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In aftermath of scandal, NOAA gets a new research vessel
As a result of Trawlgate, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), parent agency to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), sought appropriations for increased spending on fisheries science. “There’s more money going to stock assessment data and Congress has funded four new research vessels,” said Dr. Steven Murawski, newly appointed senior science advisor and
Portland firm offers “marinized” computers
People everywhere are relying more on computers for everything from communications to entertainment, and it’s no different in the world of boats, not even in the world of commercial fishing vessels. That’s why Mike Whitten and Jeff Sawyer decided to create computers designed to endure the rigors of life at sea, including lots of vibrations
“They’re impossible to avoid” – Council allows herring vessels to take some haddock
Maine ground fishermen are less than thrilled with a government proposal to allow herring vessels to land 1,000 pounds of juvenile haddock per trip, but regulators say the by catch allowance is the only way to allow the herring fleet to go fishing this season. “Of course the groundfish people are not happy that herring
Veteran Maine fisheries manager receives award
Lewis Flagg, Deputy Commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources, recently received one of six Annual Awards of Excellence bestowed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission for his contribution to the success of fisheries management. Flagg, a 40-year veteran fisheries manager, has been “instrumental in promoting and securing Maine’s policy of restoring anadromous
Canadian crab protests escalate to a “fishermen’s arrest”
Anger over changes in the crab industry, Newfoundland’s most lucrative fishery, escalated in recent weeks and resulted in occupation of a government building in St. John’s, a port blockade and a “fishermen’s arrest” of a Portuguese trawler cited by Canadian inspectors in the past for illegal fishing. The “arrest” came when the AVEIRENSE headed into
Technology: The latest in onboard weather forecast systems
New England mariners are used to changeable weather, but even the most experienced vessel operator can use a little help in predicting nature’s next move. Boat owners in the market for a forecasting system have an ever-increasing array of devices and systems, so the biggest problem may be choosing among them. Devices range from the
Spilled Oil? Eat It!
It’s a line of new products that closely resembles a miracle: oil-eating, all-natural microbes that convert oil in bilges or spilled in waterways into beneficial fatty acids. At the Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport in February, Clean Water Solutions, Inc. of Newport, R.I. unveiled four products: Oil Eradicators, Clean Water Microbial Powder, Clean Water Blue and
Spilled Oil? Eat It!
It’s a line of new products that closely resembles a miracle: oil-eating, all-natural microbes that convert oil in bilges or spilled in waterways into beneficial fatty acids. At the Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport in February, Clean Water Solutions, Inc. of Newport, R.I. unveiled four products: Oil Eradicators, Clean Water Microbial Powder, Clean Water Blue and
Working waterfronts are high on legislators’ agenda
The Marine Resources Committee of the Maine legislature is not considered to be a powerful committee, in the sense that the Appropriations Committee, with its authority over expenditures, is powerful. But to its members and the people they represent — fishermen and others involved with Maine’s working waterfronts — Marine Resources is the most important
Great Eastern Mussel Farms prospers with rafts, ropes, quality
Great Eastern Mussel Farms is generally credited with putting mussels on North American restaurant menus. Great Eastern’s success made mussels ubiquitous and many countries now farm them, so the Tenants Harbor company is trying to outdo itself by raising the world’s best mussels. “We wanted to try to grow the highest quality mussel in the