[STONINGTON, MAINE, September 26, 2022] – The Board of Directors of the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (MCCF), a non-profit with a mission to sustain fisheries and coastal communities in Maine, is thrilled to introduce Alexa Dayton as the newly appointed Executive Director. Dayton brings more than 25 years of leadership experience and a deep… Read more »

[HANCOCK COUNTY, MAINE, July 19, 2022] – Tate Yoder, a native of Penobscot and media specialist at Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (MCCF), will bring his short film, “A Watershed Moment: A Story about People, Fish, and the Water that Connects Them,” to the Blue Hill Public Library on Thursday, July 28 at 6:00pm. The… Read more »

[STONINGTON, ME, June 20, 2022] – Community members and guests visiting Stonington can now enjoy a new interpretive display looking out to Stonington Harbor. The four-part display, the newest exhibit at Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries’ Discovery Wharf, highlights the commercial fish pier, local granite history, the lobster fishery, and building resilience. The display is… Read more »

[HANCOCK COUNTY, ME, June 14, 2022] – This spring, alewife filled rivers, streams, and ponds of the Bagaduce River Watershed in numbers we haven’t seen in decades. This is thanks to a five-year-long collaboration among many organizations to reopen passage to this important fish species. “Alewife are what we call a foundation species. Basically, everything… Read more »

[STONINGTON, ME, March 28, 2022] – Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (MCCF) was recently awarded funding to support river herring/alewife initiatives locally, in the state of Maine and beyond.  This work includes restoration efforts on the Blue Hill Peninsula and the recently developed River Herring Network (RHN). This New England-wide network, which includes local, state,… Read more »

[STONINGTON, ME, January 26, 2022] – Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (MCCF) is announcing the retirement of our Executive Director Paul Anderson. MCCF’s Board of Director Chairman, Walter Kumiega shares, “On behalf of the MCCF Board of Directors, I would like to congratulate Paul on his retirement and thank him for his outstanding leadership these… Read more »

[BRUNSWICK, ME, August 16, 2021] – Lifelong fisherman and scientist Ted Ames was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Sciences by Bowdoin College on August 14 at their delayed 2020 Commencement. In presenting the degree Dr. John Lichter, colleague and friend of Ames at Bowdoin said that when groundfish stocks collapsed in the mid-1990s Ames “set… Read more »

[STONINGTON, ME, August 11, 2021] Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries is sorry to inform the public that regretfully, due to the lingering concerns about COVID, we have decided to cancel our “Tall Tales, Fish Tails & Damn Lies” event that was scheduled for Tuesday, August 17 at the Reach Performing Arts Center in Deer Isle…. Read more »

“Tall Tales, Fish Tails & Damn Lies” Returns [STONINGTON, ME, August 2, 2021] – Stonington nonprofit, Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (MCCF), is excited to announce the return of Tall Tales, Fish Tails & Damn Lies, an evening of music and words from a fishing community. The benefit event will kickoff at 6:00pm on Tuesday, August… Read more »

[STONINGTON, ME, June 1, 2021] – Stonington nonprofit, Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (MCCF) is excited to announce the re-opening of its marine education center, Discovery Wharf. The interpretive center will open its doors beginning Tuesday, June 22 with a limited schedule and new reservation system. Discovery Wharf has welcomed thousands of visitors from across… Read more »