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July 2013 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 21. D.E.L.A. - DIRECTOR'S REPORT Continued from Page 10.


in the 1970’s, but the concept was great. This will all take a little time, but it can be done. The choice is all yours. Independence and choice still matters.


I’d like to “Thank all of you” that helped us with the LD-1549 Bill that surfaced in the legislature as an Emergency bill to allow the landing of dragged lobsters from Maine boats in Massachusetts legally. We were notifi ed of this bill in the last minute and were able to get to Augusta to testify within the hour of the hearing. My husband, Mike was able to get there in time to address the Marine Resource Committee on the reasons why we do not approve of the by-catch bill. Diane Cowan of the Lobster Conservancy was a big help with taking this stand. For generations our fathers and grand- fathers so carefully protected our conser- vation measures to make sure we have our brood stock in place.


There are reasons


why the larger lobsters are out in those areas beyond the three mile line. Ask the science community for the explanations, they’d be happy to answer any questions that you have.


Basically, to explain it in a “nut shell,” the Maine boats had been landing their lobsters in Massachusetts for a while now. It was brought to the attention of those that didn’t realize that this was not legal to do. So, to avoid the big fi nes for a Maine boat to land their lobsters in Massachusetts, it was proposed by emergency measure to change the law to accommodate those that were “Breaking it.” Now I’m not a rocket scien- tist, but is that the right way to do things? We now try to change to law to accommodate those that don’t want to follow it. It makes things easier that way…… We are not against the draggers, we just hope that they will take the bond funds that have been awarded to them and start using it to start their own conservation measures and possibly work on the science behind the source of their fi shery. I saw an article where one fi sherman caught half his quota for cod in one trip and was totally surprised by the amount of cod that he caught that day. This is a start…..they are out there, they just need to be located and use the right conservation measures to keep the fl ow of this fi shery go- ing in the right direction. The fi shermen are all stewards of the ocean. We just need the


MISC. COMMERCIAL FISHING NEWS Continued from Page 13.


ASMFC Releases Report on Research Priorities & Recommendations to Support Atlantic Coast Fisheries Management


The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission announces the release of its report, Research Priorities & Recommen- dations to Support Interjurisdictional Fish- eries Management. The report highlights research priorities and data critical to the continued success and improvement of the Commission’s 25 species management pro- grams. The report can be used by state and federal marine fi shery agencies, and univer- sity research programs to develop projects to answer outstanding research questions. The report identifi es research priorities and recommendations by individual species and species groups, as in the case of dia- dromous species (American eel, shad, river herring, Atlantic sturgeon, striped bass), as well as socioeconomic data needs for all spe- cies. Research needs were identifi ed from a variety of sources, including Commission fi shery management plans and amendments, annual plan reviews, and peer-reviewed stock assessments. Research focal areas were prioritized by the Commission’s spe- cies stock assessment subcommittees and technical committees, with additional input from management boards and advisory pan- els, the Habitat Committee, the Committee on Economics and Social Sciences, and the Management and Science Committee. State, federal, and non-profi t organi- zations are encouraged to use the report to identify research projects and design studies for future funding programs. To ensure its usefulness and relevancy, the report will be is updated periodically as research priorities are met and new research needs are identi- fi ed. The full report can be obtained at http:// www.asmfc.org/publications/specialRe- ports/researchPriorities/ResearchPrior- ities_Recommendations_June2013.pdf, with species-specific sections available on the individual species pages. For more information, please contact Jeff Kipp, Stock Assessment Scientist, or Patrick Campfi eld, Director of Fisheries Science, at 703.842.0740.


opportunity to prove it. Most of the people that are setting the rules are people that have never set foot on a boat. I know that we don’t like that kind of discipline! This can also breed a lot of resentment, which we also don’t need. We need to try to work together if we can, or we won’t need to worry about saving the occupation and the resource for our next generation.


John Sauve sent us a congratulatory letter upon the passing of the marketing bill so we can move forward with the improved boat prices for the fi shermen. This has been the fi rst big marketing change since 1991! In the letter, John referred to his statement that he told all of the fi shermen that attended the Project Maine Lobster meetings: “If you keep doing what you always did, you’ll keep getting what you always got.”


I am referring back to this statement be- cause it can go for the lobster fi shery and or all of the fi sheries that we are involved with. Thank you once again for your continued help and support. We will be at the Stonington Fisher-


men’s Day which is hosted by the Island Fishermen’s Wives Association on Sunday, July 21st on the pier in Stonington. Marty Hamblen and Family of International Spe- cial Risks and Mike & Jane Giles of Atlantic


NOAA study fi nds fi shing tops U.S. lightning death activities


NOAA’s National Weather Service has discovered that 64 percent of lightning deaths since 2006 occurred while people were participating in leisure activities, with fi shing topping the list at 26 deaths. John Jensenius, a lightning safety specialist with the National Weather Service, conducted the study by examining demographic informa- tion for 238 deaths attributed to lightning over the last seven years. NOAA released these fi ndings on the fi rst day of National Lightning Safety Awareness Week to call attention to the danger of outdoor activities during a thunderstorm.


Of the 152 deaths associated with leisure activities, fi shing is followed by camping (15 deaths), boating (14 deaths), soccer (12 deaths) and golf (8 deaths). The remaining 77 people were struck by lightning while participating in a number of other leisure activities like enjoying the beach, swimming, walking and running, riding recreational vehicles, and picnicking or relaxing in their yard. Between 2006 and 2012, 82 percent of people killed by light- ning were male.


Jensenius said the large number of fi sh- ing, camping and boating lightning deaths may occur because these activities require extra time to get to a safe place. “People often wait far too long to head to safety when a storm is approaching, and that puts them in a dangerous and potentially deadly situation,” he said.


Prior to the lightning safety campaign, lightning killed an average of 73 people each year in the United States. Since the National Weather Service launched the campaign, the average has dropped to 37. Seven people have died from lightning strikes so far this year.


The best way for people to protect them- selves against lightning injury or death is to monitor the weather and postpone or cancel outdoor activities when thunderstorms are in the forecast. Lightning can strike from 10 miles away, so if people can hear thun- der, they are in danger of being struck by lightning. The only safe places to be during a thunderstorm are in a building with four walls and a roof or in a car. A hut, cabana, tent, or other rain shelter will not protect a person from being struck by lightning.


Insurance & Benefi ts Agency aka Spencer Insurance Agency will be hosting with us at our booth. Come and say “HI” and join us in the cod fi sh relay once again. We were on the winning team last year and had a great time.


We’re also going to try to be at some of the other functions as well, such as the boat races, Harbor Fest in Belfast and Windjam- mer Days in Camden. If you want to contact us about a festivity that you are involved with and would like to have us there, please contact me at dassatt711@yahoo.com and my phone is 207 322-1924. We’ll do the best that we can and be happy to see you! Our next meeting is our Annual Meet- ing scheduled for September 12th at Jasper’s in Ellsworth @ 6:00 p.m. All members are welcome!


See you around & have a good season, Sheila


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FARRIN'S LAUNCHES STEADY Continued from Page 5.


into a new era fi nishing off fi berglass boats, the fi rst being a Repco 37. Young Bruce said he had been there, “Since I could put a bung in a hole.” His father added, “He and Brian, they didn’t have to duck, I would have to crawl under the boat, they would walk right along and put in the screws or bungs.” Young Bruce went to Lincoln Academy


and Hebron Academy then went off to col- lege at the University of Massachusetts. Af- ter graduation he worked six or seven years in the golf industry around New England, four of it right at the golf course in Walpole.


Even though he worked at the shop in the winters and other slow times he returned full-time in 1994. He does not mind any of the jobs, even grinding or glassing, but what he really likes is the fi nished product. He also is a commercial fi sherman and uses a 28 foot Sumner McFarlane built wooden lobster boat.


Brian is 15 months younger and his father said young Bruce needed a playmate. He went to the University of Maine at Fort Kent and studied criminal justice. He re- turned fi rst starting full time in the early ‘90s. One has to admit the two boys have had a great teacher and a carrying on a great tradition !


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