Arn Heggers, who for the past four years has been Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Examiner for the Marine Safety Office in Portland, took on a new job in July, that of Civilian Coast Guard Port Security Specialist for Portland’s Marine Safety Office. The 50-year-old former Coast Guard officer seems well qualified for this position; in
Two Canadian LNG projects move ahead
Irving Oil has received final federal and provincial approval for its planned LNG facility in Saint John, New Brunswick. The approvals were issued by the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, Environment Canada, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, in accordance with provincial Environmental Assessment Regulations and the federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The
Tribal voters approve LNG facility
Voters at Sipayik, the Passamaquoddy Reservation at Pleasant Point near Eastport, approved on Aug. 17 a proposed LNG facility there by a vote of 193-132. Opponents, however, say that the fight is not over. Fred Moore, tribal representative to the state legislature, who has been the main driving force behind the facility, called the voting
What We Have Learned about LNG
With the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s recent vote to proceed with submitting an application for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on tribal lands at Pleasant Point near Eastport, the topic of whether a new industrial energy facility is appropriate for the Maine coast is back in the headlines. When the Island Institute’s Board of Trustees voted
Maine oyster growers face challenges, opportunities in equal measure
Oyster growers along the Damariscotta River, who have been in the industry longer than any other oyster farmers in the state, see many opportunities to grow in the future. But they recognize that the road won’t be smooth and presents several identifiable challenges. One of the interesting opportunities, says Bill Mook, owner of Mook Sea
By The Numbers
The following is part of the “Managing Nature” headlining article of the August WWF. The following statistics are provided to enhance the article on seabird restoration efforts, and are as listed below: 3500 — Maine islands (dry at high tide). 151 — Nationally significant seabird, wading bird, or Bald Eagle islands in Maine lacking permanent
Ralph Stanley: Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder
Down East Books, 2004 $24.95 “The nearest thing you can build to something that’s living” Wooden boatbuilding is an art and a craft, and Ralph Stanley is one of the foremost designers and builders of these boats in the country. In a career that started in the mid-1940s, Stanley, of Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert
The Blue Bowl
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004 Indelible Childhood Experience George Minot, author of a new book, The Blue Bowl, is the third of one family’s seven siblings to write about their childhood and its central event, the death of their mother. The family lived by the ocean, on the North Shore of Boston and on
Expecting to Fly: A Sixties Reckoning
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004 Remembering the Sixties, Without an Adult Filter Martha Tod Dudman currently lives in Northeast Harbor, and was a summer resident of the nearby town of Cranberry Isles while growing up. There are some Maine memories in her new book, Expecting to Fly: A Sixties Reckoning. A previous book, Augusta,
Sea Vegetable Celebration
Available from: Maine Coast Sea Vegetables, Inc. Franklin, ME 04634 (207) 565-2907 www.seaveg.com $14.95 Good for Man & Beast I have always wondered about Maine seaweed, living as I do along the coast. I am already a sometime purchaser and consumer of various seaweeds, but most of what I eat comes in colorful Korean or