Lobsters are a family of marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs have claws,including the first pair,which are usually much larger than the others. Highly prized as seafood,lobsters are economically important and are often one of the most profitable commodities in the coastal areas they populate.
Stonington is a town in Hancock County,Maine,United States. It's located on the southern portion of the island of Deer Isle. The population was 1,056 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Burnt Cove,Oceanville,Green Head,and Clam City. A picturesque working waterfront and tranquil tourist destination in eastern Penobscot Bay,Stonington has consistently ranked among the top lobster ports in the county and is the largest lobster port in Maine. In 2011,14,854,989 pounds of lobster were landed by Stonington fishermen with a value of $46.3 million.
Isle au Haut is a town in Knox County,Maine,United States,on an island of the same name in Penobscot Bay. The population was 92 at the 2020 census. Home to portions of Acadia National Park,Isle au Haut is accessible by ferry from Stonington,Maine.
Vinalhaven is a town on the larger of the two Fox Islands in Knox County,Maine,United States. Vinalhaven is also used to refer to the island itself. The population was 1,279 at the 2020 census. It is home to a thriving lobster fishery and hosts a summer colony. Since there is no bridge to the island,Vinalhaven is primarily accessible from Rockland via an approximately 75-minute state ferry ride across West Penobscot Bay,or by air taxi from Knox County Regional Airport.
Criehaven is an alternative name for Ragged Island,an unorganized territory in Knox County,Maine,United States. Criehaven was formerly a plantation including Ragged Island just south of Matinicus Isle in outer Penobscot Bay,plus Matinicus Rock to its southeast,and Seal Island,the location of Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge,to its northeast. Criehaven surrendered its organization and reverted to an unorganized territory in 1925,but the name persists.
The American lobster is a species of lobster found on the Atlantic coast of North America,chiefly from Labrador to New Jersey. It is also known as Atlantic lobster,Canadian lobster,true lobster,northern lobster,Canadian Reds,or Maine lobster. It can reach a body length of 64 cm (25 in),and a mass of over 20 kilograms (44 lb),making it not only the heaviest crustacean in the world,but also the heaviest of all living arthropod species. Its closest relative is the European lobster Homarus gammarus,which can be distinguished by its coloration and the lack of spines on the underside of the rostrum. American lobsters are usually bluish green to brown with red spines,but several color variations have been observed.
Mystic Pizza is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Donald Petrie in his feature directorial debut,and starring Annabeth Gish,Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor. It follows the coming-of-age of three young Portuguese-American friends who work at a pizza parlor in a seaside Connecticut town. The film received positive reviews,with Roger Ebert declaring at the time,"I have a feeling that Mystic Pizza may someday become known for the movie stars it showcased back before they became stars." It marked Matt Damon's film debut.
A lobster trap or lobster pot is a portable trap that traps lobsters or crayfish and is used in lobster fishing. In Scotland,the word creel is used to refer to a device used to catch lobsters and other crustaceans. A lobster trap can hold several lobsters. Lobster traps can be constructed of wire and wood,or metal and netting or rigid plastic. An opening permits the lobster to enter a tunnel of netting or other one-way device. Pots are sometimes constructed in two parts,called the "chamber" or "kitchen",where there is bait,and exits into the "parlour",which prevents escape. Lobster pots are usually dropped to the sea floor,one or more at a time,sometimes up to 40 or more,and are marked by a buoy so they can be picked up later.
Lobster Wars,also known as Deadliest Catch:Lobstermen in the United Kingdom,is a documentary television series on the Discovery Channel. It documents men and one woman fishing for lobsters off the Georges Bank near the northeastern coast of North America. It first aired on August 23,2007.
Linda Greenlaw is a best-selling author of books with maritime themes and the only female swordfishing boat captain on the East Coast of the United States. She was featured in the 1997 book The Perfect Storm and the film The Perfect Storm.
High Tide at Noon is a 1957 British drama film directed by Philip Leacock. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. High Tide at Noon was based on the first of a series of novels by Elisabeth Ogilvie,set in Maine. Location work was done in Devon.
Ted Ames is a Maine fisherman,and former hatchery director of Penobscot East Resource Center.
Linda Lorraine Bean is an American businessperson and donor. As a candidate of the Republican Party,Bean ran unsuccessfully for the United States Congress in 1988 and 1992. She is the granddaughter of Leon Leonwood Bean and an heiress to the L.L.Bean company.
Ellery Thompson (1899–1986) was an American fisherman,writer,and artist who lived at one time or another in the Connecticut shore towns of Stonington,Groton,Mystic and New London. In 1950 he published the autobiographical Draggerman's Haul:The Personal Story of a Connecticut Fishing Captain about the new technique of using dragger nets to sweep the bottom of the ocean;his work with Yale fishery biologists;the effect of Prohibition on ocean fishing;the efforts to make a feature film from his books;and his years on shore after leaving fishing in 1958,including a stint at Mystic Seaport Museum.
Ragged Isle is a Maine-based dramatic web series that has won multiple Indie Series Awards and other accolades.
David Miramant is an American Democratic politician and pilot from Maine. He represents Senate District 12,Knox County,in the Maine Senate. Miramant served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2006-2008 and was first elected to the Senate in 2014. Miramant is a career pilot:He flew commercial Boeing 767s at Delta Air Lines and has owned and operated a glider ride service on coastal Maine since 2005.
The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is a marine national monument of the United States off the coast of New England,on the seaward edge of Georges Bank. It was created by President Barack Obama on September 15,2016,as the first U.S. marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean.
Rachel Talbot Ross is an American politician and activist. A Democrat from Portland,Talbot has been the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives since December 2022. When she was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2016,Talbot Ross became the first Black woman to serve in the Maine Legislature. Talbot Ross represents District 40,consisting of the Parkside,Bayside,East Bayside,and Oakdale neighborhoods of Portland as well as the University of Southern Maine campus. She became Maine's first African-American House Speaker,and the highest-ranking African-American politician in Maine history,when she was elected speaker on December 7,2022.
Anne Carney is an American Democratic politician and attorney from Maine. She currently serves in the Maine Senate representing District 29,which consists of Cape Elizabeth,South Portland,and part of Scarborough. Carney was born in Baltimore,Maryland and attended Haverford College where she received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). She completed a Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S) from Harvard University in 1987 and moved to Maine in 1988. Carney completed a Juris Doctor at the University of Maine School of Law in 1990 and practiced employment,civil rights and municipal law for 16 years. She was a pro bono In-House Volunteer Attorney at Pine Tree Legal Assistance for eight years before running for Maine House of Representatives District 30 in 2018. In 2020,Carney was elected to her first term in the Maine Senate.
William "Billy Bob" Faulkingham is an American politician and fisherman who has served in the Maine House of Representatives from the 12th district since 2022. A Republican,Faulkingham is the Minority Leader of the lower house,and previously served in the 136th district from 2018 to 2022.
