Rockland City Council:hears public comments on Cruise Ship Cap order AUDIO MP3s

Listen below as 34 members of the public and businesses spoke out at the August 13, 2018  Rockland City Council meeting. Topic:  Order 51 " Adopting Cruise Ship Shore Policy"  to establish a cruise ship  visitors cap, and the broader issue of the effect of reducing or  growing the cruise ship visits to Rockland and the bay   Listen below. The City Council then discussed and adopted  Order 51 as amended (Raising the daily passenger cap from 2500 to 3000. And removing the monthly cap of 9,000 passengers and replacing it with a cap of 6 ships. 

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	Intro 50 seconds
	Mike Grondin 2min 57sec
	George Stevens 5min 35sec
	Ken Pride 3min 42sec
	Lynne Archer 3min 10sec
	David Wiley 3min 20sec
	Sally Wiley 3min38sec
	Rose Wilson 3min 30sec
	Leslie Paul 1min 50sec
	Benjamin Dorr 1 min 10sec
	Jonathan Tardiff, Estate Jewelry Emporium 2min45 sec
	Connie Swaggert Seagull Cottage 2min 31sec
	Tom Peaco Chamber Commerce 5min 15sec
	David Troup 3min 40sec
	Pat O'Brien Vinegar, 5min 51sec
	"Sarah" 1min 35sec
	Ruth Starr 1min 58sec
	Eric Kiefer 6 min 30sec
	Gordon Macaleer, Bixby 1min50sec
	David Gelinas, Penobscot Bay and River pilots 4min 58sec
	Brian Reid 2min 30sec
	Katherine Whitney Bar Harbor resident 4min30sec
	Linda Hanson Sailboat resident  3 min 7 sec
	Beth Pauley 1 min 19sec
	Rhonda Nordstrom,Rheal Day Spa  Rockland , 4min
	Siera Dietz Grasshopper Shop 2min 1
	Josh Moore 3 min 27sec
	Resident state street 1min 43sec
	Gordon Paige RocklandMaineSt 3min
	Louise Mclellan Ruf 5min 32 sec
	Jeff Parker 1 min 42sec
	Chris Mayer 2min 47sec Callie Black Rockland Heart and Soul, 47sec
	Robert Reed, 2min
	Nick Palmer to end. 2min 35sec

Penobscot Bay Report & Gulf of Maine Monitor, 1/6/18 podcast online.

The January 6, 2018 show of the Penobscot Bay Report & Gulf of Maine Monitor
Listen to Host Ron Huber reviewing and reporting on:

* New oil & gas plans for the Gulf of Maine. * U ME's Offshore Monhegan Wind Project. * Bills under review in Augusta * Cruise ships expansion projected for 2018.

Oil & gas drilling update . A look back to 1983, Reading from the court decision when CLF led the historic fight against Reagan and his Interior Secretary James Watt. CLF's dogged persistence  \actually kept the oilers off George Bank.  https://elr.info/sites/default/files/litigation/13.20445.htm

Maine Legislature 
 Limit the Number of Shrimp Licenses That May Be Used in Certain Seasons  

Offshore Wind update 
 "Monhegan Energy Task Force writes that according to the UME's contractor, 
 "the survey along the proposed sub-sea cable path from the windmill site to to land will begin no sooner than February 2018. Link to US DOE site for Maine AquaVentus project 

"Monhegan energy task force writes that, according to the UME's contractor, "the survey along the proposed sub-sea cable path from the windmill site to to land will begin no sooner than February 2018. Final survey area is still being finalized. Logistics with survey contractor are being finalized".

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UME's survey manager, Matt Nixon, will reach out to Monhegan fishermen to schedule a meeting with them on the Island to go over survey logistics, timing, and other details. This will likely need to be early January immediately after the holidays, but Matt will work with the fishermen to determine best timing for them.""

All interspersed with audio of waves lashing Owls Head and a now-gone foghorn duet. 

Rockland cruise ship fees discussed by city council, harbor mgmt commission & interested parties

Rockland cruise ship fees discussed by city council, harbor mgmt commission & interested parties 10/2/17
Joining the council & harbor commission were representatives of Penobscot Bay  & River Pilots, Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce & Friends of Penobscot Bay.

Part 1 Intro , Louise M Ruf, David Leon, Matt Ondra 11min

Part 2 Vallee Geiger, Q&A , discussion 7min 2sec

Part 3 Tom Peaco, Ruf & QA 9min 20sec

Part 4, Ed Glaser, Tom Peaco (Penbay Chamber of Commerce), Matt. 10 min

Part 5. Tom Luttrell grants discussion  8min 3 sec

Part 6 Discussion Bar Harbor & Rockland fees 8min 12 sec

Part 7. Ed Glaser on his amendments, discussion, to end of mtg 4min 30sec

Federal & State Ocean Planners held public meeting at Rockland Library June 4th: AUDIO recordings

On June 4, 2013, the Rockland Library hosted a public meeting  by representatives of the Northeast Regional Ocean Council.  NROC was created  by the federal Ocean Policy Task Force  set up to implement  Executive Order 13547 "Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes".  The Rockland meeting was the last in a series held around New England.
Listen below to the presentations that were given.(mp3s) 

The Task Force's goal: developing a national  policy that stimulates: 

"Effective Decision Making", "Healthy Ocean and Coastal Ecosystems:, and   "Compatibility Among Past, Current and Future Ocean Uses"  Those goals are detailed in their 3 page draft ocean planning goals paper (pdf) Read more about the Ocean Policy Task Force and its purpose in hosting this event, below the recordings. 

1. Introduction by Kathleen Leyden  3min38sec 
2. Meeting attendees identified. 8min 47sec
3. Meeting facilitator intro. 2min 12sec
4. Betsy Nicholson, NOAA. 13min38sec
5. Betsy Nicholson Q&A. 5min 31sec
6. John Weber, NROC. Part 1. 9min 12sec
7. John Weber, NROC Part 2. 9min 26sec  
8. Betsy Nicholson NOAA 9min 57sec
9 Betsy Nicholson NOAA. 3min 46sec 
10. Closing remarks. 3min 38sec


Background: On July 19, 2010 President Obama signed  Executive Order 13547 --Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes.  The executive order implements the recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force (pdf) The task force  is "composed of  24 senior-level officials from executive departments, agencies, and offices across the Federal government and led by the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)."

EO 13547 makes it "the policy of the United States" for ocean related agencies to meet ten standards in their permit and license decision making. Each agency must 

• (i) protect, maintain, and restore the health and biological diversity of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources;
• (ii) improve the resiliency of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, communities, and economies;
• (iii) bolster the conservation and sustainable uses of land in ways that will improve the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems;
• (iv) use the best available science and knowledge to inform decisions affecting the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes, and enhance humanity's capacity to understand, respond, and adapt to a changing global environment;
• (v) support sustainable, safe, secure, and productive access to, and uses of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes;
• (vi) respect and preserve our Nation's maritime heritage, including our social, cultural, recreational, and historical values;
• (vii) exercise rights and jurisdiction and perform duties in accordance with applicable international law, including respect for and preservation of navigational rights and freedoms, which are essential for the global economy and international peace and security;
• (viii) increase scientific understanding of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems as part of the global interconnected systems of air, land, ice, and water, including their relationships to humans and their activities;
• (ix) improve our understanding and awareness of changing environmental conditions, trends, and their causes, and of human activities taking place in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters; and
• (x) foster a public understanding of the value of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes to build a foundation for improved stewardship.

(More information coming.)