tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81796142026-10-18T18:39:46.150-04:00Penobscot Bay BlogConservation of Maine's Biggest Bay, 2004 - Present.
Use search bar or archives list on rightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1497125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-23830352768483981162026-10-06T13:57:16.761-04:002026-10-06T13:57:16.761-04:00DMR sez: Searsport dredge project will have no fishery impacts to Penobscot Bay fisheries - so no state permit needed. . DMR has rarely been an active voice for seafood species health - let alone their greater supporting estuarine or oceanic ecosystems.Their response to the latest dredging plan continues that anti-strategy: DMR: "Typically, under the Natural Resources Protection Act, 38 MRSA 480-D (9), DMR must hold a hearing to determine the impacts of a proposed dredging operation on fishing in the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-31999263941332183592026-10-01T12:10:12.172-04:002026-10-01T12:33:36.604-04:00Maine Dredge Team Oct 1 meeting - the Searsport Section audio 6min 47sec plus document and photosThe Maine Dredge Team met today October 1, 2026 at the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Kennebunk. Listen and read about itSearsport Audio Presentation and discussion of the waters around Searsport _6min47sec _________Photos to come-------------________Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-82350338616194333042026-09-28T13:54:48.704-04:002026-09-29T10:10:00.218-04:00Maine DEP - Monthly Enforcement Reports. December 2012 - 2025Maine Department of Environmental Protection publishes a Monthly Enforcement ReportPursuant to 38 M.R.S. § 349(7) DEP issues monthly enforcement reports. These MERs "inform the public of certain enforcement resolutions." though not all resolutions. Contact Cynthia Sirois 207-557-2641 for more information. Reports for the last 12 months are listed below.Monthly Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-2336687778417529422026-09-15T10:27:31.951-04:002026-09-15T10:27:31.951-04:00Sears Island in the Maine Courts 2009-2010. Back to Sears Island PortalSears Island in Federal courts 1985-1992Sears Island in the Maine Courts 2009-2010.Media Coverage HereFebruary 2009 to October 201010/22/10 Maine Supreme Court sets Briefing Schedule9/29/10 Ron Huber files appeal to Maine Supreme Court (pdf)9/8/2010 Judge Hjelm rules: Case not ripe yet. Dismissed! Media coverage5/15/09. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Hjelm Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-63963876488709657602026-09-12T17:10:16.635-04:002026-09-12T17:28:05.571-04:00Delta Chemical, Kidder Point. DEP's HOSS Spill Reports 1983 - 2011 Delta Chemical's Annual Spill Reports 1983 - 2011. From Maine DEP's: Hazardous and Oil Spill System Online Report System (Note: reports for 1985-1992 are missing) HOSS lets one locate, read and download pdf reports detailing each spill or release that was made known to Maine DEP2/11/1985Hazardous and Oil Spill System Online Report B21 www.maine.gov › Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-64050522015660328872026-08-31T11:37:55.017-04:002026-08-31T11:39:38.746-04:00Kidder Point spill links 1905 to 2011Kidder's Point. 1905 to 1968 Kidder Point Industrial Site 1927-1993Essq in DistressDelta Chemical's reported 44 oil and chemical spills at Kidder Point 1983 - 1994Kidder Point, Searsport. Acid and oil spills, 1983 to 2011HOSS: GAC and predecessors.GAC Chemical 42 reported oil or haz waste incidents 1994 - 2020Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-40324212949681663192026-08-31T11:23:47.048-04:002026-08-31T11:24:09.471-04:00Pollution of the Navigable Waters of the Penobscot River and Upper Penobscot BayConference in the Matter of Pollution of the Navigable Waters of the Penobscot River and Upper Penobscot Bay in the State of Maine. 1967.Held at the Belfast High School, Belfast, Maine, on Thursday, April 20, 1967, at 9:45 a.m. Back to Pen Bay 1967 Clam StudyPRESIDING:Mr. Murray Stein, Assistant Commissioner for Enforcement, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, Department of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-66720105213039566602026-08-21T00:37:13.762-04:002026-08-31T11:37:17.488-04:00Marine Protozoa 2026 Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole, by Gary N. Galkins
Title: Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole
Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901
Author: Gary N. Galkins
E-text prepared by Ronald Calvin Huber, while serving as Penobscot Bay Watch, Rockland, Maine, and Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D.
Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML versionUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-75040422522390240192026-08-03T18:14:11.222-04:002026-08-03T18:14:11.222-04:00Plastic pollution and antimicrobial resistance: the emerging Plastisphere Plastic pollution and antimicrobial resistance: an emerging link with major implications.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-5912598176769343312026-07-12T12:45:25.244-04:002026-07-12T12:48:07.689-04:00Bay Legal History April 1987: US Court of Appeals rules that Sierra Club is entitled to increased legal fees from their victorious district court cases against Army Corps and US Dept of TransportationThe following case is a followup case deciding whether the agencies owed Sierra Club increased legal fees was argued April 7, 1987 and decided June 3, 1987.26 ERC 1017, 17 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,991SIERRA CLUB, Plaintiff, Appellee,v.SECRETARY OF the ARMY, et al., Defendants, Appellants.SIERRA CLUB, Plaintiff, Appellant,v.SECRETARY OF the ARMY, et al., Defendants, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-85511414707908072832026-06-27T13:40:55.201-04:002026-06-27T13:51:50.303-04:00Using pesticides against Green Crabs? Maine tried it in the 1950s. In the mid-20th century (late 1940s to 1950s), responding to a massive green crab population boom that was devastating the state's soft-shell clam industry, the Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries (a precursor to the modern Department of Marine Resources) did test chemical pesticides on mud flats to control the crabs. [1, 2, 3, 4]<!--TgQPHd||[]-->The 1950s Pesticide Trials<!--TgQPHdUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-59126811753008044872026-06-01T10:30:25.547-04:002026-06-01T10:30:25.547-04:00Searsport Harbor Maintenance Dredging update Report from ACOE's April 13, 2026 meetingFROM Maine Dredge Team Meeting Notes April 13, 2026 (Full mtg notes) (pdf)ACOE followup meeting June 24th, 2026, 6:00pm to 7:30pm.Location: Searsport Community Building, 42 Prospect Street, Searsport, Maine 04974.Purpose Provide an overview of the Preliminary Assessment for the proposedmaintenance dredging of the Searsport Harbor Federal Navigation Project.Searsport Harbor Maintenance Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-25758935706548374872026-05-08T09:11:00.000-04:002026-06-26T15:43:43.167-04:00Links September 17, 2025: Sears Island fed cases 1985-1992 Sears Island Federal Court Cases 1985-1992 (web archive)Articles by Tom Groening at Island Institute on Sears IslandAluminum PollutionFinal Aquatic life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum (2018)Ecotoxicology of aluminum to fish and wildlife (1997)Reducing Acidification in Endangered Atlantic Salmon Habitat 2017Feeding ecology of early marine phase Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-48331716849557067442026-04-17T12:27:00.003-04:002026-04-17T12:40:44.617-04:00Bay history April 1998. BDN: CWP vs GAC Soiled FlatsParts 1 and 2 two part series: "Soiled Flats" by Bangor Daily News reporter Wyatt Olson 4/6/98 Pt 1: He accompanies us as bay fisherman Herbert Hoche, joined Peter McFarland and myself as we probe probe the tainted mud below the abandoned acid plant and its eroding waste-filled shore. Then, two two days later: emergency cleanup!Soiled Flats Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-30782519374282133512026-04-04T12:16:00.000-04:002026-04-04T12:16:34.718-04:00SHAC - Shellfish Advisory Council, March 18, 2026 - Landings & Lab ReportsSHAC Shellfish Advisory Council document 3/18/26Previous Meeting Minutes (202.49 KB)Meeting Agenda (154.88 KB)Softshell Clam Landings Report (389.68 KB)The 2025 Soft-shell Clam Landings Report is compiled from data provided by the DMR
Landings Program in March of 2026.Hard Clam Landings Report (411.91 KB)The 2025 Hard Clam/ Quahog Landings Report is compiled from Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-36217168559544024022026-03-26T10:13:00.002-04:002026-03-26T10:21:27.043-04:00MAINE ENERGY PLAN 2027. Response deadline April 27, 2026MAINE ENERGY PLAN 2027Request for Information Issued: March 25, 2026 Link to 14 page plan (pdf) Deadline for Responses: April 27, 2026 Who should respond: Any interested individual or entity Submit responses to: doer@maine.govTABLE OF CONTENTS (Document has no table of contents)Pg 1 1. Summary Pg 1-3 &Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-75808734840688400902026-03-21T13:14:00.001-04:002026-04-02T12:40:23.095-04:00Lower Stockton Harbor & Long Cove . Bathymetry changes. 1970 - 2023Bathymetry changes 1970 - 20231970 1975 (increased shoaling below the "o" in Harbor 1980 1982 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-91827525331134787092026-03-12T13:21:00.004-04:002026-06-19T14:13:46.582-04:00GAC Chemical pollution analysis. Briefing document February 26, 2026Stockton Harbor's Contamination 1906 to 2025Sumary of Report produced by Paul Bernbacki analyzing Ron Huber's documentation of the industrial uses of Kidder Point as compiled and expanded by Paul Bernacki Note: it was Kidder's Point until 1962 when the posssessive case was dropped from map place names as a federal cartography policy. Contents Executive Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-32148156384097245782026-03-10T12:30:00.006-04:002026-05-02T08:54:12.734-04:00Maine Fishermens Forum 2026 Seminar Descriptions Maine Fishermen's Forum March 5-7, 2026. THURSDAY SEMINAR DESCRIPTIONS9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. (Rockport/Rockland Rooms)Shellfish Advisory Council Updates and Priorities DiscussionThis session will feature updates on recent priorities and initiatives from the Shellfish Advisory Council (ShAC) and partners. Topics will include a primer on the composition of the ShAC and how it operates, an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-88620963427901142642026-02-16T08:01:00.001-05:002026-02-16T08:01:39.367-05:00Limited Assessment of Shoreline Erosion and Industrial Contamination at GAC Chemical Corporation, 34 Kidder Point Road, Searsport, ME August 1, 2025 025Results from: "Limited Assessment of Shoreline Erosion and Industrial Contamination at GAC Chemical Corporation, 34 Kidder Point Road, Searsport, ME August 1, 2025 (120 page downloadable.pdf)A comprehensive summary based on data compiled by Ron Huber, Penobscot BayWatch with fieldwork and analysis by Paul Bernacki, Jillian Howell and Ruby Treyball, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-8828941394854119702026-01-25T17:43:00.026-05:002026-04-19T11:43:26.246-04:00 Bills before Maine's Marine Resources Committee in the first session of the 132nd Legislature Bills before the Marine Resources Committee in the first session of the 132nd legislature.)Committee Members list:Click on the above link and scroll halfway down the page. List will be on left size of page . Link to written public testimomy submitted to the Committee, regarding the 40 bills below Future testimony will be added there as it comes in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-72646770546056579962025-12-26T15:05:00.001-05:002026-02-07T13:37:53.128-05:00Esssq in Distress: 80 Years of Chemical Manufacturing Discharges into the heart of the Penobscot Bay Estuary2025 Results from: "Limited Assessment of Shoreline Erosion and Industrial Contamination at GAC Chemical Corporation, 34 Kidder Point Road, Searsport, ME August 1, 2025 (120 page downloadable.pdf)A comprehensive summary based on data compiled by Ron Huber, Penobscot BayWatch with fieldwork and analysis by Paul Bernacki, Jillian Howell and Ruby Treyball, aka "Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-31749381691910171722025-12-25T14:08:00.007-05:002025-12-27T14:54:53.990-05:00UN Security Council on US aggression against Venezuela December 23, 2025 . MP3 audios of each nation's speakersThe 10,080th meeting of the UN Security Council 12/23/25video archive linkTopic: US actions against Venezuela1. Opening remarks, 65 seconds2. UN official Kaled Khiari 10min15sec3. Russia 6min 30sec4. China 4min 30sec 5. United States 5min 6. Panama 6min30sec7. United Kingdom 2min45sec8. Sierra Leone 7min35secPart 9. Pakistan 3min45secPart 10. Somalia 2min35secPart 11. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-19034390176083094282025-10-13T08:20:00.007-04:002025-10-13T10:02:00.507-04:00Maine Coast Fishing Ground Marks Before radar and sonar, Maine fishermen used a variety of shoreline landmarks to identify dozens of fishing grounds in the wastern Gulf of Maine. This list was compiled in 1924. While some may be outdated (is"Wallace House" still located at Bald Head Cove?) most are tied to larger natural features. See clickable map: Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179614.post-56600781659661451922025-10-11T14:36:00.000-04:002025-10-11T14:36:07.297-04:00Don't Waste Maine. Ron Huber's contributions. Reverse order March 16, 2023 back to January 6, 2020 DON'T WASTE MAINE!Environmental Justice for MaineHomeAboutFaceBookGrass Roots FundRSSAuthor Archives: Ron Huber, Penobscot Bay MaineAbout Ron Huber, Penobscot Bay MaineWatching over Penobscot Bay, from marine habitat to marine microbes to marine algae to marine mammals and their animal kin, since 1992.Commentary: Maine should demand accountability from its solid waste Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0