24th Year for Stonington Races

Fishermen’s Voice photos

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Stonington racing crowd during the post-racing prizes raffle.

 

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Little Girls overtaking Wild Wild West and a sea gull.

 

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Andy Gove’s Uncles UFO taking first place by a wide margin in the diesel class J 551 to 700Hp race.
Andy pulled his 900Hp to run a more casual race with a 700HP diesel.

 

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Finals rac – Ed Torosian’s Ms. Rose taking 1st place over Royce Fifield’s, Calypso.

 

CONTENTS

Global Lobster Trade

When the Civil War Came to Maine

Editorial – You Watch My Back: Season 40

Uncertainty in Stock Assessments Impacts Harvest Rates

Letter – Commissioner’s Letter on LD575

If Lobster Landings Fall, Profits Could Too

Widely-Used Marine Seismic Gun Negatively Impacts Zooplankton

Hydrographic Surveys in Penobscot and Jericho Bays

Shrimp Fishermen, Shut Out For Now, Weigh in on Future Management Measures

2017 Seafood Throwdown Schedule

DOC Decision May Impact ASMFC’s Ability to Conserve Atlantic Coastal Fisheries

Dept. of Commerce
Picks Council Seats

Where New England’s Catch Goes and Why It Matters

Marine Species Distribution Shifts Will Continue Under Ocean Warming

Given the Right Tools, Fishermen Perform Data Collection

Nicholas Walsh – Fiduciary Duty

Stonington Races: Big Turn Out on a Great Day

2017 GMC Double Cab 4x4 at Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Race, August 12, 2017

24th Year for Stonington Races

Codfather Attempts to Leverage Permits and Boats

NMFS Fishing Vessel Capital Construction Fund Procedure Changes

From Beaches to the Bottom of the Sea, Microplastics Everywhere

Macroalgae Cultivation

The Voice of Safety – Life Saving Technique Easy and Available

Meeting

Life Jacket Project!

Hampton, NH Fisherman Takes Case to US Supreme Court

Groundfishing and Lobstering on the Same Trip

Data Yields Trajectory of Maine’s Coastal Fisheries at PMM

Request for Information on Offshore Oil & Gas Leases

2017 Maine Lobster
Boat Racing Schedule

Lee Wilbur – Learnin’ To Love Fishin’

Classifieds

Book Review – Phillip Barter, Maine Master

Back Then – Shay’s Tent