May 28, 2007

Rockland Harbor Lobsterfishery - Saved from Marina Sprawl

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Amazing but true: Maine Department of Environmental Protection actually PROTECTED a nearshore lobster ground and scenic shoreline from mar...
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Apr 25, 2007

Sears Island - end of one committee, start of another!

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On April 27, 2007, (Friday morning), the Sears Island Planning Initiative committee holds its final meeting at Searsport Town Hall. From 9 ...
Apr 24, 2007

Maine eels! Protect them lest they go extinct!

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Come to the state legislature Wednesday April 25th at 1pm. and speak about "A n Act To Protect Native Diadromous Fish during Their Migr...
Apr 18, 2007

Penobscot Bay Foghorn Duet - Now on CD

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Listen to the haunting call-and-chant of two great lighthouse horns guarding the rocky entry to Penobscot Bay's Rockland Harbor one cool...

MDEP nixes Samoset pier! Rockland Breakwater lobstering saved!

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Rockland harbor lobstering, recreational fishing saved from resort pier plan. Maine Department of Environmental Protection has rejected a...
Apr 12, 2007

Sturgeon are surging!. On Aril 25th help them and all Maine's migratory fishes.

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Friends of Marymeeting Bay urges your help in supporting a bill tto bring to a decent end the struggle to free from river blocking dams, t...
Apr 7, 2007

Rockland Breakwater - DEP's draft denial and the final comment countdown!

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It's only four day s until the Maine DEP pounds the last nail into the coffee of the undead Samoset Pier . Help them swing the mallet b...
Mar 5, 2007

Catching lobsters with a dragger on the Maine coast.

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Catching Lobsters with a groundfish trawler along the Maine coast Click this link for photographs from two successive "tows" of ...
Mar 3, 2007

Chilloa-ing effect on free speech at Maine Fishermen's Forum

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Struggle to protect nearshore fishing grounds divides forum organizers. Opponents of efforts by the Samoset Resort to gain state permissio...
Feb 19, 2007

Lower Penobscot River Watershed Coalition meets Feb 26, Bangor.

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Like Penobscot Bay, the tidal Penobscot River plays an important role in the fish and wildlife ecology of the Gulf of Maine. The Lower P...
Feb 7, 2007

Feb 14th legis ponder Kennebec migratory fish restoration, reimbursing Commercial Safety Councilors, limit mahogany quahog fishery to boat owners

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Wednesday: Feb 14 th 1:00 pm PH Room 214, Cross State Office Building Public Hearing on Marine related Bills LD# 324-Reso...
Feb 6, 2007

Lobsters from away, landing at a dock near you.

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Bill seeks to lure out of state fishermen to land their lobsters in Maine. LD 311 "An Act To Create a Nonresident Lobster and Crab Land...

A farewell to seagulls?

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Legislation would make it a crime to feed a seagull or any "migratory bird" on public intertidal land on the coast of Maine and it...
Feb 2, 2007

Shortnose Sturgeon, Elver fisher safety bills before marine resources committee Feb 7th

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Augusta: Legislature's joint marine resources committee schedule Wednesday: Feb. 7th 1:00 pm 9:00-10:30 am FY08-09 Budget hearing in A...
Jan 31, 2007

Sears Island: next state meeting Feb 5, '07 9 to 3

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Sears Island Planning Initiative Steering Committee meets February 5, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the First Congregational Church...
Jan 23, 2007

Bay Management Study final report out: Weak on solutions

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"Managing Maine’s Nearshore Coastal Resources: Final Report of the Bay Management Study" Click Here The report was just given to...
Jan 17, 2007

Rockland Lobsterman to City Council: Save Our Industry from Marina Sprawl

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Rockland lobsterman Artie Johnson tells the Rockland City Council to protect his industry! Waiting for Maine DEP to deny the Samorock yacht...
Jan 13, 2007

Salmon manure - Maine DEP tightfisted on details

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Under an aquaculture agreement with the federal EPA, Maine oversees the NPDES pollution permitting license for finfish aquaculture. The salm...
Jan 8, 2007

Rockland lobster fishery protection debated at City Council meeting.

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On January 8, 2007, A lobsterman and a conservationist spoke their minds to the Rockland city council about the Samorock pier proposal. Cl...
Jan 2, 2007

Maine Legislature: 2007 bills so far

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The 2007 session of the Maine legislature is underway. The first 200 bills that they'll be taking on can be read here. One bill LD 16 ...