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On The Edge

This documentary tells the story of lobster-fishing communities on Maine's year-round isla

07/10/2014 | Expired 02/15/2017

On The Edge

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Maine Public Film Series

On The Edge

Special | 58m 2s

This documentary tells the story of lobster-fishing communities on Maine's year-round isla

This documentary tells the story of lobster-fishing communities on Maine's year-round islands. At the turn of the last century, there were 300 inhabited, unbridged islands in Maine; now there are 15. At present the lobsters are plentiful, but islanders worry about the future of the fishery and the realities faced by their children and grandchildren.

07/10/2014 | Expired 02/15/2017

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Maine Public Film Series is a local public television program presented by Maine PBS

MPBN Community Films is brought to you by Maine's Credit Unions; NextGen and MPBN members like you.

Maine Public Film Series

On The Edge

Special | 58m 2s

This documentary tells the story of lobster-fishing communities on Maine's year-round islands. At the turn of the last century, there were 300 inhabited, unbridged islands in Maine; now there are 15. At present the lobsters are plentiful, but islanders worry about the future of the fishery and the realities faced by their children and grandchildren.

07/10/2014 | Expired 02/15/2017

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MPBN Community Films is brought to you by Maine's Credit Unions; NextGen and MPBN members like you.

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