BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 9, 2022
Maine has more than 3,000 miles of coastline, 4,000-plus lobster boats and a rich heritage of boatbuilding. For John Hagan, an ecologist and chairman of Maine Climate Table, that makes it the ideal place to take the lead on making the lobster fishery greener. In a new report released this week, Hagan and retired Friendship lobsterman Richard Nelson delved into the feasibility of alternative power sources for lobster boats and encouraged boatbuilders, the lobster industry and others to look into the possibility of electrifying Maine’s lobster fleet.