To the editor: Re: the articles in your June issue about the Newfoundland crab fishermen’s demonstrations, occupations of government offices, blockades, and whatnot (“Canadian Crab Protests Escalate to a `Fishermen’s Arrest’ ” and “Crab Fishermen Vote to End Strike”). I wish you’d be a little more balanced in your coverage of the Atlantic Canada commercial
Wrong Town?
To the editor: I would like to make a comment about the article that appeared in the May 2005 issue written by Harry Gratwick about the submarines in the bay. He stated that the spies were landed at Winter Harbor. This statement is not correct. Gimpal and his partner were landed at Hancock Point and
From the Deck: Working Together
Maine boat building is big business, and it can be bigger. It now brings in over $650 million a year and it can do better. Thus far, most boats built in Maine are sold in New England. Some are sold in other states and only a few are sold internationally. Each builder does his own
The closing of the Eastport Boat School: an excellent program gets the ax
It came as a bit of a surprise to the many involved that the WCCC administration had decided to shrink the Eastport Boat School, pack it up and send it lock, stock and barrel to Calais with just one instructor to man the ship. Especially after the public had been assured that the Boat School
Shellfish committee, land trust cooperate in clam restoration project
Maine’s unrelenting spring rains had resulted in the temporary closing of clam flats state-wide by Saturday morning, May 28, but didn’t deter an intrepid band of clammers and Island Heritage Trust folks from venturing out on the Causeway Basin in Deer Isle. A special permit to be on the closed flats in pocket, they fanned
In aftermath of scandal, NOAA gets a new research vessel
As a result of Trawlgate, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), parent agency to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), sought appropriations for increased spending on fisheries science. “There’s more money going to stock assessment data and Congress has funded four new research vessels,” said Dr. Steven Murawski, newly appointed senior science advisor and
“The island’s survival is at stake”; Chebeague ponders seceding from Cumberland
Within a week, Chebeague residents organized a Casco Bay-wide effort, and successfully convinced the council to cancel the vote. But the fact that Cumberland officials would vote to put an LNG terminal on a town wide ballot left many islanders in shock. “I thought, wow, do we always have to be on guard?” said Johnson,
Guns to Butter; Park Service program promotes science and learning, assists towns hurt by base closings
The Park Service formed Acadia Partners for Science and Learning, an independent 501(c)(3). The board of directors hired Dennis O’Brien as its executive director to work with the National Park Service to manage the facility, called Schoodic Education and Research Center (SERC). The center is one of 13 such centers funded by Congress. O’Brien said,
Public Access; Phippsburg expands one of its public wharves
The wharf, located on the New Meadows River in the village of Sebasco, was built in 1989. Its small size, 70 feet by 10 feet 6 inches, and tidal restrictions practically make it necessary for fishermen to stand in line and pick a number to use it. Only one person at a time can put
WCCC plans to move Eastport Boat School to Calais
Bill Cassidy, president of the Washington County Community College, has announced plans to move the school’s Marine Technology Center programs from Eastport to Calais. In making his May announcement Cassidy said, “WCCC is facing a projected $500,000 shortfall in the upcoming FY 2006 fiscal year. The shortfall is a result of: State funding not keeping