NOAA ’bout it! Federal funding that supports Maine’s coast is at risk. Speak up to show policymakers these critical investments matter. Learn more and share your voice now!
Posted by Gerogia Howe & filed under In the news.
A new electric-powered boat at Hog Island Audubon Camp is putting coastal resilience into practice, demonstrating how clean energy can support the people, organizations, and ecosystems that make Maine’s coast thrive. This vessel is the first fully electric passenger boat in National Audubon Society’s fleet.
Posted by Gerogia Howe & filed under In the news.
There was a time when lobsters were so abundant along the Maine coast that they could be plucked by hand from shallow water. Those days are long gone, but for most people — whose interactions with lobsters happen on plates and rolls — it might be hard to say how lobsters and the lobster industry are doing.
Posted by Gerogia Howe & filed under Blog.
Bruce Doughty, a former commercial fisherman and Island Institute employee, shares what he’s hearing from candid conversations with Maine lobstermen.
Posted by Gerogia Howe & filed under In the news.
A major research collaboration between College of the Atlantic, the University of Maine, Maine Sea Grant, and Island Institute is bringing new attention to the creative ways women along Maine’s coast are adapting their marine livelihoods amid rapid environmental and economic change.
Posted by Gerogia Howe & filed under In the news.
The new entity, created by the Legislature, aims to leverage Maine’s clean ocean brand to foster jobs, investment, and new business ventures across a range of marine-based sectors. Establishing a state-sponsored economic development initiative focused on ocean-centered industry was the top recommendation of the Blue Economy Task Force.
Posted by Gerogia Howe & filed under In the news.
Island Institute’s demonstration projects will evaluate electric propulsion performance across U.S. fishing and workboat applications.
Posted by Laura England & filed under In the news.
Island Institute’s demonstration projects will evaluate electric propulsion performance across U.S. fishing and workboat applications.
