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Published
July 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.
Published
June 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.
Published
June 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
October 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.
Published
September 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.
Published
July 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.
Published
May 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.