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Jonesport – The Maine Marine Patrol has added a new patrol vessel to its fleet. The P/V Sentinel II, a 42-foot Calvin Beal designed hull, was launched recently in South Bristol and will be stationed in Jonesport.
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Augusta – The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has announced the latest winners of the state’s scallop license lotteries. The winners include the following:
Maine’s coastline stretches for thousands of miles. Within that expanse are many intersecting and often competing activities and values. Mainers are deeply connected to the coast through livelihoods, cultural identities, family legacies, and deep appreciation for nature, wildlife, and wild spaces. But sometimes those connections to the coast can clash.
Cushing - The Maine Marine Patrol and Knox County Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of Donald McBeth, 83, a resident of Vero Beach, Florida and a seasonal resident of Cushing, whose body was discovered yesterday on the shore near Gaunt Neck Road in Cushing. Marine Patrol was notified of the missing man at approximately 7:00 pm yesterday after he failed to attend a family gathering. Marine Patrol joined members of the Knox County Sheriff's Office, the Maine Warden Service, and other emergency response personnel in the search.
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University of New England (UNE) proposes to utilize National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) funding to construct a permanent research pier on the Saco River at the Arthur P. Girard Marine Science Center at 11 Hills Beach Road in Biddeford, ME. The proposed activity includes a new access road, a 5,100-square-foot marine pier with 26 concrete filled steel pipe pilings, an 80-foot aluminum gangway, a total of 768 square feet of floating timber docks, a 320-square-foot covered outdoor classroom, and an 80-square-foot storage shed.