The Casco Bay Regional Shellfish Working Group is designing an interactive online database to support shellfish conservation and management decisions in the region.
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Posted inPortland Forecaster
House Island campground ready for city review
The Planning Board could review a proposal to create a 21-site campground on the southern end of the island in Portland Harbor as early as next month.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: A Mainer fought for the Casco Bay, Presumpscot River we enjoy today
Sen. Edmund Muskie mustered the support of enough colleagues to override President Nixon’s veto of the Clean Water Act, and his work continues.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Nervous about cooking with seaweed?
These products from Atlantic Sea Farms make it easy, and now is a good time to start.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Longtime Casco Bay science educator retires
Mary Cerullo ‘set the standard for science communication’ at Friends of Casco Bay.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Casco Bay Lines to reduce ferry service because of coronavirus
The temporary reductions will affect Casco Bay island residents, who rely on the ferry service to transport them to and from the mainland.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Casco Bay nonprofit awards environmental grants
PORTLAND — The Casco Bay Estuary Partnership has awarded almost $11,000 in annual grants to local organizations carrying out environmental awareness projects in Falmouth, Freeport, Chebeague Island and Cumberland. In one project a team of volunteers led by the Falmouth Land Trust will inventory vegetation in Mill Creek to inform future management decisions about the […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
South Portland’s goal of limiting fertilizer use still ‘a work in progress’
A special committee is looking at how best to prevent excess nitrogen in local waterways.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Pioneering mussel farmer buys rival, plans expansion
By 2021, Bangs Island Mussels plans to more than double production and hire more than 10 new employees, reflecting a growing market for the Casco Bay-grown mussels.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Friends of Casco Bay will add data stations to get a clearer picture of quickly changing waters
Researchers for the nonprofit will deploy two continuous water-quality monitoring units – in Portland Harbor and in the New Meadows area near Harpswell – to get a more holistic view of conditions in the bay.