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Climate Change

Thief of Tradition

Ed Parker’s painting, The Lobster Trap, was inspired by a story in The Boston Globe about the environmental impacts of climate change on lobster fisheries in the Gulf of Maine.

The New Normal?

Two powerful storms hit Maine on the nose, causing massive damage and leaving locals to ponder whether this will be their new reality

An Island of Ice, Adrift

The world’s largest iceberg has broken free from Antarctica and is floating toward the Southern Ocean

Anchor Alternatives

New technology like trolling motors and Power-Poles make it easier than ever to lock a boat in position without a traditional anchor, and that’s good news for bottom fishermen

How Trap Fishermen Mend Their Nets

The Wheeler family owns two of the last trap companies in Rhode Island, one of the oldest methods of commercial fishing in New England, with origins dating back to Native Americans.

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