Daily Archives: August 16, 2014
If you can, Please donate for the family of Maine Lobsterman Jeremey Philbrook
Recent tragedy has struck the Philbrook Family and the community of Vinalhaven. Jeremey Philbrook, a beloved son, wonderful husband & father died unexpectedly in a fishing accident. Please consider a donation to assist the family for unexpected expenses. All comments and photo shares are welcome. DONATE here 15:29
Forgotten no more
For the third year in a row, Portuguese sailors stood at in St. John’s for a man named Dionisiv Esteves and laid a wreath in his honour. Esteves was a member of the famous White Fleet. He died in 1966 while unloading his daily catch of cod from his dory. He was crushed between his little boat and that of the steel hull of the fishing vessel Santa Maria Manuela when his dory was swamped. Read more here 10:03
NC firm encourages Maine fishermen to sell invasive green crabs to be processed into cat food
Bay City Crab purchased two tractor-trailer loads — a total of 22,000 pounds — of crabs earlier this summer from Boothbay Harbor-area harvesters and processed them at their plant based in Aurora, North Carolina. The firm then shipped the crabmeat to a cat food company, plant manager Chrissy Fulcher said Friday. Read more here 09:22
Coast Guard medevacs 50-year-old fisherman from boat near Ocean City, Md.
The Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old man Saturday from the 73-foot fishing boat Dredge Monster approximately 45 miles east of Ocean City. Read more here 09:03
Fishermen lukewarm about disaster relief
Certain permit holders will be eligible for $32,500 in 
in the coming months. But some in the industry say the amount is a patch over a gaping wound. “I would be happy if they gave me back more fish. I don’t want the money,” said Linda McCann, sector manager for Northeast Fishery sectors 7 and 8. Read more here 08:32
Maine’s scallop fishery to face more closures
The regulations are designed to “rebuild the scallop resource” while giving scalloping fishermen a chance to fish, said Trisha DeGraaf, a coordinator with the marine resources department.The state will hold three public hearings on the proposed rules in September Read more here 08:12
Bureau of Reclamation to reconsider Trinity-Klamath releases for salmon
Following several meetings with North Coast tribes and government officials, the federal agency that oversees water in Northern California’s Klamath Basin is taking another look at releasing water from Trinity Lake to prevent the spread of disease among salmon returning to spawn in drought conditions. Read more here 07:57
