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Islands Community Medical Center takes on new staff
The Islands Community Medical Center (ICMS) on Vinalhaven this month bid farewell to Dr. Rick Donahue after a ten-year tenure. The center plans to replace Dr. Donahue with two new staff members: a physician and a family nurse practitioner, reflecting an expanding role for ICMS in offering comprehensive on-island family-practice care. Lt. Commander Daniel Aronson
Fishing from Your Boat
Recreational boaters from Newfoundland to the Equator have probably all had the same thought at some time, that they would like to make the most of their environment while sailing along and catch some dinner to boot. However, fishing under way is not so simple, as countless would-be anglers have discovered after dragging a line
In Dam Removals, Maine Leads Nation
Four years ago, the Edwards Dam in Augusta was removed for the primary purpose of fish passage, setting a national precedent. For the first time, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied an owner’s re-licensing application and explicitly ordered a dam’s removal for environmental reasons. The action galvanized dam removal proponents all over the country,
Vinalhaven Doctor Leaves Island
Dr. Rick Donahue, Vinalhaven’s only doctor, will be leaving Islands Community Medical Services (ICMS) on May 15. His post will be filled by another physician yet to be named, as Dr. Donahue plans a year of travel with his family. Dr. Donahue first came to Vinalhaven on a temporary posting providing relief for the physician
Telemedicine Improves Monhegan’s Emergency Services
Monhegan is just not a great place to get sick or hurt, especially in the winter. Located about ten miles out to sea south of Port Clyde, there are only three scheduled boats a week in the off-season to the mainland (weather permitting) and the relatively small population does not have a full time doctor
Thomaston Consultant Travels Worldwide for Fish Product Safety
Jim Ostergard of Thomaston has spent much of the last 15 years assisting both local and distant fishermen in implementing methods to meet international seafood product standards. His work training, inspecting, and developing safety and sanitation programs that meet federal Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) standards has taken him to eastern Europe, southeast Asia,
UNH to Create Large Pelagic Fish Studies Center
The University of New Hampshire plans to develop a studies center to investigate large pelagic fishes. The center will build upon work done by Associate Research Professor Dr. Molly Lutcavage, who has become well known for tagging and tracking bluefin tuna. The new large pelagic research center will look at a number of species besides
Access: The Fish May Come Back, But the Fishermen May Not
The projected improvement in finfish landings over the coming years is predicted to bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the fishing ports involved, not only for the fishing boats themselves but also for the shoreside processors, freezer facilities, vessel support businesses, and fish dealers. But many historical participants, particularly fishermen based in Maine, could
In Lobstering, Not All the Hazards Are at Sea
In the winter, even when the traps are out of the water and the boat is in the yard, a lobsterman’s work continues. Trap repair, buoy painting and line cleaning and splicing occupy much of a fisherman’s winter hours, and much of this work is conducted in the close confines of small workshops. Such places
Canned: A History of the Sardine Industry
This is the third book produced by Deer Island author John Gillman on the region’s sardine industry. The two previous books, Canned, Part 1 and Masts and Masters, A History of the Sardine Carriers and Boatmen, outlined the American herring canning industry and the many wooden boats that serviced the many canneries. Canned, Part 2