Bremen Lobster Cooperative, Bremen

In Muscongus Bay located along midcoast Maine (Lincoln County), the Bremen Lobster Co-op serves 24 lobster boats and provides income for 34 families in the area. With two piers, multiple buildings, cold storage for bait, ample parking, and fuel storage onsite, the facility is an important landing and lobster buying station for the area. At the same time the Co-op property including two large pounds where American oysters are farmed, needed some renovations for which money was scarce. A derelict hull from the 3-masted sailing schooner Cora Cressey, left to rot in the harbor during the early years of this century, threatened to block their access with debris and silt. Members of the Co-op aided by a concerned neighbor made the commitment to preserve their 12.5 acre property for future generations of lobstermen in their community by successfully applying to sell a restrictive covenant on their property. With their award they plan to remove the hull of the Cora Cressey and enhance the storage capacity for lobsters with the installation of a recirculating cold water tank system. The Co-op was granted an allocation of $300,000.00 from the Land for Maine’s Future Board to purchase a covenant on their property. Click here to view a video by WCSH6.

Bremen Lobster Cooperative, Bremen

Bremen Lobster Cooperative, Bremen

Bremen Lobster Cooperative, Bremen