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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-top:10px;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_5e5a44-c6\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Named for the first owner\u2019s daughter, the F\/V Poozie, a historic 32\u2019 x 9\u2019 cedar-on-oak lobster boat, was built in 1949 by Basil Bray for Forrest \u201cSkeet\u201d MacDonald of Isle au Haut.  Poozie will serve as an educational and research platform, enhancing marine science engagement, fisheries sustainability, and informal STEM learning.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column6163_10aab9-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column6163_10aab9-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6163_10aab9-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6163_10aab9-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6163_10aab9-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6163_10aab9-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6163_10aab9-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6163_10aab9-ad{position:relative;}.kadence-column6163_10aab9-ad, .kt-inside-inner-col > 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(max-width: 1024px){.kb-image6163_ebe7a9-90 img.kb-img, .kb-image6163_ebe7a9-90 .kb-img img{border-top:2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.91);border-right:2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.91);border-bottom:2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.91);border-left:2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.91);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image6163_ebe7a9-90 img.kb-img, .kb-image6163_ebe7a9-90 .kb-img img{border-top:2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.91);border-right:2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.91);border-bottom:2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.91);border-left:2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.91);}}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6163_ebe7a9-90 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/Poozie_LC.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/Poozie_LC.png 778w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/Poozie_LC-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/Poozie_LC-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/Poozie_LC-105x68.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/Poozie_LC-317x204.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/Poozie_LC-423x272.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/Poozie_LC-634x408.png 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,778px\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Blue Print of Poozie\nPhoto Credit: Library of Congress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41{position:relative;}.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41:not(.specificity){margin-top:-20px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41:not(.specificity){margin-top:-15px;margin-bottom:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6163_27f5b9-41\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:capitalize;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_ba6115-2c\">a Historic vessel<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:20px;line-height:30px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_9df3ac-32\">The boat has passed through several owners over the years, each contributing to its storied history. It was most recently owned by John DeWitt, a retired Isle au Haut lobsterman, before being acquired by 91¸£Àû\u2019s Lobster Institute in the Fall of 2024. Bray\u2019s original design plans for Poozie were preserved in the Library of Congress, marking its significance in Maine\u2019s maritime heritage.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id6163_82393a-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6163_82393a-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6163_82393a-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:65px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id6163_82393a-48 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6163_82393a-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6163_82393a-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-column:nth-child(1 of 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.kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6163_b75162-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column6163_b75162-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column6163_b75162-26{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_b75162-26{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_b75162-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column6163_b75162-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6163_b75162-26{position:relative;}.kadence-column6163_b75162-26, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column6163_b75162-26:not(.specificity){margin-top:-20px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column6163_b75162-26{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kadence-column6163_b75162-26, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column6163_b75162-26:not(.specificity){margin-top:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6163_b75162-26\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:capitalize;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_580c3b-4a\">Skeet macDonald<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:20px;line-height:30px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_57a817-3b\">Forrest \u201cSkeet\u201d MacDonald was the first owner of Poozie, which was christened with his daughter\u2019s nickname. Skeet was an Isle au Haut native who began lobstering from a young age to support his family. Lobstering made it possible for him and his family to get out of debt, to get married, and to raise a child. He loved the water and was known to be \u201cwitty, good-humored, and even tempered\u201d. He continued lobstering for the rest of his life hauling his last trap at the age of ninety. Poozie was a central part of his life and is now his legacy that allows Skeet to live on.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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.kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6163_ae91ee-a3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image6163_6af215-69 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image6163_6af215-69:not(.kb-image-is-ratio-size) .kb-img, .kb-image6163_6af215-69.kb-image-is-ratio-size{padding-right:100px;padding-left:100px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image6163_6af215-69:not(.kb-image-is-ratio-size) .kb-img, .kb-image6163_6af215-69.kb-image-is-ratio-size{padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;}}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6163_6af215-69 size-4col-image_16_9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/SkeetPicture-423x238.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/SkeetPicture-423x238.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/SkeetPicture-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/SkeetPicture-317x178.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/08\/SkeetPicture-320x180.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,423px\" \/><figcaption>Forrest &#8220;Skeet&#8221; MacDonald captured by John R Dice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id6163_9aa999-de > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6163_9aa999-de > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6163_9aa999-de > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:65px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id6163_9aa999-de{background-color:#faf4ec;}.kb-row-layout-id6163_9aa999-de > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6163_9aa999-de > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id6163_9aa999-de > 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1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_72099a-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column6163_72099a-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column6163_72099a-ff{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_72099a-ff{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column6163_72099a-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6163_72099a-ff\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image6163_508fa8-bd .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6163_508fa8-bd size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/07\/Poozie_with-buff-at-dock.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing vessel Poozie tied up to a dock\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/07\/Poozie_with-buff-at-dock.jpg 732w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/07\/Poozie_with-buff-at-dock-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/07\/Poozie_with-buff-at-dock-105x77.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2025\/07\/Poozie_with-buff-at-dock-317x233.jpg 317w, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_417105-7b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_417105-7b\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_417105-7b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6163_417105-7b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_417105-7b\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6163_417105-7b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6163_417105-7b\">1. <strong>A 25-trap demonstration license<\/strong> was secured through Maine DMR for hands-on educational experiences aboard the vessel. 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