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SUMMARY:Fishing Family Community Resource Day
DESCRIPTION:April 14\, 2026\n9:00 am – 3:00 pm\nDrop-in anytime!\n@Eastport Port Authority \nEXPLORE FREE RESOURCES FOR YOUR:\nBusiness\nDiversification Opportunities\nAquaculture Industry Partners\nEmployment Supports \nSafety\nPFDs & Survival Suit Try-Ons\nCommunity Orchestration Guide\nWhole Family Home Health Checks \nEducation\nCollege Programs\nFinancial Aid\nWorkforce Training \nPLUS: \nJoin for a scheduled session on Cooperative Finance in Fishing Cooperatives\, presented by Ree Anna Bridges of University Credit Union\nTwo sessions available: 9:30 -10:15 am & 11:30 am – 12:15 pm \nAlso\, join an Alternative Lobster Gear Demo with Brooke Hachey\, Program Manager at Sunrise County Economic Council\, between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm
URL:https://mainestreetbusiness.org/event/fishing-family-community-resource-day/
LOCATION:Eastport Port Authority Welcome Center\, 141 Water Street\, Eastport\, ME\, 04631\, United States
CATEGORIES:Resource Fair,Working Waterfront
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SUMMARY:Free First Aid & CPR Training for Fishermen
DESCRIPTION:4/13\, 8 am-4 pm – Eastport Port Authority\, Eastport – Register \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen you’re at sea\, you don’t have the convenience of emergency personnel arriving in a few minutes to care for an injured crewman. As fishermen\, you are the first responders. Depending on the weather and your distance from shore\, you may continue to respond for a long time until medical experts take over. This CPR & First Aid Class is enhanced to teach you the most up to date life-saving skills. This class certifies fishermen in CPR and First Aid and meets U.S. Coast Guard requirements under 46 CFR 28.21. \nDuring the CPR & First Aid Course\, you will receive hands-on instruction for these skills and more:\n*Tourniquets * Splinting (broken bones) * Wound Care *Hypothermia * Diabetes * Overdose *Heart Attack * Shock * Traumatic Injuries *Allergic Reactions * Burn Treatment * Stroke * Cuts and Lacerations * Chemical Poisoning *First Aid Kits * Infections * Patient Assessment * Bites and Stings *Frostbite * Medical Emergencies (Appendicitis\, Seizure\, Sepsis etc.) * Asthma * Dehydration * Amputation * Heat Stroke * Choking * CPR * AED use * Patient Evacuation *Ergonomics and more.
URL:https://mainestreetbusiness.org/event/free-first-aid-cpr-training-for-fishermen/
LOCATION:Eastport Port Authority Welcome Center\, 141 Water Street\, Eastport\, ME\, 04631\, United States
CATEGORIES:Working Waterfront
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SUMMARY:Demo Day with Seascale Maine
DESCRIPTION:Join Jon and Charlie from Seascale Maine as they demonstrate how their Maine Scallop Pot and Maine Urchin pot work. Seascale Maine’s mission is to provide high-quality\, easy-to-integrate aquaculture gear that helps lobstermen add new revenue streams without changing the way they fish. \nOn February 26\, drop in anytime between 11 am and 1 pm at MaineStreet Business Building – 19 Main Street\, Machias\, ME 04654. There is plenty of parking behind the building. \nLunch will be provided! Registration is not required. \nRepresentatives from Maine Aquaculture Association\, Gulf of Maine Research Institute\, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center and Downeast Institute will be there!
URL:https://mainestreetbusiness.org/event/demo-day-with-seascale-maine/
LOCATION:MaineStreet Business Building\, 19 Main Street\, Machias\, ME\, 04654\, United States
CATEGORIES:Working Waterfront
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260218T160000
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SUMMARY:Casting a Wider Net with Amanda Smith\, Coastal Opportunities Advisor
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will dive into self-employment and ways fishing families can diversify their household income. In this session\, we’ll cover opportunities in the trades\, tourism\, education and training as well as self-employment support. \nThis webinar will cover: \n\nWays fishing families can diversify their household income for more stability\nHow to create a financial safety net for when the fishing season doesn’t yield the expected income\nHow to work in trades\, tourism\, education\, and training for year-round opportunities\nSupport and resources for the self-employed\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://mainestreetbusiness.org/event/casting-a-wider-net-with-amanda-smith-coastal-opportunities-advisor/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Working Waterfront
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SUMMARY:Downeast Fishing Family Forum
DESCRIPTION:1st Annual Downeast Fishing Family Forum\nThursday\, October 16\, 2025\, 10 am – 2 pm\nWoodlawn Event Center\, Ellsworth \nClick here to Register! \nOver the last decade\, Maine’s fishing families have faced hard times\, and we’ve had to lean on the incredible strength of our communities. As fishing family members ourselves\, we have faced the fear of losing an industry our communities have depended on for generations. We have faced the grief of coming together again and again to search for loved ones lost at sea. We also know that resilience runs deep in our families and communities\, and that we will continue to show up for each other and keep going – together. \nThat’s why we are hosting the First Annual Fishing Family Forum — a gathering for fishing families along Maine’s Downeast coast to connect\, share\, and talk about what matters most\, including: Safety on the water\, harvester health & well-being\, mental health supports\, community response in emergencies\, financial literacy & family stability. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Today!\n$10 Suggested Donation (use code FREE for free admission) \nAdmission includes refreshments\, light brunch\, and catered lunch. Free childcare available. \nPlease note: Woodlawn is a smoke-free venue.
URL:https://mainestreetbusiness.org/event/downeast-fishing-family-forum/
LOCATION:Woodlawn Event Center\, 19 Black House Dr\, Ellsworth\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:Small Business & Entrepreneurship Resources,Working Waterfront
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SUMMARY:Jonesport Alternative Lobster Gear Demonstration Day
DESCRIPTION:Jonesport Demonstration Day will focus on Alternative Fishing Gear \nJonesport\, Maine – Area fishermen and members of the public are invited to an afternoon of demonstrations and informal discussion focusing on the use of alternative lobster fishing gear on February 6\, 2025 from 1-5 pm in Jonesport (snow date: February 18\, 1-5 pm). The event\, hosted by Sunrise County Economic Council in partnership with the Maine Department of Marine Resources\, will include live demonstrations of alternative gear on the Jonesport town marina (2 Marina Way\, at the end of Sawyer Square) as well as simultaneous informal discussions about the program and testing of alternative gear at the Peabody Memorial Library (162 Main St\, Jonesport). Attendees are welcome to come anytime at either location between 1 and 5 pm\, as demonstrations will be based on their specific interests and needs. \nThe Jonesport demonstration day is an effort to familiarize fishermen and the public with alternative gear\, including acoustic on-demand systems as well as other technologies\, such as timed- and spring-releases. Alternative gear technology may provide an opportunity for fishermen to access areas which prohibit the use of traditional gear due to federal rules designed to protect the North Atlantic right whale.  Goals of testing and research include identifying which designs and technologies work best\, ensuring that the legal use of the gear can be enforced\, and providing information to those fishermen who will make the business decision to access those restricted areas\, or not\, in the future. \nThe Maine Department of Marine Resources is working with Sunrise County Economic Council to provide Maine fixed gear fishermen free access to different gear types to test through their Innovative Gear Library\, launched in 2024. The Library supports fishermen in real-world testing and in understanding of the capabilities and challenges of a broad range of alternative gear technologies and supports. \nParticipation by fishermen is crucial in this effort. Without industry’s participation in testing\, technology could be approved and required that does not work for Maine fishermen. This is an opportunity to provide data and input that manufacturers and regulators will hear. \nRegistration is not required to participate in the Jonesport demonstration day.  Refreshments will be provided. For questions\, please contact Brooke Hachey at 207-707-0962. Please check sunrisecounty.org and the Sunrise County Economic Council Facebook page for updates due to inclement weather.
URL:https://mainestreetbusiness.org/event/jonesport-alternative-lobster-gear-demonstration-day/
LOCATION:Jonesport Marina\, 2 Marina Way\, Jonesport\, ME\, 04649\, United States
CATEGORIES:Small Business & Entrepreneurship Resources,Working Waterfront
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SUMMARY:Washington County’s Working Waterfront
DESCRIPTION:Washington County’s Working Waterfront\nAugust 12\, 10:30 am-12 pm\nUmm Science 102 & via Zoom\nOrganized by Sunrise Senior College\nOver the past decade\, many changes have occurred at working waterfronts. Join us in finding out about the importance of lobster fishing in Washington County\, upcoming regulations around this industry and what the impacts may be from this. We will also learn about the ways in which the people of these working waterfronts can diversify their business interests and therefore increase their resilience both as a business and as a community. \nPresenters: Amanda Smith and Dodie Emerson are Business Advisors with Sunrise County Economic Council and work directly within the Working Waterfront community to assist with fostering its vitality. \nRegister for this event here
URL:https://mainestreetbusiness.org/event/washington-countys-working-waterfront/
LOCATION:UMM Science 102
CATEGORIES:Small Business & Entrepreneurship Resources,Working Waterfront
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