The Monkfish's evening. A tale by Rachel Carson

From: Under the Seawind, by Rachel Carson

...The third hunter was Lophius, the angler fish, a squat, misshapen creature formed
like a bellows, with a wide gash of a mouth set with rows of sharp
teeth. 

A curious wand grew above the mouth, like a supple fishing rod at
the end of which dangled a lure, or leaflike flap of flesh. Over most of
the angler’s body ragged tatters of skin streamed out into the water,
giving the fish the appearance of a rock grown with seaweeds.
.....
After about the middle of the night there was no more movement in the weed bed
under the prow of the wrecked Mary B., for the angler fish had gone out to forage for
bigger game than the few small fishes that came to investigate its lure.....

....A flock of eiders had come down to rest for the night on the water over
the shoal. They had alighted first two miles to landward, but the sea
ran in broken swells over the rough terrain beneath them and after the
tide turn it foamed on the dark water around the ducks. The wind was
blowing onshore, and it fought the tide.


The ducks were disturbed in their sleep and flew to the outer edge of the shoal,
where the water was quieter, and settled down once more on the seaward
side of the breakers.

The ducks rode low in the water, like laden fishing schooners. Although
they slept, some with their heads under the feathers of their shoulders,
they often had to paddle with their webbed feet to keep their positions
in the swift-running tide.

As the sky began to lighten in the east and the water above the edge of
the shoal grew gray instead of black, the forms of the floating ducks
looked from below like dark oval shadows encased in a silvery sheen of
air imprisoned between their feathers and the surface film. The eiders
were watched from below by a pair of small, malignant eyes that belonged
to a creature swimming slowly and with awkward motion through the
water—a creature like a great, misshapen bellows.

Lophius was well aware that birds were somewhere near, for the scent and
taste of duck were strong in the water that passed over the taste buds
covering his tongue and the sensitive skin within his mouth. Even before
the growing light had brought the surface shadows within his cone-shaped
field of vision, he had seen phosphorescent flashes as the feet of the
ducks stirred the water. Lophius had seen such flashes before, and often
they had meant that birds were resting on the surface.


His night’s prowling had brought him only a few moderate-sized fishes, which
was far from enough to fill a stomach that could hold two dozen large flounders
or threescore herring or could pouch a single fish as large as the angler itself.

Lophius moved closer to the surface, climbing with his fins. He swam
under an eider that was separated a little from its fellows. The duck
was asleep, bill tucked in its feathers, one foot dangling below its
body.

Before it could waken to knowledge of its danger it was seized in
a sharp-toothed mouth with a spread of nearly a foot. In sudden terror
the duck beat the water with its wings and paddled with its free foot,
seeking to take off from the surface. By a great exertion of strength it
began to rise from the water, but the full weight of the angler hung
from its body and dragged it back.

The honking of the doomed eider and the thrashing of its wings alarmed
its companions, and with a wild churning of the water the remainder of
the flock took off in flight, quickly disappearing into the thin mist
that lay over the sea. 

The duck was bleeding spurts of bright-red blood from a severed leg artery. 

As its life ebbed away in the bright stream,its struggles grew feeble, and the 

strength of the great fish prevailed.

Lophius pulled the duck under, sinking away from the cloud of reddened
water just as a shark appeared in the dim light, attracted by the scent
of blood. The angler took the duck to the floor of the shoal and
swallowed it whole, for his stomach was capable of enormous distension."


From "Under the Sea Wind, Rachel Carson's first book (1941)

Did Justice Roberts get a popular Maine columnist fired?

Fury in Maine as US Supreme Chief Justice John Roberts pressures Free Press newspaper owner to pull popular columnist and her column, for suggesting that Maine pleasure boaters, fishermen and others could "picket" Hizzoner's Hupper Island estates in passing  just off the mouth of Penobscot Bay, Maine.  And drylanders, too: as Mr Roberts ambles about  the Port Clyde neighborhoodPort Clyde, pondering his next assault on American Law. 

Read Becca Glaser's lengthy op ed  Full Essay  and  broken into Part 1 and Part 2 for an easier read       

Bivalve Contaminants Euro list 2006

 . Current European standards regulate the levels of micro-biological agents, phycotoxins, and some chemical contaminants in food. Since 2006, these regulations have been compiled into the "Hygiene Package." 

Bivalve mollusks must comply with maximum levels of certain contaminants as follows:

lead (1.5 mg kg-1), 

cadmium (1 mg kg-1), 

mercury (0.5 mg kg-1),

 dioxins (4 pg g-1 and dioxins + DL-PCBs 8 pg g-1), and

 benzo[a]pyrene (10 μp.g kg-1)

.In this review, we identify the levels of major contaminants that exist in shellfish(collected from the marine environment and/or in marketed shellfish). The follow-ing contaminants are among those that are profiled: 

Cd, 

Pb, 

Hg, 

As, 

Ni, 

Cr, 

V,

Mn, 

Cu, 

Zn, 

Co, 

Se, 

Mg, 

Mo, 

radionuclides,

 benzo[a]pyrene, 

PCBs, dioxins and furans, 

PAHs, 

TBT, HCB, dieldrin, DDT, lindane, triazines, 

PBDE, and chlorinated paraffins

The Significance of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) for Sea-Salt Episodes and Acidification-Related Effects in Norwegian River

Impacts of estuarine acidification on survival and growth of Sydney rock oysters Saccostrea glomerata (Gould 1850)

Fish mortality during sea salt episodes - Catchment liming as a countermeasure

Toxicity of acid-sulphate soil leachate and aluminium to the embryos and larvae of Australian bass (Macquaria novemaculeata) in estuarine water

Assessing the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Adhesion and Shell Formation in the Barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite

Two cases of fish mortality in low pH, aluminium rich water

• January 2007 Journal of Fish diseases

BEP Agenda 6/16/22 with links Juniper Ridge appeal of Increasing the importation and use of of Bulky Waste for cover

Juniper Ridge Landfill, Oversized Bulky Waste, Minor Revision, Appeal by Edward Spencer, S-020700-WD-CM-M (Decision) Staff Person: Susan Parmelee, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Mgmt

Link to BEP Boardmembers info

Sue Lessard mtg chair

Staff Memo 

Proposed Board order 

Dept licensing Decision appealed

AUDIO

* Mtg Opening Introductions Staff reports 6min  

* 2. DEP Bill Hinkle  permit writer response. 6min11sec

* 3a Ed Spencer testimony 24min

* 3b_Ed Spencer QA 13min 21sec

Welcome to the Penobscot Bay report  for June 25, 2022

Struggles up and down the bay, and where the activists roam

Here to reveal you a bit of the civil clashes, and the primacy of  economics over  Environmental Protection   in and around the bioregion of Maine's biggest Bay, 

Today we'll feature ed Spencer  Ed is a longtime land and water defense  activist who has been at the forefront of the broad movement Don't Waste ME a coalition of  peoples that has  recently achieved important legislative victory  in the struggle with Big Waste to end out of state  waste importation into Maine.

Well also take a look at NOAAs new Aquaculture initiative that is being fast tracked  From Fishing Grounds to Aquaculture Opportunity Areas is. aREN'T MARINE CONSERVATIONISTS TICKED OFF!

NOAA  is supposed to be reglating this industry. What are they doing promoting it?    We'll get to that a little later 

WAVES OR GULLS 

On June 16, 2022. Ed Spencer  came before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, appealing, pro se, a Maine DEP decision to increase the amount of OBW  heading off to Juniper Ridge Landfill.

AKA Oversize Bulky Wastes, thise materials are our society's discarded mattresses, couches, tables, refrigerators, ovens, old TVs and toilets, crunched a bit,             Casella at the state landfill would spread them to cover the more finely ground wastes  that get  dumped at the site. when not in use. 

While these large pieces of junk are  only a small piece of Maine's  greater waste importation and application crises.  It helps one see how the Board of Environmental Protection process works, in a smaller tightly focused appeal. How the state DEP, and  the private trash company Casella  worked together against  Ed's appeal

 

As I said on the 16th End Spencer  was before the Board of Environmental Protection appealing DEP's Waste division's  decison  to increase the amount of oversized bulky waste (OBW)  that can be added to the Juniper Ridge waste mound.

We will start with the meeting introductions of the Board members and review of the last meeting 

Next the asst attorney general ? for the BEP or another official describes the appeal brought by Mr. Spencer  and their responses to it.

then the analyst for the BOard of envrionmental protectoin holds for , than 

FINALLY  Ed Spencer makes his case for rejecting the increased use of Bulky waste junk as a "cover" for the raw  working faces of the landfill

   

tJHERE'S MUCH MORE BUT WE  e are running out of time  and will save  for later review  on the Penobscot Bay Blog  

Tune in there to get the resdt of the story 

The attorney reprsesenting the  waste company giving their side of the story. 

Then the board's deliberattions and  their decision 

But until then remember persistence despite setbacks  can yield victory after Victory for Nature

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Maine PUC caves to industrial sprawl in our region approving taxpayer funding of a powerline upgrade to benefit power eaters like the proposed Nordic aquafarm with Section 80 powerline decision

Below read the 6 minute transcript of the  Section 80 Powerline decisionmaking on June 14, 2022  by each of the three PUC members:  Chair Phil Bartlett, Patrick Scully and Randall Davis.   Listen to audio of the 6 minute section of the meeting. 

At issue is whether (1)  a non-wires distributed power system including solar, lunar  and wind would be adequate to the projected future or (2) stay with the wires-only and  make them massive   and replace all the main powerlines    All three voted for Maine to stay  hooked on wires.  No grid? No go!    Seemingly  uneasy with Change  unready for that newfangled eco-stuff'.  Many a buggywhip maker felt the same , time back

Chair Bartlett: "[T]he evidence does not support a finding that the proposed non powerline alternative meets the applicable reliability criteria and can reliably meet the identified need. " Can['t depnd on the fickle sun moon and ...tide?

PUC Chair Phil Bartlett opened the June 14th meeting

Good morning. Welcome to deliberations of June 14, 2022. We have six items on our agenda today.

The first is Docket Number 2011 -138. Pending before us is CMPs petition for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to rebuild Section 80, which runs between Windsor and Warren. 

The non wires alternative coordinator issued a report identifying an unwired alternative for our consideration. 

Pursuant to 35A MrsA 30 sec 31 and 32, we first must assess whether there's a public need for the proposed transmission line. 

Here the need has been well documented over the years. The potential need for this project was identified over a decade ago, but deferred for consideration of non transmission alternatives. 

More recently, ISO New England found reliability deficiencies in studies conducted in 2020 and 2021, and reaffirmed the need for this project at a technical conference in February of this year. 

Accordingly, I find that there is a public need as required by Section 31-32. 

The next question is whether the identified need can be reliably met by the non wires alternative. 

What is striking about this record is how many disputes of fact there are around seemingly technical issues. In some cases, the parties seem to be talking past each other with respect to the import or need for certain studies and analysis. 

After reviewing the record, I tend to agree with the examiner's report that the evidence does not support a finding that the proposed non powerline alternative meets the applicable reliability criteria and can rely reliably meet the identified need. 

Of particular significance is the potential impact on the sub transmission system of the non wires alternative. 

The Section 80 rebuild proposal put forward by CMP was limited to the bulk electric system. In contrast, the non wires alternative relies on upgrades to the underlying 35.5 KV system. CMP's analysis identified adverse impacts on the lower voltage system that would need to be resolved. 

The NWA coordinator did not study this impact and offered no analysis to counter this evidence.

Another issue in dispute was whether to consider the winter peak. Doing so is consistent with their criteria. And there's significant evidence in the record that questions the adequacy of relying on DRS as proposed to the NWA during the winter peak.

 Given the reliance on solar generation, it'd be irresponsible not to consider whether the reliability achieved in the summer months would apply to the winter peak as well. 

For these reasons, as well as others detailed in the examiner's report, I find there's insufficient evidence in the record to support the contention that the non wires alternative can reliably meet the identified need. 

Even if it could, it is doubtful the nonwires alternative could do so more cost effectively. The benefit cost analysis shows a razor thin net benefit, it does not include significant costs, including the need for additional upgrades to make the non wires alternative reliable solution. 

Accordingly, I would grant CMPs petition for Certificate of Public convenience and necessity. 

While I cannot accept this particular non wireless alternative, I do want to emphasize the importance of exploring cost effective alternatives to transmission. 

With a new statutory planning process for our largest electric utility utilities, there may be opportunities to improve and strengthen the NWA process going forward. 

Finally, there were many comments to this docket with respect to a particular customer Nordic Aqua farms. I want to be clear that the evidence of the record demonstrates that the rebuild of Section 80 would be needed even without the potential future load growth from Nordic Aqua farms. 

Moreover, utilities are prohibited from unfairly discriminating against customers. And the commission generally has no role in deciding whether a particular customer shouldn't be allowed to interconnect electric system so long as they can do so safely and reliably. 

Commissioner Randall Davis:

" The OPA's  April 15th exceptions to the April 6 Examiner's Report urges the commission to reject the examiner's report recommendations and deny Central Maine Power a Certificate of Public convenience and necessity for the Section 80 project at this time. 

I am not persuaded by the OPAs arguments. Under other circumstances, I believe that many technical and engineering questions would or at least could have been answered.

I cannot decipher whether the unanswered questions are related to the passage of time, which has been approximately 14 years since a Section 80 rebuild was first proposed, or perhaps the changes in legal statutes or jurisdictional changes between the local TND and ISO New England over the 14 years are driving the lack of clarity. 

Most every project is faced with ever changing decision inputs and assumptions for the future, with this project being no different. 

What is different with this project is the general agreement among the parties that something must be done, and I believe that resolution should not wait for an additional undetermined length of time.

For the reasons articulated by Chair Bartlett. I will adopt the examiner's report recommendations. 

Thank you. 

Commissioner Patrick  Scully: 

"I agree with the analysis of my colleagues and I would grant this CPCN (Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity) for the rebuild of Section 80.

As has been said, based on the record, I conclude and there appears to be consensus among the parties, that of reliability need exist.. 

I'm unconvinced, based upon the record in this matter, that the proposed NWA meets that reliability need, particularly with respect to the two issues Chair Bartlett identified, involving both the winter peak question and the potential impacts on the sub-transmission system. 

And I find that the benefit-cost analysis of the proposed NWA does not support it as a less cost costly alternative, as it is, in best case, extraordinarily close . 

And very likely, if not certainly, doesn't reflect all of the costs that would be necessary to ensure that the NWA was built in a manner that preserve the reliability of the system. Thank you.

END OF PUC ON  SECTION 80

BDN coverage of Safe Harbor Marinas Rockland effort

 

 BDN 2/26/21  "A national marina company is investing in Rockland Harbor as a tourist destination"

by Lauren Abbate   

ROCKLAND, Maine — A company that owns more than 100 marinas across the country has purchased a locally-owned marina on Rockland Harbor to stake out the city’s growing reputation as a boating destination, according to industry experts.

Rockland-based Yachting Solutions — a multifaceted boating and marine services company — has been sold to Safe Harbor Marinas, of Dallas, Texas. The deal includes the company’s boatyard property and 5 acres of Rockland waterfront. The sale price was undisclosed. Yachting Solutions has leased for about a decade to operate its marina.

Given that the city has grown into a tourism hotspot over the last 20 years, folks in the marine and tourism industries say this investment from a national company further signals that Rockland’s reputation as a destination is growing.

“The reality of the fact that someone is willing to make that kind of an investment just shows that they believe in the area,” Greg Dugal, HospitalityMaine Government Affairs Officer, said. “It’s a tremendous place to make an investment.”

The Rockland purchase is Safe Harbor’s second in Maine. Last year, the company purchased Great Island Marina in Harpswell. The company operates about 110 marinas across the country, according to its website, the bulk of which are on the east coast.

Yachting Solutions’ employees have retained their jobs through the sale, according to Yachting Solutions owner Bill Morong. The company’s name will be changing to Safe Harbor Rockland.

The sale to Safe Harbors doesn’t come with any “big changes or a big master plan” that stray from what Yachting Solutions has already been pursuing, Morong said, which includes expansion plans that have been in the works for several years.

The expansion project, which would triple the dockage capacity at the marina, is still in the request for proposals phase, according to Morong.

However, becoming a part of a larger cooperation will help propel expansion plans. If all permits are granted, Morong hopes construction will begin next winter.

“There is a tremendous amount of benefits to joining a group of this size as compared to being out there on your own,” Morong said. “[Safe Harbors] brings a tremendous amount of horsepower to all the expansion projects and things that we want to do with the business.”

Most of Maine’s oceanfront marina’s are locally-owned, according to Maine Marine Trades Association Executive Director Stacey Keefer, and a majority of them have less than 25 employees.

Staffing is a big concern in the boating industry, Keefer said. Other hurdles include the steep costs of running a waterfront business. Being a part of a larger company could help financially bolster the marina.

“The waterfront infrastructure is costly. Insurance is costly. So if they have buying power through a larger corporate name, that could certainly be a benefit,” Keefer said.

There also has been a trend in the marina industry to have multiple locations, Keefer said.

With its existing location in Harpswell, Safe Harbor now has two marinas in Maine where its boaters can navigate between.

“This property in Rockland provided us the opportunity to acquire a well-established yacht service operation with a talented team of marine service professionals, which, along with our recently acquired Great Island location in Harpswell, will allow us to better serve our boating network as they transient greater New England and the coast of Maine,” Jason Hogg, Safe Harbor Marinas Chief Investment Officer said.

While there used to be a “stigma” about coming to Maine for recreational boating because of navigating the “fog and rocks and lobster pots,” Keefer said GPS systems have largely relieved some of those fears. She isn’t surprised to see a national company purchasing marina locations in Maine.

“We have some of the most world-class cruising grounds anywhere. You can cruise the Maine coast all summer long and not get bored. It’s probably some of the best cruising in the world,” Keefer said.

With most of Rockland’s tourism generators — like restaurants and hotels — being locally owned, Dugal, of HospitalityMaine, and Morong feel this national investment at the harbor level is a sign that recognition of the city as a worthwhile destination is growing.

“I think it’s a tremendous nod to the city of Rockland that we have a company at this level with this much interest in this area,” Morong said. “It’s exciting that a national company is willing to invest in our little corner of Maine

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Rockland pursuing agreement with private marina to preserve public access to waterfront boardwalk       BDN  11/2/21

ROCKLAND, Maine ― For two decades, the public has been allowed to use a boardwalk along Rockland Harbor without any type of legal agreement between the city and waterfront property owners. 

But with a changing waterfront, city officials are working to ensure access remains in a more formal way. 

The city has begun discussions with a private marina company that recently purchased a property that the boardwalk crosses about creating a formal license or lease agreement that would legally ensure public access to the popular walkway on its property. 

The boardwalk access talks are the result of Safe Harbor Marinas’ plan to expand its footprint in Rockland Harbor, where it owns an existing marina. While some in the city have feared the expansion would negatively impact the harbor, the size of the project has been scaled back since it was initially proposed several years ago and marina representatives have said they are prioritizing improving public access on and around their property. 

“Working out some legal format for continued access to the boardwalk is certainly more than we’ve had in the past. We’ve used it and continued to use it without any sort of legal guide and I think this is a step ahead in that direction so I’m quite pleased that we’re going to be working on that. Hopefully it’s fairly ironclad and lasts us for a long, long time,” Rockland Mayor Ed Glaser said during a city council meeting Monday night. 

Glaser, City Manager Tom Luttrell, Councilor Louise MacLellan-Ruf and Harbormaster Ryan Murry met with Bill Morong, a consultant for Safe Harbor Marinas, last week to discuss how the expansion plan would include increased public access to Rockland Harbor.

Creating a legal agreement for public use of the stretch of boardwalk on Safe Harbor Marinas’ 60 Ocean Street property was discussed as one of the ways to accomplish this, according to city officials who were at the meeting. 

The boardwalk was built 20 years ago when MBNA opened its waterfront complex in Rockland, and the public was permitted to walk the harborside path. Through Rockland Harbor Park LLC, local developer Stuart Smith purchased the property in 2007 and has continued to allow the public to use the boardwalk, which is now a part of the city’s harbor trail. 

Earlier this year, Safe Harbor Marinas purchased Yachting Solutions’ Rockland marina, including a piece of property Yachting Solutions had been leasing from Rockland Harbor Park LLC. The land purchase split ownership of the boardwalk between Safe Harbor Marinas and Rockland Harbor Park LLC. 

City officials said Morong is working to bring Smith to the table to discuss an agreement for the Rockland Harbor Park LLC stretch of boardwalk as well.

“Safe Harbors supports the Harbor Trail effort and we are on board for finding a tool, such as a lease or a license where the public access across the boardwalk is ensured,” Morong said in a letter to council. 

It is unclear when a final agreement will be reached, but MacLellan-Ruf said the city would pursue a strong agreement that protected public access for the community. 

“This is all going to go to legal [counsel], so anybody who has concerns that people will back out on their word, we’re going to make sure that we have clad and sealed, and absolutely, protection for the community, for that public access,” MacLellan-Ruf said. 

As a result of the “positive direction” discussions with Safe Harbor Marinas’ are going, Councilor Nate Davis dropped an effort to have the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands require that Safe Harbor Marinas compensate the city if the agency approves the marina’s expansion. 

Safe Harbor Marinas has also indicated that it would pay for the relocation of any mooring balls that need to be moved due to the expansion, create a new pier and lookout point that will be open to the public on its property, improve access to a nearby city-owned beach and contribute architectural assistance to a plan for public restrooms near the beach, according to city officials. 

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Rockland residents to weigh in on revamped marina expansion plan

by Lauren Abbate October 9, 2021

ROCKLAND, Maine — With a public comment deadline looming, Rockland residents will have an opportunity next week to learn more about a recently revised marina expansion project slated for the city’s harbor.

The proposal from Safe Harbor Marinas — a national company that recently purchased a Rockland marina — is currently being reviewed by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands and by the state Department of Environmental Protection.

When it was first proposed three years ago, the project caused concerns among residents who feared the expansion would negatively affect the harbor. Revisions to the plan have caused delays in the proposal moving forward. Aspects of the dredging permitting process have also caused delays.

The expansion plan has been scaled back since it was first proposed in 2018, but the City Council has heard from residents who still have concerns about it. To help bring residents up to speed on the revised proposal — and to offer a venue for questions and concerns — the City Council is hosting an informational meeting on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The Bureau of Parks and Lands is accepting public comments on the proposal through Friday.

“If we can have that informational discussion, maybe some folks will feel more confident in their position about it and still can make public comments through the 15th,” Rockland City Councilor Sarah Austin said this week.  

Since the current proposal is only dealing with water-related developments, city approval is not needed, but the council decided it would help to host an informational discussion on the project before the Bureau of Parks and Lands public comment deadline. A councilor suggested sending minutes of the discussion to the bureau, though it is not clear if the city will follow that suggestion.

City officials are working to have an engineer who is working for Safe Harbor Marinas on the project at Wednesday’s public forum, as well as the harbormaster and members of the city’s harbor management committee.

Safe Harbor Marinas acquired the Rockland marina last year, when it purchased the locally-owned company, Yachting Solutions. The marina expansion was originally proposed by Yachting Solutions in 2018, after the company received a $1 million in federal grant funding to expand the transient boater capacity in Rockland.

The project must be completed by fall of 2022 before the grant funding expires, according to the permit application that Safe Harbor submitted to the Bureau of Parks and Lands. Safe Harbor is looking to amend its existing submerged lands lease at the marina site in order to expand.

The project will include expansions of the existing float system to both the east and west of the marina’s main pier. An area of about 138,000 square feet of harbor bottom will need to be dredged for the project, according to the application.

The revised expansion plan will still at least double the marina’s dockage capacity, according to Bill Morong, a consultant for Safe Harbor Marinas, but it also requires less dredging than the earlier proposal. Other revisions include a planned pier extension that has been reduced by about 4,000 square-feet, and having larger boats dock either stern or bow toward the view rather than broadside, to help minimize impacts on the view of the harbor from shore.

“I was one of the people who objected fairly strongly to the original plan several years ago and it is important to acknowledge […] that it is a very different plan now. It’s a much better plan. It’s a plan that was significantly redesigned in response both to public feedback and also city council actions,” Rockland City Councilor Nate Davis said.

If the state approves the project, Safe Harbor Marinas hopes to begin dredging work next month and have the expansion completed by May 2022, according to the application.

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A year later.....

 BDN 1/12/22  Midcoast residents are fighting to stop a Rockland marina’s expansion.                by Lauren Abbate

More than a dozen midcoast residents are fighting against a proposed marina expansion in Rockland Harbor.

The Department of Environmental Protection granted Safe Harbor Marinas a permit under the Natural Resources Protection Act last month to allow for the expansion of the company’s Rockland marina.

The expansion has faced pushback in Rockland since it was proposed several years ago. The project has since been scaled back, but the group recently appealed the permit, feeling the expansion would ruin the scenic views of the harbor and impede overall access.

“If the proposed expansion is permitted to proceed, the appellants and other Rockland residents and visitors will have an undisclosed number and size of mega yachts as well as numerous other large yachts blocking the scenic view so many now enjoy and even rely on as part of their aesthetic day-to-day life practices,” according to the appeal.

The appeal was received on Jan. 7, and it’s now being reviewed by the department’s Board of Environmental Protection, which handles matters like rulemaking and appeals, according to spokesperson David Madore.

“The permit will remain in effect until the Board deliberates the appeal request and issues a decision,” Madore said.

The project needs the permit to move forward. It also needs final approval from the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, which granted preliminary approval last month. A final decision is expected later this week or early next week, according to Karen Foust, a submerged lands coordinator with the bureau.

Safe Harbor Marinas is planning to more than double the docking capacity and increase the availability of dockage in Rockland. Additions include new floats, pilings and fixed piers that would result in 3,500-square-feet of additional docking space. The expanded marina will serve vessels ranging from 20- to 200-feet long, according to Department of Environmental Protection documents, with a majority of vessels ranging from 30- to 60-feet long.

In its review of the project, the department found that the “proposed activity will not unreasonably interfere with existing scenic, aesthetic, recreational or navigational uses of the coastal wetland.”

But the group fighting the permit feels the department erred in their approval and argue that the project will ruin views of the harbor, its public use as well as the use of a nearby beach and boardwalk. They also claim that the environmental concerns were not adequately considered and the potential impacts on wildlife and wildlife habitat.

Appellants also expressed concern that a formal agreement regarding public access and compensation for mooring relocation between Safe Harbor Marinas and the city of Rockland has yet to be signed.

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Rockland pursuing agreement with private marina to preserve public access to waterfront boardwalk  11/2/21  by  Lauren Abbate

ROCKLAND, Maine ― For two decades, the public has been allowed to use a boardwalk along Rockland Harbor without any type of legal agreement between the city and waterfront property owners. 

But with a changing waterfront, city officials are working to ensure access remains in a more formal way. 

The city has begun discussions with a private marina company that recently purchased a property that the boardwalk crosses about creating a formal license or lease agreement that would legally ensure public access to the popular walkway on its property. 

The boardwalk access talks are the result of Safe Harbor Marinas’ plan to expand its footprint in Rockland Harbor, where it owns an existing marina. While some in the city have feared the expansion would negatively impact the harbor, the size of the project has been scaled back since it was initially proposed several years ago and marina representatives have said they are prioritizing improving public access on and around their property. 

“Working out some legal format for continued access to the boardwalk is certainly more than we’ve had in the past. We’ve used it and continued to use it without any sort of legal guide and I think this is a step ahead in that direction so I’m quite pleased that we’re going to be working on that. Hopefully it’s fairly ironclad and lasts us for a long, long time,” Rockland Mayor Ed Glaser said during a city council meeting Monday night. 

Glaser, City Manager Tom Luttrell, Councilor Louise MacLellan-Ruf and Harbormaster Ryan Murry met with Bill Morong, a consultant for Safe Harbor Marinas, last week to discuss how the expansion plan would include increased public access to Rockland Harbor.

Creating a legal agreement for public use of the stretch of boardwalk on Safe Harbor Marinas’ 60 Ocean Street property was discussed as one of the ways to accomplish this, according to city officials who were at the meeting. 

The boardwalk was built 20 years ago when MBNA opened its waterfront complex in Rockland, and the public was permitted to walk the harborside path. Through Rockland Harbor Park LLC, local developer Stuart Smith purchased the property in 2007 and has continued to allow the public to use the boardwalk, which is now a part of the city’s harbor trail. 

Earlier this year, Safe Harbor Marinas purchased Yachting Solutions’ Rockland marina, including a piece of property Yachting Solutions had been leasing from Rockland Harbor Park LLC. The land purchase split ownership of the boardwalk between Safe Harbor Marinas and Rockland Harbor Park LLC. 

City officials said Morong is working to bring Smith to the table to discuss an agreement for the Rockland Harbor Park LLC stretch of boardwalk as well.

“Safe Harbors supports the Harbor Trail effort and we are on board for finding a tool, such as a lease or a license where the public access across the boardwalk is ensured,” Morong said in a letter to council. 

It is unclear when a final agreement will be reached, but MacLellan-Ruf said the city would pursue a strong agreement that protected public access for the community. 

“This is all going to go to legal [counsel], so anybody who has concerns that people will back out on their word, we’re going to make sure that we have clad and sealed, and absolutely, protection for the community, for that public access,” MacLellan-Ruf said. 

As a result of the “positive direction” discussions with Safe Harbor Marinas’ are going, Councilor Nate Davis dropped an effort to have the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands require that Safe Harbor Marinas compensate the city if the agency approves the marina’s expansion. 

Safe Harbor Marinas has also indicated that it would pay for the relocation of any mooring balls that need to be moved due to the expansion, create a new pier and lookout point that will be open to the public on its property, improve access to a nearby city-owned beach and contribute architectural assistance to a plan for public restrooms near the beach, according to city officials. 

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Heagan Mountain crusher wannabees rejected by Maine DEP a third time . So the Virginia company files again FOURTH TIME

Its becoming the zombie applicant from away. The one that wants to crush Heagan Mountain and ship it south., Turned down, it resurfaced like a bloating.... Put down again: it reappears in all its voracious intent.  Rejected a third time?  It's BAAACK!

SCROLL DOWN FOR LINKS TO  TWO MOST RECENT PUBLIC NOTICES

DEP needs a 'Three strikes and you're out!' provision on absentee corporation applicants seeking  Natural Resource Protection Act Permits to bring industrial, commercial or residential sprawl to a Maine town fail repeatedly to submit required info in its applications?   Why should they continue to take up DEP worktime, when large and small applicants who follow directions need reviewing? 

After three strikes bar them from reapplying for a calendar year

Public Notice posted in Bangor Daily News on May 12th 13 May 01:51 PM NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AND PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING PUBLIC NOTICE:...Read More

Third application not accepted by Maine DEP 09 May 02:13 PM The Salmons Inc. application submitted to the Maine DEP on April 15, 2022 was returned as unacceptable. ...Read More

Virginia grain company to file DEP permit request May 20th, to mine granite from Heagan Mountain, crush it and barge it south

This just in: Salmons Inc, of Virginia Beach VA  a 30 employee rapeseed and grain "farming company" (now with mining and dredging subsidiaries ) had its local hired guns Haley Ward  announce that on May 20th, the company would file applications for DEP permits to mine & grind Heagan Mountain in Prospect into grit, then load the mountain into barges  and send it south - after dredging up some of the most mercury-rich sediments in the United States and putting it ....somewhere

Read it and weep:. 

NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AND  NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING

Please take notice that Salmons Incorporated, P.O Box 57008, Virginia Beach, VA 23457, 757-409-0246 is intending to file a Permit Application with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the Site Location of Development Act permit application under the provisions of 38 M.R.S.A. 481 thru 490, as well as a Natural Resources Protection Act permit application pursuant to provisions of 38 M.R.S.A 480-A thru 480-BB on or about May 20, 2022. 

The application is for the permitting of an approximately 50-acre mineral processing facility and associated pier, located off the Bowden Point Road in Prospect, Maine. 

For Federally licensed, permitted, or funded activities in the Coastal Zone, review of this application shall also constitute the State's consistency review in accordance with the Maine Coastal Program pursuant to Section 307 of the federal Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1456.

A request for a public hearing or a request that the Board of Environmental Protection assume jurisdiction over this application must be received by the Department in writing, no later than 20 days after the application is found by the Department to be complete and is accepted for processing. A public hearing may or may not be held at the discretion of the Commissioner or Board of Environmental Protection. Public comment on the application will be accepted throughout the processing of the application.

Applications will be filed for public inspection at the Department of Environmental Protection's office in Bangor during normal working hours. A copy of the application may also be seen at the municipal offices in Prospect, Maine.

Written public comments on the Applications may be sent to Jessica Damon of DEP's   Bangor:   Dessica Damon MDEP, Eastern Maine Regional Office, 106 Hogan Road, Bangor, ME 04401.

Using Maine's moratorium process to slow the megapier sprawl boom in Penobscot Bay/lower River

2022  Bay and River town  Moratoria  on new Private  and Industrial Piers, Note in their "Whereas.."  sections the commonality of coastal towns  when caring for their local lands and waters.   They all follow a general format of wording

Successes and  and efforts underway 

CAMDEN    Accepted Voting in June

 PROSPECT       Moratoria successful 

LINCOLNVILLE  Moratorium accepted.   Vote:  failed

ROCKLAND  ( coming soon))

LINCOLNVILLE 2022 PIER MORATORIUM QUESTION

 

Prospect Maine's successful 2022 Pier Moratorium question

Prospect Maine's  2022 Pier moratorium question

Approved

Camden Pier 2022 ballot question

 Camden's Ballot question 

Below is the Camden  Moratorium question , as image and as searchable text.

Below them is the list of Whereases the accompanies the question. It sums up the issues and reasons for the moratorium

Article 11.

Shall the town of Camden adopt a moratorium ordinance to prohibit installation, construction or modification of, docks, floats or ramps serving residential properties within the bounds of the Coastal Harbors District as defined in the harbor and waterways ordinance?  The term of the ordinance shall be for 180 days from the Effective Date. The Effective Date and date of applicability for the Outer and Coastal Harbor shall be by March 15th 2022, the  date of introduction of the Moratorium Ordinance discussion by the Camden Select Board. This Moratorium Ordinance shall not apply to any purpose for a pier and float system issued by the Select Board on or before March 15th 2022. This moratorium ordinance shall not apply to routine repairs or maintenance of existing piers, docks, floats or ramps located within the Outer or Coastal Harbor  

THE WHEREAS SECTION

CAMDEN MORATORIUM ORDINANCE

REGARDING RESIDENTIAL PIERS, DOCKS, FLOATS, RAMPS AND OTHER STRUCTURES IN CAMDEN’S OUTER AND COASTAL HARBORS

The TOWN OF CAMDEN, MAINE hereby adopts a Moratorium Ordinance as follows:

Whereas, Camden’s Outer and Coastal Harbors are valuable and unique natural, but limited, resources which are subject to increasing demands on the limited water area; and

Whereas, the Outer Harbor and Coastal Harbor are unexpectedly under threat of increased development pressure from structures, such as piers, docks, floats and ramps serving residential properties; and

Whereas, structures such as piers, docks, floats or ramps may have adverse impacts on the intertidal zone and ecosystem, and

Whereas, structures such as piers, docks, floats and ramps may adversely affect small recreational boating and access to a substantial degree, and

Whereas, structures such as piers, docks, float and floats may interfere with public access to and the use of the intertidal zone and harbor waters, and

Whereas, sea level rise is a significant threat to the Outer Harbor, Coastal Harbor, the shoreline, and structures such as piers, docks, floats and ramps; and

Whereas, as the Town’s Harbor Committee and Planning Board previously recommended changes to the Harbor and Waterways Ordinance; and

Whereas, the development of additional structures such as piers, docks and floats serving residential properties in the Outer Harbor and Coastal Harbor, pursuant to existing Zoning and Harbor and Waterways ordinance requirements, could pose serious harm to the public, the natural environment, abutting properties, mooring placement, recreational boaters and public access; and

Whereas, the development of additional residential structures such as piers, docks, floats and ramps floats in the Outer Harbor and Coastal Harbor may overburden public services, such as mooring placement and public access; and

Whereas, Town Ordinances do not adequately address the impacts and significance of sea level rise on these structures and the environment; and

Whereas the Town will need at least 180 days to develop and implement the necessary amendments to the Zoning and Harbor and Waterways Ordinances of the Town to adequately address this development pressure: and

Whereas, in the judgement of the Town, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of 30-A M.R.S section 4356 and require this Moratorium Ordinance as immediately necessary to prevent overburdening the Outer Harbor and Coastal Harbor, and to prevent serious harm; and

Now, therefore, it is hereby Resolved to adopt a Moratorium Ordinance to prohibit installation, construction or modification of structures such as, piers, docks, floats, or ramps serving residential properties within the bounds of the Outer Harbor and Coastal Harbor, as defined in the Camden Harbor and Waterways Ordinance. 

The term of this ordinance shall be for 180 days from the Effective Date. The Effective Date and date of applicability for the Outer Harbor shall be March 15, 2022, the date of introduction of the Moratorium Ordinance discussion by the Camden Select Board. The Effective Date and date of applicability for Coastal Harbor shall be March 21, 2022. 

This Moratorium Ordinance shall not apply to any permit for a pier and float system issued by the Select Board on or before March 15, 2022. This Moratorium Ordinance shall not apply to routine repairs or maintenance of existing piers, docks, floats or ramps located within the Outer Harbor or Coastal Harbor.

END OF WHEREAS

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Penobscot Bay's 82 Limited Purpose Aquaculture Sites . Why no toxics testing?

Too many to test? Scroll down to links about  Penobscot Bay's current 82  Limited Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) operations, each with  4 sets of   vertical racks and  or horizontal trays, for raising seaweeds and or shellfish. Links to each LPA in Penobscot Bay below    About LPAs (DMR)

At issue NO LPA is required to test its seafood products  for mercury, lead or  any  of the other contaminants that  algae and shellfish in Maine's coastal waters  are known to bioaccumulate  One company,  Maine Coast Sea Vegetables,does regular testing.

EAST PENOBSCOT BAY LPAs Links that take you to the site of each state licensed  LPA  on a DMR coastal map. Scroll out at the links to get view of harbor and bay

Contaminant Sites, Penobscot Bay May 2022

PENOBSCOT  (BAGADUCE RIVER)   (3 sites)

REGO114 Joe Rego 44.40232 -68.7026 oyster eastern / american (Crassostrea virginica) and European oysters (Ostrea edulis) A Commercial East of Nab Island Bagaduce River Penobscot Soft mesh bags, free planting on bottom, and bottom antipredator netting

REGO214 Joe Rego 44.40258 -68.7026 oyster eastern / american (Crassostrea virginica) and European oysters (Ostrea edulis) A Commercial East of Nab Island Bagaduce River Penobscot Soft mesh bags, free planting on bottom, and bottom antipredator netting

REGO314 Joe Rego 44.40248 -68.7026 oyster eastern / american (Crassostrea virginica) and European oysters (Ostrea edulis) A Commercial East of Nab Island Bagaduce River Penobscot Soft mesh bags, free planting on bottom, and bottom antipredator netting


BROOKSVILLE (BAGADUCE RIVER) (5)

DLEA111 Dedra Leach 44.3944 -68.7048 clam northern quahog / hard (Mercenaria mercenaria), clam soft (Mya arenaria), scallop sea (Placopecten magellanicus), oyster eastern / american (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial South of Rte175176 Bridge Bagaduce River Brooksville Upweller, raft, tray racks, floatingabags

DLEA211 Dedra Leach 44.39453 -68.7049 clam northern quahog / hard (Mercenaria mercenaria), clam soft (Mya arenaria), scallop sea (Placopecten magellanicus), oyster eastern / american (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial South of Rte175176 Bridge Bagaduce River Brooksville Upweller, raft, tray racks, floating bags

DLEA313 Dedra Leach 44.39428 -68.7048 clam northern quahog / hard (Mercenaria mercenaria), clam soft (Mya arenaria), scallop sea (Placopecten magellanicus), oyster eastern / american (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial South of Rte175176 Bridge Bagaduce River Brooksville Shellfish raft with upweller

DLEA412 Dedra Leach 44.38632 -68.6778 clam northern quahog / hard (Mercenaria mercenaria), clam soft (Mya arenaria), scallop sea (Placopecten magellanicus), oyster eastern / american (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial South of Rte175176 Bridge Bagaduce River Brooksville Shellfish bags

LEA109 Jesse Leach 44.39415 -68.7048 clam northern quahog / hard (Mercenaria mercenaria) A Commercial Bagaduce River, west of Bear Head, south of Rt2.175176 bridge Bagaduce River Brooksville Upweller, tray racks, floating bags

DEER ISLE (4)

BREW418 Marsden Brewer 44.18653 -68.736009 sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) A Commercial North of Sellers Rock East Penobscot Bay Deer Isle lantern nets and/or pearl nets, scallop spat collector bags, scallop ear hanging lines

BREW518 Marsden Brewer 44.18653 -68.735279 sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) A Commercial North of Sellers Rock East Penobscot Bay Deer Isle lantern nets and/or pearl nets, scallop spat collector bags, scallop ear hanging lines

BREW618 Marsden Brewer 44.186007 -68.736309 sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) A Commercial North of Sellers Rock East Penobscot Bay Deer Isle lantern nets and/or pearl nets, scallop spat collector bags, scallop ear hanging lines

JKLE121 Jesse Klein 44.22743333 -68.6166 American/eastern oysters (C. virginica) A commercial north of Campbell Island Fish Creek Deer Isle soft bags.

GREAT SPRUCE HEAD ISLAND, PENOBSCOT (3) BAY

GIPE122 Gil Perry 44.22988333 -68.82191667 American/eastern oyster (C. virginica) A commercial Great Spruce Head Island Penobscot Bay Unorganized Territory shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

GIPE222 Gil Perry 44.23036667 -68.82275 American/eastern oyster (C. virginica), hard clam (M. mercenaria), sea scallop (P. magellanicus) A commercial Great Sprucehead Island Penobscot Bay Unorganized Territory shellfish rafts, shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

GIPE322 Gil Perry 44.2304 -68.82326667 American/eastern oyster (C. virginica), hard clam (M. mercenaria), sea scallop (P. magellanicus), and bay scallops (A. irradians) A commercial Great Sprucehead Island Penobscot Bay Unorganized Territory shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays.

STONINGTON (2)

ABAR221 Abigail Barrows 44.18816 -68.64848 American or eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial West of OCeanville Rd, and to the south of Camp Island Inner Harbor Stonington soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

ABAR120 Abigail Barrows 44.188007 -68.661179 American or eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica), Bay scallop (Aequipectan irradians) (Adductor mussel only for harvest) A Commercial Holt Mill Pond Penobscot Bay Stonington Soft bags, semi-rigid bags, and/or floating trays

ISLE AU HAUT (2)

TWIL217 Theodore Willis 44.0817278 -68.638925 Laminaria saccharine, Laminaria digitate, Porphyra sp, Chondrus crispus A Scientific/Educational North of Kimball Island Penobscot Bay Isle Au Haut marine algae

TWIL418 Theodore Willis 44.081824 -68.641337 Sugar Kelp (Saccharina lattisima); Winged Kelp (Alaria esculenta); Dulse (Palmaria palmata A Commercial North of Kimball Island, east of Rosebud Island Penobscot Bay Isle au Haut marine algae


WEST PENOBSCOT BAY

SEARSPORT (4)
ALIS118 Amanda Lister 44.46155 -68.8712 Blue mussel (Mytilis edulis) Sugar Kelp (Saccharina lattisima) A Commercial Northeast of Sears Island Stockton Harbor Searsport Maine Marine algae

ALIS218 Amanda Lister 44.46222 -68.8721 Blue mussel (Mytilis edulis) Sugar Kelp (Saccharina lattisima) A Commercial Northeast of Sears Island Stockton Harbor Searsport Marine algae

ALIS318 Amanda Lister 44.46222 -68.8712 Blue mussel (Mytilis edulis) Sugar Kelp (Saccharina lattisima) A Commercial Northeast of Sears Island Stockton Harbor Searsport Marine algae

ALIS418 Amanda Lister 44.4616 -68.8721 Blue mussel (Mytilis edulis) Sugar Kelp (Saccharina lattisima) A Commercial Northeast of Sears Island Stockton Harbor

NORTHPORT (4)
CTIE321 Cornelia Tierney 44.31086 -68.96227 sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) A commercial Wrights Cove Penobscot Bay Northport marine algae gear

CTIE421 Cornelia Tierney 44.31086 -68.96227 american oyster (C. virginica) A commercial Wrights Cove Penobscot Bay Northport shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages, soft bags semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

CTIE118 Cornelia Tierney 44.310606 -68.961966 American or eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial South of Belfast Bay and Northport Wright's Cove Northport shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages

CTIE220 Cornelia Tierney 44.31091 -68.96196 Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) A Commercial south of Belfast Bay and Northport Wrights Cove Northport marine algae

SAINT GEORGE (PENOBSCOT BAY SIDE) (4)
BTAR120 Brian Tarbox 43.976779 -69.156831 Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima) and Skinny Kelp (Saccharina angustissima) A Commercial northwest of Norton Island Ledges Wheeler Bay St. George Marine algae gea

BTAR220 Brian Tarbox 43.975838 -69.157617 Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima) and Skinny Kelp (Saccharina angustissima) A Commercial northwest of Norton Island Ledges Wheeler Bay St. George Marine algae gear

BTAR320 Brian Tarbox 43.975968 -69.15797 Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima) and Skinny Kelp (Saccharina angustissima) A Commercial northwest of Norton Island Ledges Wheeler Bay St. George Marine algae gear

BTAR420 Brian Tarbox 43.97691 -69.15719 Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima) and Skinny Kelp (Saccharina angustissima) A Commercial northwest of Norton Island Ledges Wheeler Bay St. George Marine algae gear

ISLESBORO (25)

JDOV219 Jon Dove 44.2824 -68.9285 European Oyster (Ostrea edulis) A Commercial between Spruce and Warren Islands Gilkey Harbor Islesboro soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

JDOV320 Jon Dove 44.280556 -68.925833 American or eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial South of Mill Creek Gilkey Harbor Islesboro Muscongus Bay Aquaculture

DPER118 David Perkins 44.209139 -68.94952778 Sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) A Commercial Northeast of Lime Island Penobscot Bay Islesboro lantern nets and/or pearl nets, scallop spat collector bags, scallop ear hangers

DPER218 David Perkins 44.20063889 -68.954444 Sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) A Commercial South of Lime Island Penobscot Bay Islesboro lantern nets and/or pearl nets, scallop spat collector bags, scallop ear hangers

DPER318 David Perkins 44.20209722 -68.95338889 Sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) A Commercial South of Lime Island Penobscot Bay Islesboro lantern nets and/or pearl nets, scallop spat collector bags, scallop ear hangers

GZLO122 Gabrielle Zlotkowski 44.32521 -68.90899 sugar kelp (S. latissima) A Commercial Seal Harbor Penobscot Bay Islesboro marine algae gear

GZLO222 Gabrielle Zlotkowski 44.32529 -68.90808 sugar kelp (S. latissima) A Commercial Seal Harbor Penobscot Bay Islesboro marine algae gear

GZLO322 Gabrielle Zlotkowski 44.3256 -68.90778 sugar kelp (S. latissima) A Commercial Seal Harbor Penobscot Bay Islesboro marine algae gear

KGRI420 Kimberly Grindle 44.280988 -68.928229 American or eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial east of Lobster Rock Penobscot Bay Islesboro soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays, shellfish racks and overwintering cages

KGRI521 Kimberly Grindle 44.342678 -68.887553 American oyster (crassostrea virginica) A Commercial Ryder Cove Penobscot Bay Islesboro shellfish tray racks and over wintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

KGRI621 Kimberly Grindle 44.342674 -68.887502 American/eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) A commercial North of Sabathday Harbor in Ryder Cove Penobscot Bay Islesboro shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages; soft bags, semi-rigid bags, and/or floating trays

KGRI721 Kimberly Grindle 44.280988 -68.928147 american oyster (C. virginica) and green sea urchin (S. droebachiensis) A commercial South/southwest of Broad Point Penobscot Bay Islesboro shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages, soft bags semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

CART316 Gene Cartwright 44.27114 -68.94 oyster eastern / american (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial between Warren and Spruce Islands West Penobscot Bay Islesboro shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages; soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

CART416 Gene Cartwright 44.27114 -68.9405 oyster eastern / american (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial between Warren and Spruce Islands West Penobscot Bay Islesboro shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages; soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

CART521 Gene Cartwright 44.269444 -68.94722 american oyster (C. virginica) A commercial Between Warren and 700 Acre Islands West Penobscot Bay Islesboro bottom culture only, no gear other than yellow corner markers

CART621 Gene Cartwright 44.271389 -68.9402777 american oyster (C. virginica) A commercial Between Warren and Spruce Islands West Penobscot Bay Islesboro shellfish tray racks and over wintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

DOVE115 Jon Dove 44.26959 -68.9375 oyster eastern / american (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial West of Spruce Island West Penobscot Bay Islesboro Soft mesh bags and moorings

RGIL321 Robert Giles 44.281711 -68.93275 American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial Broad Cove, to the west of Lobster Rock West Penobscot Bay Islesboro Shellfish tray racks and over wintering cages

RGIL421 Robert Giles 44.281812 -68.932938 American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) A Commercial Broad Cove, to the west of Lobster Rock West Penobscot Bay Islesboro Shellfish tray racks and over wintering cages

RGIL522 Robert Giles 44.281505 -68.932394 American oyster (C. virginica) A commercial Broad Cove West Penobscot Bay Islesboro shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

RGIL622 Robert Giles 44.281609 -68.932574 American oyster (C. virginica) A commercial Broad Cove West Penobscot Bay Islesboro shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays


VINALHAVEN (19)

PJEK420 Phoebe Jekielek 44.048588 -68.834197 Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) A Educational Near the mill race Carvers Pond Vinalhaven Marine Algae

KCOO116 Karen Cooper 44.11091 -68.8605 kelp sugar (Laminaria saccharina) A Commercial Seal Cove (South of Perry's Creek VH) East Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven marine algae (no rafts)

KCOO216 Karen Cooper 44.11054 -68.8603 kelp sugar (Laminaria saccharina) A Commercial Seal Cove (South of Perry's Creek VH) East Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven marine algae (no rafts)

KCOO316 Karen Cooper 44.11017 -68.8601 kelp sugar (Laminaria saccharina) A Commercial Seal Cove (South of Perry's Creek VH) East Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven marine algae (no rafts)

PGAS117 Peter Gasperini 44.06895 -68.880483 American oyster (C. virginica), Blue mussel (M. edulis) A Commercial East of Lairy's Narrows Fisherman's Cove Vinalhaven soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

PGAS217 Peter Gasperini 44.06895 -68.8806 American oyster (C. virginica), Blue mussel (M. edulis) A Commercial East of Lairy's Narrows Fisherman's Cove Vinalhaven soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

FBRO117 Foy W. Brown 44.108065 -68.857266 Laminaria saccharina A Commercial Seal Cove Fox Islands Thorofare Vinalhaven marine algae gear

FBRO217 Foy W. Brown 44.107833 -68.857524 Laminaria saccharina A Commercial Seal Cove Fox Islands Thorofare Vinalhaven marine algae gear

FBRO317 Foy W. Brown 44.108791 -68.85679 Laminaria saccharina A Commercial Seal Cove Fox Islands Thorofare Vinalhaven marine algae gear

FBRO417 Foy W. Brown 44.108699 -68.856769 Laminaria saccharina A Commercial Seal Cove Fox Islands Thorofare Vinalhaven marine algae gear

KCOO417 Karen Cooper 44.111007 -68.85936 Laminaria saccharina A Commercial Seal Cove Fox Islands Thorofare Vinalhaven marine algae gear

ELAN521 Emily Lane 44.105 -68.8025 sugar kelp, skinny kelp, alaria A commercial West of Calderwood Neck Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven marine algae gear

ELAN621 Emily Lane 44.105 -68.800833 sugar kelp, skinny kelp, alaria A commercial West of Calderwood Neck Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven marine algae gear

ELAN721 Emily Lane 44.105151 -68.8025 sugar kelp, skinny kelp, alaria A commercial West of Calderwood Neck Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven marine algae gear

ELAN821 Emily Lane 44.105151 -68.800833 sugar kelp, skinny kelp, alaria A commercial West of Calderwood Neck Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven marine algae gear

HMAR521 Hugh Martin 44.108333 -68.8025 sugar kelp, skinny kelp, alaria A commercial West of Calderwood Neck Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven marine algae gear

HMAR621 Hugh Martin 44.108333 -68.800833 sugar kelp, skinny kelp, alaria A commercial West of Calderwood Neck Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven marine algae gear

HMAR721 Hugh Martin 44.108171 -68.8025 sugar kelp, skinny kelp, alaria A commercial West of Calderwood Neck Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven marine algae gear

HMAR821 Hugh Martin 44.108171 -68.800833 sugar kelp, skinny kelp, alaria A commercial West of Calderwood Neck Penobscot Bay Vinalhaven marine algae gear

NORTH HAVEN (4)

CONE520 Connor O'Neil 44.17629 -68.8186 sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) (adductor muscle only for harvest) A Commercial Marsh Cove Penobscot Bay North Haven shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags and/or floating trays, lantern nets and/or pearl nets, scallop spat collector bags

CONE620 Connor O'Neil 44.175708 -68.818494 sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) (adductor muscle only for harvest) A Commercial Marsh Cove Penobscot Bay North Haven shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags and/or floating trays, lantern nets and/or pearl nets, scallop spat collector bags

CONE720 Connor O'Neil  Sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) (adductor muscle only for harvest) Commercial.  Marsh Cove North Haven

 shellfish tray racks and overwintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags and/or floating trays, lantern nets and/or pearl nets, scallop spat collector bags

CONE820 Connor O'Neil 44.174614 -68.818389

PORT CLYDE (3)?

ASMA421 Antonia Small 43.933231 -69.263707 American/eastern oyster (C. virginica) . Commercial Port Clyde Lobster Pound Port Clyde Harbor shellfish tray racks and over wintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

ASMA321 Antonia Small 43.933145 -69.2638 American/eastern oyster (C. virginica).  Commercial Port Clyde Lobster Pound Port Clyde Harbor shellfish tray racks and over wintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays

ASMA221 Antonia Small,  American/eastern oyster (C. virginica).  Commercial Port Clyde Lobster Pound, Port Clyde Harbor shellfish tray racks and over wintering cages, soft bags, semi rigid bags, and/or floating trays  

ASMA117