June 2013
2013 MAINE LOBSTER BOAT RACE SCHEDULE
The Maine Lobster Boat Racing Association (MLBRA) has announced
the following schedule of dates and locations for lobster boat racing
competitions during the season ahead.
● Boothbay Harbor. June 15. Info: Marshall Farnham, (207) 380-5892.
● ...
2012 lobster settlement numbers down throughout the Northeast
by Rick Wahle
WALPOLE, ME – In a year that might be remembered as one that brought climate change home to many in the lobster industry, the 2012 ocean heat wave that broke all records and triggered an early shedder season did not seem to have a...
Paul Shuman: Innovative net designer revolutionized Northeast trawl fishery
by Joyce Rowley
CHARLESTOWN, RI – The fishing industry lost an important contributor to its history with the unexpected death in March of net designer and innovator Paul Shuman.
Shuman Trawl nets, distinctively made from green poly twine, were a...
No breaks for the groundfish industry: NMFS institutes crippling cuts for 2013
GLOUCESTER, MA – The menacing threat that had filled industry members with worry and dread for many months became all too real by the May 1 start of the 2013 groundfish fishing year.
The day before, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) i...
Fishing industry rallies to demand aid, MSA flexibility
BOSTON, MA – About 300 people, including fishermen and their families from around New England, fish buyers, boat owners, and concerned citizens, attended the Groundfish Industry Rally held at the Boston Fish Pier on April 29.Organized by the Nort...
New England council asks NMFS to modify monkfish emergency action
MYSTIC, CT – The New England Fishery Management Council has asked the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to expeditiously modify its recent monkfish emergency rule so that groundfish fishermen can keep more monkfish while working under a grou...
Wind farm advice: Accept, engage, negotiate
LONDON, ENGLAND – Over the last few years, European fishermen have been forced to grapple with the sudden reality of wind farm construction on their fishing grounds. Their experiences offer important lessons for fishermen here in the Northeast.
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Two new boats from SW Boatworks
J-Lynn Zrae is the first of SW Boatworks new Calvin Beal 30s to hit the water. Designer Beal said SW’s Stewart Workman wanted to know if he could come up with “a 30-footer that was 12' wide … and I told him no problem.” Built for Calvin...
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