In order to conserve the lobster population and industry, individuals have turned to artificial reefs and fishing regulations. Jessica Miller highlights how fishery conservation is done through different methods.

Gabriel Caffrey documents the life and work of Dave Rose.

Rebecca Stewart captures the work of Bob and Helene Quinn, owners and caretakers of Eagle Island. Stewart documents how they spend their days cooking, lobstering, and exploring.

Heather Hay captures a photograph of Chris Patles holding a brown ash log near Fred Moore Jr.

Spencer Worthley documents the work that potato farmers do at Buck Farms in Mapleton, Maine.

Phyllis Carroll Fromme captures images of the Moorings Inn in Southwest Harbor, Maine.

Along the coasts of the United States, the U.S. Coast Guard enforces maritime law and provides safety for people out on the waters. Alexander Cohn captures images of the Coast Guard at Southwest Harbor.

Brooke Holland documents the lives of students at Watershed Community School in Rockland, Maine.

Alexander Kreher explores the motivations that people have to commemorate their stories with ink on their skin.

When Taunton Bay closed off to fisherman and draggers in 2000, fishermen who made their livelihoods in those waters began to suffer financially. Ashley Bailey captures how the fishermen who harvested mussels in Taunton Bay are facing bankruptcy and business instability, due to their displacement.

David Gavril documents the work that goes into the creation of maple sugar.

Cultural memory is important to retain through generations because it holds the history of a culture and of a people. Patrick Winkelman captures how the Passamaquoddy are working on regenerating their heritage.