2008
Council adopts 70-day, split scallop season
Scallop fishermen in the Cobscook Bay area are relieved that the cut in the number of days they can fish this season will not be as drastic as had been proposed.
Edward French
2008
Lobster fishermen in province contend with price collapse
"It's all gone to pieces in a big hurry," says lobster fisherman Laurence Cook of Seal Cove, Grand Manan. "It's an untenable situation with the price. It's very near production costs."
2008
Lobstermen feeling pinch of price crash
It's going to be a hard winter Downeast, says lobster fisherman John Drouin of Cutler of the sudden drop in price for lobsters, with fishermen now receiving about half the amount per pound they got last year.
2008
Proposal to cut scallop season sparks debate
With a 96% decline in recorded Maine scallop landings from the top year in 1980 to last year, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is planning several changes in the fishery to stem the collapse of the resource.
2008
Pembroke aquifer among options for PWD water source
The Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD) is exploring different options for its source of water, including the possibility of groundwater from an aquifer in the Pembroke area. Representatives from the PWD and the district's engineering firm, A.E.
2008
First Wind gives project a second wind
After lying dormant for a couple of years, the plan for a wind energy project on Grand Manan has passed from one company, Eastern Wind Power of Quispamsis, N.B., to First Wind of Newton, Mass., which is expecting to begin construction at the site next year.
2008
Quoddy Bay, tribe at odds over payment
Quoddy Bay LNG, after first informing the Passamaquoddy Tribe that it would seek the tribal council's agreement on its proposal to suspend its quarterly lease payments to the tribe, has now informed the council that it is putting a temporary hold on the payments.