Maine Policy Matters podcast returns Jan. 17

The Maine Policy Matters podcast will launch its third season on Jan. 17 with an episode about offshore wind development, followed by an episode about the future of Maine’s lobster industry on Jan. 30.

The premiere episode on Jan. 17 focuses on the Maine Policy Review article “Maine and Offshore Wind Development: Using the Coastal Zone Management Act and Marine Spatial Planning to Influence Projects in Federal Waters” written by Mary Morrissey, J.D. candidate and editor-in-chief of the Ocean and Coastal Law Journal at the University of Maine School of Law.

On Jan. 30, Maine Policy Matters will release an episode centered around the Maine Policy Review article by James and Ann Acheson, “What Does the Future Hold for Maine’s Lobster Industry?” Eric Miller, research associate at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, will also moderate a panel discussion with Patrice McCarron, executive director of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association; Geoff Irvine, director of the Lobster Council of Canada; and Richard Wahle, director of the UMaine Lobster Institute.

Maine Policy Matters is a podcast by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. In 2022, the podcast had more than 800 listeners. Subscribe and listen to past episodes on Podbean, Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, IHeart or TuneIn.