July 2016 Volume 21, No. 7
The Maine lobster boat racing season began in June. It’s Maine’s only summer-long, coast-wide multi-venue event. It features the industry that has been the economic, social, cultural and historic backbone of life on the coast. Below are a few images of memorable races, boats and milestones from lobster boat racing’s past from the Fishermen’s Voice photo archive. See 2016 race schedule here.
New England Fishery Revenue Edges Up
ASMFC Northern Shrimp
Section Resumes Development of Draft Amendment 3
Maine’s Eelgrass Meadows Disappearing
How Does Ocean Acidification Imperil Sea Life?
First of Public Hearings Last Chance on Final Ocean Plan
Out Here In The Real World – In and Out of Focus
Feds Approve Offshore Fracking in California
Lost African-American Community Gaining Area’s Renewed Interest
Five Islands Lost to Rising Pacific Ocean
Five Rules for Owning Marine Insurance
Feds Would Forgive Westland’s $330 Million Debt
Amendment 17 to the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management Plan
Public Comment on Draft Plan for Ocean Policy
New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center Grand Opening June 25th
The Voice of Safety – Aground and Disabled
2016 Maine Lobster Boat Racing Schedule
Caty and Perley Frazier’s Lobster Shack
Captain Perry Wrinkle – The Old Man at the Horse Races
AccuTech Marine Propeller, Inc. Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Senator Murkowski Works to Secure Mandatory “Frankenfish” Labeling Provision