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Can a baby boom save the right whale — and Maine’s lobster industry?

by Penelope Overton May 15, 2026May 14, 2026

Record births are slowing the endangered species’ decline, potentially shifting the regulatory landscape for the state’s iconic fishery.

Business, Maine, News

Feuding rivals at lucrative Maine lobster port agree to timeout

by Penelope Overton May 5, 2026May 6, 2026

The Mazzetta Co. moved its ‘blockade’ boat and the local co-op paused its legal fight, shifting the battle for Maine’s working waterfront to a 60-day negotiation.

Business, News

A lobster turf war is brewing in coastal Maine

by Penelope Overton April 15, 2026April 15, 2026

A battle between a local co-op and a seafood conglomerate in Spruce Head has escalated from permit disputes to a floating blockade, testing the limits of the working waterfront.

Business, Food & Dining, News

How high gas prices are rippling through Maine’s economy

by Penelope Overton April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Farmers, fishermen and forest product companies call diesel the lifeblood of the state’s working lands and waterfronts.

Business, Maine, News

Program aims to help Maine lobstermen start other businesses as industry struggles

by Kay Neufeld August 19, 2025August 19, 2025

The Fishing Plus Accelerator, launching this fall, will teach financial literacy and business startup skills.

Business, Maine, News

Maine fishermen aren’t afraid of great white sharks. They’re fascinated.

by Kay Neufeld August 12, 2025August 13, 2025

‘If I see a fin near the surface, I always go and check it out,’ said fisherman Cory Hawkes, who spotted 10 great white sharks near Harpswell in July.

Business, Maine, News

Congress weighs 10-year delay in lobstering rules that protect North Atlantic right whales

by Kay Neufeld July 24, 2025July 24, 2025

Rep. Jared Golden of Maine urged a committee to give the lobstering industry more time to prepare for regulations that advocates fear could hurt the industry.