marine industry

Published
March 14, 2025

The gripping ‘Slippery Beast’ is part crime tale, part natural history

Ellen Ruppel Shell takes a deep dive into the facts, figures and fascinating people that swirl around the intriguing eel.
Published
March 5, 2025

Midcoast fishermen warn of ‘destructive’ end to Maine Sea Grant

Aquaculture farmers from Westport Island to Biddeford warn that the Trump administration's decision to cut federal funding will harm Maine’s working waterfront, though Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday that the terms were being negotiated.
Published
February 18, 2025

Maine’s longtime marine resources commissioner is stepping down

Patrick Keliher, who has served in the position since 2012, is the longest-serving commissioner in the history of the Department of Marine Resources. He will retire March 14.
Published
February 6, 2025

Casco Bay scientists tackle eelgrass loss

At Maine’s first seagrass summit, researchers gathered to share findings and develop a strategy for large-scale restoration.
Published
December 30, 2024

Moose Landing Marina named Small Marina of the Year

Published
November 21, 2024

A dive to declutter Boothbay Harbor

OceansWide, a group dedicated to removing marine litter, invited The Times Record on one of its last dives of the season. What surfaced? Critters, sea squirts and a lone golf ball — plus a spark of inspiration for the Gulf of Maine.
Published
November 4, 2024

Brunswick student’s team takes home a win at international ocean science competition
Published
June 8, 2023

$30 million project will expand footprint, capacity of Bigelow research center in East Boothbay

The Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences says it will break ground this fall on a 25,000-square-foot building to accommodate a growing staff and add new capabilities for teaching and research.
Published
December 4, 2022

Seaweed industry divided over concerns about pace of growth in Maine

Potential environmental and economic impacts form the basis of a debate over how best to regulate kelp farming.
Published
October 4, 2022

Extreme heat, heavy rain, lawn runoff blamed for Brunswick clam die-off

Four acres of Brunswick clams died across several bays this summer, likely due to high temperatures, low tides and an algae bloom.