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Southern Newfoundland cod quota cut
Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Minister Loyola Hearn announced in May that the Total Allowable Catches (TAC) for cod in Area 3Ps (southern Newfoundland) has been cut. Not surprisingly, area fishermen aren’t pleased. The cod TAC for 2006-07 has been set at 13,000 tons, down from 15,000 tons a year ago. “This reduction is necessary for
Snow crab price down, quota cut
When the Northern cod fishery in Atlantic Canada collapsed, many fishermen looked to the snow crab fishery as an alternative way to earn a living. Now the snow crab fishery is in difficulty on two fronts. The market value of crab is down, and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans has reduced the quota.
Canada expresses concern about Maine LNG projects
Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S., Michael Wilson, has expressed his government’s concern over proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities on the Maine side of Passamaquoddy Bay. To reach the proposed development ships would have to pass through Canadian waters. In an April 7 letter to Joseph Kelliher, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),
High Seas Task Force issues report on world overfishing
The HSTF member nations are Australia, Canada, Chile, Namibia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, as well as directors-general of World Wildlife Fund International, the World Conservation Union and the Earth Institute. It was formed in December 2003 to “develop an action plan to achieve comprehensive solutions to the global IUU fishing problem.” Loyola Hearn,
Raye introduces Boat School funding bill
As part of the ongoing effort to keep the Eastport Boat School alive and in Eastport, state Sen. Kevin Raye (R-Perry) has introduced Legislative Document 1948, “An Act to Save the Marine Trade Center [MTC] and Strengthen Maine’s Boatbuilding Workforce.” The bill would make available $433,877 in annual appropriations in fiscal 2007 to fund the
Cod fishery advocate is new Canadian fisheries minister
A longtime critic of the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is now himself in charge of the department, as a result of the Jan. 23 federal election that brought the Conservative Party to power after 13 years. A Member of Parliament from St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, Loyola Hearn was named to his
New Boat design firm goes “back to the drawing board”
It’s a firm whose motto could almost be called “I have seen the future, and it’s the past” or “back to the drawing board.” The actual name of this new company is Moose Island Design –Yacht, Commercial and Small Craft Design. It’s located in Eastport. This is not to say that the three MID partners,
Saint John may evict fishing boats
Security concerns in the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, have resulted in the eviction of the port’s fishing boat fleet — an eviction that has been delayed for the time being. Capt. John McCann, Saint John Harbor Master/Port Security Officer, said the lobster boat berths put the port out of security compliance by Transport
New Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security has added Eastport to the ports of entry that will utilize “biometric procedures” for certain visitors from Canada as part of the US-Visit program. US-Visit applies to “all visitors who apply for entry with a nonimmigrant visa, including those using a Border Crossing Card to travel beyond the border zone
Eastport mystery writer Sarah Graves: “I’m just an ordinary person with an unusual job”
The S. L. Wadsworth & Son store in Eastport has a prominent display of books by local mystery writer Sarah Graves. The display, offering copies of all her novels, has resulted in the sale of 500 books since the display was set up last June, according to Wadsworth’s staffer Alan Foster. Now Wadsworth’s is many