Gouldsboro selectmen approve access path to flats
GOULDSBORO Selectmen cleared the way Thursday night for the creation of a footpath enabling the town’s Shellfish Committee, clammers and public to access the water and flats on the eastern shore of Prospect Harbor.
The board heard both support and concerns at a public hearing before voting 5-0 to advance the project on the town’s ¾-acre shorefront parcel on Lighthouse Point Road.
Lack of a parking area, potential trash, further land erosion and possible liability arising from the trail’s users were the main issues raised by neighbors and some local residents in attendance in-person or via Zoom at the meeting held in the Prospect Harbor Women’s Club building.
Shellfish Focus Day events planned February 19, 2021 on News, Waterfront
BAR HARBOR – Shellfish Focus Day is typically held the first day of the annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum. This event is an opportunity for shellfish harvesters, shellfish wardens, municipal officials, nonprofit groups, researchers and others to meet and talk about issues facing the shellfish industry and how to conduct applied shellfish and other projects to strengthen the fishery.
Not wanting to miss out on this event this year after cancellation of the in-person forum, a diverse group of volunteers has put together three webinar/radio programs that will focus on important topics in Maine’s shellfish fisheries, including shellfish conservation projects, the value of multiple forms of knowledge about intertidal fisheries, and opportunities and issues in shellfish markets and supply chains.