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PublishedJune 24, 2024
Maine State Aquarium to reopen after 4 years
The state-run museum and learning center in Boothbay Harbor opens Wednesday after $1.1 million in upgrades that include 2 new tanks designed to look like the rocky coasts of Boothbay and Burnt Island.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Maine lobstermen struggle to adapt to new electronic reporting rules. Their licenses are on the line.
Because of a federal mandate, many Maine fishermen – and all lobstermen – must now file online reports documenting how much they caught and where.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2022
Great white shark sighting confirmed at Popham Beach State Park
Swimmers were ordered to leave the ocean after a paddle boarder spotted the shark Wednesday evening, but the beach resumed normal operations Thursday.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
Kennebec River dam owner dismisses state fish passage plan as counterproductive
Brookfield Renewable and the state disagree on a suitable solution to let endangered Atlantic salmon and other river-run fish pass the Shawmut Dam in Fairfield to reach spawning grounds in the Sandy River.
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PublishedJune 22, 2021
Atlantic salmon advocates angry about fish they say were injured during Waterville dam repair
Dam owner Brookfield Renewable Partners said in a statement that the company is disappointed by such claims from groups that want dams removed in lower Kennebec River communities.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2021
Public hearing on Kennebec River plan draws questions, comments about dam removal
The Maine Department of Marine Resources held a virtual public hearing Monday on a proposed amendment to its Kennebec River Management Plan.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2019
State floats whale protection plan that would affect a fraction of state’s lobster fleet
Only 1,200 of Maine's 5,000 licensed lobstermen have permits to fish in federal waters, where the state's proposal would require them to add traps on each buoy line to help right whales avoid entanglement.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2019
Mysterious Biddeford Pool pollution forces three-month shellfish closure
Advanced testing will be done to try to determine the source of bacterial contamination.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2019
Mills comes out against ‘foolish’ federal regulations to protect right whales
The governor is directing the Department of Marine Resources to come up with an alternative to a federal plan to reduce the Maine lobster industry's impact on endangered right whales.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Togus Pond’s fishway expected to reduce amount of pollution
Construction of the fishway at the pond in Chelsea is scheduled to begin July 1.
Department of marine resources
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