Sep 29, 2021
Friends of Harriet L Hartley Conservation Area 9/28/21 Superior Court filings .
Below are filings submitted September 28, 2021 to Waldo County Superior Court for Friends of Harriet L. Hartley Conservation Area, Jeffrey Mabee and Judith Grace by Curtis Thaxter law firm attorney Davvd J. Perkins
Sep 28, 2021
Rockland Harbor Commission 9/28/21 met with rep of Safe Harbors Maine, Listen on audio MP3s
The Rockland Harbor Management Commission met September 28, 2021 and had a 38 minute presentation and Q&A session with Mike Sabatini, formerly of Yachting Solutions, now representing Safe Harbors Marinas a marina holding company that has bought the former Yachting Solutions LLC property and its dock and proposes to extensively dredge and add new features. First comes introductions of Rockland Harbor Mgmt Commission members and guests.
This is followed by a 38 minute Safe Harbor presentation and discussion led by Mike Sabatini See map of project coordinates and map of proposed dredge plan, supplied by Sabatini for the meeting
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Sep 23, 2021
Land-based Aquaculture in the balance. Audio from a UCN webinar on the falling favor of RAS
On September 23rd, Under Current News held a webinar on Landbased Aquaculture's future, featuring Maggie Fried of CREO, Erik Tveteraas of Nutreco and Karl Øystein Øyehaug of Atlantic Sapphire. Following introductions, host Matt Craze gave a 5 minute presentation on the issues facing RAS fishfarming, then posed questions to the panel about rising construction costs and how it has dampened investor enthusiasm, and more. The challenge of community opposition is also examined.
After the introductions, UCN host Matt Craze posed a number of questions including some of these asked by viewers in the webinar chat. [ I and perhaps others asked for the effect to the LBA wannabee universe of the prolonged successful litigation by community groups and others over the proposed siting of a certain Maine project. Recording# 15 it what came of that]
2. Matt Craze Presentation 5min24sec
Question 1 Is there there financing beyond Scandinavia? Risk.
3. Maggie Fried (CREO) 5min21sec
4. Erik Tveterass (Nutreco) 4min34sec
5. Craze reminds audience to send in questions 14sec
6. Karl Oynstein-Oyehaug (Atlantic Sapphire) 8min 24sec
7. Maggie Fried 2min32sec How do investors think about land based aquaculture?
8. Erik Tveterass 24min 21sec What is the minimum size of RAS operations to be viable?
9. Maggie Fried 2min25sec What metrics are big investors concerned with?
10. Erik Tveterass 5min27sec What is the minimum amount of revenue for a RAS project?
11. Erik Tveterass 2min23sec What about barramundi or other species for LBAs?
12. Maggie Fried 2min 6sec Landbased pricing v conventional salmon farms pricing.
13. Erik Tveterass Nutreco 6min 17secs How look at the costs in RAS project?
15 Maggie Fried 3min 5sec What about environmental concerns?
14. Closing 6min17sec Questions from audience and are there known unknowns?
Sep 19, 2021
Safe Harbor's marina sprawl plan for Rockland Harbor. Links to all maps from their 9/1/2021 application. And the application.
Nationwide marina Holding company Safe Harbors, DBA as Safe Harbors Rockland LLC , is trying to expand the marina they picked up from Yachting Solutions in Rockland Harbor with the goal of attracting mega yachts. What you need to know in 15 maps and diagrams from the company's 89 page NRPA application to the state's Submerged Lands Program. These illustrate existing conditions, proposed dredge plan, proposed pier extensions and floating concrete wave attenuators, And more. See what You can do after the link list
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Critics say operation of the project will significantly block public access to the city's navigation channels during their peak use seasons, It would also degrade downtown Rockland's historic and irreplaceable public views at Fishermen's Memorial Park: there the harbor, its lighthouse and the Fox Islands of Vinalhaven and North Haven.
Sep 16, 2021
The Sider London plastic spill at Mack Point in December- Sprague takes the fall in consent agreement.
PLASTIC SPILL ALERT
Check out below the just released proposed consent agreement and supporting documents responding to the December 2, 2020 spill of bales of (plastic) solid recovered fuel by Sprague personnel operating the crane on the M/V Sider London. Then let DEP know what you think Maine DEP has announced a 30 day public comment period beginning Friday, September 17, 2021. Details below the links.
Note: Sprague has signed this agreement. But the agency says it will only either accept it or require changes , AFTER they consider the public's information.
Reportable Quantity Thresholds (2.1.2.0)
Dry Cargo Pollution Prevention and Response (TOM 3.06)
WHAT'S NEXT? DEP's Water Quality enforcement Chief Pamela Parker explains: (separated into sections for ease of reading)
"Once the public comment period has ended, the Department will respond to all relevant comments and include those responses in the information provided to the Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) 2 weeks prior to the meeting where this action will be heard.
"The BEP meeting provides another opportunity for public comment.
"After deliberation the Board will vote to approve the agreement or direct staff to amend the document and renegotiate with Sprague.
"You will note that this agreement does not require further remediation of the spilled plastic, after much deliberation, the Department concluded that additional cleanup actions would do more harm than good.
"You will also note that Sprague did not propose a supplemental environmental project, this is always an option for the violator but Sprague chose not to pursue that option as it may have significantly delayed settling this matter.
"If you have comments, please do not hesitate to send them to me."
Pamela Parker
Water Enforcement and Boat Pumpout Program
Division of Water Quality Management
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
(cell) 207-485-3038
The new Mound Builders. Will a fresh look at LD 1639 finally bring end to the mass importation of solid waste into Maine?
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| Juniper Ridge State Landfill Sunlight Media Collective photo |
The bill could easily put an end to this disgraceful use of Maine as Permanent Dumpland of the Northeast. But will state legislative leaders stand up to the blandishments and threats of Big Waste?
Below, read what the people told the Maine legislature back in May 2021, when the Environment and Natural Resources Committee last considered the bill . LD 1639- related online documents. ** Audio MP3s from the 5/17/21 hearing
1639 Public Hearing Testimony, 66 items May17,2021| Barrett, Ed | Lewiston | (41 KB) |
| Blair, Peter | Conservation Law Foundation | (243 KB) |
| Blanchette, Leonard | Brunswick Sewer District | (93 KB) |
| Blows, James | Saco | (41 KB) |
| Boulos, Rebecca | Maine Public Health Association | (210 KB) |
| Boyd, Wayne | Holden | (41 KB) |
| Bradford, Abigail | Environmental Priorities Coalition | (99 KB) |
| Bullard, Sam | Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine | (57 KB) |
| Cayer, Mark | Mayor of Lewiston | (47 KB) |
| Chase, Crystal | Chase Trucking | (188 KB) |
| Clark, Paula | Maine DEP | (230 KB) |
| Colihan, Dana | Portland | (1003 KB) |
| Couillard, Troy | TRC Trucking | (57 KB) |
| Curley, Patricia | Edgecomb | (47 KB) |
| Dana, Maulian | Penobscot Nation | (12 KB) |
| Dearborn, Melissa | Waldoboro | (75 KB) |
| Deming, Adam | Gray | (12 KB) |
| Eaton, Chuck | Greenbush | (227 KB) |
| Elliott, Jacquelyn | Waterboro | (84 KB) |
| Eshoo, Amy | 350 Maine | (164 KB) |
| Exchange, Mitchell | Exchange Trucking LLC | (59 KB) |
| Filion, Nichole | Complete Staffing Solutions | (57 KB) |
| Firmin, Scott | Portland Water District | (158 KB) |
| Gendron, Todd | Easy Rent-All Corp. | (32 KB) |
| Gilman, Ben | Maine State Chamber of Commerce | (127 KB) |
| Goldberg, Neal | MMA | (312 KB) |
| Green, Zeb | Skowhegan | (51 KB) |
| Grenfell, Trevanion | Unity | (41 KB) |
| Haskell, Timothy | York Sewer District | (111 KB) |
| Haynes, Mary | Norway, Maine | (41 KB) |
| Jackson, Anthony | Brewer | (13 KB) |
| Jeffers, Lincoln | Lewiston | (181 KB) |
| Leahey, Gregory | ReSource Waste Services | (486 KB) |
| Leithiser, Charles | Old Town | (157 KB) |
| Leslie, John | Orrington | (41 KB) |
| Lippincott, Bill | Hampden | (70 KB) |
| Lister, Hillary | Athens | (122 KB) |
| MacDonald, Amber | Holden | (41 KB) |
| Martinez-Alfonzo, Stephanie | Unity | (38 KB) |
| Mason, Garrett | Associated Builders and Contractors of Maine | (70 KB) |
| Merrill, Kelly | Skowhegan | (57 KB) |
| Mosley, Michael | Waterville | (56 KB) |
| Nichols, Sarah | Bangor | (594 KB) |
| Obomsawin, Mali | Sunlight Media Collective | (64 KB) |
| Oltarzewski, Diane | Belfast | (57 KB) |
| Peaslee, Travis | Lewiston - Auburn | (201 KB) |
| Peters, Ryan | Newport | (41 KB) |
| Robertson, Cheryl | Orono | (61 KB) |
| Roger & Family Doucette, Sarah | Whitefield, NH | (12 KB) |
| Sack, Kerry | Old Town | (55 KB) |
| sanborn, Lokotah | indian island | (141 KB) |
| Smith, Hunter | Sierra Club Maine | (101 KB) |
| Spencer, Ed | Don't Waste Maine | (42 KB) |
| Staples, Barry | Staples Trucking | (360 KB) |
| Stone, Bonnie | Pittsfield | (41 KB) |
| Swan, Jon | Save Forest Lake | (54 KB) |
| Tipping, Mike | Orono | (58 KB) |
| Townsend, Eliza | Appalachian Mountain Club | (447 KB) |
| Troiano, TJ | Troiano Waste Services, Inc | (210 KB) |
| Wade, Tim | Maine Water Environment Association | (116 KB) |
| Walker, Leroy | Auburn | (287 KB) |
| Ward, Mark | Bristol | (73 KB) |
| Warming, Betty-Jo | Limington | (41 KB) |
| Willett, Shane | Willett Trucking | (56 KB) |
| Woodbury, Sarah | South Portland | (111 KB) |
| WRIGHT, SHELBY | Casella | (337 KB) |
Sep 15, 2021
Intertidal Biofilms acidification, heavy metals effects microphytobenthos. List of papers
Sandpipers need for healthy biofilm
Regulation of Intertidal Microphytobenthos Photosynthesis
Dose-dependent response of a benthic system to biodeposition from suspended blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) culture
Microphytobenthic response to mussel farm biodeposition in coastal sediments of the northern Adriatic Sea.
The role of microphytobenthos in soft-sediment ecological networks and their contribution to the delivery of multiple ecosystem services
Photo Tactile Response (PTR) in benthic diatoms has been used to measure responses to changed environmental conditions in other studies24,37,
Chapter 18 - Biofilms in Intertidal Habitats
Influcnce of lighT and temperature interactions on a natural estuarine microphytobenthic assemblage
Sep 12, 2021
Jon Lewis joins Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation - Boothbay Register
Boothbay Register January 19, 2021
Jon Lewis joins Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation By Crystal Canney, Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation
Lewis said, “I am joining this effort because too many aquaculture leases are being approved without the ability to adequately oversee and monitor those leases. Lease applications are growing quickly in both number and acreage requested which is leading to increased conflict along the Maine coastline. We have a gold rush mentality with aquaculture.
PMFHF asked me to join the effort around legislation that would open discussions concerning the size of leases, and the transferability of those leases without a mandatory or even a publicly requested hearing. We need a statewide conversation and plan for aquaculture. Maine has no plan for aquaculture and we need to have that conversation with all stakeholders – the waters are a public trust and should be treated as such.”
Executive Director Crystal Canney said, “We are very pleased Jon has joined this effort. We have heard these same concerns expressed by lobstermen and communities up and down the coast of Maine. We are now hearing from small aquaculturists who believe large, industrialized leases could infringe on the small businesses they own and operate. Maine’s coast is a treasure and we should remember there are those who work, make a living, and recreate on the ocean. The ocean belongs to everyone and should not be put in the hands of a few.”
Lewis, of Boothbay, worked with the Maine Department of Marine Resources Aquaculture Program for 23 years as a scientist and diver and ultimately as the director of the newly formed Division of Aquaculture under the Bureau of Policy and Management. His responsibilities included environmental evaluations of proposed aquaculture lease sites, testimony at public hearings, and monitoring of shellfish, finfish and sea vegetable farms throughout the state.
Prior to joining the Maine Department of Marine Resources, Lewis was employed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for 15 years as a Wildlife Research Biologist with a focus on bears, sea lions, and seals. Lewis received his bachelor’s and master’s degree in biology from the University of Alaska. He is a United States Air Force veteran.
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