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2019 commercial menhaden season. Photo by J Clancy

Conflict resolution for Mass. 2024 pogy season

Carli Stewart

Members of the New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association demonstrated in support of herring fishermen presenting arguments in their appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 17, 2024. Cause of Action Institute photo.

Supreme Court decision finds division among Maine leaders

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Newport Yacht Builders owner Jim Thompson envisions a new industry where a shop can pre-form interior kits for boat builders and supply perfectly fitting parts on demand. Photo by Newport Yacht Builders

Newport Yacht Builders' digital precision in boatbuilding

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Marks on a lobster tail are believed to be made by a leather vise used to hold lobsters for scrubbing. A.C. McLoon, Frank Moore, Bob Barlow, Leslie Dyer, and Harold Look. Photo by Brown

Fishing back when: ban offshore lobster fishing

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Alexsa Rose (left) and Kimberly Ann running a tight race at Bar Harbor in Diesel Class M(B): 40 feet and over , 501 to 750 hp. Kimberly Ann won and took third in the Diesel Free for All. Jon Johanson photo.

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Lobster boat racers battle the rain at Bar Harbor

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2 New England offshore wind farms get all-clear

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A right whale female named Fission by scientists with an unnamed juvenile male whale is shown during an aerial survey over southern New England waters in March 2023. New England Aquarium photo/NOAA research permit #25739.

Undersea robot gliders monitoring right whales

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Members of the New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association demonstrated in support of herring fishermen presenting arguments in their appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 17, 2024. Cause of Action Institute photo.

Supreme Court rules for fishermen in landmark ‘Chevron deference’ case

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Fishermen who are sharing the waters with Vineyard Wind may be eligible for funds through the Fisheries Compensatory Mitigation Program. Photo courtesy of Bob Brewer on Unsplash

Commentary: Maine fast-tracking flawed floating wind project

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Photo by Nick Wilson on Unsplash

P-Town blessing to highlight Portuguese festival on Cape

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Winged kelp in cultivation. Seaweed mariculture and oysters are leading development of Alaska's underwater farming. University of Maine photo.

Growing kelp and fighting climate change

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