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Caroline Losneck

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Caroline Losneck is an independent radio producer, filmmaker and documentarian living in Portland, Maine.

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Hattie Train, senior deputy harbor master in Portland, Maine, at work in Portland Harbor in October 2025. Caroline Losneck photo.

Hattie Train: Senior Deputy Harbor Master in Portland, Maine

Scallops harvested aboard a Maine commercial fishing boat. Benjamin Hayden photos.

Lower harvests, prices for Atlantic scallops

The Fish Workers Mural on the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce building is among public arts works that pay homage to Gloucester’s fishing heritage. Caroline Losneck photo.

In Gloucester, fishing traditions inform art, culture, and tourism

A lobsterman unloads in Gloucester harbor in July 2023. Caroline Losneck photo.

Four centuries and surviving

Terry Alexander has spent his life as a commercial fisherman in Cundy’s Harbor, Maine. Photo courtesy Terry Alexander.

National Fisherman Highliner: Terry Alexander

Cod fishing in the Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine Research Institute photo.

New England groundfish fleet faces long rebuilding period

As a youngster, Chris Brown began working around the docks at Point Judith with his family. Photo courtesy of Chris Brown.

National Fisherman Highliner: Chris Brown

In February 2022, Maine state officials reported that 2021 lobster landings value was close to $725 million — a 75 percent jump from 2020. Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative photo

The Live Market: Maine’s lobster industry is at a turning point for value — and changes

Zach Smith

Who We Are: Zach Smith

Northern shrimp from the Gulf of Maine. NMFS photo.

Northeast Shrimp: Moratorium expires this year, but biomass still at bottom