Maine’s Department of Marine Resources
Working Waterfront Access Pilot Program
C/O Coastal Enterprises, Inc,
2 Portland Fish Pier, Suite 206Portland, Maine 04101, 207-772-5356
Friendship Lobster Cooperative, Friendship
Although the Co-op was organized fairly recently in 1996, the 0.6 acre property where it resides has been an important wharf and access point for the community since the 1800’s when coastal steamers and fishing boats unloaded there. With a large 22,320 square foot wharf, buildings which house offices, workshops, a garage, cold storage, and a rental apartment, gasoline and diesel storage capacity, and parking for all members, the property is one of the most important fisheries access points in Friendship Harbor. Seventy fishermen in 40 boats land lobsters and crabs. Awarded monies will pay off their bank debt, purchase an adjacent lot for greater gear storage capacity, and finance maintenance on critical areas of the wharf. The Co-op was granted an allocation of $250,000.00 from the Land for Maine’s Future Board to purchase a covenant on their property with a fair market value of $1,000,000.00.
