The Swan’s Island Fishermen’s Cooperative held its annual lobster dinner for the fishermen and their families in August. Traditionally the men cook the lobsters and the steamers that are served, and family members bring salads and desserts. Belinda Doliber, whose husband, Benjamin, sells his catch at the co-op, said the event is a nice way
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: When a marine mammal is a fish
Governments, like human beings, are contradictory entities. Consider the seal. Seals are the same animals in the eastern United States as in eastern Canada, but their treatment in each country is completely different. In the U.S. seals are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972, and every effort is made to protect
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Play Nice, Be Good
On Vinalhaven, asking if the Wind is out yet, or if you’ve seen it, might not be a reference to the weather, but rather the island’s weekly newsletter. Its title, appropriately, implies strength and presence; something that could touch all of us hunkered down on the island we share in Penobscot Bay. Free copies are
In Memory of Elizabeth Ogilvie, 1917-2006
On Sept. 9, Elisabeth M. Ogilvie passed away peacefully at the age of 89. When the news started to spread among her readers, we felt great sadness; but we were also grateful, and felt a certain measure of joy. Gratitude for her legacy–the books we have all loved–and joy to have entered her island world.
Shocked and Dismayed
To the editor: I can’t tell you how shocked and dismayed I was by the article in your September issue written by Sandra Dinsmore, which describes the substance of an August lecture hosted by the Marine Environmental Research Institute. I use such adjectives because the entire corps of such organizations as the government sponsored health
False Claims
To the editor: This is in response to Philip Conkling’s “Global Warming — Fact or Hoax” [WWF Aug. 2006] and Ray Rhinehart’s subsequent letter on same [WWF Sept. 06]. As I read Conkling’s essay, I felt I was at last reading an even-handed treatment of a subject which the media, by and large, had resolved
More on Mercury
To the editor: In the article, “Three Scientists Warn against Eating Seafood” (WWF Sept. 06) it was stated that what was promoted as a panel discussion by “three public health experts” on “the pros and cons of eating wild and farmed fish from the Gulf of Maine and other regions of the world” turned out
More Sandy Oliver!
To the editor: I write to tell you how much I enjoy the Working Waterfront/Inter Island News. My husband and I are members of the Island Institute, so we get your publication all year long. As we are long-time summer people in Friendship, and care deeply about the lobster industry, your newspaper keeps us in
Through Many Neighborhoods
To the editor: In response to “Risks of LNG” by Robert Godfrey [letters, WWF Sept. 06]… This pipeline is over 30″ (think hula-hoop size) and is an export line with 1440-psi pressure. Robert Godfrey wrote it is being built “east of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.” [This pipeline will pass through] many neighborhoods, many schools,
Unnecessary Action
To the editor: As a 30-year resident of Maine and a regular summer vacationer on Monhegan, I am compelled to share my thoughts on an issue with which [The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission] has somehow gotten involved. As you are aware, the “Fish House” on the island has been the home of fishing and