[STONINGTON, MAINE, July 31, 2024] Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries is pleased to announce recent staffing additions and promotions. Executive Director Dr. Alexa Dayton shared, “This is an energizing time for Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries as we hit our 21st anniversary, and double down our mission which is more relevant than ever before. I’m… Read more »
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Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries’ innovative and collaborative fine-ecology approach serves as a beacon of success, both in our own region, our fishing community, and places far beyond our shores.
Senator Collins Announces More than $450,000 to Strengthen Maine’s Fisheries
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (MCCF) will be receiving a total of $469,658 over a three year period, through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research Cooperative Agreement and Training Project Grant Program. The funding will go… Read more »
Discovery Wharf to Open Doors with New “Wicked Weathah” Exhibit
[STONINGTON, ME, May 19, 2023] – In the heart of Stonington, Maine’s highest lobster landings port, fisheries come alive at 13 Atlantic Avenue, home of the Discovery Wharf – Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries’ (MCCF) vibrant interpretive center for visitors of all ages. The MCCF Discovery Wharf provides interactive experiences ranging from hands-on learnings about… Read more »
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries Welcomes Alexa Dayton as Executive Director
[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 »
A Watershed Moment: Local Filmmaker Shines Spotlight on Bagaduce Watershed
[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 »
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries and Partners Launch New Interpretive Display Highlighting Stonington’s Waterfront History
[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 »
Independent Film Tells Story of Maine’s First Watershed Fully Restored for Fish Passage
[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 »
River Herring Network Receives Funding to Strengthen Collaborative Efforts
[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 »
Fisheries Nonprofit Announces Search for Next Director
[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 »
Fisherman scientist honored by Bowdoin
[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 »