To the editor: …most of Alaska’s salmon are not caught by small gillnet boats [WWF Sept. 2004]. The limit on Bristol Bay gillnetters is 32 feet. Purse seiners catch most of the salmon, and a troller is not a longliner. There is no longline fishery for salmon. Salmon trollers pull bait and artificial lures through
Statistics and Politics
To the editor: Please note that the article by Nancy Griffin that mentions a 77 percent figure for pink salmon hatchery production is only for Prince William Sound. Statewide it is mostly wild production… As with any statistic or number used in the fishing industry, there are political ramifications. It is important to be accurate
Lifetime Accomplishment
To the editor: As a member of the USLHS and long familiar with Ken Black’s major lifetime accomplishment, I read with much interest and growing concern your fine article in your current issue about the Maine Lighthouse Museum. How could you possibly omit any mention of Ken Black in that article? Please explain? Georgia Lee
RAWFAITH readies herself for southbound voyage
RAWFAITH, the 100-foot, three-masted galleon built in Jonesport by dedicated volunteers (WWF Oct 04), reached Rockland in September, and her owners now plan to sail her south to New Jersey and eventually to Jacksonville, Florida. RAWFAITH was designed to be the first wheelchair accessible large sailing vessel. She was launched Aug. 2. Since then, executive
Grand Manan’s Swallowtail Light gets a facelift
Grand Manan’s Swallowtail Lighthouse tower has a fresh coat of paint thanks to an Island-wide volunteer effort spearheaded by the Rotary Club. “The year 2005 will mark the 100th anniversary of Rotary International,” said Andy Daggett, who also serves as Grand Manan Village Manager. “Each Rotary club was asked to take on a ‘Centennial Project’
Grand Manan islanders blast coastal protection proposal
The New Brunswick Environment Department has produced a province-wide coastal zone protection policy, but many Grand Manan residents are feeling more worried than protected. Among the complaints are the assertion that a “one-size-fits-all” approach won’t work, especially on Grand Manan; concern that the wording is so vague as to make consultations with local people meaningless;
Holiday Shopping: One Woman’s Solutions
Around September of each year I begin to worry about holiday gifts for family and friends. Because I’ve written a number of stories for The Working Waterfront about coastal and island craftspeople who make interesting and unusual products, I thought I might do some research and write up some suggestions for marine-oriented presents. Below is
Small world: Mainer meets ex-Mainer on Irish isle
Taking a sail around County Cork, on Ireland’s green and steep-cliffed southwest coast, reveals similarities to the Maine coast: the rockweed, seals, lichens and mackerel are the same; the lobster traps, trawlers, salmon pens and mussel farms are familiar enough. But who would’ve thought that on the Isle of Sherkin, pop. 130, would be found
VIRGINIA project moves forward
The project to reconstruct Maine’s first ship, the VIRGINIA, a 51-foot pinnace built at the Popham Colony in 1607, has taken giant steps. The Coast Guard has approved plans drawn up by naval architect David B. Wyman. Shipwright Robert Stevens, who was chosen to construct the pinnace, has built a seven-foot-long scale model; and Stevens
Chatty Couple, Cherry Pie 2 Miles – “Gourmet Mom and Pop store” is a community institution
There’s no place quite like North Creek Farm. Where else would you find a horticultural nursery, grocery, gift shop, farm stand, cafe, ice cream shop and farm supply store all wrapped into one package? Where else could you find silk scarves created in Maine, and jewelry, clothing and accessories from Guatemala side by side with