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.
Body Pulled from Long Island Sound
WestportNow and The Hour reported the body of an 88-year-old North Haven, Connecticut, man was pulled from Long Island Sound on Saturday evening after he was found floating face-down between the docks of the Saugatuck Harbor Yacht Club in...
Bigelow Laboratory to Build New Ocean Health Center
The Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Boothbay, Maine, has received a $9.1 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to build a new Center for Ocean Health on the lab’s East Boothbay campus. The center...
Rise in Sea Temp Affects Maine Sealife, Fishermen
According to an article by the Island Institute’s Director of Marine Programs Dr. Heather Deese and Maine Sea Grant Communications Coordinator Catherine Schmitt, the record-breaking temperatures of 2010 had a dramatic affect on marine life in the Gulf of...
Video QuickTip: Emergency Cell Phone
Cell phones can still be used to make emergency 911 calls even after the service has been discontinued. Unless you plan to donate your old phone to a charity, hang onto it (as well as the charger) and keep...
Man Dies in Piscataqua Capsize
A Maine Marine Patrol crew found an adult male on Gerrish Island, Maine, during a search in the Piscataqua River, on Saturday Nov. 6, 2010. The 65-year-old man was found unresponsive on the northeast tip of the island during...
Focus on: Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
Mattapoisett holds a special place in my heart, as it happens to be where I live. If you’re a boater, you couldn’t ask for a saltier location. It seems as if every other person in town is either a...
Fishing Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
The waters off Mattapoisett offer some very good fishing with a variety of species, most notably striped bass, which typically arrive in early May. School bass and some larger fish can be taken inside the Mattapoisett River in May...
Mattapoisett Names & Numbers
Getting There Chart: NOAA 13230 Entering Mattapoisett Harbor is pretty straightforward, as the mouth of the harbor is wide and free of obstructions. From the south, pick up the G “1” bell marking Nye Ledge and turn northwest, keeping...
The Weekly Bite: November 1 – 6
Reports from the water are petering out due to folks calling it quits for the season and the continued poor weather. However, we continue to get word of fish being taken, especially off Rhode Island and Connecticut. This will...
EPA Rejects Lead-Ban Proposal
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced her agency’s decision to reject a sweeping petition to ban lead in all fishing tackle, including sinkers and jig heads. The petition, which was submitted on August 3 by the Center for Biological Diversity...
