Tom Richardson
Tom Richardson is the co-director and host of BoatingLocal. Before that he served as the editor of Northeast Boating from 2005 to 2009, and as managing editor of Salt Water Sportsman magazine from 1995 to 2004. He lives, boats and fishes in southeastern Massachusetts with his wife and three kids.
Striped Bass Catch Numbers Drop in 2010
According to data from the National Marine Fishing Service’s recreational angler survey, recreational striped bass catches along the Atlantic coast declined by 66% from 2006 to 2009, a trend that is likely to continue according to the results of...
Jamestown, RI, Boatyards React to Boating-Related Rate Hikes
The Jamestown Press: Owners of Jamestown, Rhode Island’s 4 boatyards have expressed similar reactions to the Harbor Commission’s proposed revisions to the Harbor Ordinance and Harbor Management Plan. The revisions were unanimously approved by the Harbor Commission at a...
EPA Announces Plan to “Clean Up” Chesapeake
Soundings TradeOnlyToday.com reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has outlined a plan to clean up Chesapeake Bay through a “pollution diet” that would significantly reduce the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous entering the watershed. While the Chesapeake is...
Cranston, RI, Dredging Underway
Cranston Herald: It took a flood of historic proportions to clog Cranston, Rhode Island’s Pawtuxet Cove channel with sediment, but a blizzard couldn’t halt efforts to dredge the waterway. Crews from AGM Marine of Mashpee, Mass., were on the...
Fishing Vessel Sinks in Point Judith Harbor
Coast Guard crews rescued 2 men from the 45-foot fishing vessel Damariscotta, which began taking on water 7 miles off Point Judith, Rhode Island, on Monday, January 3. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England watchstanders received a distress call...
3 Rescued off Scarborough, Maine
Coast Guard rescue crews, the Scarborough Marine Patrol and Good Samaritans successfully worked together to rescue 3 mariners near Biddeford Pool, Maine, on Monday, January 3. Coast Guard Sector Northern New England watchstanders received a distress call via VHF...
Aquaculture Pesticide May Kill Lobsters
An article in Working Waterfront details the findings of a Canadian study indicating that a certain pesticide used to kill sea lice in Bay of Fundy pen-raised salmon may be killing local lobsters. Although the salmon-farming industry has objected...
Maine New Year’s Day Plunge Raises Money for Swimming Victim
Knox Village Soup: More than 40 swimmers and at least twice as many observers were on hand New Year’s Day, as warm air temperatures greeted the sixth annual dip into Penobscot Bay waters to raise money for the Derek...
Norcold Portable Refrigerators Great for Boating
Thetford Marine has introduced 3 new NRF (Norcold Refrigerator Freezer) portable refrigerator/freezers. The NRF-30 has a capacity of 1.06 cu. ft. or the equivalent of 42 cans of soda or beer, while the NRF-45 boasts 1.59 cu. ft. and...
Hinckley Yachts Under New Ownership
Soundings TradeOnly.com reports that an official with the Hinckley Company of Southwest Harbor, Maine, has confirmed that majority ownership of the venerable yacht manufacturer has passed to Scout Partners, LLC, an investment company based in Rhode Island. “The company...
