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Statoil seeks public input on offshore Gulf of Maine wind project
Statoil North America, Inc. will be holding introductory public information sessions for the Hywind Maine pilot offshore wind project during June. All sessions will be in Open House format so individuals can speak to our team members, gather information, and learn how to stay informed throughout the regulatory process. The pilot project will include four floating wind turbines in federal waters and is scheduled for construction in 2016.
The meetings will be held:
June 25, 4 – 7 p.m., Boothbay Firehouse, 911 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay;
June 26, 5:30-8 p.m., Rockland Public Library, 80 Union Street, Rockland;
June 27, 4 – 7 p.m., Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial Street, Portland.
Lobster shipments to China blossom
Atlantic Canada is selling 30 times as much lobster to China as it was just two years ago, suddenly making it one of the east coast’s most important lobster export customers. In 2010, China bought just $1 million worth of lobster. In 2011, that amount increased to $30 million last year. Exporters credit Canadian trade missions and industry food shows as an important factor in those sales. In addition, a trade dispute in 2010 led to a ban on Australian lobsters, forcing buyers to turn to other sources. Lobster brokers believe that China’s economy will support continued and increased imports of Canadian lobster in coming years. Currently Belgium is the second largest buyer of Canadian lobster; the country acts as the gateway for lobster sales in Europe. The United States remains the largest importer.
New face at DMR
Meredith Mendelson has been named the new deputy commissioner of Department of Marine Resources. She began her job on June 4. Mendelson returns to Maine from Washington D.C. where she worked for Senator Olympia Snowe as a staff attorney focusing on national fisheries legislation and policy.
Mendelson attended Bates College and went to University of Maine School of Law in Portland before obtaining a fellowship at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources. She worked for the Community Program at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute for three years, then served as groundfish sector manager in Pt. Judith, Rhode Island. Her responsibilities at DMR will focus on federal policy issues, legislation, and budget items as well as emerging issues such as offshore wind.
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