Acadia Park Kayak Tours : In Bar Harbor, Maine on Mount Desert Island

11/14/2021

09/19/2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/19/1036328606/maines-next-generation-of-lobstermen-brace-for-unprecedented-change

Are they crazy?

4k per trap is described as an incremental increase in price only “several” times what they cost now that the lobsterman will adjust to?

4k traps at 800 traps would cost you 3,200,000 dollars!!!!

That is at least 6 times what they spend on their boat and 10 times or more than what they spend on their boat for many of them.

Maine's vital lobster industry is facing big challenges: new regulations; fewer young people entering the business; and threats to its thriving lobster population, including climate change.

07/17/2016

5 reasons it might be OK to be optimistic about our oceans

Given climate change, coral bleaching, ocean acidification and overfishing, it can be easy to feel depressed about our oceans. But when you look at the big picture of ocean health, good news emerge…

07/14/2016

The amazing and inspiring oceanographer Sylvia Earle is set to speak at the Bar Harbor Club on Friday, July 15, at a Schoodic Institute event.

The event celebrates the new “Second Century Stewardship” science partnership between the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, the National Park Service and other institutions.

BAR HARBOR — Noted oceanographer Sylvia Earle is set to speak at the Bar Harbor Club on Friday, July 15, at a Schoodic Institute event celebrating the new

07/06/2016

Some great kayaking safety tips from local kayaking instructor Nate Hanson.

10 Expert tips and advice that could save your life on your next kayaking trip.

06/19/2016

Something Strange and Terrible Is Happening to Mussels

Do you enjoy eating mussels? Cool, same. Something, however, is happening to mussels as we know them. And it’s changing them in a pretty horrifying way.

06/04/2016

There have been two cases this week in Maine of two people out in kayaks which tipped. In both cases one was wearing a life preserver, one was not. In each case the person wearing the PFD survived and the other sadly did not.
In most cases the PFD makes the difference. Please wear yours!!!
www.safeboatingcampaign.com

Kayaks are for sale everywhere, easy to buy, sometimes inexpensive and easily transported.
Kayaks hold many other dangers as well. You could be get lost in fog or caught in dangerous conditions if you do not have the experience and equipment to safely navigate coastal and/or fast flowing waters.
When in doubt go out with a guide.

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. – To visit is to know the lure of Lobster Lake.

05/31/2016

Do not approach baby seals on the beach. Their mothers leave them alone for long periods of time.
If they look sick or injured call a local rescue organization or the NOAA number listed in this article.

"There is no selfie stick long enough!" That's the message coming from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in time for Memorial Day weekend when, if the weather holds, people will flock to beaches and coastlines where they might encounter a baby seal.

05/25/2016

We are opening this Friday of Memorial Day weekend for the 2016 season.

Acadia National Park, located on one of the most captivating islands on the East Coast, is a jewel for those who love beautiful sunrises, abundant sea life, rocky coves and astonishingly blue water. ...

05/11/2016

New seal facility will aid stranding response.

This new facility is not a full fledged rehab facility like the one at UNE that was closed two years ago in a controversial manner by the university administration but it will help.

HARPSWELL — When a marine mammal rehabilitation center at the University of New England in Biddeford closed two years ago, those who worked with stranded o

05/04/2016

What should you do if you find a stranded seal pup alone on a beach?

It's nearly harbor seal pup season! We've already responded to one, and any day now we will start getting reports of more. Would you know what to do (and not do) if you were one of the many people who stumbles across a pup on the beach? Please share this with friends and family to spread the word!

04/13/2016

Why are there so many sea monsters in early nautical charts?

Old world maps and atlases are chock full of history, uncharted territories and, if you look carefully, sea monsters.