In Portland, the sea urchin industry represents an opportunity for individuals of all backgrounds to have a job working on the waterfront. David Gavril and others capture how lucrative this business is for individuals in Portland.

In the hayday of the granite industry, thousands of Maine quarrymen and stone cutters worker in over a hundred quarries. Amy Potokar documents the work that a few determined artisans continue to do with granite on Crotch Island.

Always having been fascinated by fish, Dan Scofield is a struggling fishmonger in Portland. Gretta Cohn highlights the changes that are happening in Maine with the fishing industry and how it affects people like Scofield.

Having worked for Stinson's Seafood in Gouldsboro for 54 years, Lela Anderson has to cope with the closure of the cannery. Macon Reed highlights Anderson's work at the plant and speaks to Anderson about the community that the workers created among each other.

Abigail Friel highlights the history of the milling industry in Biddeford, discussing how the old mill buildings are being used by hobbyists and artists.

Chris City spotlights the lobster industry, speaking to lobstermen and learning about industry regulations, Seal Cove, and lobsters.

Chris City spotlights the lobster industry, speaking to lobstermen and learning about industry regulations, Seal Cove, and lobsters.

David Gavril captures the work that sea urchin pickers do in Portland.

As fish dealers began to buy crabmeat in larger numbers, picking and packing the meat became an important business for Cheryl Robinson and others who live on Little Deer Isle. Molly May highlights the work of crab pickers on Little Deer Isle and discusses how the industry functions.

Alex Acquisto and Alan Hunter document the lives of individuals who are turning to the use of medical marijuana, discussing the controversial growing medical marijuana industry in Maine.

Tom Falby learns about the shrimping industry in Maine by speaking with fishermen and going shrimp dragging.

In Lewiston, Bates Fabrics and the L.L. Bean Telemarketing Center are only a few hundred yards from each other. Dan Stewart explores how these industries marks Lewiston as changing from an industrialized textile town to a service-based city.