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Editorial
December 2005
Thanks for the memories: Mac McKinley retires
Back in 1973, when this newspaper was called Maine Commercial Fisheries, we got the idea that readers would appreciate some editorial humor to balance the typically serious and weighty words of our editorial page. ...continued
November 2005
Keep an eye on Magnuson-Stevens Act process
After years of simmering, the heat’s been kicked up under Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization. Failure to keep a close eye on the process could result in the industry getting burned. ...continued
October 2005
Hurricane relief: Fishermen help fishermen
Repeated video footage of destroyed buildings and crowds of displaced people can be numbing after a few weeks. Surely by now, we may think, the survivors must be getting the help they need. But there’s nothing like cell phone conversations with a couple of fishermen from little coastal towns in Louisiana to bring home the true magnitude of the cataclysm that has struck the Gulf Coast. ...continued
September 2005
Working waterfront measures need your vote
Maine’s commercial fishing industry is hanging on by a thread. This time, the threat isn’t overfishing or heavy-handed fisheries regulations. It is the loss of access to the water by working fishermen, a consequence of soaring waterfront real estate values....continued
August 2005
Our new web site: What it is, and isn’t
The process of gathering the news hasn’t really changed very much over the three decades that we have been publishing Commercial Fisheries News. ...continued
July 2005
Cooperative research is good for industry
Cooperative research took some pretty stiff punches at a late May meeting of New Hampshire fishermen. Listening to their passionate complaints, it’s not hard to understand why they were so upset. But it’s important to put those complaints in the proper context. ...continued
June 2005
Lobster Area 2 continues effort control struggle
Lobster co-management is never easy but lobstermen’s charge to create a new effort control plan acceptable both to Area 2 stakeholders and managers has got to rank among the most difficult tasks ever undertaken by industry. ...continued
May 2005
Common sense prevails in Amd. 13 decision
At long last, a federal court judge has clearly stated that the Magnuson-Stevens Act requires federal fishery managers to achieve “a delicate balance” to end overfishing, rebuild fish stocks, and allow fishermen to continue to fish on healthy stocks. ...continued
March 2005
Safety dialogue offers chance for real change
A boat goes down and men die. Usually, there’s a period of anguished mourning and then, except for family members, things pretty much return to business as usual. But not this time. ...continued
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