Category: 2013

Maine DMR schedules coastwide meetings with lobster industry

Filed under Government Agencies, January '13, Lobster

HALLOWELL, ME — The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has scheduled 16 meetings with the state’s lobster industry to hear people’s views on the status of the industry following the 2012 season and recommendations for the future. The meetings will include a discussion of the work of the Lobster Advisory Council and its efforts …

Miller Time launched

Filed under Boats, January '13

SW Boatworks has a couple of big lobster boats headed for the water: a 46` Wesmac that it finished and a Calvin Beal 44 for a customer who is “sizing up” from the 36` Calvin Beal he currently owns. SW also reports plenty of interest in its Ernest Libby-designed Young Brothers hulls, with a 40-footer …

Khristy Michelle launched

Filed under Boats, January '13

John Williams’ goal was to replace his 17-year-old John’s Bay-built Khristy Michelle with one as close as possible to the same design — only 3` longer. His thinking was that with the extra waterline length, the new boat would perform more efficiently with the same power package as his old 41-footer. Read the rest …