March 2013 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 13. DELA DIRECTOR'S REPORT
From the Director – Winter is almost over and the move is to get ready for the Maine Fishermen’s Forum which is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 28th
thru Sunday, March 3rd . This is a
good opportunity to see friends that we only see once a year and get up to date with how things are going in their area. This is still a big draw for everyone that is interested in the fi shery and marine industry. The admission is still “FREE” to all that would like to come and say “Hi” or meet a representative in person that they haven’t met yet. The seminars include sessions that take
in the lobster, shrimp, ground fi sh, lobster boat racing and more. The Marine Resource Committee will be there along with our Commissioner Pat Keliher and Governor LePage.
They will also be accompanied by the Department of Marine Resources and the United States Coast Guard.
The
Coast Guard is on board to participate in safety courses that take place in the pool. There is always something there for each member of the family to participate in. The “Decompression Chamber” will be open - which is actually a place to sit down, relax, bring your guitar or favorite instrument, sing a song or tell a story or two. There will also be authors there to share their books, sign them and speak with you about the subject
The Management and Science Commit- tee (MSC) updated the Board on its plans to address climate change and warming coastal water temperate impactsonthegeographic- distributions of fi sh stocks, including the consideration ofallocation schemes. The MSC will defi ne species to investigate, eval- uate data, and defi ne methods and timing for allocation adjustments. The MSC will providea progress report to the PolicyBoard at the Commission’s Spring Meeting in May. For more information, please contact
Toni Kerns, ISFMP Director, at tkerns@
asmfc.orgor 703.842.0740. Motions: On behalf of the Horseshoe Crab Board, move to recommend the Commission send a letter to USFWS urg- ing expedited reviewand possible action- on the importation of all Asian horseshoe crab species. Motion made by Mr. Simpson. Motion carries. On behalf of the American Eel Board, move torecommend the Exec- utive Director to send a letter to the Chairs of the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing
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The popularity of newcomers this year to share booth space has also expanded. The Maine Built Boats Association will be there this year.
The Penobscot East Resource
Center, Sea Grant and Maine Maritime Academy will be exhibiting the Green Boat Project which shows the prototypes that have been built to compare with a Maine Built boat – the Holland 38. This reason for this project is to have a boat that will cut down on the expense of fuel or “carbon footprint” for the fi shermen that have such high overhead compared to the price of their catch.
The Downeast Lobstermen’s Association will be at the Forum with a booth so you can stop by and say “Hi” and meet us! You can usually fi nd us at the booth, at the seminars or at the DC Chamber. We plan to have an informal meeting at the Forum also. Please check into the booth to confi rm the time and location.
If you are interested in the River Herring
(Alewives) – The Alewife Harvesters of Maine Association will be holding a double session. There is a lot going on with the Alewife Harvesters and the opening of the St. Croix River.
Please stop by and see
what is in store for the legislature this year. Your support is much appreciated for the
ASMFC 2013 Winter Meeting Summary
Committee on Marine Resources. The letter shall describe ASMFC’s compli- ance criteria and clearly lay out what level of increased effort within the glass eel fi sh- ery (licenses or gear), would put Maineout of compliance for the 2013 season. The letter should also state what the impact to a state being found out of compliance. Motion by Mr. O’Connell. Motion carries. Move that the Commission send a letter to thesponsors of NewJersey legislation S.2376 and A.2653. ARM model output showing NewJersey’s allowable sustain- able harvest levels and potential negative consequences inthe US and abroad as a result of NewJersey’s horseshoe crab moratorium shall be included. Motion made by Mr. Nowalsky and seconded by Mr. O’Reilly. Motion carries (Roll Call Vote: In favor – ME, RI, CT, NY, PA, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL; Abstentions – MA, USFWS, NMFS; Null – NJ).
Other Summaries on-line P-25A Alewives.
Speaking of herring – the New England Council is scheduled to set the Herring speculation for the four areas for the 2015- 15.
The overall quota is scheduled to increase to 107,800 mts. The ASMC Board will be in attendance to determine how the 1A (Gulf of Maine) will be handled. They want to make sure there is enough herring lobster bait for the upcoming season. This should all be good news.
The legislature has started their opening sessions for the season. One bill that we need “keeping an eye on” is the LR 1901 An Act to Allow the Sale of Incidentally Caught Lobster in Maine.
This basically
resembles the old LD 170, which allows dragged by-catch to be landed in Maine. It’s like the old saying: “If at fi rst you don’t succeed, try, try again!” I will post the date for this bill on our Facebook and website to keep you informed. I’m sure this bill will be discussed at the Forum – everyone will be there.
I have a press release from Laura Ludwig that involves the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation seeking used rope for a NY artist. The rope will be used by an artist for land-based purposes only and will not circulate the rope again in the fi shery.
Commercial Fishing News
Fishermen will be paid fifty cents per pound for rope of 7/16”, ½” or 9/16” diameter. It can be any length of sink rope, polysteel, or “neutrally buoyant” rope. It must be fairly clean and coiled if possible. GOMLF will issue each fi sherman a check on the day of collection. The rope project includes fi shermen from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, through the end of March 2013. Lobstermen and other fi shermen who use fi xed gear with groundlines (e.g. shrimp trap, gillnet, crab, sea bass, or hagfi sh fi sheries) are encouraged to pre-register. A maximum of 20,000 lbs of rope will be collected. This message is from Laura Ludwig, whose contact is 207-263-5300 or
LLDOWNEAST@GMAIL.COM. Please feel free to contact her to register. D.E.L.A. would like to Welcome Aboard new members:
Travis Astbury
of Verona Island and Andrew Roth-Wells of Georgetown!
Please remember, the
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