The Canadian federal Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (FRCC) claims cod were overfished off Newfoundland and Labrador last season. It attributed the problem to recreational, not commercial fishing. In a letter to Fisheries and Oceans Minister Robert Thibault, Council chairman Fred Woodman said the levels of catch in the recreational fishery far exceeded the Department of
Parliamentary committee: Canada should withdraw from international group
A Canadian parliamentary committee says that Canada should withdraw from the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization because of foreign overfishing on the Grand Banks. Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Robert Thibault isn’t so sure. In a report presented to Thibault in June, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans recommended: “That the Government
Scholarship applicants, recipients set new record
This year a greater number of island students applied for scholarship support than ever before. As a result, the Island Institute awarded 66 traditional scholarships totaling nearly $35,000; 19 more scholarships than last year’s record number of 47. Institute scholarships are awarded for traditional college support with assistance from the Maine Community Foundation. Recipients of
Islesboro Central School graduates four
Commencement exercises for Islesboro Central School’s class of 2002 were held June 9. This year’s main speaker was John Mitchell, an Islesboro native who graduated from ICS 50 years ago and pursued a high-profile career in publishing before retiring to the island in 1990. Mitchell exhorted the graduates to appreciate their island history and community.
Authorities go after Newfoundland lobster poachers
Lobster poaching is becoming an increasingly serious problem in Newfoundland — but it’s being met with an equally serious increase in enforcement, according to a federal Fisheries and Oceans officer. “We’ve charged 31 offenders in 18 days,” said Leinus Fitzpatrick, Area Chief for DFO Conservation and Protection who’s based in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. “And the
A world where up is down
About a hundred years ago, Finley Peter Dunne, safe behind his nom de plume of Misther Dooley, no doubt instructed his mythical friend Mr. Hennessey as follows: “Always remimber, no matter whether the constitution follows th’ flag or not, the Supreme Court follows the iliction returns.” And at only a slightly lower level, the Hon.
Two coons
Coons don’t help much trying to make ends meet, let me tell you! Let them visit you and you’ll wish you hadn’t. It wasn’t long before we realized we needed to be coonproof. A case of shutting the restaurant door after the coons have been there, but better that than never shutting the door at
Helping to make marine research happen
The coast of Maine is blessed with a wealth of marine science institutions that help track the annual movements and mysteries of Maine’s marine resources. Scientists at the University of Maine’s Darling Center, at the Bigelow Laboratory and at Maine’s Department of Marine resources all support significant marine research programs. By sharing their information and
Power of images; community to the rescue; DOT vs. DMR; How the news works
The power of pictures In an image-driven age, the work of a documentary photographer can seem particularly powerful. David Wade’s photographs of Widgery Wharf in Portland, exhibited in June and reproduced here this month, tell the all-important story of the city’s working waterfront. Wade’s story centers on Maine’s largest port, but it resonates up and
Greenland salmon harvest may endanger Maine’s wild runs
U.S. delegates agreed with the quota, even though it will place pressure on the already endangered wild runs of salmon returning to Maine rivers. Worse, two environmental groups contend, the salmon will probably be sold primarily as an ingredient in dog food. “This decision to risk extinction of the few remaining wild salmon in Maine