In a move that has many lobstermen wondering if legislative term limits should be reconsidered, members of the Marine Resources Committee planned to consider a bill in late April that would radically change Maine’s carefully crafted limited entry plan for the lobster industry. “We worked for 15 to 20 years on this plan,” said David
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
Maine-connected Coast Guard vessels serve in Iraq War
On March 28 the Coast Guard cutter WRANGELL escorted the first commercially transported humanitarian aid shipment into the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr. The 110-foot WRANGELL is based in Portland. This shipment, aboard the Motor Vessel MANAR, consisted of 700 tons of food, water, first aid and vehicles. M/V MANAR was supplied and coordinated by
Living aboard: Damariscove harbor was a family’s home for 16 years
John and Robin Hammond lived aboard their wooden 1936 Casey Cutter, at Damariscove Island for 16 years. There, beside a barren island known for centuries to fishermen, they raised their son, Tomas. They fished, tended a hidden garden, and got by using their wits. When they finally moved ashore last year, nobody wanted to buy
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
Young families leaving Peaks Island
Peaks Island is about to undergo a radical change: As many as a dozen families with young children have either moved off the island or plan to leave, most by the end of this summer. The number of children among them is roughly 22. That may not sound like a lot to many, but for
Islesboro firm diversifies, specializes and prospers
Pendleton Yacht Yard on Islesboro has evolved into a first class, full service boatyard specializing in high-end classic yacht restorations. Once an automotive garage, the yard is now the island’s largest employer and handles over 300 boats annually. The last decade has brought a period of rapid growth and expansion. Current projects range from the
You can get here from there
Twenty years ago I couldn’t have told you much about the Pine Tree State, never having been here or known anyone who had. I’d love nothing better than to spin you a yarn about how my move to Islesboro was the realization of a lifelong dream to live on the rugged and beautiful coast of
Solar van transports, teaches at the same time
Every day, North Haven Community School’s student-built electric vehicle gets used for its intended purpose: carrying single or multiple passengers for school-related trips on North Haven. The vehicle is a converted Volkswagen Vanagon Syncro with four-wheel drive and seating for seven. It looks and operates like a conventional vehicle, but at the end of the
New schooner being built in Eastport
Eastport will have the beginning of a windjammer fleet come June 2004 if plans by John Bishop and Capt. Butch Harris come to fruition. They’re building a 92-foot clipper-bowed, gaff-rigged schooner, the HALIE MATTHEW, on the grounds of the Eastport Boat School. When she’s launched she’ll join the knockabout schooner SYLVINA BEAL, owned and operated