Tag Archives: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
How Stellwagen Bank came to be named
Once upon a time there was a man named Henry Stellwagen. We know that time was the mid-1800s, and Henry served in the United States Navy. We invoke good old Henry Stellwagen because a swath of nearby water is named after him; Stellwagen Bank. Fishermen had long known about shallow grounds beyond the tip of Cape Cod, stretching roughly north and west toward Gloucester. Geologists will tell you that this arc from Provincetown to Cape Ann was dry land thousands of years ago, when sea level was much lower. Like many places where the bottom rapidly rises, currents and upwells create a fertile mix, attracting fish from tiny to huge which in turn attract fishermen from across New England. But this place had never been charted. >click to read< 11:39
Fishermen vent about proposal to close Stellwagen Bank, other areas for research. “playground for scientists,”
PLYMOUTH – A charter boat captain who makes a living chasing tuna, Johnny Johnson finds it infuriating that regulators may close stretches of ocean in the name of research, but he doesn’t know when, exactly where or for how long “You’re telling me I can’t go feed my family. That’s what you’re telling me. “Our kids are hungry every single day, and we can’t have these people making these decisions about how we will survive.” Read the rest here 13:33
New fish fight for New England
The New England Fishery Management Council is looking at a plan to take 55 square miles of Stellwagen Bank, a section due east of Scituate and due north of Provincetown, where commercial fishing is already banned and put it off limits to recreational fishermen and charter boats. Read more@necn, Video Report 13:09
Stellwagen alarm premature, says NOAA
NEW BEDFORD — Recreational and charter boat owners are up in arms over a NOAA proposal to establish a research “reference area” that includes a slice of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Read more@southcoast 05:01
New England Fishermen – Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary seeks advisory council applicants
The sanctuary is accepting applications for the following seats: Research, two primary members; conservation, primary member; education, alternate; marine transportation, primary member and alternate; recreational fishing, primary member and alternate; mobile gear commercial fishing, primary member; business industry, alternate; at-large, primary member and alternate; and youth, primary member and alternate. more@wickedlocal 09:31
