From the Sea Up
From the Sea Up shares stories of sustainability from Maine’s coastal and island communities. Produced by the Island Institute.
Podcasting since 2020 • 35 episodes
From the Sea Up
Latest Episodes
Innovations in the Marine Economy - Uses
In this episode, we’ll hear from four entrepreneurs, Patrick and Amber of Marin Skincare, and Inga Potter and Krista Rosen of Cold Current Kelp. These business owners are rethinking the uses for two of Maine’s prominen...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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31:56
Innovations in the Marine Economy - Materials
When Abby Barrows and Ben Jackson of Deer Isle Oyster Company bought their oyster farm, they inherited a lot of gear. And all of that gear was made of plastic. For Abby, a marine researcher focused on microplastics in the world’s oceans, this w...
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35:35
Innovations in the Marine Economy - Energy
Islesford resembles a lot of Maine’s outer islands. It has a population that fluctuates with the seasons, multi-generational year-round families, and a community of artists and fishermen. But when you arrive on this island, you may notice somet...
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28:57
Working Waterfronts - Cape Elizabeth
In the town of Cape Elizabeth, in Southern Maine, there’s one last strip of commercial access on the waterfront. This access, situated within Kettle Cove State Park beside neighboring Crescent Beach, is, at high tide, just wide enough to get a ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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24:12
Working Waterfronts - Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Harbor is one of Maine’s tourist playgrounds with art galleries, souvenir shops, restaurants, and hotels that cater to summer visitors. If you drive past the shops and condominiums along the waterfront you will see, sandwiche...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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22:25