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.
Mussels Could Clean Polluted Harbors
Yale’s online environmental newsletter features an article by Paul Greenberg on how farmed mussels are being studied for their ability to filter polluted water in some of the East Coast’s busiest harbors. Here’s an excerpt: “Not long ago, a...
Catching Spring Squid
May is squid time in New England. When the water temperature reaches 50 to 55 degrees, the 10-armed marine mollusks migrate inshore and gather in protected estuaries, bays, coves and harbors. Once their predators (namely bluefish, fluke, seabass and...
Monkfish Captain to Speak in Chatham, MA
The Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association’s “Meet the Fleet” series event for May will feature local monkfish fisherman Tim Linnell and Chef Juan C. Paredeo of Celestino’s restaurant. Linnell and Paredeo will discuss life on the water and...
Boat Insurance Tip: Lowering Your Premium
With boating season fast approaching, we figured it would be a good idea for boaters to consider their current insurance plans. Here to offer some sage advice is Jay Kay, president of marine insurer (and BoatingLocal sponsor) Stafford Insurance:...
New Haven Coast Guard Open House This Weekend
Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound is scheduled to host their annual Open House event from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 11, at 120 Woodward Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. The public is invited to this free,...
New Economic Study Compares Recreational & Commercial Fishing
A report released by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) makes a powerful case that from an economic perspective, recreational fishing is just as important as commercial fishing, despite a much lower overall impact on the resource. According to the...
Brook Trout Threatened by Bass in Kimball Pond, ME
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife is concerned over the illegal stocking of smallmouth bass, which compete with native brook trout. It reports: Central Maine may now lose one of its few remaining high-quality brook trout waters...
Maine Joint Venture to Build NorseBoats
Four East Coast marine companies well known for innovation and quality have recently formed a joint venture. NorseBoat Limited, Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Hallett Canvas & Sails and Fawcett Designs are now collaborating to market, build and outfit the NorseBoat line...
New Hallville, CT, Fishway Dedicated
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Deputy Commissioner Macky McCleary joined representatives of the Eastern Connecticut Conservation District (ECCD) and other partners on May 3, 2013, to dedicate the new Hallville Fishway, which will allow alewives and...
Final Plank to be Installed on Morgan Whaleship
The final plank will be installed on the 1841 whaleship Charles W. Morgan on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. This plank is known as the “shutter” plank, as it “shuts...
