This is a local and current aspect of recent Federal Climate Change report posted recently posted here.
New Marine Patrol vessel
Funded by Outdoor Heritage Lottery and Federal Homeland Security money: scroll down to the third article
From the archive: Portland waterfront infrastructure talk
2014 presentation by Bill Needelman. Look here for lots of other interesting presentation on marine and waterfront issues.
Update on Portland Street pier planning (SoPo)
Forecasted sea level rise suggest replacement needed. article here
Oyster Hatchery proposed for Harpswell
read Press Herald Article here. As a trivial aside, when this was the Fuel Pier and tank farm for NAS Brunswick during the cold war, it was not shown on the nautical chart. Curiously, it was shown in detail on the topographic map: http://docs.unh.edu/ME/frep57se.jpg. (The WWII South Portland shipyard site was also omitted from the chart until the East Yard was developed into Spring Point Marina)
Mutually supportive aquaculture: Kelp and Mussels
Bangs Island Mussels, Ocean Approved Kelp synergies: details here
Video about Portland Waterfront
Here is the link.
Local take on recent federal Climate change report
Here is a link to Press Herald article
Emerging marine resource issues- recent talks
Here is a link to recent GMRI talks on sustainable marine resources
South Portland pier needs rebuild to handle rising sea level
read PPH article here