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Explore Maine's Fisheries with MEM Rachel Strader p.3
To address this and other questions we had about the analysis
so far—for a “reality check,” as Beazie
Chase puts it—Beazie and I made a road trip to Massachusetts
yesterday. We wanted to ask questions about the trends we
were seeing, about the issue of latent fishing capacity, and
to make sure that we are not just replicating work that has
already been done….
Meeting Minutia— July 22, 2003
Last week I had my first chance to attend a meeting of the
New England Fishery Management Council. I made it up to Portland
for parts of the second and third days of the meeting, which
were focused on the groundfish committee report and Amendment
13 discussion. There was a fairly large turnout for the meeting,
and the audience seemed to be composed of a mix of reporters,
nonprofit and government workers, fishermen’s group
representatives, lawyers, and a few fishermen. The council
of about 25 people sat in a U-shaped configuration at the
front of the room, and speakers took turns giving their reports
to the council.... Their role these two days was merely to
make clarifications to the formidable document, which includes
four possible management options for addressing the rebuilding
requirements for the Northeast multispecies fishery, as well
as economic, biological, and social analyses of these alternatives.
This document would then be available for public comment later
this summer before a final decision is made…
Yesterday I had the chance to get out on the beach and do
some fun hands-on “work.” At the request of their
preschool teacher, Rosanne and I met a group of 3-, 4-, and
5-year-olds on Mothers Beach in Kennebunk to talk with them
about the critters that inhabit their local coastline and
the importance of conservation. We took the energetic kids
to a few tide pools along the shore, and found barnacles,
periwinkles, a green and a red crab, and assorted plant life
for them to look at and explore….
Lessons in Lobster— July 28,
2003
My time in Maine is winding down—only one week left!
My goal for this week is to try to reflect on what I’ve
done and been ex-posed to this summer at NAMA, and to try
to come up with a focused master’s project proposal.
And to eat a lobster.
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