Chris Bartlett, a finfish aquaculture specialist at the University of Maine, spoke with Public Radio International’s “The World” for the report, “From gutting sardines to shipping pregnant cows, this Maine port wants your business.” Eastport went from having a peak population of just more than 5,000 in 1900, to an estimated 1,352 residents today, according read more Bartlett discusses Eastport’s sardine industry history on PRI’s ‘The World’