Articles
The Doryman’s Reflection: A Fisherman’s Life
New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press/Avalon Publishing Group, 2005 255 pages. This is a very readable and often local account of commercial fishing, focusing primarily on fisheries of the northwest Atlantic, specifically on the groundfish fishery of midcoast Maine. The true scope of the story goes far beyond our cold waters, however, and in projecting an
Entanglements: The Intertwined Fates of Fish and Fishermen
University Press of Florida 289 pages. Dis-entangling whales from fishermen The College of the Atlantic has long taken an interest in the large marine mammal life of the Gulf of Maine. The institution is host of the research group Allied Whale, and offers a number of courses in whale biology and conservation. This is really
Cod tagging continues; fishermen urged to return tags for rewards
Once the mainstay of New England fisheries, Atlantic cod has struggled to come back from record low levels. Recently, collaborative research programs have brought together fishermen and scientists to answer key questions The Northeast Regional Cod Tagging Program is one such effort. In March 2003, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) launched the program
Tagging Facts
The information gathered is not intended to estimate stock abundance, but it will provide knowledge about how cod stocks move, mix and grow. The higher the number of tags reported, the more representative and accurate the data. Certain biological data collected through this Program (e.g. growth information) can supplement the data used in current cod
Maine groups and others launch tsunami relief efforts
Maine commercial fishermen’s groups, community members and supporters have initiated a drive to raise money to assist tsunami affected fishermen get back out on the water. Along with massive loss of life, the wall of water that came ashore on Dec. 26 destroyed thousands of vessels in Thailand, Burma, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Andaman
Are the codfish coming back?
Maine lobstermen have been seeing many more codfish in their traps, and some fishermen out of Portland have reported finding so many cod that they can’t stay away from them when fishing. Yet the federal government describes this stock of fish as depleted and overfished, and we have seen declining landings in some recent years,
From one island to another – Irish doctor comes to Vinalhaven
Dr. Margaret Scannell started work at the Islands Community Medical Center on Vinalhaven in early August, taking over from Dr. Rick Donahue, who left after ten years. She will be the only doctor at the facility, which serves patients from Vinalhaven and other Penobscot Bay islands, although she looks forward to the able assistance of
Tagging Cod: A day at sea adds to our knowledge of the fish that built New England
Morning seems early, the light dull and gray at 5 o’clock. We board the boat, a 38′ recreational fishing charter boat out of South Portland, and as soon as coffee is in the cups we are off, growling slowly out the misty channel into the harbor, with the dense commercial activity sitting quiet at this
Sea Vegetable Celebration
Available from: Maine Coast Sea Vegetables, Inc. Franklin, ME 04634 (207) 565-2907 www.seaveg.com $14.95 Good for Man & Beast I have always wondered about Maine seaweed, living as I do along the coast. I am already a sometime purchaser and consumer of various seaweeds, but most of what I eat comes in colorful Korean or
North Haven school finds – and then loses – a whale
The North Haven Community School has a history of innovative educational projects, including building an electric school van and constructing a six-oared rowing gig from scratch, as well as having recently started a collection of student-mounted local birds. When vocational arts teacher Terry Goodhue heard of a small, 11-foot-long whale washed up into Seal Bay,