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From the Director - Has Spring fi nally sprung?!! There is


a little bit of snow piles left with our over 100 pound Lab, Riley, rolling in them trying to hang on to the last bit of coolness. He switches from rolling in the snow piles to walking in and out of his wading pool, hop- ing for some cool relief. (Then he comes in the house and tracks it all over the fl oor)! So I am pretty sure that winter is over. This is the fi rst sign of it! This has been a busy season with a lot


on the plates of our maritime industry. The Maine Legislature is still in session, with a few important bills yet to come up. We are keeping an eye on this, so we can be sure and represent our membership and industry as well. We are keeping an eye on the Covert Tracker bill, which has had a lot of misunderstanding. There is a lot of attention on the Marine Debris bills that are out there right now. Coral protection is also a big concern with our fi sheries right now. As I stated in my last report, the cruise ships will be added to this dilemma, even when it comes down to lost traps and pollution in the ocean. These are all issues that we need to be thinking about. We had our DELA Board of Director’s


meeting last week at Pat’s Pizza in Ellsworth with guests, Pat Pinto of Collective Com- mitments and Sarah Cotnoir of the DMR updating us on the current Legislative bills. We had a good group and a couple of guests at our meeting. I’d like to thank Pat’s Pizza for the great service and meeting room that they provided. The food was very good and served in a casual manner which made a good setting for our meeting. Pat Pinto showed us a power point that


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ness credit score. You establish your repu- tation and community support by inviting lenders from your network. So this is a good opportunity if you have hit some hard times and need to build your credit back up to where it is workable again. Perhaps you need replacement traps and you have maxed out on your current bank loan. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact Pat Pinto at CollectiveCommitments.org, phone: 207-650-4430. She is the local contact for Maine and Vermont. We’d like to Thank Pat for coming from Portland to Ellsworth to off er her help and assistance with our fi shermen and their families. Sarah went over the Legislative list of bills that have been heard and worked on. One of the most important bills is to do with trap molesting, scrubbing and arson. These bills are going to be ramped up with a lot less tolerance. Drug testing is also on the docket again. The use of legal and illegal drugs are running rampant all over the state, not just our industry. Be prepared for further information on these major topics in the near future. DELA is paying attention and will be involved with these bills. We need to do our part to maintain our fi shery for the next generation. Across the state, you will be able to start


hauling at 4:00 am in the month of October. This has moved in a positive direction. Bob Fortin off ered suggestions to Sarah


about action solutions for the Grey Zone. She wrote them down and is taking them to the Commissioner. The Coral habitat amendment is facing


a closure of 161 square miles of fi shing grounds off Mt. Desert Rock and Schoodic due to a proposed plan to protect deep-sea coral. This plan was drafted by the New England Fishery and Management Council. This action will have large impacts on our fi shery economically and result in displace- ment of gear in traditional fi shing grounds. Terry Stockwell of the DMR is proposing an exemption on this area for fi xed gear. We are with him and will help in any way that we can to protect our fi shing grounds. This area has been bombarded with this coral issue as well as cruise ships wanting to travel through traditional fi shing grounds. Please stay in touch with DELA, as we


want to re-assure you that we are always willing to work on these concerns. If you have information that you would like to


share, please contact us at any time. My cell phone is 207 322-1924 and our e-mail is dassatt711@yahoo.com. We are here to help, as we are all in this together. Christy and Audrey Perce, our daughter


and granddaughter, are helping us keep the DELA web site up-to-date. We appreciate their help and care for keeping DELA mov- ing forward. Audrey has created a “lobster mascot” that we introduced to the DELA Board of Directors at our last meeting. Everyone loved it, so we will be moving forward with a few of these little changes, too. We want to be able to reach out to ev- eryone, young and older alike. We will be making some changes to our t-shirts with the summer season approaching. It is very important that we make sure our presence is well-known. DELA would like to off er our sincere


sympathy to our Past Executive Director, Clare Grindal, during the passing of her husband, Nelson Grindal. Nelson fought the “good fi ght” with Clare and their Family by his side, all the way. Rest in peace, Nelson. Our next meeting is scheduled for June.


We will post the details on the website which is downeastlobstermen.org and our DELA Facebook site. Remember, you are always welcome to join DELA and help us along the way! Every member’s voice counts. We look forward to the up-coming season


and wish everyone a safe and prosperous fi shing season! See you around, Sheila


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