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Community invited to engage, explore, experience ocean research at DMC
Thu, 06/21/2018 - 7:00am
The University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole invites community members to learn how the...
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Taste Maine’s Future dinner features under-used seafood
Sun, 06/17/2018 - 8:00am
The first Damariscotta Oyster Celebration continued into the second day with tours of local oyster...
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Washburn & Doughty launches tugboat
Fri, 06/15/2018 - 7:45am
On Thursday, June 14, Washburn & Doughty Associates of East Boothbay launched its latest...
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Maine’s First Ship party June 23
Sat, 06/09/2018 - 7:00am
Maine’s First Ship is hosting its midsummer “New Year’s Eve” party on Saturday, June 23 at the Bath...
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CG Auxiliary Flotilla 25 releases 2018 vessel safety check schedule
Thu, 06/07/2018 - 7:45am
Ever notice that “free” isn’t always free? There’s “free” as in, “buy three tires get the fourth...
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World Oceans Day inspires $500,000 in nationwide support for Bigelow Laboratory
Mon, 06/04/2018 - 2:45pm
An anonymous donor to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is using an act of generosity to...
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Warning buoys to mark sunken vessel
Wed, 05/30/2018 - 9:45am
A sunken World War II-era minesweeper that sank in Wiscasset harbor over the winter will be marked...
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Darling Marine Center director recognized for public service
Sun, 05/27/2018 - 7:30am
Dr. Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, has received the...
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Study finds marine protected areas help coral reefs
Sat, 05/12/2018 - 7:15am
Orono, Maine — Reports in recent years that marine protected areas (MPAs) aren’t effective in...
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Survey scheduled for West Harbor Pond watershed
Thu, 05/10/2018 - 8:30am
The West Harbor Pond Watershed Association, with support from the Maine Department of Environmental...
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DRA invites community to help clean up river shoreline
Tue, 05/08/2018 - 10:30am
With alewives, horseshoe crabs, and other migratory species beginning to make their way up the...
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Volunteers needed for Nequasset alewife count
Tue, 05/08/2018 - 8:30am
As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and...
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DRA takes part in Maine Phytoplankton Monitoring Program
Fri, 04/27/2018 - 9:00am
Damariscotta River Association (DRA) is now part of the Maine Phytoplankton Monitoring Program,...
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Young men work on old boat
Sun, 04/22/2018 - 8:30am
Boothbay Harbor Shipyard has hired three sturdy young men to help in the five-year, $6.5 million...
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Cannon naming rights, Arnold explorer, on tap at MFS’s annual dinner
Sun, 04/22/2018 - 7:00am
If you have ever wanted to name a cannon, you’ll get a chance to do just that at Maine’s First Ship...
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Watershed survey steering committee discusses process
Fri, 04/20/2018 - 8:15am
The West Harbor Pond Watershed Association’s steering committee for an upcoming watershed survey...
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Maine Maritime Museum to relaunch the Mary E
Wed, 04/18/2018 - 11:15am
This spring, following a nearly year-long restoration at the Maine Maritime Museum, the 1906...
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Boothbay Sea and Science Center hires new education program director
Thu, 04/05/2018 - 7:15am
Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) President and Executive Director Pauline Dion has announced...
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Maine Maritime Museum to open new Bath Iron Works exhibit May 19
Fri, 03/23/2018 - 8:30am
Construction is underway on a new, permanent 1,000-square-foot exhibit at Maine Maritime Museum...
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Selectmen hear opposing viewpoints on wind project
Fri, 03/09/2018 - 7:15am
A New Harbor fisherman put his and about 50 others’ opposition to a proposed wind power pilot...
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Bigelow Laboratory, UMaine launch Gulf of Maine kelp study
Tue, 03/06/2018 - 8:15am
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has been awarded funding from Maine Sea Grant for a new study...
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Change of leadership at Maine Lobstermen’s Association
Mon, 03/05/2018 - 12:15pm
At the 64th annual meeting of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association on March 2, long-time president...
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2017 lobster landings decreased 16 percent; reduced clam landings due to algae blooms, imports
Fri, 03/02/2018 - 10:00am
Maine commercial fishermen once again landed more than a half-billion dollars’ worth of marine...
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Local scientists attend national ocean sciences meeting
Sat, 02/24/2018 - 8:30am
Scientists from the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center recently traveled to Portland,...
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Maine shipbuilder submits lowest bid to build new state ferry
Sun, 02/18/2018 - 12:00pm
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation sent a Notice of Intent to Award an $8.8 million...
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Apply now for marine science internships at DMC
Sat, 02/10/2018 - 7:30am
Despite the February chill, the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole is gearing...
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Friends of Windjammer Days awards Boothbay Sea and Science Center $2K
Wed, 02/07/2018 - 7:00am
The Boothbay Sea and Science Center has received a $2,000 donation from Friends of Windjammer Days...
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‘Planet Shark: Predator or Prey’ exhibition at Portland Science Center
Fri, 02/02/2018 - 3:45pm
From the venue that brought you Body Worlds and Titanic, comes a thrilling exhibition, participants...
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A story of two turbines ... and opinions aplenty
Tue, 01/23/2018 - 3:00pm
The Advanced Structures and Composites Center presented the Maine Aqua Ventus project to area...
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Maine EPSCoR announces partnership with Bigelow Laboratory
Fri, 01/12/2018 - 8:15am
Environmental DNA will be the research focus of Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine in its...
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Boothbay Harbor Shipyard sold to Andy Tyska and Bristol Marine
Wed, 01/10/2018 - 9:15am
Andy Tyska, president of Rhode Island-based Bristol Marine, has announced the acquisition of...
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Bigelow researcher discovers fishes' fear of sharks shapes Fijian reefs
Sat, 12/23/2017 - 7:30am
Fishes' fear of sharks helps shape shallow reef habitats in the Pacific, according to new research...
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No Hydrilla in Damariscotta Lake for the first time since 2009
Wed, 12/13/2017 - 7:30am
Thanks to hundreds of hours of volunteer time, public support from the towns of Jefferson,...
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‘Local hero’ frees beached boat
Mon, 12/11/2017 - 3:00pm
On Dec. 5, local lobsterman Dave Reingardt’s boat Head Tide was found aground at the northernmost...
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Coast Guard Auxiliary teaches boating safety to Naval Sea Cadets
Mon, 12/04/2017 - 10:45am
After their morning participation in the South Portland Veterans Day Parade Nov. 11 and a quick...
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Moratorium on Northern Shrimp commercial fishing continues for 2018 season
Thu, 11/30/2017 - 3:15pm
In response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource, the Atlantic States Marine...
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Choosing a winter cover for your boat
Thu, 11/16/2017 - 7:00am
Shorter days, cooler temperatures and colorful trees signal an end to boating season, meaning, it’s...
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Bigelow Laboratory appoints new president and CEO
Wed, 10/25/2017 - 2:15pm
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences announced today that its board of trustees has appointed...
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DMC director Heather Leslie shares vision for UMaine’s marine lab
Sun, 10/22/2017 - 7:15am
Heather Leslie recently spoke with communications intern Aliya Uteuova about her first two years as...
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‘Gross-ology Lab’ sure to please at DRA’s Halloween Haunts
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 11:00am
Damariscotta River Association (DRA) invites the public to meet Poison Ivy (or Ivy for short), a...
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Invasive plants of Midcoast Maine
Sat, 10/14/2017 - 7:00am
On Thursday, Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m., Program Manager of Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation...
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Shore-to-Table events explore Maine’s sea vegetables
Tue, 09/26/2017 - 7:30am
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens have teamed up for a two-...
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Bigelow Laboratory awarded highest Charity Navigator rating
Wed, 09/13/2017 - 10:45am
Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator, recently awarded Bigelow...
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Darling Marine Center welcomes Boothbay Sea and Science Center
Thu, 09/07/2017 - 4:00pm
Students at the Boothbay Sea and Science Center capped off their summer program with a day-long...
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Mook Sea Farm site of Cooperative Extension annual meeting
Sun, 09/03/2017 - 7:30am
The public is invited to visit Mook Sea Farm and its grow-out sites and enjoy delectable oysters at...
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‘Lighthouse Legends and Lore’ tour begin Sept. 10
Thu, 08/31/2017 - 8:00am
Maine Maritime Museum and Red Cloak Haunted History Tours are again offering their popular “...
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Up a lazy river
Thu, 08/31/2017 - 7:15am
If you’ve ever had a drink, a meal, or both at Schooner Landing in Damariscotta, no doubt you’ve...
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Boothbay Harbor audience hears about Pacific navigation, migration
Tue, 08/29/2017 - 8:00am
What do the islands in Micronesia have in common with those just a stone’s throw from our own...
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Come sail aboard classic historic schooner
Fri, 08/25/2017 - 4:00pm
On Thursday, Aug. 31, the historic schooner When and If will sail into Boothbay Harbor with owner-...
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Scientists research the movement of squids at the Darling Marine Center
Tue, 08/22/2017 - 10:00am
This summer, the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center is hosting a team of researchers for a...
Thu, 06/21/2018 - 7:00amThe University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole invites community members to learn how the...
Sun, 06/17/2018 - 8:00amThe first Damariscotta Oyster Celebration continued into the second day with tours of local oyster...
Fri, 06/15/2018 - 7:45amOn Thursday, June 14, Washburn & Doughty Associates of East Boothbay launched its latest...
Sat, 06/09/2018 - 7:00amMaine’s First Ship is hosting its midsummer “New Year’s Eve” party on Saturday, June 23 at the Bath...
Thu, 06/07/2018 - 7:45amEver notice that “free” isn’t always free? There’s “free” as in, “buy three tires get the fourth...
Mon, 06/04/2018 - 2:45pmAn anonymous donor to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is using an act of generosity to...
Wed, 05/30/2018 - 9:45amA sunken World War II-era minesweeper that sank in Wiscasset harbor over the winter will be marked...
Sun, 05/27/2018 - 7:30amDr. Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, has received the...
Sat, 05/12/2018 - 7:15amOrono, Maine — Reports in recent years that marine protected areas (MPAs) aren’t effective in...
Thu, 05/10/2018 - 8:30amThe West Harbor Pond Watershed Association, with support from the Maine Department of Environmental...
Tue, 05/08/2018 - 10:30amWith alewives, horseshoe crabs, and other migratory species beginning to make their way up the...
Tue, 05/08/2018 - 8:30amAs spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and...
Fri, 04/27/2018 - 9:00amDamariscotta River Association (DRA) is now part of the Maine Phytoplankton Monitoring Program,...
Sun, 04/22/2018 - 8:30amBoothbay Harbor Shipyard has hired three sturdy young men to help in the five-year, $6.5 million...
Sun, 04/22/2018 - 7:00amIf you have ever wanted to name a cannon, you’ll get a chance to do just that at Maine’s First Ship...
Fri, 04/20/2018 - 8:15amThe West Harbor Pond Watershed Association’s steering committee for an upcoming watershed survey...
Wed, 04/18/2018 - 11:15amThis spring, following a nearly year-long restoration at the Maine Maritime Museum, the 1906...
Thu, 04/05/2018 - 7:15amBoothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) President and Executive Director Pauline Dion has announced...
Fri, 03/23/2018 - 8:30amConstruction is underway on a new, permanent 1,000-square-foot exhibit at Maine Maritime Museum...
Fri, 03/09/2018 - 7:15amA New Harbor fisherman put his and about 50 others’ opposition to a proposed wind power pilot...
Tue, 03/06/2018 - 8:15amBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has been awarded funding from Maine Sea Grant for a new study...
Mon, 03/05/2018 - 12:15pmAt the 64th annual meeting of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association on March 2, long-time president...
Fri, 03/02/2018 - 10:00amMaine commercial fishermen once again landed more than a half-billion dollars’ worth of marine...
Sat, 02/24/2018 - 8:30amScientists from the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center recently traveled to Portland,...
Sat, 02/10/2018 - 7:30amDespite the February chill, the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole is gearing...
Wed, 02/07/2018 - 7:00amThe Boothbay Sea and Science Center has received a $2,000 donation from Friends of Windjammer Days...
Fri, 02/02/2018 - 3:45pmFrom the venue that brought you Body Worlds and Titanic, comes a thrilling exhibition, participants...
Tue, 01/23/2018 - 3:00pmThe Advanced Structures and Composites Center presented the Maine Aqua Ventus project to area...
Wed, 01/10/2018 - 9:15amAndy Tyska, president of Rhode Island-based Bristol Marine, has announced the acquisition of...
Sat, 12/23/2017 - 7:30amFishes' fear of sharks helps shape shallow reef habitats in the Pacific, according to new research...
Wed, 12/13/2017 - 7:30amThanks to hundreds of hours of volunteer time, public support from the towns of Jefferson,...
Mon, 12/11/2017 - 3:00pmOn Dec. 5, local lobsterman Dave Reingardt’s boat Head Tide was found aground at the northernmost...
Mon, 12/04/2017 - 10:45amAfter their morning participation in the South Portland Veterans Day Parade Nov. 11 and a quick...
Thu, 11/30/2017 - 3:15pmIn response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource, the Atlantic States Marine...
Wed, 10/25/2017 - 2:15pmBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences announced today that its board of trustees has appointed...
Sun, 10/22/2017 - 7:15amHeather Leslie recently spoke with communications intern Aliya Uteuova about her first two years as...
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 11:00amDamariscotta River Association (DRA) invites the public to meet Poison Ivy (or Ivy for short), a...
Tue, 09/26/2017 - 7:30amBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens have teamed up for a two-...
Wed, 09/13/2017 - 10:45amCharity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator, recently awarded Bigelow...
Thu, 09/07/2017 - 4:00pmStudents at the Boothbay Sea and Science Center capped off their summer program with a day-long...
Thu, 08/31/2017 - 8:00amMaine Maritime Museum and Red Cloak Haunted History Tours are again offering their popular “...
Thu, 08/31/2017 - 7:15amIf you’ve ever had a drink, a meal, or both at Schooner Landing in Damariscotta, no doubt you’ve...
Tue, 08/29/2017 - 8:00amWhat do the islands in Micronesia have in common with those just a stone’s throw from our own...
Fri, 08/25/2017 - 4:00pmOn Thursday, Aug. 31, the historic schooner When and If will sail into Boothbay Harbor with owner-...
Tue, 08/22/2017 - 10:00amThis summer, the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center is hosting a team of researchers for a...
