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PublishedFebruary 20, 2025
Lobstermen see controversial fishing gear in action for the first time
In Jonesport, the lobstermen were skeptical. But organizers don't want an endorsement, they just want lobstermen to see the gear for themselves.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2025
Maine body movement expert teaches farmworkers how to avoid injury
Freeport-based consultant Cynthia Flores helps farmers and their employees reduce injuries that cost the U.S. about $11.3 billion annually.
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PublishedApril 1, 2024
NASA satellite could help identify best places to grow oysters, scallops in Gulf of Maine
Two University of Maine researchers are involved with an effort to log the most detailed data on record about the color and health of the ocean. The findings could have a range of impacts in Maine.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2023
Coast Guard suspends search for missing lobsterman off Kennebunkport
Crews found Scott Cluff's skiff overturned on the rocks at Walker's Point on Friday.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2023
Coast Guard searching for missing lobsterman near Kennebunkport
The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for a 64-year-old man believed to have gone overboard sometime Thursday while hauling lobster traps from a 12-foot skiff.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2023
‘He was bigger than life’: Family of missing lobsterman plans memorial
The family of Tylar Michaud, 18, knows he is gone even as the search continues, and say it is now time to celebrate his life.
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PublishedMay 26, 2023
Two lobstermen have licenses suspended for stealing traps
Calvin Pinkham, of Steuben, lost his license for 3 years, and Rodney Genthner, of Friendship, who also was charged with possessing V-notched lobsters, lost his license for 6 years.
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PublishedMay 7, 2023
Hope vs. rope: Can technology save the whales, and Maine’s lobster industry, too?
The fishery has less than 6 years to come up with a new way of harvesting its catch – or risk regulations that could put lobstermen out of business.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2022
Mills, Maine delegation relieved by judge’s decision to delay stricter lobstering rules
But the lawmakers say the ruling fails to address regulations that threaten the industry without meaningfully protecting whales.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2022
Maine lobstering group backs new speed limit on ships to protect whales
The Maine Lobstermen's Association says the first such restriction in over a decade illustrates how little shipping has been regulated compared to the lobster industry.
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