2012
Chiefs declare emergency in St. Croix River
Prompted by a sacred run calling attention to the plight of the alewife in the St.
Edward French
2012
Last Grand Manan seiner sinks
The last purse seiner on Grand Manan, the <em>Moon Raker I</em>, sank early in the morning on June 2, after hitting Bull Rock. The rock is located about six miles southwest of Southwest Head, Grand Manan, about midway between Gannet Rock and Machias Seal Island, near the Murre Ledges.
2012
Sacred run to trace alewife spawning run
A spiritual run by Passamaquoddy tribal members will mirror the indigenous alewife run up the St. Croix River to recognize the importance of the fish to the river's watershed and to draw attention to 17-year blockage of the fish run by the Maine Legislature.
2012
Fishing for elvers lures tribal members
The St.
2012
Closure plan proposed for scallop fishery
The management of Maine's inshore scallop fishery may change significantly this year, as the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is proposing a new rotational closure strategy along the coast to help rebuild the fishery.
2012
Privatization decision shocks workers on Deer Island ferry
Deer Island residents were shocked and more than 20 workers on the government-run ferry between Deer Island and Letete are worried about their jobs after the New Brunswick government announced on April 18 that it had entered into an agreement to turn the service over to a private company.
2012
Tribal members weigh use of $12 million in settlement funds
While petitions have been signed by several hundred members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe to have a recent multi-million settlement award from the U.S. government distributed among the tribal members, tribal councillors are pointing out that the money has not yet been received...