Blue Hill Bay Watershed Fisheries as an Economic Resource. Physical Description Harvester Trends Landings Trends

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1 Blue Hill Bay Watershed Fisheries as an Economic Resource Physical Description Harvester Trends Landings Trends

2 Physical Description A watershed - all of the land and water that drain into the bay /ocean. * From MERI 2011 State of Blue Hill Bay Report Includes drainages in west MDI, all of Ellsworth, and east side of the Blue Hill Peninsula. Includes all of the Union River WS = 550 square-miles in upland portion.* Marine frontal drainage = 407 sq mi* 59 % is open wetlands and water * 32% forests * Diverse wildlife habitats: shorebirds, shellfish, marine mammals, near-shore and diadromous fish stocks, crustaceans, and mollusks. Primary seal pupping areas in NE*

3 Blue Hill Bay is part of larger : Gulf of Maine Ecosystem Gulf of Maine Fishery Maine Economy

4 Fisheries in Maine* Volume: Maine is 8 th in nation for pounds landed (but 1 st in NE states & MA is 2 nd ) Value: Maine is 3 rd in nation behind Mass and Alaska So our fish species are more valuable 270 mil lb landed (all fish)/104 mil lb = lobster $426.8 mil in revenue/ $334.3 = lobster Lobster is 1/3 of the catch but ¾ of the value * Data From NOAA 2012 and DMR 2012

5 DMR 2012 Most Recent Maine Commercial Landings

6 Volume & Value of Maine Fish* Species * Data From NOAA 2012 and DMR 2012 Landed Pounds Revenue Value (price/pound) Lobster mil $334.3 mil $3.19/lb Cod 17.6 mil $32.6 mil $1.85 Softshell Clams 15.7 mil $14.2 mil $0.90 Haddock 12.6 mil $16.3 mil $1.29 Shrimp 9.9 mil $7.5 mil $0.75 Elvers 9,300 $7.7 mil $827 Total finfish & shellfish mil $426.8 mil

7 Where are the fish harvested? DMR 2012 Most Recent Maine Commercial Landings

8 Where do harvesters live? Hancock and Washington counties have more fishermen than anywhere else in the state. DMR 2012 Most Recent Maine Commercial Landings

9 Fishing Licenses by Species Held by BHB Residents lobster/crab 61% seaweed 1% mussel 1% shrimp 3% sea urchin 3% worm 4% scallop 6% finfish 7% shellfish 7% DMR 2012 Most Recent Maine Commercial Landings Blue Hill Bay HOW DOES BHB COMPARE WITH STATE? Fishing Licenses by Species Held by Maine Residents seaweed 2% finfish 2% mussel 3% shrimp In BHB 472 people hold 651 licenses elver 7% 3% scallop 5% elver 4% Harvesters make up 2% of the total population and about 4% of the working population BHB has more lobster and elver harvesters. lobster/crab 50% sea urchin 6% worm 8% BHB has fewer shellfish, worm, urchin, mussel, seaweed harvesters shellfish 17%

Volume of Fish from Blue Hill Bay Preliminary 2011 Live Pounds for Towns in BHB lobster, 6,988,858, 76% halibut, 606, <1% eel-elver, 866, <1% other species, 1,106,197, 12% sandworms, 12,224, <1%

10 Volume of Fish from Blue Hill Bay Preliminary 2011 Live Pounds for Towns in BHB lobster, 6,988,858, 76% halibut, 606, <1% eel-elver, 866, <1% other species, 1,106,197, 12% sandworms, 12,224, <1% crab, 286,218, 3% sea urchins green, 502,328, 5% bloodworms, 22,313, <1% scallop, 60,011, 1% soft clams, 279,725, 3% Other species = alewives, mussels, seaweed, quahogs with <3 fishermen * Data From NOAA 2012 and DMR 2012

sandworms, $63,550, 0% scallop, $86,272, 0% crab, $146,013, 1% bloodworms,

11 Value of Fish in BHB Preliminary 2011 Ex-Vessel Value for Towns in BHB lobster, $23,220,096, 88% sea urchins green, $993,704, 4% halibut, $4,085, 0% sandworms, $63,550, 0% scallop, $86,272, 0% crab, $146,013, 1% bloodworms, $235,735, 1% soft clams, $404,528, 1% eel-elver, $776,167, 3% other species, $488,360, 2%

12 Volume, Value, Harvesters in BHB Species Value Live Pounds # Harvesters $/Harvester* lobster american $23,220,096 (1) 6,988, $78, sea urchins green $993,704 (3) 502, $6, eel-elver $776, $6, other species $488,360 (2) 1,106, $37, clam soft $404,528 (5) 279, $3, bloodworms $235,735 22, $2, crab $146,013 (4) 286, $2, scallop $86,272 60, $3, sandworms $63,550 12, $1, halibut atlantic $4, $ * Data From NOAA 2012 and DMR 2012

13 # of Harvesters per Town in BHB (DMR 2011) Town Harvesters Dealers Blue Hill Bar Harbor Ellsworth Mt Desert 54 5 Brooklin 42 4 Trenton Surry 29 2 Tremont * 1 0 TOTAL Blue Hill has highest #. Although Ells is the least coastal it has 3 rd highest #. Remember that Bar Harbor also fishes Frenchman Bay. * Data From DMR 2012

14 Number of Traps by Town Blue Hill % Trenton, % Surry % Ellsworth % Bar Harbor % Mount Desert % Brooklin % * Data From DMR 2012

AQUACULTURE BHB has 15 aquaculture lease sites totaling 160 acres : BHB GC4 11 are experimental or standard shellfish leases (quahogs, mussels, oysters) BHB NN1 2 are limited-purpose licenses

15 AQUACULTURE BHB has 15 aquaculture lease sites totaling 160 acres : BHB GC4 11 are experimental or standard shellfish leases (quahogs, mussels, oysters) BHB NN1 2 are limited-purpose licenses (temporary, shellfish, in less than 400 ft 2 area). 2 finfish (salmon) leases off Swans and Black islands 2 more lease applications are pending (Morgan Bay and Squid Cove) * Data From DMR 2012

16 Farm-raised salmon landings 2010 = 25 mil pounds and ~$55 million One company = Cook Aqua from Canada * Data From DMR 2012

17 Farm-raised blue mussel Landings 2010 = 1.4 mil pounds and $1.1 million * Data From DMR 2012

18 Citations NOAA Fisheries of the United states, 2011 Mane Department of Marine Resources MDMR Fisheries Database and Personal Communications, September Mane Department of Marine Resources September 2012.

Groundfish was purchased during this reporting period (Indicate amounts in table below) Groundfish was not purchased during this reporting period

Groundfish was purchased during this reporting period (Indicate amounts in table below) Groundfish was not purchased during this reporting period NOVA SCOTIA FISH BUYERS MONTHLY PURCHASING REPORT IMPORTANT THIS REPORT IS DUE ON THE SECOND FRIDAY FOLLOWING EACH REPORTING MONTH Company/Individual s Name: Licence Number Month Reported Instructions