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MASSACHUSETTS FISH Sex change PG 18 LOBSTERMEN’S ASSOCIATION The LEADING Commercial Fishing Industry Association in New England

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   “The Massachusetts commercial fishing  Baker-Polito Administration Announces and seafood industries provide delicious Seafood Marketing Program Partnership with Massachusetts Farm to School food and employment for thousands  of people in the Commonwealth,” BOSTON – December 28, 2016 – The Baker-Polito Administration  said Governor Charlie Baker. “This is today announced the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF)’s a great connection to make and we look forward to the partnership  Massachusetts Seafood Marketing Program has partnered with the between Massachusetts fishermen and farm-to-school programs to SALT MARSH nonprofit Massachusetts Farm to School Project to promote the provide the Commonwealth’s children with fresh, nutritious seafood PG 37 consumption of local seafood in schools. products that support cognitive development.”      YOU CAN NOW FOLLOW THE MLA ON THE FOLLOWING SOCIAL MEDIAS           

         

         

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2 0 1 7 campaign, hold a series of local seafood cooking demonstrations for institutional food service providers, and offered a seafood focus track at the Massachusetts Volume 27 • Jan/Feb 2017 Newsletter Farm & Sea to Cafeteria Conference in November www.lobstermen.com 2016. e b r u a r y Published by the Mass. Lobstermen’s Assoc., Inc.

/F “This partnership helps DMF better increase awareness 8 Otis Place and preference of Massachusetts seafood to support the Scituate, MA 02066 Commonwealth’s seafood industry and communities by Published monthly reaching schools, universities, and hospital food service Mailed to all paid members of the a n u a r y staff, educators, and families though Massachusetts

J Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association Farm to School’s network,” said DMF Director David Pierce. Newsletter Departments Editor, Industry News, Notice Section, Editorial, The Baker-Polito Administration launched the Blog, Industry News, Promotions, Layout & Massachusetts Seafood Marketing Program in August Advertising 2016 to increase awareness and demand for local “Increasing sales of local seafood to schools will seafood products and support Massachusetts’ fishing Beth Casoni — Executive Director not only help find new markets for Massachusetts and seafood industries. Billing: Elaine Kracov fishermen, but will also address the critical issue of Buy Sell Swap: Tracey Abboud access to healthy food, and introduce future consumers “Promoting a joint venture of locally produced seafood, to the benefits of incorporating seafood into their diet,” fruit, vegetables, and other produce is not only a great Newsletter Advertising Rates said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary way to support fishermen and fishing families the port The MLA Newsletter is published monthly Matthew Beaton. “The Baker-Polito Administration is communities that support the seafood industry, it also (Please note that all pre-paid ads for last year proud to launch this initiative that will both help keep reduces environmental impacts of transporting foods will be honored) our children healthy, and support the Commonwealth’s long distances, gives a real boost to our quality of life $35 ­— ¼ Page Ad and it promotes a healthy diet,” said Senate Minority vital fishing industry.” $65 — ½ Page Ad Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester). “This partnership $95 — Full Page Ad During the two-year partnership, the partners will between harvesters of the land and sea will bring Color Ads — + $25 per ad Continued on page 25

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Robert Weigel Powers, III, 64, of Marstons Mills passed away on November 4, 2016 surrounded by his family and loved ones after a courageous battle against cancer. He was the first son of predeceased Rita S. and Robert W. Powers, Jr., who was also a longtime President of the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association.

Raised in Marstons Mills, his passion for horticulture brought him to land clearing with his father and the development of his own business, RWP III. Later, he then became a commercial lobsterman based out of the Sandwich Marina, following in his father’s footsteps. Robert was a longtime member of the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association.

A beloved father, brother, and uncle, Robert is survived by his daughters Crystal Downs of Walpole, Jennifer Powers of Melbourne, F.L., and Heather Powers of Portland, M.E.; his sisters Susan P. Cavanaugh of N.C., Janet E. Powers, Kathryn P. Caplice, and Patricia P. Tierno; and brother Stephen J. Powers, all of Marstons Mills. He was predeceased by his brother Michael M. Powers. 19 nieces, nephews and 2 grandchildren, survive him as well.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association Scholarship Fund in his memory at 8 Otis Place, Scituate, MA.

His unparalleled sense of humor will be forever missed. Rest in peace ‘Cap’. M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m • 5 J y r a u n a January 2017 1/2 MLA and FISH offices closed Happy New Year F / 1/16 MLA and FISH offices closed Martin Luther King Day y r a u r b e

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Quotas, Landings Area 1A Area 1B Area 2 Area 3 Stockwide 2017 Adjusted sub­ACLS 31,115 4,825 31,227 43,873 101,656* Outreach * The initial 2017 stock­wide ACL cannot be increased by carryover. Resources Explanation of Herring sub­ACLs, Catch, and Carryover (mt) for 2017 Section 7 Consultation Area 1A Area 1B Area 2 Area 3 Stockwide Get Email Updates (a) We start with the 2017 sub­ACLs, 30,300 4,500 29,100 40,900 104,800 Sign up to stay in touch! including the Research Set­Aside ( RSA) … Get Text Alerts Sign up for (b) Then subtract the 2017 RSA (3 909 135 873 1,227 3,144 recreational and percent of sub­ACL)… commercial text alerts (c) And here are the 2017 sub­ACLs 29,391 4,365 28,227 39,673 101,656 minus RSA…

(d) To calculate the 2017 adjusted sub­ 30,585 4,922 32,100 44,910 104,566 ACLs, we start with the 2105 adjusted sub­ACLs…

(e) And subtract the final 2015 Catch… 28,861 2,819 15,114 33,217 80,011

(f) And here are the catch underages 1,724 2,103 16,986 11,693 24,555 from 2015…

(g) Underages up to 10% of the 2015 1,724 460 3,000 4,200 NA sub­ACLs** can be carryover in 2017… these are those values…

(h) We then added the 2015 carryover 31,115 4,825 31,227 43,873 101,656* (row g) to the 2017 sub­ACLs minus RSA (row c) and here are the adjusted sub­ ACLs for 2017…

** Maximum carryover, where applicable, is based on 10 percent of initial 2015 sub­ACLs: Area 1A, 31,200 mt; Area 1B, 4,600 mt; Area 2, 30,000 mt; and Area 3, 42,000 mt

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In other words, breathing falling into cold water and a lot of them died before control, once completely lost, cannot be lost to a greater • 95F (35C) For medical purposes, this is the they even had a chance to reach the surface. degree. clinical point at which hypothermia begins. That’s a scientific and medical fact that most people 7 1 0 2 have trouble understanding - because they have no Below 40F (5C) Very Dangerous/ • 91F (32.7C) The temperature of your skin. personal experience actually being in cold water. When Immediately Life-threatening • 85F (29.4C) Water feels pleasantly cool rather they hear or think about 50F (10C) water, it doesn’t Total loss of breathing control. Unable to sound particularly cold - or dangerous - because than warm. they’re mentally comparing it to 50F (10C) air. It’s control gasping and hyperventilation. Water • 77-82F (25-28C) Swimming pool temperature a big mistake that gets a lot of people killed each feels painfully cold. range for Olympic competition. year. This is explained in much greater detail in the Below 40F (4.5C), water is so painfully cold that it section Why Cold Water is Dangerous. often feels like it’s burning your skin. For many people, • 70F (21C) Water feels quite cold to most the notorious “ice cream headache” can be triggered people. Treat any water temperature below You should treat any water simply by water touching your face. Even though 70F (21C) with caution. temperature below 70F with cold shock is no more intense than it was between caution. 50-60F (10-15C), the severe pain makes a desperate • 40F (4.4C) or lower Water is painfully cold. situation even worse because it greatly increases your Below 77F (25C) psychological stress. Clear thinking becomes almost Breathing begins to be affected. impossible. This is why the official water temperature required for See for Olympic swimming competition is 77-82F (25-28C). Yourself 70-60F (21-15C) Dangerous If you’re in good physical shape and feeling Controlling your breathing and holding adventurous, a very your breath becomes progressively more memorable way to find difficult as water temperature falls as water out about cold water is temperature falls from 70°F to 60°F (21°C by conducting a personal to 15°C). experiment. First, make sure the tap water is as cold as it will get by True or False: You don’t need running the faucet for a thermal protection when the water minute or two, then fill temperature is above 60F (15C). a glass and measure the temperature. False. You should certainly be wearing a wetsuit or drysuit below 60F, however, 60F (15C) is not the When you’re feeling temperature at which most people should start wearing brave, get in the shower thermal protection. and turn it on full blast. No shower? 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L o b s t e r M e n . c o M exposure to even cool water increases the layer of fat miles off the rugged coast of Heimaey Island. Different Strokes directly under the skin surface (subcutaneous fat). Most people unfamiliar with cold water fi nd Although he wasn’t a particularly good swimmer, 70F (21C) to be quite cold. On the other hand, a 2 0 1 7 You can easily see this body fat difference by Fridthorsson swam for six hours in 41-43F (5-6C) competitive open-water swimmer who is used to comparing the physical appearance of Olympic water before reaching shore. He was the sole survivor swimming in 55F (13C) water will probably think swimmers and runners. Swimmers have a lot of of the fi ve-man crew. How in the world did he do it? that 70F (21C) doesn’t feel very cold at all. What’s subcutaneous fat and a sleek, streamlined look. In a word, he was obese. 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2 0 1 7 he latest Editor’s Choice article from the (A black sea bass, used as the example in the study, TInternational Council for the Exploration of the being tagged. Photo: Orion Weldon) Sea (ICES) Journal of Marine Science is now available. In this study, the researchers evaluated the effects of Here, read about the use of a game theory model to fishing on black sea bass, a sequential protogynous define the conditions under which fish sex changes hermaphrodite (changes from female to male) with e b r u a r y occur. Published: 19 December 2016 plasticity in the timing of its sex change,​ using /F ​Sequential hermaphroditism, a creature’s ability to a game theory model to describe the conditions change sex during its lifetime, has been documented under which an individual in the stock would in many commercially and recreationally important change sex. An individual at a given size would species. While this phenomenon is well known, many change sex if its expected reproductive output at a n u a r y that size was greater as a male than as a female. J assessments use the same methods for both stocks that change sex and those that don’t. Failing to account for This decision was made based on its current size decreasing the overall size of the average fish in the the biological differences in hermaphroditic stocks may and how it would fare in competition given the size stock. The authors show that stocks of species with lead to poor estimates of biological reference points of all other individuals in the stock. This model was plasticity in the timing of sex change can be as resilient such as maximum sustainable yield (MSY), and even to embedded within a standard population model and to fishing as non-sex changing stocks; however, the decline of the stock. varied parameters such as exploitation rate to determine overexploitation may lead to smaller individuals. The model presented in this study is flexible enough Sex change may be triggered in many ways. For some the effects of fishing on these stocks. The results were to include many of the different sex change cues, species it may occur at a fixed age or size. These compared to an otherwise identical, non-sex changing including those that are fixed, and could easily be species can be greatly affected by fishing that targets stock. included in stock assessments of hermaphroditic fish. larger individuals. The sex ratio can become heavily It was found that the non-sex changing stock under http://www.ices.dk/news-and-events/news-archive/ skewed towards females, with sperm limitation due to the same rate of exploitation as the hermaphroditic news/Pages/IJMS-Editor%E2%80%99s-Choice- a lack of large males potentially leading to the collapse one had a slightly higher MSY in terms of numbers of %E2%80%93-describing-fish-sex-change.aspx of the stock. Other sex changes may be environmentally individuals harvested but a lower biomass. This is due or socially triggered, such as through an individual’s to the ability of the sex changing stock to replace the Read more - ACCEPTED-Evaluating the impacts of size relative to the others in a stock. In this case, the large individuals more rapidly. It was also shown that fishing on sex-changing fish: a game-theoretic approach plasticity in the timing of sex change may allow a stock the sex changing stock may be able to maintain its sex https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/2690095/ to compensate for the loss of larger individuals, and ratio better than the non-sex changing one. However, Evaluating-the-impacts-of-fishing-on-sex-changing such a stock may be more resilient to size-selective under increasing exploitation, the sex changing stock fishing. maintains this ratio by changing sex at smaller sizes, M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m • 19 J y r a u n a F /

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New England Council Approves 2017 Management Priorities

The New England Fishery Management Council recently approved its 2017 management priorities, which will guide the Council’s committees and working groups in the year ahead. The Council annually takes this step for two reasons: to focus its time on mutually agreed-upon issues of importance; and to give the public a snapshot of what to expect in the foreseeable future. “Our priority-setting exercise helps us determine how to best allocate available resources,” said Council Executive Director Tom Nies. “We always have more proposals on the table than we’re able to handle each year, so by collectively deciding upfront which actions rank the highest, we’re able to work much more efficiently on the Council’s most pressing issues without getting sidetracked.”

Setting annual catch limits and other fishery specifications – a requirement under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act – remains the Council’s highest cross-cutting priority. But for 2017, the Council also supported many high-priority items that fishermen and other stakeholders said were especially important. Here are a few of the highlights that were approved during the Council’s mid-November meeting in Newport, Rhode Island:

• Sea scallops: Consider regulatory changes to the Northern Gulf of Maine Management Area; • Groundfish: Revise Atlantic halibut management measures; • Groundfish: Review groundfish catches in “other” non-groundfish fisheries and assess implications; • Recreational fishing: Improve Gulf of Maine cod and haddock recreational management process; • Barndoor skates: Initiate action to allow landings of this rebuilt species; • Habitat: Coordinate wind power issues with other agencies over the long term, not just 2017; and • Council: Conduct a programmatic review of Council operations. – Portland Fish Exchange photo

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2 0 1 7 there is a god. new boats are longer, wider, well-tanked, faster, more The Lobster economical, and carrying more electronics than a Netted whole cooks (NWC) and popsicles before sixties-era missile cruiser. These are set up to work them were an answer to handle huge volumes of inside and outside waters, year-round and are going Clause small lobsters being landed on PEI during a short for almost half a million a pop when all the bills are e b r u a r y Rumor, Innuendo, and 60 day opening. These lobsters, which were never tallied. At the current catch rates and shore prices, /F Random Speculation banded, were territorially cannibalistic little bastards some of these boats can be paid off in 2-3 years or with sharp claws and murderous intent; when landed less. in the U.S. & Canadian they were bleeding pincushions on the verge of Lobster Industry death. Popsicles were the old solution of near-death There was probably lobster landed in Maine each

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J Brought to you by Copper Bottom Marine LLC“Representing the Best Damn Lobster also the answer to an island chronically short of labor season and the annual week to go to the Super Bowl (unless you are in the potato industry). The labor to might have cramped that a bit. Year round boats and Plant in North America”2016 Has Been a pack NWCs is minimal, the staff is easily trained, year round landings keep Maine around 120,000,000 Sort of Interesting Year the HACCP worries are minimal and in 2016 China lbs a year; lobster is primarily an export item with became the destination market. a huge processing market in Canada, substantial It has been a year since the lobster meat feeding live markets in Europe, Asia, the US and Canada; frenzy stoked the fi res of meat and tail production in The catch on PEI for the spring opening was off, and the local summer tourist market, lubricated in the Maritimes and Maine. The insatiable demand for seriously off; somewhere between 10 and 20+ percent melted butter and mayo for the Winnebago and Hertz meat short-circuited rational thinking as the known year over year. The weather was so-so, the water visitors. Lobster landings in Maine are ‘visible’ from ratio of lobster butchering produced two pounds of temp wasn’t ideal; bottom line, the volume was down late June through mid-September; the rest of the year tails for each pound of meat packed. The meat sold and the price was up. PEI is not a ‘meat opening’ per is when the volumes are landed, quietly. ‘Invisible at nose-bleed prices as a multi-year, international se; the initial 2-3 weeks has very hard shell landings, harvesting’ from January into June supplied the trade marketing effort put claws, knuckles, legs, body, stuffed with meat and diffi cult to pick without with very nice lobsters that supplied the live markets, and mincemeat into mouths that had never tasted it breaking the claws or knuckles, by June the animal is subsequently Maine landed heavy from late October before. Shortly thereafter, sometime after the meat easier to work and picking competed with NWCs for through the beginning of lousy weather in early was all gone; the industry realized that ’the other half raw material. December. On a positive note, an award of MSC of the lobster’ hadn’t sold yet and the hangover got Meanwhile, the price of lobster meat, CK and CKL approval was made to the client group that utilizes the ugly. In tail sales, ‘the fi rst loss is the best loss’; that, had increased by and other aphorisms used to shield oneself from pain approximately $8.00- were quoted for the fi rst two quarters of 2016 as deals $9.00 a pound from were made with the devil and corporate ledgers were June ’15 to June ’16 and ’adjusted’. The projected bankruptcies, collapses, and CK was just a hair under Cape Codder 9' Commercial Lobster Tender consolidations failed to materialize, at least publicly; thirty bucks a pound, be lobster survived another year and here we are in the careful what you wish shortest days of the year…..hello darkness, my old for. Simultaneously friend. tails were in the doldrums of the Q-4/15 The prelude to the beginning of the lobster year, May sell-off and BOGOs 1st, Trap Day on PEI, was slow to outside observers. were being considered. The worry about available labor on the island, PEI 2016 died with provincial politics, national politics, labor politics, a whimper and left a the shore price, water temperatures, the tar sands number of NWC orders and working bodies on the stern, the exchange rate, unfi lled. weather, frozen inventories, new buyers, old grudges, bait prices; basically the usual stuff. In a show of what is old, is now new; the historical production of Maine: ‘as Maine goes, popsicles, a mainstay of PEI production for decades so goes the nation’, that has been in a multi-year SKU death spiral was stalwart, self-suffi cient, reborn with a new skin and a new customer base. quietly industrious and as opposed to PEI with a 60 day opening, Popsicles, which, quite bluntly, suck as food for Maine fi shes year round. humans were reimagined as netted whole cooks, and Maine does its best to variations such as netted raw, and netted blanched. keep under the radar The only good use for popsicles was coyote bait and after a couple of and the only remaining market was a tiny village on years with good volume (978) 979-1795 • www.capecodderboats.com the outskirts of Sophia in Bulgaria, which fervently and decent shore prices awaits the second coming of Lenin and uses popsicles there is evidence to indicate that lobstering [email protected] M assachusetts L o b s t e r M e n ’ s a s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . 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The Canadian harvest seasons were originally set Sou’West Novi opened after a short wind delay and the Hopefully that lesson was learned and won’t be F / up to yield premium quality lobsters during limited results were/are underwhelming. This year we have repeated. y r a u r b e harvesting windows; conversely Maine harvests year seen some anomalies that once again prove that Mutha round, landing the good (great), the bad, and the fugly; Nature can be a bitch when she is so inclined. 2016 had witnessed very high shellfi sh pricing, i.e. ‘processor-grade’ lobster (or ‘tourist grade’) right • Dealers are reporting that upwards of 40% of specifi cally the crab and lobster markets. As with all up through premium export quality. Lobsters are landings are ‘unsuitable for air shipment’, i.e. butchering, the initial key factor is in the cost(s) of the graded by shell hardness, meat infi ll and their ability they are processor quality. animal, the next aspect are the yields from the specifi 7 c 1 0 2 to survive 72 hours in transit to restaurants in Beijing, • Testing has showed blood protein levels at parts and how they contribute toward the whole in Hanoi and Dubai. lower than normal rates. value. Ultimately the formulae used for pricing and • Abnormal instances of dead herring (lobster those resulting prices have to be attractive to the The “LIVE” market sets the price of lobster, the food?) have been seen on the beaches in the market. Thirty dollar lobster meat is not particularly pricing benchmarks used to be set by New York area. appealing, but realistic; fi fteen dollar tails don’t scare steakhouses, subsequently European Michelin 3 Stars • Whales and Bluefi n tuna, usually already on away consumers, maybe if they were closer together were top dollar; now China has become the Holy Grail the migratory winter routes are still in the in price? Eight dollar snowcrab clusters seem very in volume and price. Competitive purchasing for inshore areas. expensive, twenty dollar king crab clusters seem lobster with export qualifi cations dictates the top of the • Shell hardness has been reported as good reasonable. Have we seen shellfi sh prices rise to a market, the rest of the industry operates in the shadow with meat infi ll at lower than expected levels, level that we can expect to continue; is this the new of that price. Supply and demand rules commodity although seemingly increasing. normal? markets, albeit with dozens of infl uential variables • The weather continues to be ugly and and they combine to yield profi ts when traded……. landings have not been great, yet. The incoming political administration in the US properly. • The consensus amongst the players is that hasn’t announced any policies as of yet that will cause the lobsters are ‘there’ and that they can be specifi c marked changes in our world of seafood. The industry sees some years as ‘meat years’ and some caught……..but when? There is a broad plank that calls for reductions as ‘tail years’, 2016 was another ‘meat year’. Meat • Christmas-New Years is the market for these in business impediments and there are hints of drove the market and at one point threatened to go lobsters and they take a few days to ‘season’ protectionism, specifi cally in regard to China. Will the over thirty dollars a pound, a price that no one in the prior to being shipped, currently uncaught offset be increased imports and exports from someone industry wanted to see. Demand was the rationale, but lobster will not be served for Christmas in the such as Russia? A nominal crackdown on immigration timing and short supply was the variable. EU in 2016. could result in a lack of farm labor, as well as emptying the nation’s restaurants of BOH workers and • The PEI season came up ‘short’ and had Speaking of the EU and the attempt by the Swedes reducing the potential increases in the minimum wage. unfi lled purchase orders for NWC, tails to ban Homarus americanus because Bunny-hugging Enhanced border security may alter the schedules and and meats Swedes have taken to consuming large quantities of timing of imports and we may see inspections moving • The summer Maine season had only low medicinal aquavit and tossing live, banded, imported to different agencies or new agencies being created. yield shedders, ‘processor grade’ to pick. lobster into the Baltic. This issue has apparently been Will we see our coastal waters be developed with wind • Shore prices stayed high as the live settled, however, if it arises again there are simple farms and oil rigs or will we have the status quo? demand built up for the summer season remedies. We simply ban Swedish Fish as bad for • High cost, low yield lobster pushed up children and if things continue we boycott Ikea, Stay tuned, frozen lobster production is effectively prices lingonberry jams, Volvos and Swedish Meatballs. shut down until the fi rst of May. The country’s largest • Tourists do not give a damn about pricing, Meanwhile we develop a protocol of taking toe-nail lobster chain has its own production plant; will this when they go to New England in the clippers and emasculating all male lobsters destined be a trend in 2017? There are two plants that packed summer, lobster is a religious experience for Sweden, there is a joke here someplace, and your cheater packs all season and the Canadian government and they will indulge even when the menu contributions are welcome. did nothing to stop them, why? Smart buyers are says ‘Market Price’. making purchases and the vast bulk of the product that • Demand exceeded supply, irrational A big question arises as to what does happen if the is for sale is good quality. There are lobster plants exuberance in a year of electoral Sou’West Novi run doesn’t hit until January. The for sale and in the best imperialist fashion there are promiscuity and baby booming gluttony processing plants are closed, done, shut down for the countries seeking to solidify sources of raw material, fueled the market for $25.00 lobster rolls. season. 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COVER STORY Continued from page 2 J y r a u n a good nutrition to our students and yield many benefi ts here in Massachusetts while providing schools with Commonwealth in our schools.” including a greater awareness of the excellent results of fresh, local food.” Massachusetts produce.” Massachusetts Farm to School is a statewide

“The Farm to School Project was discussed at our organization that strengthens the connections that F / “The Farm to School program has been immensely Massachusetts Seafood Marketing Steering Committee communities have with fresh, healthy food and local

successful in the Commonwealth and including locally y r a u r b e meeting earlier this month. I am delighted to see this food producers by infl uencing food purchasing and sourced seafood into the mix is a necessary and offi cial partnership facilitated by the Baker-Polito education practices at schools. In October 2016, welcome progression,” said State Representative Paul Administration,” said State Representative Susan Governor Baker declared October as Massachusetts Schmid III (D-Westport), House Chair of the Joint Gifford (R-Wareham). “Massachusetts seafood is some Farm to School Month to support Massachusetts’ farm Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and

of the best in the world and locally sourced seafood will to school programs and the Massachusetts agricultural 7 1 0 2 Agriculture. “I am thrilled to see that the Baker-Polito be a healthy and delicious addition to menus across the industry. Administration is further promoting seafood products “We are very excited to add seafood to our successful Harvest of the Month campaign as the featured item for the month of May,” said Simca Horwitz, the Eastern Massachusetts Director of the Massachusetts Farm to School Project. “Over 150 K-12 schools, colleges, and hospitals in Massachusetts are participating in the campaign, which we expect to translate into at least 800,000 servings of locally caught seafood just during the month of May. We hope this can be the starting point for sustained purchases of local seafood by institutions across the Commonwealth.” Press Release Contact: Katie Gronendyke — 617-626-1129 or katie. [email protected] 26• M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m Massachusetts Restaurant Association Op-ed in the paper regarding oysters: Seafood Marketing to inform restaurants as an immediate have one ready for next time (don’t action. bring up this issue right after it has 2 0 1 7 passed out of the public’s mind) Program Steering Boston Seafood Expo, what role Committee Meeting Summar should this program have? Last year I Seafood Marketing Video facilitated a meeting with other state A production made available to December 7, 2016 seafood marketing programs in 2016. retailers. e b rSteering u a r y Committee Attendees: in pursuing funding for program Food Export Northeast and MDAR activities from outside sources such There are many different ways /F Representative Gifford, Representative lead a New Bedford tour, buyer Schmid, Commissioner Peterson, Deputy governments, nongovernmental introductions, educational programs, to approach, maybe we have a Commissioner King, Director Pierce organizations, industry stakeholders and I was hoping that there would be subcommittee of steering committee. (Chair), Laura Foley Ramsden, Bonita and other private parties.” potential to collaborate in 2017. The Fisherman’s View has TVs with

a n uOehlke a r y (designee of Commissioner footage of their own boats working. J Lebeaux), Ron Smolowitz, Frank We are in New Bedford today, because I am collaborating more with MDAR this meeting will rotate. Mirarchi, Beth Casoni, Tory Bramante, with the Buy Local groups, and Institutional purchasing Richard Canastra, Bob Colbert, Nancy Wendy’s Presentation continue Food Policy Council work. Using different species, or at least Civetta The logo has been widely accepted. Commissioner Lebeaux just advocated exploring/bringing new options to It invokes a sense of pride and for fisheries representation on the DMF Staff: Wendy Mainardi Zisson, institutions such as schools (ie: redfish history, and is a non-proprietary Council. under 9” go directly to bait, pollock, Story Reed, Dan McKiernan, Kevin communication and education tool. It On the horizon is the NOAA Fish Fry small haddock, and whiting). This is Creighton, Erin Burke, Samantha was mailed out to over 1,500 industry in June 2017. We would partner with somewhat outside of our partnership Andrews members, some of who have reached Seagrant as an opportunity to highlight with Farm to School, but there is out and will be working with me on Public attendees: Chris Basille Massachusetts seafood products. But potential for projects. material in 2017. (Boston Fisheries Foundation), Mike is this the right audience for us? Carroll (Vertex), Karen Schwalbe Boston Seafood EXPO The program launched at the Boston (SEMAP), Rebecca Yavner-Westgate With the steering committee’s We need a large presence to make an Seafood Festival (August 7th) main (Buy Local Cape Cod) , Michael blessing, we are now seriously impact at the show (larger than we can stage the same weekend we sponsored McGuire (Cape Cod Cooperative considering Squid Week. afford). a chef at the Great American Seafood Extension), Ed Doherty (industry Cook-off who took 3rd place! Can we do off-site events such as boat member), Elizabeth Colbert Petite oysters are now being sold, and we welcome additional industry (or non-boat) tours for prospective (Fisherman’s View) DMF has taken the Massachusetts driven regulatory recommendations . buyers/satellite program at the fish Seafood educational material around pier? Guest Speaker: Ed Anthes-Washburn, the state at these events this fall: Executive Director, New Bedford Harbor Boston Seafood Festival, The Big E, Ed’s Presentation on New Bedford Additional Development Commission Massachusetts Day & Harvest New There are many jobs and industry Work with large retail stores. England, Boston Local Food Festival, related jobs in New Bedford therefore Consistency of supply is a problem . David’s Opening Remarks Wellfleet Oysterfest, Topsfield Fair. infrastructure projects are important (and are why the port I so important) Thank you for being here, and for Billboard options are being Our Mass. Farm to School Partnership joining us on the tour of the New researched. Bedford Fishing Heritage Center. They has been made official, and it has 3x amount landed here is trucked in for processing. have similar goals as this Seafood three approaches: Institutional food Educating the public about the service demonstrations, Harvest of Marketing Program such as educating The dredging project is very condition of the resource especially the Month, and the Farm & Sea to people about the commercial fishing important to keep up with the US management vs foreign countries Cafeteria Conference sponsorship that industry, and I encourage you all to infrastructure projects. (use voice of the regulator). work with them in the future as I’m Story Reed attended. Over 200 service sure we will. providers were in attendance, and it Wind farm, land use planning is Massachusetts Seafood Day at the felt like seafood was a central part of dependent on what’s going on in the State House interest, we should at This program officially launched in the conversation at the conference. ocean, fisheries development ideas, least be at Ag Day. August, and so in many ways is still offshore/international waters. being formed. Today we hope to Our Pilot Grant Program is open to Brand identity: be cautionary about continue to hone the direction of the enhance the viability and stabilize New Bedford is in the process how it is being used . the economic environment for local of creating a brand for itself by program and especially figure out how For more information contact: Wendy commercial fishing and seafood reworking the old ‘Port of New to leverage the new “Massachusetts Mainardi Zisson, Coordinator, industries and communities by direct Bedford’ logos or building off of our seafood” brand toolkit into more Seafood Marketing Program, or supportive marketing. We are ‘Massachusetts Seafood’ logo. seafood meals served. Massachusetts Division of Marine giving away $60,000, up to $25,000 Key Takeaways Fisheries, 251 Causeway Street, Suite The purpose of the program is to per project. There is a January 6, 2017 Shellfish 400, Boston, MA 02114, 617.626.1525 increase awareness and demand for deadline. 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FRIDAY - JANUARY 20th collaboration is underway with the Northeast Center then in turn elect their Executive Committee members for Occupational Health and Safety (NEC), Fishing and Officers up for reelections. Also there will be an e b r u a r y 9 AM to 5 PM Partnership Support Services (FPSS), and Northeast overview on what the MLA is currently working on

/F lobstermen- to identify and re-design PFDs that can and will be working on in 2017. If you are not yet a Booth #1 work for this specific fishing sector. member you are encouraged to attend too! See you all Welcome to the 2017 During this seminar, we will discuss and showcase there. For more information visit www.lobstermen.com Massachusetts Lobstermen’s PFD designs that are currently available and that

a n u aAssociation r y could be used by lobster fishermen. We will also J Annual Weekend and Trade Show 11:00 AM discuss key components of PFD design-providing an Room: Chatham Calling all MLA members to the MLA booth to receive overview of topics related to PFDs, personal locating Tablets and Temperature Loggers your “GIFT” for being a member in good standing, beacons (PLB), and associated safety techniques and Collecting Data with the CFRF Lobster which means you’ve paid your dues. If you are not gear. In addition, presenters will gather input from the & Jonah Crab Research Fleet sure if you’ve paid your dues we can check that for audience to identify PFD/PLB features they like / don’t Presenters: Anna Mercer, PhD, CFRF Executive you. Also for being a member in good standing you like, barriers to use and the potential to combine life- Director & CFRF Lobster & Jonah Crab Research Fleet can enter the MLA member raffle for a cash prize. If saving features with value-added components that can participants you are not yet a member you can JOIN at the show add to work-efficiency or comfort. There will be an and receive your free GIFT and enter the member opportunity to try on various models of newer PFDs, It is no secret that there is a severe lack of biological raffle. There are also lots of other raffles for the MLA and to discuss additional issues around falls overboard lobster and Jonah crab data from outside of state waters, Scholarship and the Legal Defense Fund – we will (such as prevention, re-boarding, being found). where the majority of the fisheries are located. To be adding lots more items to the raffles. Stop by and Look for us as we come to the docks, or hear from address this issue, the Commercial Fisheries Research check out the NEW MLA clothing too! us when we call you for input! Contact: If you have Foundation (CFRF) developed the Lobster and Jonah questions regarding this project, please contact Julie Crab Research Fleet, which provides lobstermen 9 AM to 5 PM Sorensen at [email protected] or at (607) 547- with the tools to collect critically needed biological Fishing Partnership Support Services Booth 6023, ext.2210. data for lobster and Jonah crab from data poor areas, FREE Health Insurance particularly offshore. Participants use a specialized Enrollment and Assistance 10 AM to 4 PM tablet app (On Deck Data), digital calipers, and wireless water temperature sensors to record information about Do you still have questions about health insurance for Room 700 their catch and the environment as part of their routine 2017? For insurance to start February 1, you have until FREE Hearing Screenings January 23 to pick and pay for a plan. Our certified fishing practices. Currently, 14 fishing vessels based out Mass Audiology will conduct FREE hearing tests. of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire Navigators can help you with the application and The screening tests take approximately 10 minutes pick the plan that’s best for you. If you already have are involved in the program. and include an ear canal checkup, hearing test with an Differently from many other sampling programs, insurance through the Health Connector or MassHealth, audiometer, and for those with hearing aids, a checkup we can help you renew or make updates to your the fishermen that participate in the CFRF’s Lobster and battery change, if needed. and Jonah Crab Research Fleet retain ownership of account. Stop by the FPSS booth and talk with one of Stop by the Fishing Partnership Support Services booth our certified Navigators for more information. their data and regularly receive personalized data for more information. reports. In addition, the data from the Research Fleet 9 AM to 2 PM is systematically shared with scientists and used Fishing Partnership Support Services Booth Fishing Partnership Support Services Booth extensively to fill data gaps for both lobster and Jonah FREE Skin Safety Scan FREE Vaccinations and Health crab. In the future, the CFRF hopes to expand both Screenings The Melanoma Foundation of New England will be the geographic coverage and scope of the project The VNA of Cape Cod will be offering FREE flu, offering free skin safety education with a UV facial to address remaining data needs. This seminar will tetanus, and pneumonia shots, as well as screening for scanner that helps you understand the damaging effects focus on discussing the past, present, and future of blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose levels. of the sun. This tool helps identify the areas of your the Lobster and Jonah Crab Research Fleet and how face most affected by sun exposure. to get involved. For more information visit www. 10:00 AM cfrfoundation.org Room: Racepoint 9:15 AM Massachusetts Lobstermen’s 10:45AM Room: Chatham Association Annual Membership meeting Room: Shutters GIVING SAFETY A COMPETITIVE Cooking Demo ADVANTAGE Calling ALL MLA members to the Associations’ Annual Membership meeting. This will be the first Come see and taste what the Sea Crests Master Chef Speakers: Rebecca Weil & Julie Sorensen (NEC), Luis time this meeting will be held during the Annual will create for you this year. This year he will create a Catala and Ed Dennehy (FPSS). Weekend and Trade Show allowing more members a seafood dish that is sure to please the taste buds. You Falls overboard are the leading cause of death in the chance to come listen, participate and meet other MLA can’t miss this so get there early and get ready to be Northeast lobster fishery, according to the National members from around the region. The MLA Delegates dazzled. Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) voted to move this meeting from Quincy and include Center for Maritime Safety and Health Studies, it during the weekend. During this meeting the newly and could largely be prevented with the regular use elected Delegates will be welcomed and they will of personal flotation devices (PFDs). In response, M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m • 33 J y r a u n a

FREE Hearing Screenings 2:30 – 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Mass Audiology will conduct FREE hearing tests. Room: Shutters Room: Racepoint The screening tests take approximately 10 minutes Stress Reduction through Meditation & Decompress in the Bait Shed F / and include an ear canal checkup, hearing test with Come listen to Brian Robbins, CFN’s columnist invites Mindfulness y r a u r b e an audiometer, and for those with hearing aids, a you for a session of tunes and storytelling. Take a Please join us in a follow-up session to Fishing checkup and battery change, if needed. Stop by the break, have some grins and bring a tale of your own. Fishing Partnership Support Services booth for more Partnership’s Reduce Stress & Create Life Balance information workshop held at MLA’s Annual Weekend in 2015. Learn simple breathing techniques, participate in a mindful eating exercise, and learn techniques to reduce 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM 7 1 0 2 11:30 AM stress and create balance. All are welcome Suite room #7187 Room: Racepoint Children’s Activity Offshore Wind Roundtable 3:00 Once again, there will be age appropriate activities and Come meet representatives from Deepwater Wind, Sustainability in Seven Words or Less: movies. Chicken Fingers & French fries is the food of Bay State Wind and Vineyard Wind companies. How do you define sustainability? choice for tonight with non-caffeinated beverages and Collectively they will talk about the progress of the We know we are a sustainable fishery, but what do dessert. All children MUST be picked up by 11:00 PM. wind projects slated for Massachusetts and the status consumers want and expect? How do they make their Sign up at MLA booth. Thank you! of the Block Island project in Rhode Island. Also this choices at the seafood counter? Hear about recent will be a great time to talk about any concerns you results from Maine Sea Grant’s Seafood Link project, Saturday - January 21st may have about offshore wind on the water and off. consumer surveys from National Public Radio, the For more information visit www.dwwind.com , www. international standard from the United Nations, and dongenergy.com/en/business-activities_/Pages/U-S-- more. Hosted by the Lobster Institute, and presented by 8 AM Project.aspx, www.vineyardpower.com Cathy Billings, Associate Director for Communications Pool Area & Development. For more information visit www. Survival Suit Training umaine.edu/lobsterinstitute 1:00 PM Basic Safety Training Module Room: Shutters FREE Health Insurance Enrollment and Stay safe! Get a feel for the upcoming FPSS Spring Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen’s Assistance Safety and Survival training by attending this FREE Association winter meeting Do you still have questions about health insurance hands-on immersion suit module. Certified instructors “The Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen’s Association for 2017? Our certified Navigators can help you with will cover optimum storage locations, proper fit and (AOLA) will host their winter meeting at MLA the application and to pick the plan that’s best for maintenance, suggested suit attachments, proper Weekend. The Association’s will meet to review you. If you already have insurance through the Health donning and water entrance, and effective in-the-water 2016 actions and discuss plans for 2017. Major Connector or MassHealth, we can help you renew or skills, including entering a life raft. Bring your survival topics to discuss include: Atlantic marine monuments make updates to your account. Stop by the Fishing suit or one will be provided. Pre-register at the FPSS - declaration and next steps; lobster and Jonah Partnership Support Services booth and talk with one Booth! crab management - Southern New England lobster of our certified Navigators for more information. Stop addendum, trap transferability and reductions, and by the Fishing Partnership Support Services booth for Completion of this module will satisfy some other 2017 management actions; and deep sea coral more information requirements of the Fishing Partnership Support management - New England Fishery Management Services Safety and Survival training. Council rule making. A final agenda of issues to be 3:30 discussed will be posted on the AOLA web site two Room: Chatham weeks prior to the meeting date. All are welcome. To Marine Debris 9 AM to 5 PM learn more about AOLA, visit www.offshorelobster.org Marine Plastic Pollution -- Problem- Booth #1 or call 603-828-9342.” Solve With Us! Welcome to the 2017 Massachusetts ID tags. Buoys. Smashed traps. Tangles of line. Lobstermen’s Association 2:30 Thousands of these and other parts of fishing gear Annual Weekend and Trade Show Room: Chatham wash up on the shores of New England each year. Calling all MLA members to the MLA booth to receive “Preventing pain and injury of Join representatives from various states, regions and your “GIFT” for being a member in good standing, lobstering work” affiliations to discuss approaches to plastic pollution which means you’ve paid your dues. If you are not Presenter: Scott Fullmer, UMASS Lowell in the marine environment. What are easy ways we sure if you’ve paid your dues we can check that for This is a participatory workshop. The facilitators will can reduce our contribution to the problem? Are there you. Also for being a member in good standing you lead discussion about pain and injury associated with industry-based solutions to reduce the amount of plastic can enter the MLA member raffle for a cash prize. If work on a lobster boat. It will include basic principles pollution washing up on shore or miring on bottom? you are not yet a member you can JOIN at the show of biomechanics, movement, forces, and general Are fishing gear recovery programs giving us good and receive your free GIFT and enter the member strengths and limits of human capacity. Participants will intel about the issues of pollution vs. habitat? What raffle. explore possibilities to reduce risk for pain and injury, happens when a lobster eats a fish that has plastic in There are also lots of other raffles for the MLA or possible barriers to reduce risk that further research its stomach? We may not have all the answers, but Scholarship and the Legal Defense Fund – we will might help to challenge. All are welcome. knowing what the questions are will help guide the next be adding lots more items to the raffles. Stop by and steps. check out the NEW MLA clothing too! 34• M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m FREE Hearing Screenings 10:00 between 1990 and 2010, during which the population Mass Audiology will conduct FREE hearing tests. Room: Shutters grew from 295 to 500 individuals, is now declining. The screening tests take approximately 10 minutes This trend is explained in part by deaths resulting 2 0 1 7 Craft Seminar –Glass Beaded Bracelet and include an ear canal checkup, hearing test with You’ll be using Jewelry wire, assorted glass beads, plus from entanglements in fishing ropes and depressed an audiometer, and for those with hearing aids, a a larger bead for the centerpiece, Jewelry clasps, and reproduction caused by chronic entanglements. Both checkup and battery change, if needed. Stop by the Wire crimping/cutting tool. We’ll start at 10:00 am, so the incidence, severity and lethality of entanglements Fishing Partnership Support Services booth for more be sure to arrive early enough to get a seat for everyone have grown in recent years. The decline of the species

e b rinformation u a r y in your group (we suggest at least 15 minutes early). is occurring despite recent reductions in deaths from There will be supplies for 25 people. Please note one ship strikes, as well as the adoption by the fishing /F 9:30 AM per family unless there is unfilled space. industry of several regulatory measures (including Room: Chatham weak links, sinking ground lines, vertical line reduction Help lobsters cope 10 AM to 4 PM and area closures) that the National Marine Fisheries with climate change Service has implemented over many years to aid the a n u a r y Fishing Partnership Support Services Booth recovery of right whales. Under these circumstances, J Presenter: Diane Cowan Provided I can get off the rock I live on called FREE Vaccinations and Health we can anticipate increased regulation of the lobster Friendship Long Island, I plan to join you at the Screenings fishery, which historically has included area closures Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association Annual The VNA of Cape Cod will be offering FREE flu, when alternative fishing gear and practices that are Meeting. I want to share what I’ve learned in 33 years tetanus, and pneumonia shots, as well as screening for beneficial to both fishermen and whales could not studying lobster behavior and ecology. What I’ve blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose levels. be advanced. During this seminar, marine scientists observed makes me think there is a lot we can do to 10:30 from the New England Aquarium and the Woods Hole help lobsters cope with climate change. Lobsters have Oceanographic Institution will present results from new Room: Racepoint been around for a long, long time. Much longer than we research on North Atlantic right whales, all of which have. Lobsters have made it through a lot of changes Massachusetts Division of show agreement about a species in peril. A facilitated because they have some amazing tricks up their sleeves. Marine Fisheries & group discussion will then focus on identifying Certain lobster adaptations make them excellent Environmental Police Roundtable potential solutions, such as alternative fishing practices, survivors. I’ll share what I know about their secrets – The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) to help avoid regulatory measures that are least including reproductive and migratory behaviors – and is responsible for the conservation of marine fisheries favorable to fishermen. present a plausible plan for how to make sure lobsters resources. This includes managing both recreational Sponsors: Center for Coastal Studies, Consortium for continue to be able to do what makes them strong and commercial harvesting of saltwater finfish, Wildlife Bycatch Reduction, New England Aquarium survivors. shellfish, and crustaceans like lobster and crab. With (NEAq), University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 70 years of experience, the Division oversees policy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) FREE Health Insurance Enrollment and which promotes sustainability while balancing the Assistance requirements of a complex coastal fishing industry. For 12:00 – 12:30 more information visit www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/ Fishing Partnership Support Services Booth Exhibit Hall - Nauset II Do you still have questions about health insurance for dfg/dmf MLA’s “SUPER SILENT” AUCTION 2017? For insurance to start February 1, you have until The Massachusetts Environmental Police protect This auction will be the combination of the silent and January 23 to pick and pay for a plan. Our certified the environment and natural resources of the LIVE auction to benefit the MLA Scholarship fund. Navigators can help you with the application and Commonwealth of Massachusetts through There will be NO LIVE auction on Saturday night. pick the plan that’s best for you. If you already have enforcement, education, and public outreach. The Please plan on attending this, 30 minutes, fast and insurance through the Health Connector or MassHealth, Office is further charged with protecting the furious “Super Silent Auction” so you don’t miss out we can help you renew or make updates to your health, safety, and individual rights of the public on great items that have been generously donated by account. Stop by the FPSS booth and talk with one of and preserving our environment for future many MLA supporters and members. Register for your our certified Navigators for more information. generations. For more information visit number on Friday and Saturday in Nauset II and view Room 701 www.mass.gov/eea/grants-and-tech-assistance/ all the items will be on display. Dental Cleanings enforcement/environmental-police Fishing Partnership Support Services has partnered with State officials will be on hand to present new 12:45 PM Visiting Dental Associates of Massachusetts to bring information on lobster stock status, fishery trends, Room: Chatham affordable dental cleanings and exams to our members and discuss a variety of other issues of concern to the and families at MLA weekend this year! Appointments industry. Settlement- and environment-based include a professional cleaning, oral health exam, and fishery recruitment forecasts for the fluoride treatment. Cost per person: $30.00, or FREE if 11:30 AM American lobster fishery in the Gulf of Maine and Southern New England you have MassHealth. Room: Chatham Stop by the Fishing Partnership Support Services booth What Next for Right Whales and Presenter: Noah G. Oppenheim for more information. Pot/Trap Fisheries? Accurate predictions of fishery recruitment represent Presenters: Dr. Mark Baumgartner, WHOI and the holy grail of fisheries science and management, Please pre-register with Lori at FPSS at 781-635-0011 President, North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium – An but often those relationships are difficult to determine. FREE Hearing Screenings Overview of Recent Studies of North Atlantic Right As is true for many lobster fisheries, spawner-recruit relationships for the American lobster (Homarus Mass Audiology will conduct FREE hearing tests. Whales Tim Werner/Amy Knowlton, NEAq – Updates americanus) in the northwest Atlantic have been The screening tests take approximately 10 minutes on Collaborative Research with MA Lobster Fishermen particularly elusive to science. However, settler-recruit and include an ear canal checkup, hearing test with an on Whale Release Rope relationships, which track cohorts after larvae have audiometer, and for those with hearing aids, a checkup Recent scientific studies of the North Atlantic right settled to the sea bed, have shown a great deal of and battery change, if needed. Stop by the FPSS booth whale all signal a species requiring urgent conservation promise for recruitment forecasts in several crustacean for more information attention. The encouraging average population growth rate of 2.8% that the species experienced species. 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Followed by Comedian “Stephen Bjork” 8:00 - 9:00 pm He’s come a long way from the nights of frying up mozzarella sticks in the back room of an obscure comedy club in the Boston suburbs. He was a college student, using that part-time job to study the craft of stand-up comedy by catching glimpses of the performers on stage. Like any great comedian, Csituations. For years, she entertained family, friends and neighbors in- Today, Stephen Bjork is a polished veteran of the highly competitive Boston comedy scene with crisscrossing tours of the country under his belt. His material is intelligent, sometimes absurd, and always accessible. First and foremost, however, it is funny. What truly sets him apart from the teeming crowd of today’s comedians is that you never have to ask Bjork to work ‘clean.’ Bjork takes everyday life and turns it upside down in a way that every demographic in any given audience can enjoy. And because he does it so well, no one ever misses the filth. A longtime favorite in nightclubs and colleges around the country, Bjork enjoys equal suc- cess in corporate settings.

Don’t forget to bring your Pre-paid dinner tickets with you. 36• M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m forecasting model based on the American Lobster nick-named “Sonny”, and eleven-year-old Lucille. processed, and relayed to a Woods Hole server where Settlement Index (ALSI), a comprehensive annual Fast asleep in their berth the Downs family had they are then available on-line. Given a series of grants diver-based survey that quantifies the abundance no warning that two torpedoes were heading their from NOAA’s Fisheries Advanced Sampling Program 2 0 1 7 of young-of-year lobsters as they populate coastal way. When the ship exploded, all four members of and NOAA’s National Weather Service, the equipment nurseries. The model begins with the settlement the family were separated in the chaotic 2 a.m. event. is supplied to interested fishermen at no cost. While index to set initial year-class strength and subjects More than half the crew and passengers aboard the still in its infancy, the objective of this project is to cohorts to variable growth as determined by bottom Heredia perished, but incredibly, after 15 hours in the assimilate the data into ocean and weather models.

e b r utemperature a r y regimes, as well as proxies for natural ocean – facing sharks, hypothermia, drowning, and Jim Manning (NOAA Woods Hole) will demo the mortality including predator abundance and shell dehydration—all of the Downs family survived and equipment and make the presentation along with Tom /F disease prevalence. Projections are validated against were reunited. Ray Downs Jr. aka “Sonny” who lives Shyka (Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal independent indicators of recruitment to the fishery. in Massachusetts is now 82 years old but remembers Ocean Observing System). This talk will describe our model development to date. every detail of the voyage, the attack, and his family’s Forecasts for the Gulf of Maine indicate moderate to miraculous survival. The captain and senior crew a n u a r y 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM

J significant declines in landings within the next five members of the Heredia were all Massachusetts to eight years, while Southern New England landings natives. Suite room #7187 are projected to remain relatively stable at low levels. Children’s Activity We anticipate the projection models such as this will FREE Health Insurance Enrollment Once again, there will be age appropriate activities contribute to the stock assessment process and allow and Assistance and movies. Cheese Pizza is the food of choice for stakeholders to make informed decisions relating to the Do you still have questions about health insurance tonight with non-caffeinated beverages and dessert. All management of this fishery. for 2017? Our certified Navigators can help you with children MUST be picked up by 11:00 PM. Sign up at the application and to pick the plan that’s best for MLA booth. Thank you! you. If you already have insurance through the Health SUNDAY- JANUARY 22nd 2:00 PM Connector or MassHealth, we can help you renew or 8 AM to 10 AM Room: Racepoint make updates to your account. Stop by the Fishing Booth #1 A New Presentation from NY Times Partnership Support Services booth and talk with one bestselling author Michael Tougias…… of our certified Navigators for more information. Sunday - January 22nd “So Close To Home” Michael J. Tougias, bestselling author and co-author 3:30 PM 8am to 10 am of 24 books, is offering a new, dramatic presentation Room: Chatham based on his co-authored book So Close to Home Booth #1 (Pegasus Books, May 2016). Tougias will use slides of Real-time telemetry of ocean Welcome to the 2017 Massachusetts the attack, the survivors, and the rescue to make this temperatures and weather from Lobstermen’s Association “an edge-of-your seat” multi-media program commercial fishing vessels Annual Weekend and Trade Show On May 19, 1942 a German U-boat in the Gulf of Calling all MLA members to the MLA booth to receive Mexico stalked its prey 40 miles off New Orleans. The Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps your “GIFT” for being a member in good standing, Captained by 29-year-old Erich Wurdemann, the (eMOLT) Program is now collaborating with NOAA’s which means you’ve paid your dues. If you are not submarine commander had his sights set on the Northeast Cooperative Research Study Fleet Program sure if you’ve paid your dues we can check that for freighter Heredia with 62 souls on board. Most of the on a real-time telemetry project where data is you. Also for being a member in good standing you crew were merchant seamen, but there were also a automatically transmitted when the gear is hauled on can enter the MLA member raffle for a cash prize. If handful of civilians including the Downs family. The deck. Preliminary experiments have included bottom you are in the exhibit Hall between 8:30-9:30 come to family was comprised of the parents, Ray Sr. and Ina, temperature and weather observations. Results are the MLA booth for your ticket for the CASH raffle. along with their two children, eight-year-old Ray Jr., displayed on a customized 7” screen in the wheelhouse,

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Rise and Shine for the MLA’s Special Raffle. After your coffee make your way down to the Exhibit Hall to pick up your Ticket for a chance to win one of ten chances to win a $100.00. Tickets will be given out at the MLA booth on Sunday between 8:30am & 9:30am only and drawn at 10:00am YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m • 39 J y r a u n a F /

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1. YOU MUST GET A BIDDERS NUMBER PRIOR TO THE AUCTION (NO #’S WILL BE GIVEN OUT ONCE THE AUCTION STARTS) 2.VIEW ALL ITEMS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE AUCTION 3. YOU MUST 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO PARTICIPATE 4. AT THE CONCULSION OF BIDDING, ALL BIDDERS MUST EXIT THE AREA 5.THE WINNING BID WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED 6.BRING THIS CARD TO THE PAY TABLE 7.AFTER PAYING TO PICK UP YOUR ITEM All active bidders will be entered into a free prize drawing

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a n u a r y J Northeast Ocean Plan Submitted to Lobster Institute Elects Officers the National Ocean Council to Board of Advisors At a recent meeting in October, The Northeast Regional Planning Body (RPB) has the Lobster Institute’s Board of submitted its revised Northeast Ocean Plan to the Advisors elected officers for National Ocean Council for its review and certification. 2016-2017. The slate of officers According to their website the RPB completed the nominated included: Chair, latest version of the Plan after “several years of public William “Bill” Adler, Vice engagement, scientific study, and data analysis and Chair, Herbert “Herb” Hodgkins collaboration -- along with significant feedback from the and Secretary/Treasurer, Kathy general public and stakeholders interested in the future of Heanssler. The entire slate was New England’s ocean and its resources.” Bill Adler is re-elected Chair elected by acclamation. Adler is The Plan was ordered by President Barack Obama in of the Lobster Institute a lobsterman from Green 2010 as part of a policy to protect, maintain and restore 2016-17 Board of Advisors. Harbor, Massachusetts. and a healthy oceans. The RPB was formed in 2012.The Plan retired executive director of the Massachusetts advances three goals: “healthy ocean and coastal Lobstermen’s Association – considered by many to be a ecosystems; effective decision-making; and compatibility lobster management guru. He has been chair of the among past, current, and future ocean uses.” The RPB Lobster Institute’s Board since 1997. Hodgkins, from notes that the plan will be ever-evolving as new data on Hancock, Maine is the founder and retired executive the ecosystem becomes available, and new ways to use director of the Maine Lobster Pound Association, and has ocean resources are identified. “In the end, the Plan’s been vice chair of the Institute’s Board since its inception emphasis on improved data, intergovernmental in 1987. Heanssler is an owner-operator of her family’s coordination, stake-holder engagement, and reevaluation lobster pounding business Conary Cove Lobster in will help achieve the goals of healthy oceans and coasts, Sunshine-Deer Isle, Maine. The Heanssler Family have more-effective decision-making, and compatibility all been active volunteers at the Institute for decades. among uses, and will increase the odds that the ocean environment that results is the one we want,” is their Watch 25 Years of Arctic Ice stated intent. Melt in 1 Minute The Plan addresses the need for ocean planning in the offshore environment, the regulatory environment and management actions (in such areas as marine life and At a recent lecture at the University of Maine, Senator habitat, cultural resources, commercial and recreational Angus King shared this graphic video produced by the fishing, national security, energy, aquaculture, and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. others), implementation through intergovernmental Search YouTube for “noaa ice melt video.” coordination, and science and research priorities (see more information on this area in our Research Report on page 3). . cont. on page 2

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As a non-profit the Lobster Institute relies on The RPB consisted of representation from six states, industry and six Native American Tribes, a variety of federal agencies, private support to as well as the New England Fisheries Management continue its work Council. Public comment was solicited on the initial draft for and with the during a two-month period earlier this year. lobster fishery. Massachusetts Lobstermen’s The full Plan is available for viewing online at Association Annual Weekend http://neoceanplanning.org/plan/. In addition, the Draft and Trade Show January 19-22. Plan Comment Repository and the RPB’s responses are Please consider lobstermen.com/annual-weekend/ available at neoceanplanning.org/plan/comment. donating as a Friend of the The Northeast Ocean Council will complete its review Lobster Institute and certification is expected in late November or early today. December of this year. Once the Council concurs with Call 207-581-2751 the Plan, the RBP will sign off and implementation will or visit begin.  lobsterinsitute.org DMC, Bigelow study: Maine Fishermen’s Forum If you would like March 2-4 Rising ocean temperatures to sponsor the www.mainefishermensforum.org threaten baby lobsters Lobster Bulletin From a 9/21/2016 posting by Melissa Wood in or the Research Report and have UMaine News, https://umaine.edu/news your business highlighted in If water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine rise a few each issue, call degrees by the end of the century, it could mean trouble Cathy Billings at Seafood Expo North America for lobsters and the industry they support. That’s 207-581-2751 (Boston Seafood Show) according to newly published research conducted at the or email March 19-21 University of Maine Darling Marine Center (DMC) and lobsterinstitute@ seafoodexpo.com/north-america/ Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (Bigelow). The maine.edu research is the only published study focused on how larvae of the American lobster will be affected by two aspects of climate change — ocean acidification and The Lobster Institute’s warming. The study found that acidification had almost no effect Canadian/U.S. on survival of young lobsters. But lobster larvae reared Lobstermen’s Town Meeting in water 3 degrees Celsius higher in temperature, which is March 24-25 predicted by 2100 in the Gulf of Maine, struggled to www.lobsterinstitute.org survive compared to lobster larvae in water that matched current temperatures typical of the western Gulf of Maine. “They developed twice as fast as they did in the current temperature of 16 C (61 F), and they had noticeably lower survival,” says Jesica Waller, a graduate student at the DMC and lead author of the study published this month in the ICES Journal of Marine Science. “Really only a

11th International Conference and handful made it to the last larval stage,” says Waller. “We Workshop on Lobsters noticed it right from the start. We saw more dead larvae June 4-9 in the tank.” cont. on page 3 in Research Report 42• M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m

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RESEARCH REPORT  Northeast Ocean Plan research priorities -- The  Rising ocean temperatures threaten baby lobsters – Waller also found that acidification can cause changes

e b r u a r y newly released Northeast Ocean Plan (see article on page 1), developed by the Northeast Regional Planning in larval size and behavior. “We recognized this could /F Body (RPB) calls for the RPB to have a “convening be really important to Maine and may help us and coordinating role for achieving the science and understand the future of the lobster industry,” says research priorities identified in the Plan.” Waller. “But,” she cautions, “these short-term

a n u a r y The RPB identified six research priorities, with a experiments don’t account for the possibility that J goal of coordinating data, information, and research lobster populations may adapt to changing conditions activities to better support ocean management over many generations. We need to do much more decision-making. According to the Plan, “The research to understand that.” priorities are organized with the understanding that the Waller’s research began in early June 2015 [as an first three are foundational in many ways to the last advisee to Dr. Rick Wahle (DMC) and Dr. David three. The priorities identified are: Fields (Bigelow)]. For two weeks each morning, she 1. Improve understanding of marine life and habitats. checked 10 egg-bearing female lobsters at the DMC. 2. Improve understanding of tribal cultural resources. “They all began hatching at once,” says Waller, who 3. Improve understanding of human activities, scooped the peppercorn-size hatchlings out of the coastal communities, socio-economics and water with a net, put them in a container and took them interactions between uses. to the Bigelow lab in nearby West Boothbay Harbor. 4. Characterize the vulnerability of marine resources At Bigelow, Waller raised more than 3,000 lobster to specific stressors. larvae, from the day they were hatched until the day 5. Characterize changing environmental conditions, they grew out of the larval stage, which takes about 30 particularly resulting from climate-change and days in current ocean conditions. She took characterize resulting impact to existing resources measurements daily for a month, assessing their and uses. survival rate, development time, length, weight, 6. Advance ecosystem-based management by respiration rate, feeding rate and swimming speed. building on the previous priorities and also “We wanted to do all different types of measurements including cumulative impacts and ecosystem to provide a basis for our own research and for future services. work,” she says. The RPB acknowledges that there are many federal Because of the lack of this type of research, before and state agencies already addressing these priorities Waller could begin she had to figure out how to run the in one fashion or another, and they see their role going experiment. The biggest challenge was that baby forward as helping to “make connections between lobsters like to eat each other. “The cannibalism was these existing efforts and leverage and coordinate hard to understand at first,” she says. “We figured out activities.” This will include forging collaborations how much space and how much food they needed.” and leveraging funding opportunities. They will Waller, from Sagamore, Massachusetts, is earning periodically assemble regional stakeholders and her master’s degree in marine biology at the University scientists to review and refine priorities, look at of Maine and is based at the Darling Marine Center. progress in meeting their goals, and identify ongoing She became interested in the research in 2014 while partnerships to help reach these goals. working as a lab technician with co-adviser David . Fields at Bigelow. Given the importance of lobsters to REMINDER: CALL for ABSTRACTS the local economy, Fields and Wahle mentioned how ______useful it would be if someone investigated possible

th effects of rising ocean temperatures and acidification Abstract are now being accepted for the 11 on lobsters. Waller decided to take it on, utilizing International Conference and Workshop of Lobster Fields’ ocean acidification system at Bigelow Biology and Management to be held in Portland, Laboratory and tapping into Wahle’s extensive Maine June 4-9, 2017. To submit, please go to: knowledge about lobsters. . http://www.11thicwl.com/abstract-submission.html “It just seemed like such a huge gap in our knowledge given how important the lobster industry is to the U.S.,” says Waller. 

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confirmation. This recent, though slight, uptick in cases F / in Detection of has prompted the DMR to call upon Dr. Bayer to provide Illegal Lobster Egg Removal DMR’s Marine Patrol Officers with an updated course on y r a u r b e detection of scrubbed lobsters. Course materials are Dr. Bob Bayer, Executive Director of the Lobster being prepared and the sessions will begin during the Institute and a professor of Animal & Veterinary Science winter of 2017. Look for an update in the 2017 Spring at the University of Maine, has long been called on by the Lobster Bulletin.  7 1 0 2 Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) as an expert consultant for cases of illegal egg removal from lobsters. In Maine and most other lobster fishing areas, it is illegal for lobstermen to land egg-bearing females. They must be v-notched and returned to the ocean as a conservation measure. Though not a common occurrence, the removal of eggs from egg-bearing or “berried” lobsters as they are called; and subsequent illegal harvesting of these lobsters leads to a reduced number of female broodstock. This, in turn, can lead to reduced hatches and a diminished resource. Dr. Bayer, along with Dr. Edward Cogger, devised the first method for detecting illegal removal of lobster eggs in 1996. They looked at the condition of the setal hairs Microscope reveals evidence of illegal on the lobster’s pleopods and found evidence of damage, removal of eggs from berried lobster. or change from the normal feather-like structure of these Note damaged setal hairs as indicated by arrow. setal hairs, when a lobster’s eggs had been manually removed.

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44• M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m 2 0 1 7 e b r u a r y /F a n u a r y J M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m • 45 J Living shorelines stabilize an area using y r a u n a Salt Marsh plants alone or in combination with some type of harder structure (e.g., oyster reefs or rocks). Living shorelines maintain the natural

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When Does Mother reduce erosion, while providing habitat value y r a u r b e Nature Need Help? and enhancing coastal resilience. Open water and mudflats in salt marsh, Little By: Karen Greene, Sandy Hook Habitat Egg Harbor, NJ.

Conservation Division Field Office 7 1 0 2 Thin layer placement of dredged material There are few things Habitat Conservation biologists raises the level of a marsh using sand and mud. love more about their jobs than getting out on a salt Placing dredged material on top of a marsh that marsh on a perfect late summer day: Sunny, cool is sinking, losing plants, or has expanding areas enough for a long-sleeved shirt to protect against of open water can help the marsh keep pace as ticks, and just windy enough to keep mosquitoes and sea levels rise. This build-up prevents the marsh greenhead flies at bay. This September, habitat staff from drowning. There are many challenges from the New Jersey field office got out on one of those with using this technique since the placement of rare, perfect days. Along with a team of biologists from material on the marsh can smother the existing plants or create conditions that prevent plant regrowth. When considering the use of thin layer placement, we have to answer a host of shoreline using dredged material, wetlands plants, and questions, such as: possibly some rock along the edge, which would protect • Is the marsh unhealthy? these spots from further erosion. If living shorelines are built along these marshes, it will be a win-win situation • Why? for the residents and the wetlands. Little Egg Harbor, NJ salt marsh with mix of salt marsh • Will its condition improve with the addition of plants and open water. sediment? a variety of other state and federal agencies, we visited We also visited another area of salt marsh where • How much sediment should be added? a number of salt marsh sites in Little Egg Harbor, New thin layer placement of dredged material is being Jersey to see if these marshes needed some help. • What kind of sediments should be used? considered. This wetland contained a mix of salt marsh plants and small areas of open water where egrets were • How will the sediment be applied to the marsh? feeding. It was almost the picture of a perfect salt marsh Eroded shoreline in Little Egg Harbor, NJ, a potential – a carpet of green with creeks and open water ponds. living shoreline. • How will the sediments be kept where we want Because there was little evidence that this marsh was them to go? sinking, the vegetation was dying or getting sparse, or The Value of Salt Marshes that the ponds and channels were expanding, this marsh • How will success be determined? would likely be harmed by thin layer placement because n our rush to industrialization, we filled salt marshes the material could kill the existing plants, eliminate I • How do we fix things if we do more harm than around the nation – they were seen as smelly nuisances the ponds used by fish and birds and may increase the good? that should be filled for development and to get rid of likelihood of undesirable plants invading the wetlands. This area highlights the challenges of deciding which mosquitos. It wasn’t until the 1960s that we began to When to Help, and When to Leave it to Mother Nature recognize their value as water filters, flood and erosion marshes need help and which do not, as well as the protection, and valuable habitat for birds, fish, and other The Little Egg Harbor salt marshes are beautiful, with continuing problem of what to do with sand and muds wildlife. For example, summer flounder, striped bass, large expanses of cord grass and salt hay, two plants removed from navigation channels. bluefish, winter flounder, and many other fish use salt commonly found in East Coast salt marshes. Our site At the end of the day, we headed back to our cars. marshes for food, shelter, spawning, nursery areas, and visit took us to see two locations where wind, waves, After pulling off our muddy boots and stowing refuge from predators. Egrets and herons, along with boat wakes, and other impacts have eroded the marsh our gear, we were left to ponder just when does many other birds, feed on the variety and abundance shoreline. At one spot, the road was also eroding away. Mother Nature need our help? Because each of small fish, crabs, and other animals that live in the These areas were excellent spots to install a living marsh. Because these marshes are so important, both marsh system is unique, we need to carefully plan for animals and humans, we need to be careful that we any protection and restoration activities to make do not harm them. sure that we keep the beneficial functions of the wetland. https://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa. Two Ways to Help a Salt Marsh gov/stories/2016/december/23_saltmarshhabitats. html?utm_source=Salt+Marsh+Habitats&utm_ On this particular day, we were looking at two ways to campaign=Salt+Marsh+&utm_medium=email help stabilize a salt marsh: living shoreline projects or thin layer placement of dredged material. 46• M ASSACHUSETTS L OBSTERMEN ’ S A SSOCIATION • WWW . LOBSTERMEN . COM

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J Know for testosterone. This isn’t like hormone replacement therapy – it’s testosterone maintenance therapy, because we want to maintain the appropriate levels. I know a lot of guys may not want to hear this, but men, in general, are less healthy than women by practically any measure. Life expectancy for men is currently about 75 years. For women: 80 years. Fortunately, we have a variety of effective ways to raise testosterone levels safely to average levels (in About twice as many men as women die each year from heart attacks. And the rates of other major the past, some treatments led to spikes in testosterone levels that were associated with undesirable side diseases such as stroke, diabetes and chronic lung disease are all higher for men. effects). The bottom line is that we have a treatment for one of the most common male problems, which can not only improve a guy’s sexual functioning but have other positive health benefits as well. Unfortunately, men themselves are part of the reason for this state of affairs. Not only do many men not take care of themselves the way they should, they don’t have the same attitudes about disease I’ll end with a note to any women who might be reading this: Most guys don’t know much about their prevention that women tend to have. Consider this: Compared to women, men make half as many visits own health, and, as I said earlier, many put off seeing a doctor. Women partners can play a key role in to their doctors for preventive care. this situation. You can learn to recognize the symptoms of such things as prostate swelling and low testosterone. You can then explain to your partner that these are medical conditions affecting millions These differences become more acute as men pass the 50-year mark. This is the time, in other words, of other guys, and suggest that they see a doctor. By doing so, you may be making a real difference in that men can really make a difference in their future health. The first step, of course, is to get yourself your partner’s health and sexual functioning. in for a check-up. Sounds simple, right? Unfortunately, a lot of guys take better care of their cars than they do their own bodies. This website is for informational and entertainment purposed only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. © 2016 Harpo, Inc., All Rights Reserved How come? First of all, many men are in denial about their prospects for becoming ill. For many men, getting sick or having a disease is viewed as a sign of weakness or failure. If you think like this, you don’t have much motivation to go to a doctor for an annual check up, or to have some seemingly minor bump, rash or pain properly evaluated. Easier to just suck it up and drive on, so to speak. But, with this HYDRO-SLAVE SAME DAY SERVICE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT attitude, health problems, such as cancer or heart disease can get steadily worse. By the time a man finally seeks help, the problem is much more difficult to treat. “THINKING OF BUILDING A NEW BOAT?” LET US QUOTE YOU ON A POWER STEERING OR A POT HAULER.

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GARFO Outreach GARFO GARFO » GARFO » Outreach e b r u a r y Programs ProgramsHumans and HumpbacksHumans of and New Humpbacks York of New York /F Science Center Science Center A message from John Bullard,A message Regional from JohnAdministrator Bullard, Regional of the Administrator NOAA Fisheries of the NOAAGreater Fisheries Atlantic Greater Region Atlantic Region Councils & Commission Councils & Commission Very few animals can create a sudden interest in wildlife conservation and stewardship the way whales can. These Very few animals can createmarine a sudden mammal interest ambassadors in wildlife to the conservation ocean world amaze, and stewardship awe, and inspire the wayus. For whales me, as can.a descendant These of a n u a r y marine mammal ambassadors to the ocean world amaze, awe, and inspire us. For me, as a descendant of

J Nantucket and New Bedford whaling captains, one of my proudest responsibilities as the Regional Administrator of Contact Us Nantucket and New Bedfordthe whaling Greater Atlantic captains, Region one has of mybeen proudest the recovery responsibilities and conservation as ofthe large Regio whalenal populations Administrator of Contact Us the Greater Atlantic Region has been the recovery and conservation of large whale populations Commercial Fishing In recent months, we have received reports of increasing numbers of large whales in nearshore waters off the In recent months, we havecoasts received of New reports York and of increasing New Jersey. numbers Large schools of large of menhaden whales in(also nearshore known as waters“bunker”), off are the an important Commercial Fishing humpback whale food source, and have likely attracted these whales and kept them close to shore Recreational Fishing coasts of New York and New Jersey. Large schools of menhaden (also known as “bunker”), are an important Recreational Fishing humpback whale food source, and have likely attracted these whales and kept them close to shore Managed Species The good news is that more sightings are likely also in part due to more whales. Over the past several decades, we have modified and reduced the number of entangling fishing lines in northeast U.S. waters, shifted shipping lanes, implemented vessels speed restrictions, and Managed Species AquacultureThe good news is that more sightingsprotected are habitats likely for also whales in partand thedue fish to theymore eat. whales. Thanks Overin part the to these past conservationseveral decades, efforts, thewe humpba have modifiedck whale populationand in Northeast reduced the number of entanglingU.S, watersfishing has lines successfully in northeast rebounded, U.S. waters, and we shiftedremoved shipping them from lanes, the list implementedof endangered speciesvessels in speed September restrictions, 2016. and Tribal Relations Aquaculture protected habitats for whales andOf course, the fish more they whales eat. Thankscan lead into morepart tomanagement these conservation challenges. efforts, In nearshore the humpba waters, whalesck whale face population additional threats­­shallow in Northeast waters, U.S, waters has successfully rebounded,vessel strikes, and marine we debris,removed and them pollution. from the list of endangered species in September 2016. Regulations Tribal Relations Of course, more whales can lead to more management challenges. In nearshore waters, whales face additional threats­­shallow waters, Quotas,vessel strikes,Landings marine debris, andMost pollution.recently, two “out of habitat” young humpback whales Regulations made headlines in New York and New Jersey. The first one Outreach captivated residents near the Statue of Liberty and George Washington Bridge, while the second one captivated residents Quotas, Landings Most recently, two “out of habitat”of Long young Island humpback in Moriches whales Bay. The first whale is at risk of Resources made headlines in New York andbeing New struck Jersey. by vessels The in first the oneHudson River, but thankfully has Outreach captivated residents near the Statueso far avoided of Liberty ship andtraffic. George We nevertheless remain concerned SectionWashington 7 Consultation Bridge, while the aboutsecond it, and one welcome captivated any reportsresidents (866­755­6622), including of Long Island in Moriches Bay.photos The firstand video,whale of is the at animalrisk of so we can continue to assess Resources being struck by vessels in the itsHudson condition. River, Sadly, but the thankfully second whale has stranded on a sandbar Get Email Updates in Moriches Bay and was humanely euthanized because of its so far avoided ship traffic. We nevertheless remain concerned Section 7 Consultation poor prognosis. Signabout up toit, stayand in welcome touch! any reports (866­755­6622), including photos and video, of the animalNOAA so we Fisheries’ can continue Greater Atlanticto assess Region spans from the North Getits condition. Text Alerts Sadly, the secondCarolina/Virginia whale stranded border on toa sandbarCanada. Because we do not have Get Email Updates marine mammal stranding staff in every bay and waterway Signin Moriches up for Bay and was humanely euthanized because of its poor prognosis. along 1,500+ miles of coastline, we oversee and support a recreational and professional network of highly trained and skilled local Sign up to stay in touch! commercial text alerts stranding responders. We provide authorization to these NOAA Fisheries’ Greater Atlantic Region spans from the North The humpback known as "Gotham" was sighted around New York City volunteer responders through stranding agreements, which for several weeks in November and December 2016. Photo used with Get Text Alerts Carolina/Virginia border to Canada.lay out criteria,Because roles, we and do responsibilities.not have We also provide permission from Artie Raslich Photography. marine mammal stranding staffthese in every responders bay and with waterway training, Best Practice protocols, and Sign up for along 1,500+ miles of coastline,some we limited oversee funding. and support a recreational and professional network of highly trained and skilled local commercial text alerts stranding responders. We provideCurrently authorization in New York, tothe these Riverhead FoundationThe humpback for Marine Research known asand "Gotham" Preservation was is the sighted organization around authorized New York by NOAA City to respond to volunteer responders through bothstranding marine mammalagreements and sea, which turtle strandings.for severalUnder their weeks stranding in November agreements, andall Network December members 2016. agree Photo to manage used anywith expenses lay out criteria, roles, and responsibilities.incurred during We stranding also provide response. permission from Artie Raslich Photography. these responders with training, Best Practice protocols, and NOAA is able to provide partial funding through the competitive John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and some limited funding. the Riverhead Foundation has successfully received funding in recent years to support their mission.

The Riverhead Foundation and all the other authorized volunteer stranding network organizations around the country are NOAA’s “boots on Currently in New York, the Riverheadthe ground” Foundation during marine for Marinemammal Research emergency andevents. Preservation They are typically is the the organization first responders authorized on scene. by Stranding NOAA networkto respond staff assessto and both marine mammal and searespond turtle strandings. to local stranding Under events, their strandingand then confer agreements, with NOAA’s all Marine Network Mammal members Health agree and Stranding to manage Response any expenses Program staff at both the incurred during stranding response.regional and national level to determine the best and most humane course of action for animals in distress.

NOAA is able to provide partialWe funding have received through a lotthe of competitive criticism from Johnmembers H. Prescottof the public Marine about theMammal response Rescue to the Moriches Assistance Bay humpback Grant Program whale. After, and stranding alive and spending nearly three days on a sandbar, experts agreed that the whale needed to be humanely euthanized. Local residents watched the Riverhead Foundation hasfrom successfully the shores, receivedfeeling frustrated funding and in helpless recent yearsby the perceivedto support lack their of activemission. response by experts. However, contrary to public perception, there was constant monitoring of the whale and of local environmental conditions (weather, wind, and tides) by Riverhead Foundation staff and The Riverhead Foundation andother all localthe other experts. authorized Discussions volunteer were held stranding early on about network potential organizations rescue options arou thatnd were the ultimatelycountry areruled NOAA’s out because “boots stranding on experts the ground” during marine mammaladvised emergency that they were events. not likely They to work, are buttypically were likely the firstto cause responders the animal on more scene. pain Stranding and distress. network Although staff there assess were generous and offers of respond to local stranding events,help and equipment then confer from with the public,NOAA’s unfortunately Marine Mammal we were Healthnot aware and of these Stranding resources Response until after Programmidday Tuesday, staff at more both than the 48 hours after regional and national level to determinethe whale beached the best itself and and most after humane local experts course and residentsof action reported for animals a clear in decline distress. in the whale’s condition. Some whale strandings are more difficult to respond to than others, and perhaps none are more difficult than live large whale strandings. We have received a lot of criticismThese from events members are relatively of the rare. public In recent about years, the anresponse average ofto eightthe Moriches live large whales Bay humpback were reported whale. stranded After per stranding year nationwide. alive Sadly, and spending nearly three dayssuch on events a sandbar, are nearly experts always agreed fatal for that the whale,the whale with mostneeded dying to shortly be humanely after stranding euthanized. and a handful Local needing residents to be watched humanely euthanized. from the shores, feeling frustratedWorldwide and helpless, marine mammal by the perceivedrescue responders lack of faceactive similar response challenges, by experts. and although However, some rescucontrarye attempts to public are portrayedperception, as successful, it’s there was constant monitoringimportant of the whale to realize and there of local is rarely environmental actual scientific conditions follow­up documenting(weather, wind, survival. and tides) by Riverhead Foundation staff and other local experts. Discussions were held early on about potential rescue options that were ultimately ruled out because stranding experts advised that they were not likelyI know to work, how frustrating but were it likelyis to watch to cause a stranded the animal whale struggle,more pain and and we heard distress. lots ofAlthough well­meaning there ideas were for generous how to get offersit off the of beach. But, in our experience, virtually all large whales that strand do not survive, and trying to move them only prolongs and increases their suffering. In the help and equipment from the public,past three unfortunately years in the U.S., we werefour large not baleenaware whalesof these that resources were stranded until were after able midday to free Tuesday, themselves, more and thanan additional 48 hours whale after was pushed the whale beached itself and afteroff by local bystanders. experts However, and residents in all five reportedof these cases, a clear the declinewhales re­stranded in the whal ande’s died condition. within 24 hours of their initial beachings, indicating underlying health issues caused the stranding in the first place. Some whale strandings are more difficult to respond to than others, and perhaps none are more difficult than live large whale strandings. These events are relatively rare. In recent years, an average of eight live large whales were reported stranded per year nationwide. Sadly, such events are nearly always fatal for the whale, with most dying shortly after stranding and a handful needing to be humanely euthanized. Worldwide, marine mammal rescue responders face similar challenges, and although some rescue attempts are portrayed as successful, it’s important to realize there is rarely actual scientific follow­up documenting survival.

I know how frustrating it is to watch a stranded whale struggle, and we heard lots of well­meaning ideas for how to get it off the beach. But, in our experience, virtually all large whales that strand do not survive, and trying to move them only prolongs and increases their suffering. In the past three years in the U.S., four large baleen whales that were stranded were able to free themselves, and an additional whale was pushed off by bystanders. However, in all five of these cases, the whales re­stranded and died within 24 hours of their initial beachings, indicating underlying health issues caused the stranding in the first place. NOAA HOME WEATHER OCEANS FISHERIES CHARTING SATELLITES CLIMATE RESEARCH COASTS CAREERS Search NMFS Site . . .

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Councils & Commission Very few animals can create a sudden interest in wildlife conservation and stewardship the way whales can. These marine mammal ambassadors to the ocean world amaze, awe, and inspire us. For me, as a descendant of Nantucket and New Bedford whaling captains, one of my proudest responsibilities as the Regional Administrator of Contact Us the Greater Atlantic Region has been the recovery and conservation of large whale populations

Commercial Fishing In recent months, we have received reports of increasing numbers of large whales in nearshore waters off the coasts of New York and New Jersey. Large schools of menhaden (also known as “bunker”), are an important Recreational Fishing humpback whale food source, and have likely attracted these whales and kept them close to shore

Managed Species The good news is that more sightings are likely also in part due to more whales. Over the past several decades, we have modified and reduced the number of entangling fishing lines in northeast U.S. waters, shifted shipping lanes, implemented vessels speed restrictions, and Aquaculture protected habitats for whales and the fish they eat. Thanks in part to these conservation efforts, the humpback whale population in Northeast U.S, waters has successfully rebounded, and we removed them from the list of endangered species in September 2016. Tribal Relations Of course, more whales can lead to more management challenges. In nearshore waters, whales face additional threats­­shallow waters, vessel strikes, marine debris, and pollution. Regulations

Quotas, Landings Most recently, two “out of habitat” young humpback whales made headlines in New York and New Jersey. The first one Outreach captivated residents near the Statue of Liberty and George Washington Bridge, while the second one captivated residents of Long Island in Moriches Bay. The first whale is at risk of Resources being struck by vessels in the Hudson River, but thankfully has so far avoided ship traffic. We nevertheless remain concerned Section 7 Consultation about it, and welcome any reports (866­755­6622), including photos and video, of the animal so we can continue to assess its condition. Sadly, the second whale stranded on a sandbar Get Email Updates in Moriches Bay and was humanely euthanized because of its poor prognosis. Sign up to stay in touch! NOAA Fisheries’ Greater Atlantic Region spans from the North Get Text Alerts Carolina/Virginia border to Canada. Because we do not have marine mammal stranding staff in every bay and waterway Sign up for along 1,500+ miles of coastline, we oversee and support a recreational and professional network of highly trained and skilled local commercial text alerts stranding responders. We provide authorization to these The humpback known as "Gotham" was sighted around New York City volunteer responders through stranding agreements, which for several weeks in November and December 2016. Photo used with lay out criteria, roles, and responsibilities. We also provide permission from Artie Raslich Photography. these responders with training, Best Practice protocols, and some limited funding.

Currently in New York, the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation is the organization authorized by NOAA to respond to both marine mammal and sea turtle strandings. Under their stranding agreements, all Network members agree to manage any expenses incurred during stranding response.

NOAA is able to provide partial funding through the competitive John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and the Riverhead Foundation has successfully received funding in recent years to support their mission.

The Riverhead Foundation and all the other authorized volunteer stranding network organizations around the country are NOAA’s “boots on the ground” during marine mammal emergency events. They are typically the first responders on scene. Stranding network staff assess and respond to local stranding events, and then confer with NOAA’s Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program staff at both the regional and national level to determine the best and most humane course of action for animals in distress.

We have received a lot of criticism from members of the public about the response to the Moriches Bay humpback whale. After stranding alive and spending nearly three days on a sandbar,M assachusetts experts agreed that Ltheo bwhale s t e needed r M e n to’ s be ahumanelys s o c i euthanized. a t i o n • Localw w residents w . L o b swatched t e r M e n . c o M • 49

from the shores, feeling frustrated and helpless by the perceived lack of active response by experts. However, contrary to public perception, J there was constant monitoring of the whale and of local environmental conditions (weather, wind, and tides) by Riverhead Foundation staff and y r a u n a other local experts. Discussions were held early on about potential rescue options that were ultimately ruled out because stranding experts advised that they were not likely to work, but were likely to cause the animal more pain and distress. Although there were generous offers of help and equipment from the public, unfortunately we were not aware of these resources until after midday Tuesday, more than 48 hours after

the whale beached itself and after local experts and residents reported a clear decline in the whale’s condition. F /

Some whale strandings are more difficult to respond to than others, and perhaps none are more difficult than live large whale strandings. y r a u r b e These events are relatively rare. In recent years, an average of eight live large whales were reported stranded per year nationwide. Sadly, such events are nearly always fatal for the whale, with most dying shortly after stranding and a handful needing to be humanely euthanized. Worldwide, marine mammal rescue responders face similar challenges, and although some rescue attempts are portrayed as successful, it’s important to realize there is rarely actual scientific follow­up documenting survival. 7 1 0 2 I know how frustrating it is to watch a stranded whale struggle, and we heard lots of well­meaning ideas for how to get it off the beach. But, in our experience, virtually all large whales that strand do not survive, and trying to move them only prolongs and increases their suffering. In the past three years in the U.S., four large baleen whales that were stranded were able to free themselves, and an additional whale was pushed off by bystanders. However, in all five of these cases, the whales re­stranded and died within 24 hours of their initial beachings, indicating underlying health issues caused the stranding in the first place. In the rare cases when animals are relatively healthy and might benefit from being moved off the beach, there are still many practical considerations that can’t be avoided, such as the size and weight of these incredibly large animals, as well as physical limitations at the stranding site. Time is of the essence for these responses; a team and appropriate vessels would have to be available within 24 to 36 hours of a whale stranding to have a chance of success.

In this recent case with the whale in Moriches Bay, the animal was 29.5 feet long and approximately 15 tons (30,000 pounds), which is the size and weight of a large school bus. To add to the challenge, the whale was stuck in the mud a fair distance from shore and from open deeper water. There are serious health and injury considerations that expert responders have to take into account when they consider moving a whale. Muscle, tendon, bone, or spinal cord damage would cause additional pain, suffering, or paralysis. If a whale is injured during a tow, it suffers an unnecessarily painful death.

We recognize all this context does not mend the heartache the Moriches community feels about the stranding and death of the young humpback whale.

We’re sorry there wasn’t more explanation and discussion with the community about the dialogue among experts and decisions being made.

Would outcomes have been different if local knowledge, equipment, and resources were known and in place on day one? Governor Cuomo called me personally on Tuesday to offer any equipment and personnel we needed to free the whale. We all regret that we did not have this conversation with the State on the first day that the whale stranded. We’ll never know for sure, but within the first 36 hours, an expert­directed response with the resources of the State and local community may have been worth a try.

With this and all other stranding events, we learn and improve future responses. Moving forward, we will do our best to work with stranding network members and local authorities to develop inventories of resources and contacts. I will ensure staff are available to help communicate with the local communities and to assure a clear incident command structure when needed. As a silver lining, I hope the Moriches whale stranding inspires community members to volunteer and to get the necessary training to have skills to respond and to perhaps help improve outcomes when another live whale strands.

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International Trade I was born in 1965 and y r a u r b e graduated (finally) from iverdale Mills recently accepted a Global Trade Award, presented Gloucester High School. I by Governor Charlie Baker on behalf of the Associated Industries of grew up in Ipswich and then Massachusetts (AIM). The Award recognizes Massachusetts’ companies Beverly MA. No one in my Rthat “demonstrate excellence in international trade and set the standard for global immediate family fished but 7 1 0 2 business.” I somehow caught the bug. When I was little my mother Pictured L to R: used to take me to one of the Riverdale CFO ponds in Ipswich and I would Deb Krikorian, stay there and fish for hours. Riverdale Marketing I even got “hooked” the first Manager Christine time, with a fish hook through Albone, Riverdale my ankle. When my mother Vice President Larry Walsh, Riverdale came to pick me up that day, Manufacturing off to the hospital we went. Manager Frank Cut cut, right through the Civetti, Governor hook, and slide it right out, Baker and AIM easy as pie. After we moved to Executive Director Beverly when I was about 9, we lived near the harbor so I could walk down Kristen Rupert. to the docks and fish whenever I wanted. I soon became, and remain to this day, one of the best customers of Al’s Bait and Tackle.

(I have been hooked many times, once even with a tuna hook, which I duck taped over for the rest of the trip until I could cut the hook and get it out. That was the last time I didn’t bring a pair of wire cutters with me out on the boat!)

During high school I worked on my first boat, the Yankee Fleet. They are a charter fishing fleet who do day fishing trips and whale watching. During high school I worked at the fleet, and I also lettered in Cross Country track my senior year. After high school I stayed on with them full time and spent the winters with them in Key West Florida. I did that for a few years and it was quite the experience.

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2 0 1 7 Tracking Fish Populations As the Climate Changes Reprinted from http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2014/12/oceanadapt_trackingfish.html

e b r u a r y As the oceans warm, fish populations are on the move. A new online database that tracks their

/F movements should help fishermen and fishery managers to adapt.

By Rich Press, NOAA Fisheries Science Writer | Posted: December 9, 2014 Follow Rich on Twitter: @Rich_NOAAFish a n u a r y J

Black sea bass is one of many species that are moving as the oceans warm. This graph shows how the center of the species' distribution has changed latitude over four decades. It is moving North.

Few people see the effects of climate change as clearly as fishermen. As the climate changes and the oceans warm, fish are moving in search of cooler water, and this can have a big effect on fishermen’s livelihoods. For some, the evidence of climate change turns up in the net, such as when they catch longfin squid in the Gulf of Maine, far north of the usual range for that species. For others, the evidence is in what they’re not catching. Lobstermen in the Long Island Sound, for instance, have had little to catch since the valuable species that once supported them headed up the coast. Winter flounder, silver hake, and black sea bass have all shifted north as well.

These are just a few examples from the East Coast, but a study released last year that looked at more than 350 species from all over North America found that many are moving, and that their movements closely track changing ocean temperatures.

“We found that all over North America, marine fish and invertebrates are shifting their distributions quite rapidly,” said Malin Pinsky, a biologist at Rutgers University and the lead author of the study, which compiled data from more than 40 years of surveys conducted by scientists at NOAA Fisheries, Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and other organizations. Those surveys were designed to produce estimates of fish abundance that managers use when setting catch limits. M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m • 53 J But even though few people were thinking about climate change when those surveys were originally designed, they y r a u n a turned out to be a treasure trove of data for tracking the effects of a changing climate. “These data show where marine fish and invertebrates have been, and where they’ve moved, over the last several decades,” Pinsky said. F / In the year since that study was published, Pinsky, in collaboration with NOAA Fisheries, has built a website called OceanAdapt that makes that trove of data, which had been scattered and difficult to access, easily available to y r a u r b e the public. Users can search and download data on the geographic and depth ranges of more than 650 species of fish and invertebrates and track how those distributions have changed over time. This will be a valuable tool for the fishermen, fishery managers, and scientists who are grappling with the challenge of adapting to a changing climate. 7 1 0 2 When Fish Cross State Boundaries

Black sea bass are important to both recreational and commercial fishermen on the East Coast, and each state gets a fixed share of the total catch. That catch was divvied up based on where black sea bass were in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At that time, the fish were most abundant off North Carolina, so that state got the largest share of the catch. Since then black sea bass have moved, but the regulations haven’t caught up. Today, New England fishermen are catching black sea bass as far north as the Gulf of Maine. Meanwhile, North Carolina fishermen often have to motor far north to fill their quota, with the extra fuel costs eating into their profits.

“Our fisheries regulations are built around the idea that fish distributions don’t change very much. When they do, that makes things complicated for fishermen and for managers trying to maintain a sustainable fishery,” Pinsky said.

But changing fishery regulations to reflect today’s conditions won’t be easy, in part because any redistribution will inevitably leave some states with less than their historical share. What’s more, fishery regulations exist to prevent overfishing, and in that respect they have worked—36 stocks have been rebuilt in U.S. waters since 2000. For that track record to continue, any changes to fishery regulations must be made with great care.

“How do you make the regulations effective and yet flexible?” asked Pinsky. “That’s one of the big challenges ahead.” Which way should we go? Black sea bass at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia. Photo credit: NOAA

Basing Policies in Sound Science

To strike the right balance between effectiveness and flexibility, we need to base our policies in sound science. To do that, we need reliable, up-to-date information on changes in ocean conditions. Fish distributions are a key indicator of how climate is affecting the ocean, and the OceanAdapt website makes that information widely available. This will help scientists and fishery managers keep a finger on the pulse of the ocean.

In addition, we need to be able to predict how these changes will affect fisheries and ecosystems. For example, one key question that scientists are asking is how marine food webs reorganize as species distributions shift. Although many species are moving, they’re not moving in lock step, and as predators become separated from their prey, the effects will reverberate through the ecosystem in unpredictable ways. Researchers can use the OceanAdapt database to investigate these changes and develop early warning systems that can alert us to impending disruptions.

This database will also help scientists understand the cumulative impacts of fishing and climate change. These are two of the most significant ways that humans influence marine ecosystems, but scientists don’t have a good understanding of how these two effects interact and combine. “If we’re not careful, we might end up compounding the effects of climate change through overfishing,” Pinsky said.

But the effects won’t all be negative. As some species move out of their historical range, others may come in to take their place. The key to adapting will be to have flexible regulations that are grounded in sound science.

“We don’t foresee a catastrophic collapse,” Pinsky said. “But there will be fundamental and large-scale changes that we have to prepare for if our fisheries are to remain stable and healthy.”

With the OceanAdapt website, we’re one important step closer to that goal. http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/stories/2014/12/oceanadapt_trackingfish.html

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2 0 1Congratulations 7 to the newly, elected Delegates of the Massachusetts

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Here are your DELEGATES and OFFICERS who were elected to serve you for two years (2017-2018)

a n u a r y They are the people to whom you should address your questions and suggestions. * Executive Committee obstermen’s Association for

J the two year, 2017-2018. You OFFICERS & DIRECTOR have been elected by your President Arthur Sawyer Gloucester (978) 807-3457 L Vice President Bill Lister Barnstable (508) 367-0757 peers from your area to serve as their Vice President Jarrett Drake New Bedford (508) 789-9809 representative and are responsible to Secretary/Treasurer Dave Casoni Sandwich (617) 688-2214 bring information from the meetings Executive Director Beth Casoni Marshfield (508) 738-1245 back to fishermen you are representing and to also bring forward any of their PAST PRESIDENT (VOTING) AREA 3 concerns. Your participation and dedication to the continued success of Bernie Feeney Whitman (617) 823-2936 Frederick Dauphinee Scituate (781) 545-7591 the commercial lobster fishery begins Tom Bartlett Beverly (978) 927-4275 Lawrence Trowbridge Scituate (781) 545-0751 here. Robert Tobin Brant Rock (781) 834-7616 William VanDuzer Duxbury (781) 585-2819 Laddie Dexter Marshfield (781) 834-6426 Robert Ward Whitehorse Beach (508) 224-3633 There are eight meetings per year Michael Lane Scituate (781) 545-2930 during the months of January, March, AREA 1 Adam McKay Plymouth (508) 284-7775 April, May, June, Sept., Oct. and Dec.. James Patterson Scituate (781) 545-7121 There are no meetings during the Thomas Patterson Scituate (781) 545-5181 months of February, July, August and James Bartlett Danvers (978) 777-4196 Doug Sibbald Norwell (781) 659-7063 William Bartlett Danvers (978) 750-0263 Daniel Herb Marshfield (781) 837-9189 November. Richard Cassola Beverly (978) 922-4973 Dean Karoblis Plymouth (508) 224-4613 The first meeting of your two year Mark Chafey Manchester (978) 525-3310 Eric Lorentzen Hull (774) 217-0501 term Jan. 20, 2017 at 10:00 AM Matthew Gonet Ipswich (978) 356-9052 Peter D. Mason Plymouth (508) 269-8046 during MLA’s Annual Weekend and Jay Michaud Marblehead (781) 639-0001 Robert Nihtila Jr. Holbrook (781) 767-0213 Susan Michaud Marblehead (781) 639-0001 Trade Show 2017 at the Sea Crest *Mark Ring Gloucester (978) 807-4616 Beach Hotel located at 350 Quaker Rich Rowell Danvers (978) 774-4074 Rd, Falmouth, MA 02556. All other Scott Swicker Gloucester (978) 281-1278 meetings are held at the Son’s of Italy Therese Sauvageau Beverly (978) 921-5485 Hall, 120 Quarry St, Quincy, MA *Mike Bartlett Danvers (978) 304-7001 Jeff Bartlett Danvers (987) 880-2093 02169 and meeting notices are sent out AREA 4 Michael Malewicki Peabody (978) 538-3940 the week before to you. Tim O’Keefe Nahant (781) 864-5789 Emmett Carroll Chilmark (508) 645-9713 Ryan Browne Gloucester (617) 803-5799 Arthur DeCosta Fairhaven (508) 996-1001 Your attendance the January 20th Mike Goodwin Gloucester (508) 284-4284 Eric Moniz Fairhaven (508) 996-3294 meeting is important. This is when the Thomas Bartlett Beverly (508) 927-4275 *Thomas Tomkiewicz Rochester (774) 202-0653 Timothy J Bartlett Danvers (978) 777-4196 Delegates nominate the MLA Officers, Charles Butler Nantucket (508) 228-4364 followed by the election of the MLA Jason Drake Fairhaven (508) 454-2511 Officers at the next meeting in March. Wes Brighton Menemsha (617) 877-4157 Paul McDonald Menemsha (508) 274-7096 Unless there is no competition, the AREA 2 elections will be conducted during this meeting. *William Doherty Weymouth (781) 331-4839 Peter Fredrickson So. Weymouth (781) 335-0751 AREA 5 *Steven Holler Quincy (617) 471-2507 Once again, congratulations and if you Chad Mahoney Hull (781) 925-3616 *Alex Brown Provincetown (508) 487-0471 have any questions do not hesitate to Peter Mahoney Hull (781) 925-3100 Willy Ogg Sandwich (508) 930-2753 call the office with any questions 781- Paul Mullen No. Weymouth (781) 335-6504 Stephen Kelley Plymouth (508) 224-6610 545-6984. Paul Pender Westwood (781) 329-6142 Robert Martin E. Sandwich (617) 710-6322 Fred Penney No. Billerica (978) 667-0895 Phillip Michaud Wellfleet (508) 776-8569 Wes Penney No. Billerica (978) 667-0895 Todd Peters East Dennis (508) 385-0802 David Breen Weymouth (781)749-4375 *William Souza No. Truro (508) 487-9026 DJ Davis Quincy (617) 479-6958 Michael Rego No. Truro (508) 487-5111 Tim Walsh Whitman (781) 925-2392 Dana Pazolt No. Truro (508) 844-3446

NOTE: PLEASE CHECK TO BE SURE WE HAVE YOUR CORRECT HOME PORT AND PHONE NUMBER. REPORT ANY CHANGES TO TRACEY AT [email protected] M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m • 55 J y r a u n a MASS FISHERMENS Did you know?

PARTNERSHIP F / HOLDS ITS ANNUAL MEETING y r a u r b e

The Mass Fishermen’s Partnership (MFP) held its annual meeting on December 17th, in Boston. The MFP includes all the Massachusetts Commercial

Fishermen’s Associations and the MLA is probably the largest associations of 7 1 0 2 them all.

A presentation was given by J.J. Bartlett, the head of the Fishermen’s Partnership Support Services on what is now offered for fishermen and their families. J.J. noted that the FPSS has now expanded to include, besides Massachusetts, all New England states and moving into some states to the south. It now covers over 19,456 fishing households and 4,891 active member households. He also reported on outreach contacts which amounted to over 445,000.

The list of services offered to fishermen’s families included: Fun New Year facts… Health Insurance, Safety and Survival, Drill Conductor Seminars, Skin Care Screening, Biometrics Screening, Flu Vaccines, Tetanus Vaccines, Hearing • The Ball that drops in New York City’s Times Square each year weighs nearly Testing, Vision Testing, 12,000 pounds. It’s covered in about 2,700 crystal triangles, according to the Dental Screening, Rapid Response information, CPR, Ergonomics, Glucose Times Square website. information • This version of the Ball is the seventh since the tradition started in 1907. The Disaster Relief information, Women of fishing participants, Narcan first Ball weighed only 700 pounds. information • The Ball has dropped every year since 1907 except for two: 1942 and 1943, Financial Planning information during World War II, according to the site.

This is all for fishermen families and fishermen. Do you need any of these • About 1 million people are expected to turn out in Times Square for the services available? The connection here to the MFP is that the Fishermen’s celebrations this year. Roughly a fifth of them will be visiting from another Partnership Support Services “contracts” the MFP to be the outreach entity to country, according to the event’s website. work with the fishermen and their families to get all this out. The MFP has what • More than 100 million Americans will watch the New York City bash on are called what are called navigators to do the work. They will be at the MLA TV. In total, about 56 percent of people in the U.S. will see the Times Square Annual Weekend event and after. They have offices in Gloucester, Plymouth, event. The Ball Drop will appear on TV sets outside North America, as well. New Bedford and the Cape if one wants to contact them and inquire about what Broadcasters in Spain, China, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Venezuela and other you might need, again, the MFP is the contact point. In the past, this whole countries will show the event, according to its website. group had the fishermen’s Health Insurance program and it has evolved into this expanded program. To get information on all of this call the MFP at (978)-282- • Afterward, more than 50 dedicated sanitation workers will clean up the area 4847 to learn more. for the next morning. • Speaking of dedication, about half of Americans will make New Year’s During the MFP meeting, those present elected officers for the coming year. They resolutions promising to change something about themselves in 2017. The included: most popular resolutions last year were to “stay fit and healthy,” “lose weight” • Ed Barrett-President (Mass., Bay Inshore Grounds Fishermen’s Assoc:) and “enjoy life to the fullest,” according to Nielsen. • John Haviland- V.President (Marshfield Commercial Fishermen’s Assoc:) • About 16 percent of Americans said they resolved not to make any resolutions. • Paul Vitale- Treasurer (Gloucester Fishermen’s Assoc:) • • Angela Sanfilipo – Ex. Director of the MFP One of Americans’ most treasured resources in keeping their resolutions? Apps -- more specifically, calorie trackers, according to Nielsen. Besides all of the above, the meeting included discussions on the financials, • About 75 percent of people keep their resolutions through the first week of the the budget for the coming year and further discussions on the “Monument” year, but only 46 percent keep it up for six months. declaration, Groundfish issues, a request from Bill Adler to work with South Shore/ Cape lobster fishermen on the federal whale trap closure to try and lift • Only about 8 percent of people keep their resolutions all year long, according part of the closure and discussion on future funding projects. to statisticbrain.com. • More people in their 20s keep their resolutions than people older than 50. By: Bill Adler • In Lebanon, Pennsylvania, residents drop bologna at midnight, CNN reported. The Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association would like to say In Mount Olive, North Carolina, they drop a pickle. In Folly Beach, South THANK YOU to Bill Adler for his service as the MLA’s representative Carolina, they drop a pair of flip flops. on the MFP. As we go into 2017 we want to welcome the MLA’s new representative on the MFP Eric Lorentzen who is actively • In Spain, locals eat 12 grapes in the 12 seconds right before midnight for good engaged in the MLA and the commercial lobster industry here in the luck. In Chile, they eat lentils. • Commonwealth. On New Year’s Day in Ireland, residents hit loaves of bread against the walls of their homes in order to scare away any bad spirits, according to boston.com. 56• M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m

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At our 75th Annual Meeting in Bar Harbor, Maine, we brought further, “Never lose track of the need to make it very clear to the 7 1 0 2 together past, present and future Commission leaders to reflect world the value of your program and what you are achieving. Be on our origins and envision the future of Atlantic coast fisheries. accountable. There will be opportunities, but they’re not going to We initially focused on three ideas: sustainable management come at you the way you want or expect them to.” Our partner- as a shared goal of the states; people as the Commission’s most ship with the federal government has been improving lately, but valuable resource; and, of course, change as a constant. Digging growing trust on both sides must remain a priority. deeper into these themes, we realized all led us back to one overarching principle – our stewardship successes are a result Another important partnership, one which connects us to our of strong, effective partnerships. Partnerships, within state Vision of Sustainably Managing Atlantic Coastal Fisheries, is with delegations, between states, and with stakeholders and federal the fishing public and other stakeholders. Without the trust of partners, are the basis of our past successes and the solid foun- commercial and recreational fishing communities and NGOs, the dation upon which our future depends. Commission cannot succeed. Pat Keliher stressed the impor- tance of involving these stakeholders at a more intimate level. Robert Boyles and Jack Dunnigan may have said it best. Accord- “The only time we really engage our stakeholders is when we’re ing to Robert, “There are four things that make a strong part- in the process of developing an FMP. Trying to understand their nership – passion, vision, commitment and respect. These traits thoughts and goals is critically important. Maine is beginning are often lacking in the world today, but are not with this group.” to engage industry at a broader level outside of the regulatory Jack added, “Effective partnerships boil down to two things. process. I think you start to gain a better understanding about Trust among partners, and willingness to look past self-interest needs from the industry perspective. It may be a way to engage for the sake of the partnership.” in a different way outside of management plans.” Added Kathy Knowlton, “I would like to see informal comment periods, where Often noted throughout the Plenary Session: the Commission is the public can meet biologists that are involved and have those the states. Our collective success is a result of their commitment informal conversations that aren’t perhaps as full of pressure. to one another and the shared belief they can accomplish more Also, have this interaction in an environment in which they feel for the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries by working more relaxed, can be themselves, make comments, joke around, together than alone. Gordon Colvin pointed out two ways the and find those common grounds first.” Atlantic Coastal Act enabled stronger partnerships. Jason McNamee emphasized the importance of partnerships be- First, state directors willingly relinquished their primary deci- tween government, scientists, the fishing industry, and fishermen sion-making control at the Commission. The states have always and the critical need to strengthen these partnerships, especially been represented by three Commissioners, however, the marine with regards to data collection and the integration of these data fishery director had an outsized role. By fully involving Governor into our science and management activities. “There is often this Appointee and Legislative Commissioners, our coastal ecosys- fear and conjecture of bias in industry-collected information. But tems and stakeholders are better for it. as we begin to test the information that’s being collected by the industry, we didn’t see that. It looked like pretty high quality data. I Second, the states willingly allowed for the possibility of federal see this as a critical partnership, because as scientists our research intervention through management authority, a leap that vessels can never match the magnitude of fishing effort going on required an unprecedented level of trust between the states. every day on the water.” He suggested that we need to continue With this coastwide authority, the state/federal partnership took to invest in this partnership to get better data and improve indus- on a new importance. As a trade-off for relinquishing individual try confidence in our decision-making. state autonomy, Congress and our federal partners committed increased financial resources to the states. The Commission’s next 25 years will be marked by our ability to adapt to change. As Jack noted, “Things are changing and you have The Commission partnership with our federal partners has a choice. You can either let change control you, or you can be the experienced ebbs and flows over the past 25 years. Chief among change agent. It will always be there, you have to face it head on. those is funding for state programs, research, and data collec- Don’t let it push you. Push yourself into a position to be able to tion for fisheries management. Lamenting the seemingly never make change happen.” At the end of the session, all in attendance left ending challenge of securing funding for the most basic needs feeling confident the Commission will be ready for whatever is next. of fisheries management, Gordon wondered aloud, “In the After all, change is really just an opportunity to find a better way. federal budget climate that has evolved since the years I retired, I don’t know how you all even carry on with it. It’s very, very Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season and difficult to imagine having a sense of optimism.” Elaborating happy New Year!

ASMFC Fisheries Focus • 3 • Volume 25, Issue 4, November/December 2016 60• M assachusetts L o b s t e r M e n ’ s a s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . L o b s t e r M e n . c o M MLA CLASSIFIEDS 2 0 1 7 PLEASE CHECK YOUR AD TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT Send ads to [email protected]

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It was rigged for gillnetting Offshore lobster industry advocate since 1972 pics and pricing to mrfi sh@mrfi sh.com www.mrfi sh.com but would make an excellent Pro-active, common sense, member driven approach lobster boat. Its all hydraulic. AD #10 SERVICE – Diesel fuel cleaned – mooring diving – It includes a survival raft some WHAT WE DO propeller repair – will travel call Fran 781-545-4154 electronics and Robinson autopilot. $10,000.00 or best  Helped to establish Limited Entry in Area 3 lobster fishery offer. Call Bryon at 508-728- AD#11 (12/16) FOR SALE– 70/4FT. traps- shrimp mesh-new  Lobbied for Area 3 historic participation & transferability vents- ready to fi sh $20. OBO 508-367-0757 8830  Secured funds to offset costs of sinking groundline AD#12 (6/16) FOR SALE: 1978 34 DUFFY, rigged for AD# 24 (7/16) lobstering, 135 HP Northeast Ford, on-board hydraulic WANTED transferable OUTER  Advocated for Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan pressure washer, Comnav auto pilot with rudder angle CAPE COASTAL PERMIT with or indicator, Furuno GP 32 GPS, Furuno 585 fi sh fi nder, Raytheon without boat. Please call Dave  Led industry’s response to the marine monument radar, two vhf radios, stereo, Hydro Slave steering, stainless at 443-902-0545  A-frame davit, Pitts clutch hydraulics, Pitts clutch wash down Strong advocate of common sense whale rules AD# 25 (6/16) – LOOKING pump, Rule wash down pump for lobster tank, spare engine  Leadership roles on the ASMFC’s Lobster Board, Lobster and TO BUY – 31-36 Downeast for parts, plus spare starter and alternator, SS propeller cage. Jonah Crab Advisory Panels, and Area 3 LCMT Great boat $30,000 Call 978-314-6660 Boat set up for Lobster Calvin Beal, Flowers, Wayne Beal, RP,  NEFMC’s Habitat Committee and NOAA Fisheries’ Atlantic AD#13 (8/16) FOR SALE – 4 Bladed inch and a 1/2 Shaft Mitchell Cove or H&H Call 818- Large Whale Take Reduction Team member 22×22 propeller ( Excellent Condition) Call Dave @ 978-283- 277-5204 0944 2017 ISSUES AD# 26(12/16) WANTED to AD#14 (6/16) FOR SALE–300 3ft x 28inches lobster traps buy lobster crates and fi sh totes SNE Lobster Jonah Crab -Fished December 2016 – 200 for $ 10.00 each and 100 for $ call David 508-558-6861 Marine Monuments Trap Transferability 15.00 each Call Ray @ 978-239-7439 (Marblehead) Corals Industry Consolidation AD# 27 (4/16) AD#15 (6/16) FOR SALE– 8′ Scallop dredge Blue Fleet, PL 12 WANTED Area 2 federal lobster pull master winch, cap permit, scallop A-frame Call 617-653- Recruiting offshore lobstermen and associated businesses permit or area 2 Rhode Island New voices to help guide us in the right direction for the industry 1046 Ask for Jeff state trap tags. I will take either or both. Let’s make a Join Today To Learn More, Contact Heidi Henninger Join Today AD#16 (10/16) FOR SALE Tractor trailer full of gill deal. Please call John @ 401 nets. Approximately 100 nets all stored in net bags. Mixed 952 4751 603-828-9342 | [email protected] |www.offshorelobster.org M assachusetts L o b s t e r m e n ’ s A s s o c i a t i o n • w w w . l o b s t e r m e n . c o m • 61 J MLA CLASSIFIEDS y r a u n a AD# 34 (10/16) WANTED– AREA 2 TRAP TAGS – CALL 508- AD#51(7/16) FOR SALE– Propeller 29 x 24 x 2 1/4 RH AD#66 (9/16) Diving Services–I’m a certified diver that has 274-7096 $475.00 – Clutch Master(fits GM engines) w/24 GPM HYD been working on and under the water my whole life (30years).

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Call Now AD# 36 (12/16) WANTED– Area 1 state lobster permit – used (Ford Leaman Diesel) re-built injection pump-spare propeller. and save money on hauling out. FREE estimates!!!! Text or call 7 1 0 2 fish totes with no holes call 339-613-7122 Asking $22,500.00 OBO Herb 978-325-0692 (home) 978- Bucky (339) 205-6633 491-7719 (cell) AD# 37 (6/16) FOR SALE– Looking to lease your scallop AD#67 (9/16) FOR SALE– FEDERAL AREA 1 / 800 POT quota. Call Pat 732-854-9731 AD#53 (11/16) WANTED–Area 1 mass coastal lobster permit LICENSE W/ NGOM SCALLOP PERMIT, $60,000.00 Call Dave with or without boat or gear Bill 774 -722- 2630 @ (978)857-9419 AD# 38 (10/16) FOR SALE– F/V Unicorn 42 ft Atkinson Solid Fiber Glass w/ 671 Detroit, Boat has a 14 inch hauler, full AD#54 (8/16) FOR SALE– Mass Conch and Scup License AD#68 (10/16) FOR SALE–1968 34 FT Webbers Cove galley w/ shower. 500 gallon fuel capacity. Make an offer- Call available end of Oct; 2016. 757-678-6664 fiberglass Hull 1995 Volvo Penta 230 HP inboard diesel before 8 P.M. 774-454-6605 restored in 2015 very clean Brand new Simrad NSS8 & 4G AD#55 (8/16)- Looking to purchase an LAGC-IFQ Permit. Call radar, set up for lobstering, custom davit 35,000 OBO Call AD # 39 (7/16) FOR SALE– Coil rope cooker-$50.00 from the Pat 732-854-9731 508-228-1243 holdings of Gary Ostrom (former M.L.A. V.P.) killed in a tragic accident. Money will be donated to the M.L.A. Scholarship AD#56(8/16)-WANTED: Crew for South Shore lobster boat. AD#70 (12/16) FOR SALE- 40′ Bob Rich, Maine built lobster fund. Call M.L.A. @ 781-545-6984 Experience a must, valid license and transportation a must. boat, glass over wood hull. 3208 T CAT with 506HD gear. 781-831-4291 GP, radar, recorder, VHF-FM radio. Two new batteries and AD # 40 (10/16) FOR SALE – 32.Edward W. Davis 48 foot by alternator. Turn Key. Ready to go again. $15,000. 617-688- 16 foot beam wooden vessel. It has two 671’s and 509 twin AD#57(8/16) FOR SALE–165 GILL NETS–8.5–6.5 ALL 65LB 5434 disc transmissions. Has all hydraulics and Robinson autopilot. LEAD LINE -DEEP WATER FLOATS. CALL 603 501 0116 Could also make an excellent lobster boat. $20,000.00 or AD#71 (11/16) FOR SALE- 2000 Wayne Beal LOBSTER best offer. Call Bryon at 508-728-8830 AD#58(9/16) HELP WANTED – GLOUCESTER , NORTH BOAT for sale Approx. 8000 hours ( rebuilt engine after 5000) SHORE. STERNMAN – LOBSTER BOATExperience preferred. LOA-36’6″, cruising speed 16-18knots, Beam-13’3″,Transom- AD# 41 (6/16) FOR SALE – 105- 3’ Portland Style Traps Must be hard working with fast hands. Non- Smoker, Non- 12’1″”,Cockpit-22′,Draft-4′ 6CTA8.3-M2Cummins 430hp, 2:1 22x15x36 4 months old $525. Call 781-589-0841 Drinker. Completely Drug free. Must have own vehicle. Leave Twin Disc gear , Wet Exhaust 26″x26″x4 Prop, 2″ s/s shaft, Name and phone number. Mike – 781-249-2818. No calls dripless bearing,s/s rudder 2 (100) gallon fuel tanks, 1 1/4″ AD# 42 (10/16) WANTED – MA state Area 1 coastal lobster after 6 p.m. washdown pump,14″” s/s hauler with clutch s/s davit Extra permit, boat and traps. Will pay cash for all if permit is batteries, V-Berths, Spreader lights,cabin light cockpit light included. Call 978-304-9716 or [email protected] AD#59 (10/16) FOR SALE ( after 2016 season) 1989 42 GPS, Radar, VHF,Depth/ Fish finder( may need replacement) ft Provencal 370 H.P. C7 Caterpillar low hours 507 twin disc Some minor cosmetic work and repair needed. Asking AD#43 (10/16) FOR SALE 1985 24 privateer lobster boat gear new engine was installed and maintained by WindWard $130,000 as is! CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION 516-658- with a 2013 383 merc strocker 350hp.It has a 12inch Power. 2 Furano gp 32 gps standard VHS, Sitex color machine, 6221 hydraulic hauler, aluminum trawl shoot, vhf radio, loran, gps, Humming bird depth finder. CRC 406 E-PRB Asking 100,000 2014 5starr trailer. Call Bill @ 617-688-7026 $14,000. OBO Call before 7 p.m. Bill 508-693-0310 MLA classified ads is a free benefit to MLA Members and Non-members is a flat $25 AD#45 (6/16) FOR SALE– Buoys – 6×14 and 7×15 buoys AD#60 (9/16) FOR SALE – Four Blade right hand bronze with PVC stick and swivel. Doubles and singles. $5/buoy. Call propeller , 32 x 32 for 2 ¼ inch shaft- Best offer. Call 978-745- *All ads are subject to review prior to placement anytime 978-767-1711. 6182

AD#46 (6/16) FOR SALE–Lobster traps for sale approx 140 AD#61 (9/16) FOR SALE – Lobster business- Area 1 permit 36×22.5×15 yellow wire traps, shrimp mesh heads, hooped – transferable – package deal will not split permit from boat parlor heads, right hand haul , good shape $15-20 each, the – 40′ lobster boat – rebuilt diesel – Asking lot (100) for $1800 call Matt 781-424-2506 before 9pm. $40,000 for more information call 781-715- 5887 (call between 5-9 pm) AD#47 (6/16) FOR SALE– BUNGEE CORD ON SPOOLS. Made in New England area. Call Jonathon “Mr. Bungee” 401-447- AD#62 (9/16) FOR SALE– Stainless steel 7973 or [email protected] 5/16″ x 300’ft muffler, 6″ inlet/outlet, muffler 21″ diameter $35.00/spool 5/16″x 500’ft $50.00 spool All sizes, colors to and 59″ long, total length 7″. $450.00 choose from. Located in Cranston, RI obo call: 860.536.7668 or cell 860.287.4384

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