March 6, 2026 — The annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum kicked off in Rockport on Thursday. The multi-day event aims to provide education to help strengthen Maine’s marine industry.
A melting pot of fishermen, researchers, scientists, and more, that’s how organizers described the annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum.
“Dealers, harvesters, educators, everyone at the table having a voice, and it’s not dock talk, it’s fact-based,” said Katie Werner, Vice President of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum. “Every year there’s different hot topics that are happening in the blue economy, and we want to make sure that the forum has the most opportune time to get whatever is happening, education-based, scientific-based, wherever, whatever we’re on top of it.”