Pursuant to 38 M.R.S. §480-D, sub-§9, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is required to provide the Maine Department of Environmental Protection with an assessment of the impacts on the fishing industry of proposed dredging operations. The Maine Port Authority, in cooperation with the City of Portland and the Maine Department of Transportation, is proposing to dredge around the International Marine Terminal pier face and bulkhead in order to remove sedimentation to improve berthing.

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. 

Robbinston, Maine - The Maine Marine Patrol is investigating the death of 67-year old Gerald A. Rhodes of Baileyville, whose body was recovered yesterday on the beach at Mill Cove in Robbinston. Maine Marine Patrol responded yesterday afternoon to a report that a body had been discovered on the beach by a US Border Patrol agent.  The Border Patrol agent located the body at approximately 5:30 pm after being notified earlier in the day that an unoccupied vehicle had been located in a parking area near Mill Cove since yesterday morning.

This notice is to inform you that Maine DMR and partners including the University of Maine, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute will be conducting surveys of the