June 10, 2025 — U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) have reintroduced the Working Waterfronts Act, legislation that would provide several sources of financial support to the nation’s commercial fishing sector and the coastal businesses that support it.
“Maine’s coastal communities are changing. From a warming climate to an evolving economy, the Gulf of Maine faces both historic opportunities and challenges that will define our state’s success for generations,” King said in a statement. “The Working Waterfronts Act would provide Maine’s working waterfronts up and down the coast with the necessary financial, energy, and infrastructure resources to adapt to the rapidly shifting dynamics of natural disasters affecting economic and tourism operations. It would also help support the necessary workforce to sustain our coastal businesses.”