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mation on yellowtail fl ounder bycatch rates and other bycatch species relative to scallop meat yield. Data will also be used to evaluate sea scallop health and meat quality, provide maturity data for several fl ounder species, estimate the prevalence of a potentially sig- nifi cant parasite in yellowtail fl ounder, and examine lobsters for shell disease while also collecting biological data. For the eighth Coonamessett Farm will tag up to 30 loggerhead sea turtles with water
Maine Marine Patrol Arrest Gardiner Man for Illegal Possession of Elvers Dana Wayne-Holmes
The Maine Marine Patrol arrested Dana
Wayne-Holmes, 61 of Gardiner on Satuday April 2 for illegal possession of elvers. Ille- gal possession of elvers is a criminal off ense and is punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2000 fi ne. Holmes was arrested in Waldoboro
after an investigation by the Marine Patrol revealed that he was attempting to purchase and sell elvers without a license. Holmes held an elver dealer license in 2015, however he does not hold a current dealer license. Also charged in the investigation was
licensed harvester Irving Banks, 47 of Jef- ferson. Banks was charged with exceeding his individual elver quota, also a Class D crime punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2000 fi ne. In addition to fi nes and jail time, Banks
faces possible one-year administrative sus- pension of his current license while Holmes faces possible one-year suspension of his right to obtain a dealer license in the future. “It is a privilege to have an elver license
in Maine,” said Maine Department of Ma- rine Resources Commissioner. “This is one of the most lucrative fi sheries we have, and one that has required a great deal of work by the Maine DMR and law abiding members of industry to sustain and manage. I will use the full extent of my authority to investigate and bring to justice anyone who violates laws that help us protect this valuable fi sh- ery.”
The Marine Patrol investigation in- volved eight Marine Patrol Offi cers includ- ing Lieutenant Jay Carroll, Sergeant Russell Wright, Sergeant Rob Beal, Sergeant Matt Talbot, Specialist Matt Sinclair, Offi cer Brian Brodie, Offi cer Jon Luellen, and Of- fi cer Chris Hilton. The Marine Patrol seized
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thirteen and half pounds of elvers from Holmes worth an estimated value of more than $18,000 based on per pound value at the time of the violation.
Family-Owned Wharf in Tenants Har- bor Receives Working
Waterfront Protection, Provides Commercial Fishing Access
A significant property in Tenants
Harbor was added to the growing list of commercial waterfront properties protected by Maine’s Working Waterfront Access Pro- tection Program, part of Land for Maine’s Future Program. Millers’ Wharf is nestled at the head of Tenants Harbor and owned by four brothers, all of whom are commer- cial fi shermen. The wharf currently serves lobstermen, scallopers, urchin boats and seaweed harvesters. Over the years, land- ings have included shrimp and ground fi sh. With the ink not yet dry on the work-
ing waterfront covenant, Hale Miller, who spearheaded the eff ort to secure the Work- ing Waterfront protection on behalf of his brothers, had returned to his shop where he was readying his seaweed harvester for launching. “With the working waterfront funds, my brothers and I can now be assured that this property will be kept as commercial working waterfront for fi shermen in the community as well as generations of Millers who want to continue in the commercial fi shing business,” said Miller. “My parents worked hard to keep this property as a working waterfront, now, despite increased pressure along the coast from developers, this property will continue to provide access for commercial fi shermen for generations.” Four generations of Millers have fi shed from the wharf.
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Association, and Roger Williams Universi- ty.
Sea Scallop Biology, Meat Quality, and Productivity Projects
The Virginia Institute of Marine Sci-
ence will study sea scallop age structure and growth rates over time. Under a separate grant, VIMS will develop a framework for mark-recapture studies to estimate natural mortality, growth and movement of scallops and the eff ects of scallop density on those factors.
Researchers at the University of Mas-
sachusetts, Dartmouth campus investigating scallop meat quality will focus on how the infection that causes “gray meat” in sea scallops is transmitted. Researchers at Virginia Institute of
Marine Science, with colleagues at Rutgers University, will study how a nematode para- site aff ects scallop meat quality and provide insight into how industry and management can assess and predict impacts to the scallop stock and meat quality. Coonamessett Farm Foundation will
demonstrate the feasibility of a seeding program to enhance and stabilize scallop recruitment while documenting the factors that aff ect seed survival. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
will investigate the impact of scallop fi sh- ing in habitat management areas using the
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