http://www.workingwaterfront.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:03:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/images/ww_banner_bg.png http://www.workingwaterfront.com http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Journey-of-a-Hope-Merchant-From-Apartheid-to-the-Elite-World-of-Solo-Yacht-Racing/13720/ University of South Carolina Press Hardcover, 201 pages, $24.99 Making those dreams come true This is a book about dreams and dreamers. It's the story of a young mixed-race South African, Neal Petersen, who aspires to become a yacht-racing sailor. As dreams go, this one was particularly implausible at a time when non-white South Africans weren't allowed to participate in the life of their country except as laborers or servants. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by David D. Platt) Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Journey-of-a-Hope-Merchant-From-Apartheid-to-the-Elite-World-of-Solo-Yacht-Racing/13720/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Government-funded-lobster-council-formed-in-Canada/13727/ In the 1950s the television show "Omnibus" presented a documentary called "Maine Lobsterman," a day in the life of a Deer Isle lobsterman named Eugene Eaton. It had a narrative written and spoken by E.B. White. Between Eaton's hauls of his traps White says, "A lobsterman's thoughts return to land, run on ahead of his boat." The thoughts may turn to a problem at home, but says White, "There's always the price of lobster. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Bob Gustafson) Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Government-funded-lobster-council-formed-in-Canada/13727/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Venturing-Wood-that-has-history/13724/ Up the street in my town a group of guys is merrily taking apart an old building. The windows and the siding are already gone; the sheathing boards and the frame are on their way. Everything is being carefully sorted-wide boards of any value in a neat pile, other boards and lots of two-by-fours in another pile on the ground, lots of junk and firewood into one of those "cans" demolition crews station next to their projects. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by David D. Platt) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Venturing-Wood-that-has-history/13724/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Vinalhaven-and-Spruce-Head-lobstermen-benefit-from-working-waterfront-program/13722/ All Maine lobstermen are facing big challenges: new rope requirements intended to reduce risk to North Atlantic Right Whales put a financial strain on lobstermen at the same time that lobster prices plummeted; herring quota cuts threaten to cause bait shortages and cost increases; and development and rising land values are squeezing out traditional working waterfront uses. But members of the Vinalhaven Lobstermen's Co-operative are taking these challenges head on. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Hanna Wheeler) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Vinalhaven-and-Spruce-Head-lobstermen-benefit-from-working-waterfront-program/13722/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/From-the-Town-Landing-Drawing-the-line-on-spatial-planning/13721/ Managing the nation's ocean waters has got to be one of the most vexing and complicated resource-management tasks governments attempt-and it's about to get a lot more complicated. Last June the president created the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, charged with the modest task of developing "a national policy that ensures the protection, maintenance and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhances the sustainability of ocean ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Anne Hayden and Philip Conkling) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/From-the-Town-Landing-Drawing-the-line-on-spatial-planning/13721/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Beyond-power-Will-offshore-wind-development-bring-jobs/13695/ State legislators and industry advocates have been heralding the coming benefits of offshore wind development: it will reduce Maine's costly addiction to imported fossil fuels, lower the state's ecological footprint, and provided a much-needed stimulus to the state's struggling economy. According to Dr. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Suzanne Pude and Gillian Garratt-Reed) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Beyond-power-Will-offshore-wind-development-bring-jobs/13695/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Objects-in-Mirror-Never-say-no-to-an-island/13696/ When I was a graduate student in 1975, more than anything else, I wanted to work in the North Maine woods, where the last unsettled acreages in the Eastern United States seemed to invite individual exploration and adventure. But that was during a serious housing recession at the time, so the big forest landowners were not hiring graduate foresters as they usually did each summer. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Philip Conkling) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Objects-in-Mirror-Never-say-no-to-an-island/13696/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Fathoming-What-we-know-about-rockweed/13684/ In the last several years, Acadian Seaplants Limited, a company based in Canada, has expanded their rockweed harvesting operations into Maine, stimulating new regulations from Maine's Department of Marine Resources and raising old and new questions about the potential impacts of commercial-scale harvesting. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Dr. Heather Deese and Catherine Schmitt) Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Fathoming-What-we-know-about-rockweed/13684/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/From-the-Town-Landing-Voting-with-their-%EF%AC%81ns/13676/ This column originally appeared in the February issue of National Fisherman magazine. Now that the dust has settled a bit from the intense political debate that swirled through the Copenhagen climate change conference, we can all take a step back and ask ourselves what current research shows we might expect for Gulf of Maine fisheries in the future. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Anne Hayden and Philip Conkling) Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/From-the-Town-Landing-Voting-with-their-%EF%AC%81ns/13676/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Field-Notes-Time-for-a-National-Working-Waterfront-Coalition/13672/ Standing on the Bluffton Oyster Company wharf in South Carolina feels a world away from Maine, where snow is pummeling the coast. The live oaks up on the hillside behind the oyster company's processing plant shine a lush green against a clear January sky. But the issues of retaining access to the water in the face of expanding coastal development surround us on the banks of the May River and bring me back to Maine. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Rob Snyder) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Field-Notes-Time-for-a-National-Working-Waterfront-Coalition/13672/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/Venturing-Techno-kids/13637/ The maritime world was once known for its salty knowledge, passed down through the generations. Old sailors taught younger ones how to tie knots, about the mysteries of dead reckoning, ways to find where you are in the fog, how to predict the weather. There's loads of lore about sailing, navigating, safety, maintenance-all, in the past at least, handed down from the more experienced to the less so. Father-to-son stuff; traditional knowledge best learned by paying attention. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by David D. Platt) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/Venturing-Techno-kids/13637/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Fatal-Journey-The-final-Expedition-of-Henry-Hudson/13642/ Basic Books, 2009 Hardcover, 288 pages, $26.95 A poignant tale of a tragic voyage"Like the needle of a compass, Henry Hudson was always attracted by the North."  With these words, Peter Mancall introduces us to the 17th century world of the English explorer Henry Hudson.  Before proceeding, I would like to say it is a rewarding feeling when a former student (I was his history teacher in high school) achieves prominence as a scholar and author. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Harry Gratwick) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Fatal-Journey-The-final-Expedition-of-Henry-Hudson/13642/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/More-focus-on-networking-at-annual-fishermens-forum/13660/ Things are changing at the Maine Fishermen's Forum this year. Not only has the schedule changed, condensing the bulk of events to the first Friday and Saturday in March, there will be changes to the content as well. The forum will be held March 4-6 at the Samoset Resort. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Gillian Garratt-Reed ) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/More-focus-on-networking-at-annual-fishermens-forum/13660/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/Parallel-44-With-taxpayer-help-science-spreads-on-the-Portland-waterfront/13643/ In Maine's largest city, the waterfront has seen some hard times. The fish processing plants are gone, the fishing industry is a shadow of its former self, and the Portland Fish Exchange recently leased out part of its refrigerated hall because it just doesn't need the space. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Colin Woodard) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/Parallel-44-With-taxpayer-help-science-spreads-on-the-Portland-waterfront/13643/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Inactive-Matinicus-Rock-weather-station-to-be-fixed/13662/ For years, Penobscot Bay fishermen and other boaters have relied on a government-run weather monitoring station at Matinicus Rock. It spewed out data available via Internet on any home computer, and many lobstermen checked it before heading out to sea or, depending on conditions, deciding to stay home. Last year, the station went off line. Now the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has indicated a temporary station will be operating by March 31. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Steve Cartwright) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Inactive-Matinicus-Rock-weather-station-to-be-fixed/13662/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Navigation-system-to-be-turned-off-what-will-be-GPS-back-up/13656/ In early January, the Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security announced that after February 8, Loran-C would be turned off and unavailable for navigation. The next day, Canada announced that its Loran-C system would be shut down by October 1. What have we lost? Not much on the local scale, but possibly a lot on the large scale. Prudent navigators and thoughtful planners understand the value of complementary backups for critical systems. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Erno Bonebakker) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Navigation-system-to-be-turned-off-what-will-be-GPS-back-up/13656/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Cranberry-Isles-residents-consider-paying-for-more-winter-ferry-runs/13650/ For over 50 years, the town of Cranberry Isles has depended on one ferry service provider to bring the mail, transport residents to medical appointments, and be their dependable, year-round connection to the mainland. At the March Town Meeting, the town will be seeking funds from voters to subsidize a second morning and evening commuter service that is intended to address the continuing challenge of maintaining a year-round community. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Cherie Galyean) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Cranberry-Isles-residents-consider-paying-for-more-winter-ferry-runs/13650/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Container-service-returns-to-Portland/13648/ In late November stacks of 40-foot long containers started reappearing at the International Marine cargo terminal on Commercial Street in Portland. On December 1, the barge Columbia Charleston was loading containers of wood pulp bound to the Port of New York and New Jersey for onward transshipment to destinations around the world. The barge service had been suspended since September 2008, but resumed as the global pulp market shifts to favor the sale of U.S. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Erno Bonebakker) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Container-service-returns-to-Portland/13648/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Yarmouth-mayor-campaigns-to-restore-CAT-ferry/13638/ Without financial help from the Canadian government, the High-speed ferry, The CAT, will not be providing service between Maine and Nova Scotia this summer. And there's a possibility that a monohull will make the crossing in 2011-if the mayor Of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia gets his wish. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Bob Gustafson) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Yarmouth-mayor-campaigns-to-restore-CAT-ferry/13638/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Fathoming-What-are-the-marine-impacts-of-offshore-wind-turbines/13667/ Editor's note: We're introducing a new feature called Fathoming. These articles will explore scientific topics pertinent to Maine's coastal waters. The articles are made possible, in part, by funds from Maine Sea Grant. Today there aren't any wind turbines off Maine's coast, but there may be in the next few years.  Maine is actively pursuing ocean wind energy, as are other states, and European nations have already installed over 700 offshore turbines. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Dr. Heather Deese and Catherine Schmitt) Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Fathoming-What-are-the-marine-impacts-of-offshore-wind-turbines/13667/