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transport which provide combatant com- manders high-speed sealift mobility. EPFs enable rapid projection, agile maneuver and transport of personnel, equipment and sup- plies over operational distances with access to austere and degraded offl oad points. “EPFs continue to be excellent addi-


PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Jan. 19, 2018) The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrives at the port of Pascagoula, Miss., Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 aboard the heavy lift transport vessel MV Transshelf. Fitzgerald will begin restoration and modernization work at Huntington Ingalls’ Industries shipyard in Pascagoula.


(U.S. Navy photo by David L. Stoltz/Released)


Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS City of Bismarck


From Team Ships Public Aff airs


MOBILE, AL (NNS) -- The Navy accepted delivery of its ninth Expeditionary Fast


Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS City of Bis- marck (EPF 9), Dec 19. EPFs are shallow draft, all aluminum, commercial-based catamarans that are ca- pable of intra-theater personnel and cargo


Maine Fisherman's Forum Seminar Schedule*


*Seminars are subject to change; Check the website for updates


Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:00 am Shellfi sh Day: Economics & Business Innovation The Evolution of a Shellfi sh Farm Pathways Program Mussel Drone Survey in the Jordan River Emerging Harmful Algae Blooms in the Gulf of Maine Retrospective, Looking at the Independent Evaluations of Public Health from 2009-2012 300 Acres and Counting: How the Medomak Task Force is Fixing Pollu- tion and Opening Closed Flats


Timing and Spatial Variability of Soft-Shell Clams and Green Crab Re- cruitment in the Harraseeket River, Freeport Where’d the Clams Go? A Mya Arenaria Recruitment Field Study of Northern Bay 2017 Shellfi sh Listening Session


10:00 am Voices from the Maine Fishermen’s Forum 1:00 pm ASHI First Aid and CPR Training (limited seating) 1:00 pm eMOLT Collaboration with Fishermen and Scientists Research Society 1:00 pm Reel in Some Cash


Friday, March 2, 2018 9:00 am Herring Amendment 8 Information Update 9:00 am Maine Lobstermen’s Assn. 64th


Annual Meeting


10:30 am Maine Coast Community Sector Annual Meeting 10:30 am Eastern Maine Skippers Program: How Can Individuals & Communities Manage and Restore Local Fisheries?


10:30 am Lobsters to Dollars: The Economic Impact of Maine’s Lobster Supply Chain


1:00 pm Northern Gulf of Maine Federal Scallop Fishery 1:00 pm Status of Right Whales and Fixed Gear Fisheries 2:45 pm Open Forum with NOAA Fisheries Leadership 2:45 pm Electronic Monitoring on the Water


Saturday, March 3, 2018 9:00 am Maine Lobster Boat Racing Assn. 2018 Pre-Season Meeting 9:00 am Maine Elver Fishermen’s Association Annual Meeting 9:00 am Embracing Ecosystem Change: Can Jonah Crab, Black Sea Bass, and Fishing Communities Get Along?


9:00 am Lifejackets – Alive and Fishing! 10:30 am Alewife Harvesters Annual Meeting 10:30 am Food Guys “La Cucina Famiglia” - My Family’s Kitchen - #CookYo- urHeritage


10:30 am Maine DMR Science Update 10:30 am Maine’s Seafood Economy: Investments in the Future 1:00 pm Scallop Aquaculture 1:00 pm State of the Lobster Fishery: Management and Policy 1:00 pm Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management: Recent and Emerging Eff orts 2:45 pm Maine Lobster Marketing Annual Report 2:45 pm Evaluating Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Bycatch in the Lobster Fishery and Habitat for Cusk and Cod


2:45 pm Developing a Viable Green Crab Fishery in New England: Current Prog- ress and Future Challenges


tions to the U.S. Navy force,” said Capt. Scot Searles, Strategic and Theater Sealift program manager, Program Executive Of- fi ce (PEO) Ships. “With the delivery of EPF 9 to the fl eet, the Navy continues to provide a variety of capabilities to U.S. operations around the globe.” As versatile, non-combatant vessels,


EPFs provide increased operational fl exibil- ity for a wide range of activities including maneuver and sustainment, relief operations and fl exible logistics support. These vessels are capable of interfacing with roll-on/roll- off discharge facilities and on/off -loading a combat-loaded Abrams Main Battle Tank. The EPFs include a fl ight deck to support day and night aircraft launch and recovery operations and airline-style seating for 312 embarked forces with fi xed berthing for 104. City of Bismarck will be owned and operated by the Military Sealift Command. City of Bismarck was constructed by


Austal USA which is currently under con- tract for the construction of three additional EPFs. Burlington (EPF 10) held its keel laying ceremony in September 2017. Addi- tionally, Puerto Rico (EPF 11) and EPF 12 were awarded in September 2016 and are currently in the early stages of production. As one of the Defense Department’s


largest acquisition organizations, PEO Ships is responsible for executing the develop- ment and procurement of all destroyers, am- phibious ships, special mission and support ships, and special warfare craft.


USS Constitution Celebrates Anniversa- ry of Historic Battle with HMS Java By Seaman Tiana Coots, USS Constitution Public Aff airs


CHARLESTOWN, MA (NNS) -- USS Con- stitution commemorated the 205th anniver- sary of the naval battle with Her Majesty’s Ship Java, at Pier One, Charlestown Navy Yard Friday, Dec. 29. Constitution’s 75th Commanding Offi -


cer, Cmdr. Nathaniel R. Shick, opened the ceremony with statements pertaining to the events leading up to the War of 1812, and impacts after the engagement. Folding in period research compiled by


the USS Constitution Museum and Boston historians, Shick stated, “The war made manifest the importance of the oceans to America. At the end of the war there was no more talk about putting the Navy back into ordinary, as had been done following the Quasi-war with France and the Barbary Wars against the Dey of Algiers and Pasha of Tripoli. Rather, the discussion was about how to augment the Navy. Because of char- ismatic leadership and heroic eff orts on the part of our Sailors and Marines during the War of 1812, the Navy became identifi ed as the defender of national honor, economic interest, and individual freedom.” Seaman Anthony Day, Constitution’s


Historian, followed by reading the archived deck log entries made by Captain William Bainbridge and Constitution’s crew during the battle. USS Constitution Museum’s Gallery


Operations Manager, Gary Foreman, off ered words capturing the individual Navy and United States Marine Corp personalities serving on Constitution during the war. “What motivates an individual in the


midst of the chaos and carnage to perform acts of courage that rally and inspire others?” asked Foreman. “What drives one to keep


going in spite of personal injury? Through the study of such individuals and the historic events in which they went above and beyond the call of duty, we commemorate their ef- forts and by refl ection we hopefully learn a little about ourselves as well.” Following Foreman’s statements, one


round was fi red from USS Constitution’s saluting battery, followed by a moment of silence in memory of those lost on both sides of the battle.


Under orders to “annoy the enemy and


to aff ord protection to our commerce,” Cap- tain William Bainbridge, 9th Commanding Offi cer of USS Constitution, headed to the Brazilian coast in search of British merchant vessels. Finding the HMS Java, the two ships engaged in battle. The battle saw USS Con- stitution’s spars and rigging damaged, her wheel completely shattered, and her captain wounded in both thighs from shrapnel. De- spite these setbacks, Constitution was able to best her enemy, and the Java struck her colors after a hard fought three and a half hour battle. The defeat of the HMS Java was a


signifi cant turning point for the naval fi ght during the War of 1812. Having lost their third frigate in just four and a half month’s time, the Royal Navy revitalized gunnery training, larger frigates were built to counter the American ships, and eff ective immedi- ately, no frigate of the Royal Navy was to engage an American 44-gun ship in single combat. The eff ectiveness of USS Consti- tution’s design was proven, and American citizens began to believe that their small, upstart Navy, just might have a fi ghting chance against their British opponents. USS Constitution, America’s Ship of


State, actively defended sea-lanes against global threats from 1797-1855. Now a fea- tured destination on Boston’s Freedom Trail, Constitution and her crew of active duty U.S. Navy Sailors off er community outreach and education about the ship’s history and the importance of naval sea power to more than 500,000 visitors each year.


Downed C-2A Greyhound located in Philippine Sea


By Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet Public Aff airs Offi ce


YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- U.S. Na- vy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) deployed the team to Japan in December to embark a contracted salvage vessel and proceed to the crash site at sea. Once on station, highly skilled operators searched for the aircraft’s emergency re- location pinger with a U.S. Navy-owned towed pinger locator (TPL-25) system. The TPL uses passive sensors to “listen” for the pinger’s frequency. Initially delayed by poor weather condi-


tions, the team deployed the TPL to optimal search depths of 3,000 feet above the ocean fl oor Dec. 29. After marking the aircraft’s location, the search team returned to port. The C-2A rests at a depth of about


18,500 feet, making the salvage phase of this operation the deepest recovery attempt of an aircraft to date. In the coming weeks, the team will return to the site with a side- scan-sonar (SSS) and remote operated vehicle (ROV) to map the debris fi eld and attach heavy lines for lifting the aircraft to the surface. Despite very challenging con- ditions, every eff ort will be made to recover the aircraft and our fallen Sailors. Assigned to Fleet Logistics Support


Squadron (VRC 30) forward deployed to Japan, the C-2A aircraft was carrying 11 crew and passengers when it crashed. Eight personnel were recovered immediately by


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