Lobster now in a 'gilded trap,' scientist believes

Friendship Harbor - one of the busiest in Maine

Lobster now in a 'gilded trap,' scientist believes:
from Working Waterfront
 "Bob Steneck, an ecosystems researcher at the University of Maine, introduced the idea that Maine's lobster industry is stuck in a gilded trap. A gilded trap is created when a group's actions to improve or increase something valuable instead increases the risks of a collapse, he said.

The collapse of the cod fishery in the 1970s "gilded" the lobster industry by wiping out one of the lobsters' main predators, teaching fishermen to be more careful and resulting in perfect conditions for an explosion of the lobster population, Steneck said. However, the fishing industry is now trapped because it relies so heavily on lobster, so if something happens to that species, like the outbreak of shell disease seen in Long Island Sound, the economic consequences will be severe, he explained."

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High tide at our place

Small Town, Big Tides, Bigger Ambitions: Ocean Renewable Power in Eastport - James Fallows - The Atlantic

Small Town, Big Tides, Bigger Ambitions: Ocean Renewable Power in Eastport - James Fallows - The Atlantic:


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My place

Stealth Destroyer launched in Bath, Maine

It does look stealthy. - GWC
Ship Photos of The Day – First Zumwalt Class Stealth Destroyer Launched in Maine | gCaptain ⚓ Maritime & Offshore News: "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works on Monday successfully launched the Navy’s first Zumwalt-class destroyer at their Bath, Maine shipyard. The ship, the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), will be the first of three ships in the Navy’s newest destroyer class, designed for littoral operations and land attack. The ship began the transition from Bath Iron Works’ land-based construction facility to a floating dry dock on Friday. Once loaded into the dry dock, the dock was flooded and the ship was removed from its cradle. By late Monday, the dock had been flooded and the ship was floated off and tied to a pier on the Kennebec River."

Terrible beauty - Atlantic storm lashes northern Europe

Lou Reed

Lou Reed is dead at 71.   I can't remember why I bought the album - the first - Velvet Underground and Nico when it came out in 1967.  I don't think I really understood what he was saying in Heroin.  But I did like lines like "I don't know just where I'm going but I'm going to try for the kingdom..."  It certainly was not the Hootenanny folkie goodie goodie music like Simon & Garfunkel that I loved.  It was part of a new anti-establishment wave that had lasting impact, even for those of us who never did take a walk on the wild side.

Lifeboat Louie - Anchored to the Water - NYTimes.com

I don't know him - surprising given how much time I spend on City Island.  But now, thanks to the times, I know who owns those two boats tied together just off the doomed City Island Bridge.
Anchored to the Water - NYTimes.com:



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On the hard - sailing season over

North River 2 is on the hard ground now - at Barron's boatyard, City Island, NY

OTHERWISE: Eastport Road Map: Global Meets Local in a Very Small Town - James Fallows - The Atlantic

OTHERWISE: Eastport Road Map: Global Meets Local in a Very Small Town - James Fallows - The Atlantic:



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