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“Freshly cooked” is a new option at Gilmore’s in Bath
Gilmore’s Seafoods of Bath is reaching out in a new direction, with a small addition to house a take-out window for cooked seafood. Ben and Kevin Gilmore, owners of the market, say the expansion was inspired by frequent inquiries over the past few years from customers who are looking for a place to buy some
Writing It Down: Phippsburg fisherman chronicles life on the water
When Arthur “Sparky” Pierce was growing up in Sebasco Estates, Phippsburg, six uncles and aunts and their families lived nearby. Now, two remain. The rest and their children have scattered. During Pierce’s youth, groundfish, mackerel and shrimp were plentiful, a lobsterman could make a decent living for his family without having to unsnarl his lines
“Person building” The Carpenter’s Boatshop builds more than boats
Bobby Ives likens the program at the Carpenter’s Boatshop, which he and his wife, Ruth, established in 1979, to a safe harbor. There, he says, people from all walks of life and ages can drop anchor and reassess their direction while living a simple, structured life for nine months. Apprentices at the Boatshop have ranged
Touch Tank inspires elementary kids
When a stranger asks questions in an elementary school classroom and nearly all the hands shoot up with each query, it’s a sure bet the students are excited about the topic under discussion. That’s the way it was with Jean Giberson’s fourth-fifth grade class in West Harpswell School when students shared their enthusiasm for their
Seabait brings British wormrearing technique to Maine
It sounds like a science fiction movie: scientist raises sandworms; sandworms turn against him and overpower him; worms mutate and grow beyond proportions ever imagined; worms escape from the hatchery … But no, no. Peter Cowin is very much in control at Seabait, Ltd., a thriving company that produced 50 tons of sandworms in 2002.
Diversifying to keep the boat
Tim Levesque, who has been fishing since he was 18, is diversifying. Formerly, he made a living using his 58-foot steel dragger THUNDER BAY for groundfishing, but since the new rules allow him just 65 days fishing a year, he’s had to branch out to be able to keep the boat. He has taken on
Company’s mussel raft program offers new opportunities
Joe Larrabee says his friends have designated him as their guinea pig in the great mussel raft experiment. “They’re interested,” says Larrabee, “but they’re watching to see how this turns out for me.” He has been working three rafts under contract with Great Eastern Mussel Farms (GEM) in Tenants Harbor, a venture he began two
Huge ketch nears completion at Hodgdon Yachts
Scheherazade, narrator of “The Thousand and One Nights” (or “The Arabian Nights”), escaped death through her resourcefulness, rich imagination and storytelling skills. Her husband, the Sultan, had threatened to kill her at dawn each day, but couldn’t bear to carry out the death sentence because he was so mesmerized by her tales of Sinbad the
Trends in the seafood market will affect Maine industry
Howard Johnson also spoke at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum in early March. His message was the same: worldwide, seafood consumption is rising. Globally, countries are consuming more and more of their seafood supply, which could lead to an increasing need for the U.S. to reduce its dependence on imported seafood. Johnson sees “an opportunity for
CEI Loan Fund helps fishermen protect and improve access
Sixteen Sheepscot River lobstermen have banded together to ensure they have waterfront access now and in the future. Before September, 2002, each relied on public access at the Wiscasset municipal pier, where they felt they might be ousted at any time. But during last summer, they formed the North End Co-op, pooled the additional profits