Golden bill would benefit Wabanaki Nations tribes
H.R. 6707, the Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act, would amend the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.
Articles by: Anne Berleant
Anne Berleant
Reporter at The Ellsworth American
News Reporter Anne Berleant covers news and features in Ellsworth, Mariaville, Otis, Amherst, Aurora, Great Pond and Osborn. When not reporting, find her hiking local trails, reading or watching professional tennis. Email her at [email protected]
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Dealers scramble to supply lobstermen ahead of gear change deadline
May 1 is the deadline for commercial lobstermen in Maine to trawl up, use weaker rope or insert weak links and mark gear with the state color purple.
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Vessel tracking to start in 2023
All lobster and Jonah crab fishermen in federal waters will soon need electronic tracking devices on their vessels while fishing there.
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DMR brings news of declining young lobsters, resiliency measures to local lobstermen
The measures being considered are increasing gauge sizes, increasing minimum and decreasing maximum legal catch sizes, modifying V-notch rules or doing nothing.
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Concerns aired over proposed Frenchman Bay mussel seed farm
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) held a public hearing on the proposal on March 28 and 29 both online and at Bar Harbor Town Hall.
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From then to now: Deer Isle’s ties to America’s Cup
Sailors from Deer Isle and Stonington crewed the Nat Herreshoff-designed Defender and the Columbia in the 1895 and 1899 America’s Cup, respectively.
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With newly drawn districts, major party primaries are set for June 14
The Democratic and Republican primaries are set for June 14.
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$20 million needed to reopen Hampden waste facility
The MRC had earlier announced that the agreement will result in the sale of the Hampden waste facility by June 30.
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Aquaculture association creates distribution manual for growers
With roughly 80 percent of seafood landing in restaurant kitchens for their diners to consume, the initial pandemic shutdown was devastating for growers and harvesters of oysters, mussels, seaweeds and other aquaculture products.
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Zone councils to discuss draft lobster management plan
The primary goal of the meetings it to discuss an Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) draft addendum to its lobster management plan on stock resiliency in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank.
