April 2013 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 21. MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL FISHING NEWS Continued from Page 13.


Stevens Dupuis, (Saint-François-de- Pabos); Landing unweighed snow crab; $1,000


Jocelyn Gionet, (Caraquet, N.-B.);


Snow crab fi shing in a closed area; $3,000 Jocelyn Haché, (Lamèque, N.-B.); Use of a boat without authorization and failure to adequately complete own logbook; $1,250 Robert F. Haché, (Lamèque, N.-B.); Permitting another fi sher to use his boat without authorization; $500 Charles-Martin Landry, (Newport);


Lobster fi shing without a licence and pos- session of a lobster under 82 mm; $1,500+ banned from being on the Newport, Chan- dler and Grande-Rivière docks between 5:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. for 15 months.


First Integrated Pelagic Survey Com- pleted of the Northeast U.S. Shelf Researchers have completed the fi rst comprehensive survey of the upper waters of the continental shelf off of the Northeast U.S. from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to the Nova Scotia Shelf, including Georges Bank and the Gulf of Maine.


The focus was on the physics, chemis-


try, and biology of the water column - or pe- lagic zone, where most primary production occurs - rather than the ocean bottom. The


scientifi c parties worked from the NOAA Ship Pisces and spent 16 days at sea to con- duct the work.


Three federal agencies were involved in the survey: NOAA, NASA, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), each investigating a different aspect of the ocean. Scientists from the City University of New York (CUNY) Staten Island partic- ipated in the cruise as marine mammal and bird observers with BOEM support. A wide variety of data were collected on


plankton, fi sh, invertebrates, marine mam- mals, sea birds, and sea turtles encountered in the survey. Researchers also collected information on the ocean water, including nutrients, light levels, distribution of cur- rents and other properties A secondary survey objective was to learn how to integrate various operations, which involved traditional and novel tech- niques and instruments. The 209-ft. Pisces, whose homeport is Pascagoula, Miss., is being jointly utilized by the NEFSC and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), headquartered in Miami. NOAA’s modern class of research vessels, which in- cludes the Henry B. Bigelow and the Pisces, has greatly expanded scientists’ capabilities to do this type of multidisciplinary work. Data and samples collected on the survey will be distributed to regional uni-


BOAT & SHIPYARD NEWS Continued from Page 19.


navigation station also doubles as a home offi ce with integrated wireless capabilities. Like her M-Series predecessors, the M46 includes the innovative line-handling and control systems that Morris is known for, allowing the boat to be sailed single- handed or raced by a crew. All lines are fed to the captain’s station and integrated with push-button sail handling provided by elec- tric winches. Morris Yachts’ President and Chief Development offi cer Cuyler Morris led the company’s design team and worked closely with Sparkman & Stephens to create the per- fect blend of form and function. The result is a innovative design that still retains the M-Series heritage.


The M46 was designed to meets the needs of today’s coastal lifestyle. This is no- table in features like an innovative new fold- down transom, a specially designed Morris infl atable stand-up paddle board (iSUP) with a custom storage locker, a unique deck arrangement that features fl ush-mounted hatches to bathe the cabin in natural light and a sail plan that confi gures easily for day sailing or competitive offshore racing. The M46 was created with the understanding that today’s coastal family likes to mix it up - some days are for cruising, some are for racing and some are for just lying at anchor and enjoying a quick swim or cocktail with friends.


Wilbur Yachts in Manset has a 34 foot


Wilbur Downeast cruiser with a soft top in to have some major repairs made after suf- fering serious damage in Hurricane Sandy. They have stripped everything out from the main bulkhead aft. The engine, a 3126 Cat- erpillar diesel, has been removed and was sold to Dennis Welding on Beals Island. The new engine will be a C-7 460 hp Caterpil- lar diesel. Since the stern was under water they have removed and replaced the fuel and water tanks, wiring, bow thruster, salt water pump, new vacuum pump head, fuel lines, after bulkhead, batteries, propeller, refrigerator, shower sump and bilge pump and inverter. The transom was on the bottom


and has been repaired as well as the swim platform, which was missing. The new swim platform will be built of teak with stainless steel brackets. The superstructure will need some cosmetic work and the canvas top will be replaced. All the running gear, shaft, bear- ings and rudder, have been replaced. Once this is complete the boat will be painted as well as varnished. She will be ready for the upcoming season.


WILD DUCK another 34 Downeaster with a hardtop, is in for some upgrades. For those interested she is for sale.


MOPPIE, a 20 foot Bertram, is in for some varnish and fi berglass work. The fi berglass work includes adding inspection plates in her platform. They will also paint her bottom.


The 34 foot SEA DRAGON is in for her annual maintenance. They will do a little extra work, which will be varnishing areas not normally done.


Also in for her annual maintenance is a 46 foot Duffy cruiser.


H&H Marine in Steuben are laying up a 46 foot hull, which will be fi nished off as a ferry, subchapter T, to be used off Fisher Island, New York. She will be powered with a C18 Caterpillar diesel. Accommodations will include an enclosed head with vanity, storage and mechanical lockers and seating down below. She is scheduled to be done this summer.


Next they will be laying up a 42 foot lobster boat for a customer here in Maine. For repair work they are working on a 37 foot Repco. She suffered a fi re down below and they are repairing her bow, wash rails and trunk cabin. What made this job a little easier is that the 37 foot Osmond top fi ts almost perfectly. A 42 foot Blue Hill (now known as the Lowell 43) is in having her spray rails replaced along with quarter guards. They are also grinding parts of her platform, installing a live well, doing systems work and adding hatches.


The 47 foot plug is in for work as she now has a new owner and will be going to Connecticut as a commercial boat.


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versities and research institutions including the University of Connecticut, University of Maine, University of New Hampshire, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The information collected will be used


in fi sheries stock assessments, ecosystem status reports, satellite development, and offshore energy planning. Once processed, the data also will be deposited in national archives and be publically available. In- tegrating the data across institutions and agencies remains a challenge, but the com- prehensive collection is an important step in understanding the ecosystem as a whole and how the different components interact. “The Northeast Integrated Pelagic Sur- vey aboard the Pisces was different from past ecosystem-oriented cruises because of its wide scope of coverage,” said Jerry Prezioso from the NEFSC’s Narragansett Laboratory in Rhode Island, who served as chief scientist. “This was the fi rst time we’ve studied light levels, zooplankton, ichthyoplankton, fi sh, birds and mammals in one all-encompassing survey. These wide-ranging studies were made possible by the collaboration of groups from NOAA Fisheries, NASA, the University of Maine, the City University of New York, and Cor- nell University.”


Prezioso kept a blog that detailed the science as well as day-to-day life during the 16-day survey (http://nefsc.wordpress. com/).


An oceanographer who spends a lot of time at sea, Prezioso said it is important to publicize these collaborative surveys because they represent a window into the northeast continental shelf ecosystem and are an opportunity for researchers to obtain data from a unique time series that is not being carried out by anyone else. “My hope is that as these surveys become more widely known, researchers and students will be able to gain a better understanding of the changing conditions of the northeast shelf,” Prezioso said. “Re- searchers may not be aware that these kinds


of cruises exist and the wealth of data that is available.”


Jon Hare, director of the NEFSC’s Narragansett Laboratory and a survey participant, said that “one of the important outcomes was learning the value in work- ing together to collect data that contributes to multiple scientific and management objectives. I hope this can be a model for inter-agency and inter-institutional collabo- ration and cooperation,” said Hare, who also heads the NEFSC’s Oceanography Branch. “One of the many advantages of this survey was having a lot of expertise in one place,” said Mike Jech, a fi shery acoustics expert at the NEFSC’s Woods Hole Labora- tory who was also aboard the Pisces. “We ba- sically combined our ecosystem monitoring survey and our herring acoustic survey, then augmented them to include a broader range of measurements of the pelagic ecosystem. Having so much data on various aspects of the pelagic ecosystem, collected at the same time and location, will make integrating the data much easier and much more valuable.” Weather conditions during the February survey were tough, as a series of winter storms with high winds moved through the Northeast, preventing some planned offshore sampling. Still, a lot was accom- plished. “We had a ship with offi cers and crew capable of accommodating a number of different operation,s and the sampling gear and scientifi c personnel on the ship to accomplish the tasks,” Jech said, noting that a number of factors fell into place to make it work.


“All the acoustics data, collected by hull-mounted instruments, was processed in real-time while I was at sea,” said Jech, who is already thinking about how the data can be used and shared, and ways to improve sampling efforts to further maximize future surveys.


Hare and Jech plan to conduct another integrated pelagic survey during 2013 or 2014.


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