New parking garage proposed to increase Casco Bay ferry line revenues

With ferry systems facing rising costs, Casco Bay Lines is looking into a plan to build a new, waterfront parking garage as a way to make more money and guarantee parking for all islanders. There would also be space for a bus terminal, a training center and a harbor museum

Things Look Different There

Our toddler finally made us go west. Record snowfall and a two-year old who didn’t like to wear clothes gave us cabin fever this past winter, so we accepted an invitation from my sister-in-law in Portland, Oregon for a month-long visit.

Fishing Smarter

With fewer traps and a longer season, Monhegan has its “best year ever”

Monhegan Island lobstermen are nearing the end of their first season under new rules. They are fishing a longer season with fewer traps per person, and so far, they’re having surprising success catching as many or more lobsters.

German Battleship

Repo rumor swirls among lobstermen swamped in debt

Lacking hard data or the sight of fishing boats clogging up coastal bank parking lots, it’s difficult to confirm persistent and growing rumors that repossessions are soaring and as many as 100 lobstermen could lose their boats through loan defaults this year.

A Lifeboat for Fishermen

When congress revised bankruptcy laws a few years ago, they included one major provision that didn’t get media attention: fishermen gained access to Chapter 12.

Faced with challenges, lobstermen call for U.S.-Canadian combined effort

Grey seals proliferate along the Northeast coast, alarming fishermen

“They’re not spawning, they’re fleeing,” said Denny Morrow, Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Fish Packers Association, describing fish trying to avoid being eaten by grey seals that attack tight spawning schools.

PEI fish plants take steps to find more workers

The Prince Edward Island Seafood Processors Association (PEISPA) is attempting to address a lack of suitable accommodations for fish plant workers.

Fundy Tidal Power: What Impact On Fisheries?

It’s no secret that tidal power is now being explored as a viable alternative to dependence on domestic and foreign fossil fuels. And the Bay of Fundy, with some of the highest tides in the world, is considered by experts to be a logical place for tidal power development.

Fishery management council candidate tours downeast communities

Bar Harbor votes to cap number of cruise ship visitors

The Bar Harbor Town Council voted unanimously to cap the number of cruise ship passengers allowed ashore in the town per day. Whereas previous regulations only limited the number of cruise ships in the harbor, the new regulations say between 3,500 and 3,700 people can disembark each day in the summer months and 5,500 people can disembark during the spring and fall shoulder seasons. Cruise ship workers will not be counted toward the cap.

Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail

Stephen R. Brown

Violations Not Mentioned

High Praise

Selling the Catch, Keeping the Money

Fishing industry goes retail — and local

New Things

From recipes to bait, the pace of innovation in fisheries is relentless