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Events
The festival will be held on Saturday, May 25 from 10am to 5pm, with a 5K foot race earlier in the morning. As before, there will be plenty of food, music and fun for all ages! Please check back soon for more details.
And of course, there will be ALEWIFE VIEWING up and down the beautifully restored fish ladder!
For more information, please contact David Brydges at 207-832-1790
PLEASE NOTE THE MEETING LOCATION
The next Lobster Advisory Council (LAC) Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 4:00 PM at the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Room 101 (First Floor) in the Deering Building located at 90 Blossom Lane in Augusta. The building is located to the left of the Department of Marine Resources’ entrance.
The primary purpose of the LAC meeting is to discuss the Commissioner’s plans for outreach to the Lobster Zone Councils regarding the draft proposals to achieve the 50% reduction in endlines and other methods of risk reduction described in prior emails.
The next round of Lobster Zone Council meetings will be scheduled for June, with locations to be determined. Once the Lobster Zone Council meetings have been scheduled, a follow-up email will be sent.
Presentations will be held by these high schools: Ellsworth, George Stevens Academy and Mount Desert Island!
Agenda:
- Review Framework 6 to the Herring Fishery Management Plan, an action considering fishery specifications for FY 2019-2021; identify final preferred alternatives for Council consideration.
- Discuss and make recommendations for the Council review of the Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) process used in Amendment 8 to develop and analyze acceptable biological catch (ABC) control rule alternatives.
- Initial discussion of a background document being prepared on Atlantic herring spawning activity on Georges Bank.
- Review findings and recommendations from the Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program Review and identify which issues the Council should consider further.
- Other business may be discussed as necessary
Written comments must be received at NEFMC office no later than 8am on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Please address them to Council Chairman Dr. John Quinn or Executive Director Tom Nies. Email submissions should be sent to comments@nefmc.org
Agenda:
- Review Framework 6 to the Herring Fishery Management Plan, an action considering fishery specifications for FY 2019-2021; identify final preferred alternatives for Council consideration.
- Discuss and make recommendations for the Council review of the Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) process used in Amendment 8 to develop and analyze acceptable biological catch (ABC) control rule alternatives.
- Initial discussion of a background document being prepared on Atlantic herring spawning activity on Georges Bank.
- Review findings and recommendations from the Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program Review and identify which issues the Council should consider further.
- Other business may be discussed as necessary
MLA Members receive 25% off class price
To help commercial fishermen meet the Federal requirement 46CFR 270 (c) , McMillan Offshore Survival Training offers a 1 day USCG approved fishing vessel drill conductor course. Upon completion, participants will be nationally certified to conduct the required monthly on board emergency drills. 46CFR 270 states: “The master or individual in charge of each vessel must ensure that drills are conducted & instruction is given to each individual on board at least once each month. Instruction and drills must ensure that each individual is familiar with their duties and their responses to at least the following contingencies.
- Abandoning the vessel
- Fighting a fire in different locations on board the vessel
- Recovering an individual from the water
- Minimizing the affects of unintentional flooding
- Launching survival craft and recovering lifeboats and rescue boats
- Donning immersion suits and other wearable personal flotation devices
- Donning a fireman’s outfit and self-contained breathing apparatus, if vessel is equipped
- Making a voice radio distress call and using visual distress signals
- Activating the general alarm
- Reporting inoperative alarm systems and fire detection systems.
WHAT TO BRING: Training takes place in water so we ask participants to bring their survival suits. Suits can be provided if necessary for students. This course has been designed for the swimmer and non-swimmer alike. We also encourage participants to bring any equipment that they would like to review or discuss in class. ( EPIRB’s, distress flares etc.)
Any questions? don’t hesitate to reach out to John 207-338-1603, cell: 207-233-0787 or jmcmillan@offshore.com
