eastport bridge proposals
    June 15

    Port boosters want Eastport to be island again

    The caption on an earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the preferred route for a new bridge.

    By Tom Groening

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • historic image at sea
    June 15

    Exhibit celebrates spirit, work ethic of Maine's maritime workers

    Exhibit attendees will see some of what they expect—sailors aboard wooden sailing ships for instance—but also workers canning sardines, pulp being loaded onto a freighter…

    Stephanie Bouchard

    Media

  • Lifting forklift photo
    June 15

    Parallel parking at sea means thinking two steps ahead

    He watches his point of reference on the pier and decides he’s going too far forward too fast.

    Media

  • schooner, tanks image
    June 15

    Is a Portland cell tower killing fish?

    The cell tower in question is on the roof of Deering High School, and a biology teacher whose classroom is below the tower alerted school officials that the fish she kept there died—repeatedly.

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Dockland Fish Pier
    June 15

    Thinking like a banker and a fisherman

    What is the value of a fishing permit when the 18 stocks on that permit are in various states of collapse or rebuilding?

    Rob Snyder, Ph.D.

    Media, Economic Development

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