Maine scallop fishermen lack moorings for boats
Courtesy of Tim Greenway
Fred Harris, president of Bath Iron Works, has said the shipyard needs to become more competitive on cost to win future contracts.
A couple of weeks before the Maine scallop season gets underway, fishermen are struggling to find places to keep their boats.
The Bangor Daily News reported that three of the half-dozen municipalities whose shorelines line Cobscook Bay, the most productive scallop fishing area in the state, have fewer available places this year for fishermen to tie up their boats overnight.
In Eastport, the collapse of the breakwater last December significantly reduced the number of available spots in its marina. Because some displaced scallop fishermen from Eastport moved their boats to Pembroke’s landing last year, residents in the town voted to restrict the number of mooring spots at the site this year to 17.
The third municipality, Lubec, has adopt a 180-day moratorium on processing new mooring applications because of concerns over increased demand for moorings from scallop fishermen.
The scallop fishery was worth $7.4 million in Maine last year.
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