Lobstermen and regulators are equally concerned about a continuing decline in lobster harvests in southern New England, but harvesters say they shouldn’t bear the brunt of blame for the sharp drop in stocks. The decline has been steady for the last three years for which final landings figures are available – 1999 through 2001 –
Local Knowledge and Local Stocks: An Atlas of Groundfish Spawning in the Bay of Fundy
Bringing local knowledge into focus A report of the Centre for Community-Based Management Book by: Jennifer Graham, Stephen Engle, and Maria Recchia This book documents Canadian fishermen’s knowledge of local groundfish stocks in the Bay of Fundy, taking a large number of interviews and distilling them down to a series of maps showing where and
Atlantic Canada’s seal quota is going up
Seals arouse a wide variety of emotions in different groups of people, but the strong feeling toward these marine mammals by fishermen in Atlantic Canada is that they are keeping the devastated cod stocks from rebuilding by eating tons of juvenile cod. Harvesters who have been seeking a higher quota for the taking of seals
Hancock Gourmet Lobster Company
Cal Hancock’s business has found its niche by producing specialty, high-end seafood products, and in doing so, utilizes 20,000 to 25,000 pounds of knuckle and claw lobster meat processed in Maine. Owner of Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co., Hancock puts the bulk of this lobster meat into Cundy’s Harbor Lobster Stew. Another large percent of the
Pew Oceans Commission poised to make recommendations
A commission conducting the first serious study in more than 30 years of how adjacent ocean resources are managed by the United States has finished its investigations, issued many reports and is now poised to submit its recommendations for future management changes to Congress. The last group of specific reports, and the most recent, is
Seafood Handbook: The comprehensive guide to sourcing, buying, and preparation
How to avoid scromboid toxins, and other facts Diversified Publications, 2003 Intended primarily as a commercial educational volume, this book starts off with a guide to seafood processing and market presentation forms. Even as a fisherman, I had never really considered the differences between the J-cut and the V-cut fillet, so this section was interesting,
Vinalhaven girls reach quarterfinals, say goodbye to old gym
It was standing room only in the Vinalhaven School gym on Feb. 11 for most exciting and important game of the girls’ season. After a final basket by senior Kim Walker at the buzzer for a one point win over Greater Portland Christian, the Vinalhaven girls’ high school team made the state tournament quarterfinals for
Orphaned by war, “Lost Boys” find friends on North Haven
Exercises and experiences in diversity continued at North Haven Community School as three members of the “Lost Boys” of Sudan visited the school during the week prior to February vacation. The “Lost Boys” are so called after the story of Peter Pan, whose troop of boys managed, without adults, to survive on their own adaptability
Three-course dinner theater plays Vinalhaven
Ever wonder what a mixture of Scooby Doo, the Food Network, and Monty Python would look like? Vinalhaven High School’s sophomore English class gave a glimpse on Saturday, Feb. 8, with their dinner theater production of “Oh Crêpe!” at Vinalhaven’s Union Church. The original play, written by sophomore Nathan Wiley, takes place in Paris and
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