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COLUMBIA FALLS — As the last fingers of ice melt away in the Penobscot River, smelt lovers are getting their dipnets ready. Always a popular winter catch for anglers in

ELLSWORTH — Two local groups formed decades ago to support salmon in Union River drew more than 50 people to the Bryant E. Moore Center March 8 for an update

ELLSWORTH — Two local groups formed decades ago to support salmon in the Union River drew more than 50 people to the Bryant E. Moore Community Center March 8 for

Explore sustainability below the surface! While seafood production and consumption continue to increase, the ocean’s finite supply is vulnerable to overfishing and environmental degradation. We look at what it means to sustainably farm, manage and capture seafood. We’ll examine the environmental benefits of the leafy greens living in the ocean and learn how Indigenous people have historically managed oyster fisheries.

Forum participants as well as others in the community will also be able to complete a survey to provide additional input, all of which will help to frame and direct the Union River Watershed plan that the team is developing.

In the last 8 years, Maine’s aquaculture harvest has more than doubled in volume and in value, and some predict that the state's aquaculture exports could be worth as much as $800 million by 2025.

ELLSWORTH — Legislation that would have removed the need for a state Water Quality Certificate for hydropower operations seeking a federal license to

Additional funds will be committed to ensure the properties stay well-maintained.

increase font size Groups urge Maine to protect last wild Atlantic salmon in U.S. A coalition of environmental groups and scientists say the fish could be afforded more protections if they were added to Maines list of endangered and threatened species. By PATRICK WHITTLEAssociated Press Share a 4-year-old Atlantic salmon is held at the National Fish Hatchery in Nashua, N.H., in April 2012. Jim Cole/Associated Press Maine is home to the last wild Atlantic salmon populations in the U.S., but a...

A MAN who died in his home from hypothermia could have been saved if he hadn’t been neglected by friends, a coroner concluded. Andrew Forrest, 49, was found dead by three friends who were concerned they hadn’t heard from him. Coroner James Newman, sitting in Preston, said Andrew, of Florence Street, Burnley, died from hypothermia after being left by two friends in a ‘confused, vacant’ state in a cold house which was overflowing with water. He added that if they had sought help f...