The Newfoundland/Labrador legislature has approved a bill that restricts stock ownership and sets management limits on Fishery Products International Ltd. (FPI) of St. John’s, Newfoundland. The move was a response to a company plan to purchase Clearwater Fine Foods and the threat of massive employee layoffs. FPI has since backed off from both moves. In
North Haven takes electric car to Tour de Sol
North Haven Community School students have been working nights and weekends in a barn on the island for over a year putting together an electric car, and their handiwork will soon get a trial by fire as the vehicle participates in the 400-mile, five-day Tour de Sol. Under the direction of science teacher John Dieter,
Seafood Goes Latino at Boston Seafood Show
It’s what food retailers dream about: winning new seafood buyers without sacrificing their existing customer base. The common complaint is that the retail food market is saturated with advertising all aimed at the same people. The surprising news to many at the International Boston Seafood Show this year was that new customers exist, and it
Islesboro protects its groundwater
Fearful of overuse and contamination, Islesboro has established a committee to oversee the protection of the island’s groundwater. The committee is unique to the area. Allen Mirk, member of the Islesboro Groundwater Protection Committee (IGWPC), said, “we feel like we are in the vanguard, we are trying to find out what we have before we
Oil rigs to be completed on Portland’s waterfront
Cianbro Corp. is leasing part of Pier 2 on the Portland waterfront to complete the construction of two oil rigs. City officials beamed as Jeff Monroe, Portland’s Transportation and Waterfront Director, announced March 5 that the company would lease the property for up to two years, paying rent of $1 million a year. The semi-submersible
Hancock fisherman tests artificial lobster bait
A “beautiful smelling bait?” Herb Hodgkins of Hancock, who uttered that oxymoron should know. He has been testing a new concoction for researchers at University of Maine in Orono and vows that women will love it. “They’ll let their husbands come in the house with their fishing clothes on,” he says. “They even might bait
Sea of Heartbreak
The full title of this book is Sea of Heartbreak: An Extra-ordinary Account of a Newfoundland Fishing Voyage This grim account of a 1998 turbot (halibut) gillnet fishing trip in northern Canadian waters is a condemnation of the “shocking systematic waste, destruction, and undeniable cruelty” associated with this industry. The author is not of the
Canned, A History of the Sardine Industry, Part I
This comprehensive history of sardine packing plants along the Maine and Fundy coasts is the second effort of New Brunswick author John Gillman. His first book, Masts and Masters, a Brief History of SardineCarriers and Boatmen, dealt with the vessels that carried the herring to the plants, and with this book about the plants themselves
Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage
In this book, Deborah Cramer sought to take the view we are all familiar with, that of our own bay or cove stretching out horizontally to a not-too-distant horizon, and to expand our viewpoints both higher and deeper enough to carry that view out across and down into the whole Atlantic. This ocean, with the
The Broadbill Swordfishery of the Northwest Atlantic
The author gives a very informative and readable account of the swordfish for those of us who like fish and fishing; and also for those who enjoy reading of the fascinating life that goes on in our oceans. Dana Gibson has done a good bit of research on his subject, as well as drawing from