DEER ISLE — A proposed 4.24-acre oyster farm in Pickering Cove, south of Big Hay Island and west of Freese Island, has raised local concerns over potential effects on clamming
DEER ISLE — A proposed 4.24-acre oyster farm in Pickering Cove, south of Big Hay Island and west of Freese Island, has raised local concerns over potential effects on clamming
Maritime Shorts
Trawl survey
AUGUSTA The Department of Marine Resources spring inshore trawl survey is scheduled to begin in New Hampshire waters on May 3 and then make its way up the coast, ending in Cutler/Lubec in early June.
“The survey is designed to provide information that has not been available to NOAA Fisheries Service for stock assessments,” the DMR wrote in a statement. “Obtaining this information is critical to making rational management decisions. The better information we have about all our fisheries resources, the better we can ensure a future for both fishermen and the resource.”
On scheduled tow days, the DMR is asking that an area one-eighth of a mile on either side of the tow line be clear of fixed gear.