Maine Lobstermen's Association

01/13/2026

🛟 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 🛟

Upcoming First Aid, CPR, AED, Safety & Survival, and Drill Conductor training opportunities happening across the coast this winter and spring. These courses help keep you & your crew safe on the water.

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐢𝐝, 𝐂𝐏𝐑 & 𝐀𝐄𝐃 : McMillan Offshore Survival Training
📍 Maine Maritime Academy Facility, 24 Mariners Way, Bucksport
🕘 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | 💲 $110
• Friday, January 30, 2026
• Friday, February 20, 2026
📞 Register or learn more: Contact Deb Kingston at (207) 326-2211 or [email protected]
🔗 https://mma.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=5367

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐢𝐝 & 𝐂𝐏𝐑 : Fishing Partnership Support Services
• Wednesday, March 4, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 1 Main Street, Rockland
🔗Register: https://fishingpartnership.org/event/first-aid-cpr-rockland-me/
• Monday, April 13, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 141 Water Street, Eastport
🔗 https://fishingpartnership.org/event/first-aid-cpr-eastport-me/
• Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 184 Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor
🔗 https://fishingpartnership.org/event/first-aid-cpr-southwest-harbor-me/

𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 & 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 : Fishing Partnership Support Services
• May 18, 2026 | 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Eastport
🔗 https://fishingpartnership.org/event/safety-survival-training-eastport-me/
• May 21, 2026 | 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Southwest Harbor
🔗 https://fishingpartnership.org/event/safety-survival-training-southwest-harbor-me-2/

𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 : Fishing Partnership Support Services
(Requires prior Safety & Survival Training)
• May 18–19, 2026 | 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Eastport
🔗 https://fishingpartnership.org/event/drill-conductor-certification-eastport-me/
• May 21–22, 2026 | 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Southwest Harbor
🔗 https://fishingpartnership.org/event/drill-conductor-certification-southwest-harbor-me-2/

👉 Spots fill quickly. Register early and invest in safety this season.

01/12/2026

Meet Meadow Gilley, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 👋🦞

At just 17, Meadow is already a lobsterman out of Southwest Harbor, fishing summers alongside her dad, Wayne, and running her own 18-foot skiff. From hauling traps to navigating busy waters and tough weather, she’s learning firsthand what it takes to make a living on the water.

Like many young lobstermen, Meadow cares deeply about the future of Maine’s lobster fishery and is thinking about what lies ahead as she balances school, fishing, and plans to become a teacher.

Stories like Meadow’s remind us why protecting this fishery matters... for today and for the next generation.

🔗Read: https://www.mlcalliance.org/post/mla-junior-harvester-meadow-gilley

01/09/2026

Our partners at the Maine Lobster Community Alliance profiled Isaac just last year when he was inducted into the Maine Boatbuilders Hall of Fame. He will be missed. https://www.mlcalliance.org/post/beals-island-man-inducted-into-maine-boat-builders-hall-of-fame

Yesterday I received the sad news that noted boatbuilder Isaac Beal of Beals Island had passed away. I met Isaac back in the early 1990s and over the years he was always a joy to sit down with and talk about boats. We talked a lot about the boats he and his father built over the years, before he realized that boatbuilding was not going to support his family.
When we opened the Shipyard we were asked by Isaac's son Chris to help with some mooring work. While there we knew Isaac wanted to pull out his race boat CHRISTOPHER, which we did. She ended up at the Shipyard in Bert Frost's old shop. He came almost every day and worked on her trying to get her ready to race again. We did our best to help, but keeping the Shipyard afloat meant doing paying jobs. Isaac was a wealth of information and taught all of us at the yard a great deal about wooden boats.
Unfortunately, CHRISTOPHER is only partly done, but we will finish up the project and get her back racing to honour one of Maine's best boatbuilders.

01/09/2026

Maine Department of Marine Resources completed vessel and aerial whale surveys this week in Southern Maine (around Jeffreys) & 𝒏𝒐 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒅.

Ongoing monitoring like this is vital. It helps regulators and fishermen know when whales are actually present in areas where they may interact with Maine lobstermen. Good data supports both conservation and Maine’s fishing communities.

01/06/2026

Thank you, DuraBrite Inc! We value all of our incredible partners.

DuraBrite Inc didn’t just put a lobster on a light... they put real support behind Maine lobstermen.

With their special collection, 20% of every purchase is donated to the MLCA, helping fund the work that we & our partners do every day to defend the future of this iconic, sustainable fishery.

These rugged, marine-grade lights are built by people who know the water & who know how important it is to stand up for the industry that feeds our communities and defines our coast.

We’re grateful to DuraBrite for turning a great product into real action for Maine lobstermen.

👉 Learn more or support the cause: https://durabritelights.com/collections/savemainelobstermen

01/02/2026

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Christopher McIntire, a dedicated third-generation lobsterman from Harpswell. Christopher embodied the spirit of Maine's working waterfront, carrying forward a proud family legacy while being a strong voice for the future of our industry.

Our hearts go out to his wife, Margaret, & their children, his parents Dana and Susan, the entire McIntire family, and all who knew and loved him. The bonds along our working waterfront run deep, and when we lose one of our own, especially someone so young, we all feel it.
https://harpswellanchor.org/2025/12/christopher-mcintire/

01/02/2026

We did it... 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆! 🦞
Thanks to this incredible community, we didn't just hit our $30,000 year-end goal... we raised $𝟒𝟎,𝟑𝟕𝟓.𝟒𝟖. That's more than $10,000 over what we set out to do.

Every single dollar will be invested in MLA's policy and advocacy work and our legal defense fund, fighting to secure the future of Maine's lobster fishery and the families who depend on it.

To everyone who donated, shared our posts, and cheered us on... 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔. Here's to 2026 and the work ahead. We're ready.

Happy New Year! 🎆🎇🦞🦞🎇🎆

12/31/2025

𝐖𝐄'𝐑𝐄 $𝟗𝟐.𝟒𝟎 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘!! 🦞
You read that right... we need to raise just 💲1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ in the next 10 hours to unlock a $10,000 MATCH!

We KNOW we're going to hit our $30,000 goal. The question now is: how far past can we go before the clock strikes midnight?
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This is it, folks. The final push. Every dollar you give tonight goes TWICE as far.

Let's show what this community can do. Who's ready to put us over the top?

👉DONATE NOW: https://mainelobstermen.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/mla-2025-end-of-year-campaign

Less than 10 hours. $92.40 to go. Let's finish this thing RIGHT.

12/30/2025

⏰The countdown is on... 🎆🍾🎉

We’re so close - 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆.

We’ve raised 92% of our $30,000 year-end goal, and we need just $2,654.66 to put us over the top before midnight tomorrow, December 31.

The MLA does the behind-the-scenes work that keeps lobstermen on the water, advocating for common-sense rules, protecting the resource, and supporting the next generation of fishermen. It’s not always flashy work, but it’s essential.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐭. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃, 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 $𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎, 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧.

If you believe our work matters, please consider chipping in and helping us finish strong:
👉 https://mainelobstermen.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/mla-2025-end-of-year-campaign

Together, we can close the gap. 🦞

12/30/2025

We’re so close - 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆.

We’ve raised 92% of our $30,000 year-end goal, and we need just $2,654.66 to put us over the top before midnight tomorrow, December 31.

The MLA does the behind-the-scenes work that keeps lobstermen on the water, advocating for common-sense rules, protecting the resource, and supporting the next generation of fishermen. It’s not always flashy work, but it’s essential.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐭. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃, 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 $𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎, 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧.

If you believe our work matters, please consider chipping in and helping us finish strong:
👉 https://mainelobstermen.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/mla-2025-end-of-year-campaign

Together, we can close the gap. 🦞

12/29/2025

🚨𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐂 Council Meeting TONIGHT, 5pm, Stonington Town Office. https://www.maine.gov/dmr/meetings/mon-12292025-1200-zone-c-council-meeting

🗓️𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐅 on Wednesday, January 7, Log Cabin, 196 Main Street, Yarmouth.
https://www.maine.gov/dmr/meetings/wed-01072026-1200-zone-f-council-meeting