http://www.workingwaterfront.com Sat, 17 May 2008 06:50:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/images/ww_banner_bg.png http://www.workingwaterfront.com http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Monhegans-venerable-LAURA-B-marks-65th-anniversary/12327/ At the end of World War Two, a battered U.S. Army workboat was found on one of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific with her wheelhouse blown off. Because of her rugged hull, however, she was considered worth saving. T-57, as she was known then, was loaded on a Liberty ship and, along with five other T-boats, she was returned to the M.M. Davis yard in Solomons, Maryland, where she had been built several years earlier. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Harry Gratwick) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Monhegans-venerable-LAURA-B-marks-65th-anniversary/12327/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Kids-sailing-program-brings-locals-summer-folk-together/12337/ Oops. Over she goes. Another dinghy has capsized in a puff of wind in Tenants Harbor, but the young skipper isn't fazed. She shifts her weight, swiftly rights her craft and is on her way again, tacking up and running down wind, none the worse for a capsize. Up to 20 kids at a time, ages 9 to 15, learn basic sailing and seamanship skills each summer through the St. George [Maine] Community Sailing Foundation. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Steve Cartwright) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Kids-sailing-program-brings-locals-summer-folk-together/12337/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Boothbay-dealer-Butch-Cressey-has-seen-it-all/12339/ Ask a fisherman or dealer around Boothbay if he knows Leighton Cressey, and he's likely to inquire if Leighton might be related to Butch. Everybody in the fishing business there knows Cressey by his nickname: he's been in the fish and lobster business for over 40 years. Being raised in Boothbay Harbor by his grandparents gave him the advantage of gaining the values of that older generation. (He lost his mother as an infant and his Coast Guard father was stationed in Boston. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Sandra Dinsmore) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Boothbay-dealer-Butch-Cressey-has-seen-it-all/12339/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/The-Natural-Worlds-Intimate-Essence-Revealed-Through-Inquisitiveness/12346/ "The idea for this book came to me while crossing the Atlantic...by the long, easy southern route. So many weeks at sea had left me plenty of time to appreciate the changing color of the water, the beauty of the night sky...the flights of migrating birds, and to find myself prey to a growing, irresistible urge to turn off the GPS and pick up the sextant..." Bely's minimal onboard library barely touched on the curiosity questions that came to him. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Hannah Merker) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/The-Natural-Worlds-Intimate-Essence-Revealed-Through-Inquisitiveness/12346/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Maine-made-computers-have-marine-applications/12349/  The NAVROC computer - an affordable, water-resistant computer designed and entirely assembled in Midcoast Maine - is practically a family affair. Designer and engineer Jacob Post, 32, and business owner Carolyn Philbrook of Rockbound Computers have known each other since he was a kid in Owls Head, one road over from her house and attending school with her sons. "Three years ago, we saw a lot of computers people had on lobster boats - they all rusted," said Post. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Nancy Griffin) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Maine-made-computers-have-marine-applications/12349/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Linda-Bean-expands-her-lobster-holdings/12356/ Linda L. Bean recently purchased the Carver's Harbor, Vinalhaven lobster wharf and buying station formerly owned by Shafmaster of New Hampshire, doing business as Little Bay Lobster Co. Bean, a member of the Freeport retailing family, also purchased the "floating" buying station owned by Peter Jones, who will run the combined facility. "I bought the real estate and I have arranged to buy his lobster supply," she said. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Nancy Griffin) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Linda-Bean-expands-her-lobster-holdings/12356/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Empire-of-Blue-Water/12358/ Wealth, Rogues and Natural Disasters   The subtitle of this book is "Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe that Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign." Author Stephan Talty skillfully combines these three themes in this informative, entertaining book. We are introduced to the pirate world of the Caribbean, which produced men like Henry Morgan and Blackbeard. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Harry Gratwick) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Empire-of-Blue-Water/12358/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/New-parking-garage-proposed-to-increase-Casco-Bay-ferry-line-revenues/12367/ A $41 million proposal for Casco Bay Lines to build a new 500-car parking garage and take over the existing ferry garage has been made by two members of the board that sets policy for the ferry service. The plan includes Casco Bay Lines assuming ownership of its portion of the Maine State pier, now owned by the City of Portland. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Leo Carter) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/New-parking-garage-proposed-to-increase-Casco-Bay-ferry-line-revenues/12367/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Twelve-Miles-from-the-Rest-of-the-World-A-Portrait-of-the-Damariscotta-River/12372/ Twelve Miles from the Rest of the World will delight people who live near or have visited the Damariscotta River; people who love history or are fascinated by rivers in general; those who appreciate and aspire to beautiful photography and a wide range of other readers who enjoy a ramble through natural and cultural history. The book grew out of Barnaby Porter's 40 years of meandering along the Damariscotta River, which is actually a 12-mile estuary. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Muriel L. Hendrix) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Twelve-Miles-from-the-Rest-of-the-World-A-Portrait-of-the-Damariscotta-River/12372/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Do-Dolphins-Ever-Sleep-211-Questions-and-Answers-about-Ships-the-Sky-and-the-Sea/12373/ "The idea for this book came to me while crossing the Atlantic...by the long, easy southern route. So many weeks at sea had left me plenty of time to appreciate the changing color of the water, the beauty of the night sky...the flights of migrating birds, and to find myself prey to a growing, irresistible urge to turn off the GPS and pick up the sextant..." Bely's minimal onboard library barely touched on the curiosity questions that came to him. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Hannah Merker) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Do-Dolphins-Ever-Sleep-211-Questions-and-Answers-about-Ships-the-Sky-and-the-Sea/12373/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/If-its-May-it-Must-be-icebergs-%94-or-just-plain-ice/12381/ In Atlantic Canada there's one thing you can count on during the month of May - ice. It can take the form of icebergs drifting along the Newfoundland coast or it can take the form of a frozen harbor that delays the opening of spring lobster season. Residents take it all on stride. For example, if you happen to be talking to Tina Pretty on the staff of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) in St. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Bob Gustafson) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/If-its-May-it-Must-be-icebergs-%94-or-just-plain-ice/12381/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/New-parking-garage-proposed-to-increase-Casco-Bay-ferry-line-revenues/12366/  A $41 million proposal for Casco Bay Lines to build a new 500-car parking garage and take over the existing ferry garage has been made by two members of the board that sets policy for the ferry service. The plan includes Casco Bay Lines leasing the Maine State pier, now controlled by the City of Portland. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Leo Carter) Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/New-parking-garage-proposed-to-increase-Casco-Bay-ferry-line-revenues/12366/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Fishing-Smarter/12226/ Monhegan Island lobstermen are nearing the end of their first season under new rules. They are fishing a longer season with fewer traps per person, and so far, they’re having surprising success catching as many or more lobsters.“We are now fishing 300 traps apiece,” said Doug Boynton, who has been fishing off Monhegan for 38  years. “And the fishing is as good as when we were fishing 600 traps. That, to me, is miraculous. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Nancy Griffin) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Fishing-Smarter/12226/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/mail/German-Battleship/12231/ To the editor:I always enjoy your paper. This time my hat is off to Bill Terra — builder of the 30-foot model of the German battleship Graf Spee (WWF April 2008). Too bad the Rockland boat show didn’t let him display it. Heck, I’d have paid money to see it!Frank FergusonBrookline, MA info@workingwaterfront.org (Frank Ferguson) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/mail/German-Battleship/12231/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Repo-rumor-swirls-among-lobstermen-swamped-in-debt/12232/ Lacking hard data or the sight of fishing boats clogging up coastal bank parking lots, it’s difficult to confirm persistent and growing rumors that repossessions are soaring and as many as 100 lobstermen could lose their boats through loan defaults this year.The number of commercial fishing vessel repossessions in Maine — and nationwide — is not available. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Deborah Dubrule) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Repo-rumor-swirls-among-lobstermen-swamped-in-debt/12232/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/A-Lifeboat-for-Fishermen/12233/ When congress revised bankruptcy laws a few years ago, they included one major provision that didn’t get media attention: fishermen gained access to Chapter 12.Available to farmers for decades, Chapter 12 allows filers to restructure debt at current value, coordinate loan expenses with income, and stops a fishing boat repossession. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Deborah Dubrule) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/A-Lifeboat-for-Fishermen/12233/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Faced-with-challenges-lobstermen-call-for-US-Canadian-combined-effort/12234/ At the end of the fifth annual Canadian/U.S. Lobstermen’s Town Meeting, harvesters from both countries took an unprecedented step, voting to try a combined promotional effort for lobster.Generic promotion of lobster is a distinct departure from the trend to “brand” products from a specific place such as Maine or Alaska to cash in on the mystique of the place. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Nancy Griffin) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Faced-with-challenges-lobstermen-call-for-US-Canadian-combined-effort/12234/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Grey-seals-proliferate-along-the-Northeast-coast-alarming-fishermen/12235/ “They’re not spawning, they’re fleeing,” said Denny Morrow, Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Fish Packers Association, describing fish trying to avoid being eaten by grey seals that attack tight spawning schools. We all look for seals when on the water. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Sandra Dinsmore) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Grey-seals-proliferate-along-the-Northeast-coast-alarming-fishermen/12235/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/PEI-fish-plants-take-steps-to-find-more-workers/12237/ The Prince Edward Island Seafood Processors Association  (PEISPA) is attempting to address a lack of suitable accommodations for fish plant workers.Michael MacInnis, executive director of the association, cites a lack of workers and competition from other sectors as part of the problem of finding workers for the industry in Canada’s smallest province. But more important is the lack of a good transportation system. Hence, the need to set up accessible accommodations near processing plants. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Kathy Birt) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/PEI-fish-plants-take-steps-to-find-more-workers/12237/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Fundy-Tidal-Power-What-Impact-On-Fisheries/12238/ It’s no secret that tidal power is now being explored as a viable alternative to dependence on domestic and foreign fossil fuels. And the Bay of Fundy, with some of the highest tides in the world, is considered by experts to be a logical place for tidal power development.In April the Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership (BOFEP), in conjunction with the Province of New Brunswick, held a series of consultations with communities around the Bay. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Bob Gustafson) Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Fundy-Tidal-Power-What-Impact-On-Fisheries/12238/