Protecting Maine's Coast

I am a young fisherman making my living for the last decade in Frenchman’s Bay. I recently attended a hearing by American Aquafarms, which is deceptive with its name for a starting point. The areas this Norwegian-backed company is proposing to turn into industrial aquaculture with two 50-plus acre leases for large fish pens, is heavily fished by lobstermen and has been for years. I am not a fan of foreign corporations making their money at the expense of Maine people.

Letter to the Editor: Aquaculture plant doesn’t belong in Frenchman Bay

Frenchman Bay sits at the foot of Acadia National Park. It is a beautiful and special place in Maine.

Now it also is a targeted site for fin-fish in-water aquaculture and there are so many questions that revolve around this potential lease which would be owned by a Norwegian company. American Aquaculture, funded through European investors, want to raise salmon.

PMFHF President Rock Alley Profiled in Maine Seniors Magazine

In many ways, Rock Alley is a typical Maine lobsterman whose family has pulled traps in the waters off Jonesport and Beals Island for five generations. But Rock also describes himself as a fiercely independent person who will be there for his lobster industry whenever it is threatened.

As the president of the Maine Lobstering Union and the Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation, Rock, 63, spends almost as much time fishing as he does when he advocates for his fellow lobstermen and lobsterwomen in Augusta. “I’m not afraid to stand up to people.”

Concert on the water to help Maine's lobstermen

From WCSH6

CHEBEAGUE ISLAND, Maine — A concert on the ocean off Chebeague Island on Sunday. The cause? Maine's lobster industry. The goal is to raise money for lobstermen who are hurting because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some fishermen are still working, but others are not. Market prices for lobster: "They're low. They're some of the lowest we've seen in the last decade," Crystal Canney with the Protect Maine's Fishing Heritage Foundation said.

Concert On The Ocean To Benefit Maine Lobstermen

Lobstermen in Maine have been hit hard by Covid-19. A concert on the ocean this weekend is planned to help.

Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation (PMFHF) is holding a live concert on the ocean to raise money for Maine lobstermen on Sunday, August 02. The Covid relief fundraiser will be matched dollar for dollar up to $25,000 by the foundation.