Coastal Conversations Radio Program: Fisheries History at Penobscot Marine Museum

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Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Photo of a weir — A life-size herring weir is erected on the front lawn at Penobscot Marine Museum.Photo: Natalie Springuel

August 25, 2017 Coastal Conversations

Coastal Conversations show: August 25, 2017
WERU 89.9 in Blue Hill and 99.9 in Bangor
Host: Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant

Listen to the show on WERU archives

A historic exploration of Maine’s fisheries is illustrated this summer at the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport. The Museum is in the middle of a summer long exhibit called Gone Fishing, The Net Result: Our Evolving Fisheries. The exhibit is based on a treasure trove of historical photos focusing on the commercial fishing industry in the post-WWII era. The museum received the photos in 2012 as a gift from National Fishermen, the nation’s preeminent publication about the commercial fishing industry.

The Penobscot Marine Museum has been busy digitizing the collection and already thousands of photos documenting fisheries in Maine and the nation are available online through a searchable database. Hundreds more are on display at the Museum right now, in the Net Result exhibit.

Our Coastal Conversations show today is about how the Penobscot Marine Museum is using this gigantic photographic archive as their inspiration for a year full of fisheries-related exhibits and events to help the public understand the complexities of fisheries past and present, in Maine and beyond.

Last Spring, the Museum launched their new exhibit with a Fisheries History Conference in Belfast, where many speakers illustrated various aspects of changing fisheries. Among them, we’ll hear some great storytelling by Glen Libby, a longtime fishermen and founder of Port Clyde Fresh Catch. Glen traces the modernization of the gear which enabled catching more and more fish, and then he talks about his own transition to developing a community supported fishery, which focuses not on more and more, but better and fresher.

Toward the end of our show, we’ll share some information about the Maine Marine Fare event happening at Penobscot Marine Museum September 9 and 10, showcasing some current trends and opportunities in today’s seafood markets.

Guests

Cipperly Good, Penobscot Marine Museum
Glen Libby, Port Clyde Fresh Catch
With thanks also to Jessica Hathaway, National Fisherman Magazine

For more information

Penobscot Marine Museum, including information about exhibits and photo archives
Maine Marine Fare, including tickets and information
National Fisherman Magazine

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