One of my favorite fishy memories is not of eating fish or catching fish but dissecting fish. It was with a group of students in San Diego and the fish we were dissecting were mackerel — a particularly perfect species for learning about some of the incredible adaptations of fish. After a brief explanation of […]
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Midcoast students opt for more school seafood options
Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association teamed up with Brunswick Junior High School to introduce a new curriculum. The goal? Bringing more seafood to schools.
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Brunswick Seafood Festival aims to raise funds for fishermen’s association
The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association and The Lemont Hall are teaming up this weekend to bring the “Best of Casco Bay” under one roof to highlight local waterfront businesses and support MCFA.
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Intertidal: Time to see the sea ducks
It’s really hard not to write about eider ducklings at this time of year. It is one of my favorite signs of impending summer to see the flotillas of multiple moms surrounding numerous fluffy chicks. Watching them herd into tidepools to feed and then float out to clumsily practice flight is a stark contrast to […]
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The Wrap: Angoor Wine Bar launches; Anjon’s to reopen in Scarborough
Also, a Maine-focused food hut for Commercial Street; the chef of Pot + Pan edibles competes on Food Network, and Luke’s hosts a benefit that touts Maine’s halibut fishery.
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Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association to host Just for the Halibut fundraiser
The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association is serving up a live fillet demonstration and dinner fundraiser at Luke’s Lobster Portland Pier Thursday, June 6.
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Chamber, Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association host summer guides release party
Summer is nearly upon us and two local organizations are partnering to celebrate the release of two guides designed to connect Brunswick residents and businesses in celebration of the town and its working waterfronts. The Bath-Brunswick Regional Chamber and Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) will host a release party for their “Scuttlebutt” and “Eat, Play, […]
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Fishermen’s association to host ‘Hidden Working Waterfronts’ panel
Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association will host the conversation in Phippsburg on Thursday.
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Intertidal: A bounty of maritime events ready to launch
Last week, I wrote about International Maritime Day, coming up on May 22, and its celebration of maritime industry as well as the Savannah, the first steam-powered vessel to cross the Atlantic in 1802. One of the local connections to this holiday is this weekend’s upcoming Community Day at the Maine Maritime Museum — a […]
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Program to put local catches on tables gets $750K in federal funds to continue through year
Fishermen Feeding Mainers, a Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association program, secured $750,000 in federal funding by working with Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins to submit appropriation requests. With an initial goal of 100,000 meals, the program has now donated over 1.25 million meals of local seafood to schools and food pantries.