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A Gulf of Maine round trip

After a weeklong, very successful visit to the Portland waterfront, the schooner AMISTAD departed May 16 for Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and I had the opportunity to make the passage on the boat across the Gulf of Maine. This trip proved to be not only a pleasant passage on a traditional sailing vessel, but also a

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A cautionary tale for U.S. fishermen

Like Canada, the United States has tried to move towards fishing effort restrictions with the aim of rebuilding the fish stocks. Georges Bank was open to the world until 1977, when the U.S. took action to extend its jurisdiction out to 200 nautical miles. Vessels of many flags worked the waters, making huge hauls in

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Island Institute hosts boatbuilding show

This summer the Island Institute will feature a show highlighting island boatbuilders. “Island Boatbuilding; Past and Future,” will include a number of historical black-and-white and color images of island boatbuilding, vessels and boat builders. The exhibit will tell their stories. This display, in the Institute’s ground floor exhibit space on Main St. in Rockland, will

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Regional groups collaborate on cod tagging

There is consensus in the fishing and science communities that the distribution and movement of cod in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank and southern New England regions are not well understood and that greater insight into current distribution and migration patterns of Atlantic cod is needed as managers work to rebuild stocks. One way

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