Reflections from the National Working Waterfront Network Conference

Posted February 26, 2025 by Gerogia Howe & filed under Blog.

At the beginning of the month, several Island Institute team members attended the National Working Waterfront Network Conference in San Diego. In addition to connecting with experts from across the country, they shared the groundbreaking work Island Institute is doing to keep Maine’s working waterfronts and marine economy ahead of the curve. We asked our team to reflect on the experience.

Island “Kelpventures”

Posted June 30, 2022 by Jack Sullivan & filed under Blog.

Kelp season seems to come all at once on the coast of Maine. In part due to the nature of the organism and its habitat, and in part due to the needs of kelp harvesters and processors, you can count on most farms being harvested within a couple of weeks in May and June.

Maine’s working waterfronts need our help

Posted December 3, 2021 by Renny Sabina & filed under Blog.

It seemed like a no more than a week would go by and we would be at it again; handling calls or emails from individuals, businesses, and communities about the critical challenges facing Maine’s iconic working waterfronts. We knew the themes well enough: skyrocketing real estate prices creating increased pressures to sell and uncertainty for… Read more »