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Spruce Head Man Charged with Fishing too many lobster traps
Spruce Head Man Charged with Fishing 156 More Lobster Traps than the 800 Allowed

Warming waters, depleted stock mean another year of no shrimp in Maine
Bad news for all of us who love Maine’s small but tasty northern shrimp. In response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Northern Shrimp Section extended the moratorium on commercial fishing for the 2017 fishing season.

Scientists in Maine are helping the Navy fight rust
Scientists in Maine are helping the Navy fight rust by studying how it interacts with bacteria in salt water.

$15,000 reward offered in lobster trap cutting case
An escalation of trap cutting incidents in recent weeks between Cape Rosier and Schoodic Point prompted a $15,000 reward from Operation Game Thief for information that will help Marine Patrol in its investigation.

Penobscot East Resource Center's Alden recognized with national award for her work
Robin Alden, founding executive director of the Penobscot East Resource Center, Maine’s center for coastal fisheries based in Stonington, Maine, is one of a dozen individuals nation-wide selected as “White House Champions of Change for Sustainable Seafood.”

Lyman-Morse to Build 65’ Custom Cold-Molded Yacht
Construction is underway at Lyman-Morse Thomaston on a 65’ sailing yacht designed by Stephens Waring Yacht Design of Belfast, Maine.

Epifanes, MBH&H host Concours d’Epifanes at Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show
Epifanes Yacht Coatings and Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Magazine teamed up to unveil the first-ever Concours d’Epifanes at the recent 14th Annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show, which is held every August in Rockland, Maine.

Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors wins magazine awards
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine was honored with six awards, including being named a finalist for magazine of the year, at the 36th annual International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) awards dinner September 19.

Writer and Poet Carl Little to talk at Rockland Public Library
Writer Carl Little will give a talk about his work at the Rockland Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 29.

New projects underway at Brookin Boat Yard and Front Street Shipyard
Front Street Shipyard in Belfast has begun work on the first in a series of center console power catamarans for Brevilla Boat Co., and Brooklin Boat Yard has begun construction of a custom 91-foot cold-molded sloop.