Some Gouldsboro Point residents, tired of being subjected to various annoyances caused by out-of-town mussel draggers, submitted a petition to the Gouldsboro selectmen on July 3, demanding the non-resident fishermen “be told to cease and desist of all commercial fishing and leave the landing, the moorings and the bay to the residence [sic] of Gouldsboro
Finding the whales Technology, knowledge and conditions make sightings plentiful
Tourists who plunk down around $35 to ride a boat for hours offshore on a whale watching tour expect to see some action. This summer’s tour operators promise not to disappoint – visitors are guaranteed sight of at least one whale bubble feeding, breeching (jumping out of the water), flipper slapping or just blowing air.
Governments have a small toolbox to protect working waterfronts
The current crop of local government approaches to preserving working waterfronts might be best understood as first, second and possibly third generation solutions. Each fulfills different needs along Maine’s coast. Clearly, a variety of local solutions is necessary to do the job. “The most important solutions to working waterfront access come from the local level”,
New hatchery relies on safe, predictable practices
Chris Maloney, who with Tonie Simmons owns Maine’s newest shellfish hatchery, Muscongus Aquaculture, says reliability is the cornerstone of their business. Their mission, he says, is “to produce good quality shellfish and get it to growers when they want it and in the proper amount.” He emphasizes that they take their responsibility to the customer
Education Programs
Salted through this issue of Working Waterfront you’ll find stories about a variety of educational programs. It being September and time for schools to start up after the summer break, it seemed appropriate to look at a few examples of instruction – formal and informal, in classrooms or otherwise – that one finds along the
In the Mail
To the editor: You’ve probably already heard about it, but there was a typo in the McCloskey article (WWF, July 03). It said Bob’s island was in East Blue Hill Bay. We met Steve Cartwright recently at the picnic mentioned in the article (and loved the one in Island Journal) so we know he knows
From the Deck: Volunteer help
A wise old man told me, “If you haven’t been aground, you haven’t been anywhere.” I have proven him right a number of times and one of those times I hit the old sloop a very hard whack on a very hard rock and started a seam, squished the cotton right out of it. So
“The hour of the fisherman, the hour of the crow”
It’s no secret that retail lobster prices have been on the high side this season. But anyone unhappy about the increases should, perhaps, visit the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath where the L.L. Bean lobstering building is located. The visitor should then find his or her way to a corner of the upper floor where
Lobster Shell Disease stretches DMR’s resources
Lobster shell disease “is a naturally occurring phenomenon,” says Terry Stockwell, liaison between lobster fishermen and the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR). It’s been found over the years in traps and lobster tidal pounds from New Jersey to Nova Scotia. The problem, though, is that in the past three years, the incidence of shell-diseased
Rewriting history
To the editor: Have read Parallel 44 by Colin Woodard in the June, 2003, issue of Working Waterfront. Mr. Woodard reminds me very much of one of those Columbia University graduates attempting to rewrite America’s history. Any connection with the New York Times? Mark P. Reed Friendship