2009
Red tide hits clam diggers hard
The closure of all of the southwest New Brunswick coastline and almost all of eastern Maine to the harvesting of shellfish has been hitting clam diggers hard this year.
Edward French
2009
Acadian begins rockweed harvest in Cobscook Bay
Acadian Seaplants Ltd. has begun commercially harvesting rockweed in Cobscook Bay for this season, following the Maine Department of Marine Resources' approval of its harvest plan on June 17. As of June 24, the Nova Scotia-based company was the only company approved for harvesting in the bay.
2009
Canaport LNG set to receive first shipment
Residents around Passamaquoddy Bay have been wrangling over liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects for five years, while some 50 miles away a new LNG terminal in Saint John was expected to receive its first shipment this week from the 932-foot Bilbao Knutsen.
2009
Doucet is confident Deer Island ferry service won't be cut
The MLA representing Deer Island in the New Brunswick legislative assembly is confident that a planned reduction in ferry service to the island to only one vessel for a four and one-half month period each year will not occur.
2009
Rockweed season’s harvesting slowed by new legislation
New restrictions on rockweed harvesting in Cobscook Bay, including limits on the amount that can be removed and the establishment of areas where harvesting will not be allowed, have been enacted by the Maine Legislature.
2009
Sipayik council votes to end project with Quoddy Bay LNG
The Sipayik Tribal Council has voted to end its relationship with Quoddy Bay LNG for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Pleasant Point.
2009
Court favors former housing director in 10-year legal saga
The 10-year Dickensian legal saga ensuing from the break-in at the residence of a former executive director of the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Housing Authority appears to have finally reached its ending.