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CRUISEPORT GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS home of Gloucester Marine Terminal

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:57:00 +0000

CRUISEPORT GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS home of Gloucester Marine Terminal

WORLD TRAVEL NEWS ARTICLE

Cruiseport Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Gloucester Boulevard

Nestling in the heart of Cape Ann is the town and Cruiseport of Gloucester. A short pleasant drive or train ride northeast of Boston through beautiful countryside brings you to Gloucester. This is the home to America's original seaport and the oldest working art colony in North America. A place to see, feel and taste history, Gloucester's working waterfront and ineffable beauty have drawn fishermen, families, artists and visitors for over four hundred years.
The first to discover this idyllic location 400 years ago was Samuel de Champlain. He landed in Gloucester and christened it Le Beauport for its beautiful harbour, sandy beaches and scenic rocky shores.

On October 30, 1991 a storm hit Cape Ann sinking fishing boats out at sea and causing massive destruction along the coast. One boat lost at sea during the storm was the Andrea Gail, a swordfish boat out of Gloucester with six hands on board. The story of this storm and this boat is told in a book by Sebastian Junger called "The Perfect Storm". In 2000 this tale was made into a movie starring George Clooney. This film has helped to make Gloucester famous. It still retains its centuries-old, local charm and offers scores of attractions, over a dozen spectacular beaches and first-class services for the discerning traveler.

Good Harbor Beach

Cruise ship passengers, whether docked alongside or at anchor, disembark at in the heart of the working waterfront within easy walking distance to downtown with its shops, art galleries, museums and a fleet of boats offering whale watching trips, harbor tours, river cruises, schooner sailing, deep sea fishing adventures, and much more.

American Glory alongside

For cruise ships and mega yachts looking to visit this beautiful and historic site here are some important statistics.

Operating Depth
Cruiseport Gloucester Marine Terminal is a Mega Dock accessed via the North Channel of Gloucester Inner Harbor that can receive freight as well as passenger ships. Vessels up to 500 feet (152.4metres) in length and drawing up to 20 feet (6.09metres) can be accommodated dockside.

Larger Vessels, up to 1500 feet (457.2metres) in length and drawing up to 26 feet (7.9metres) can be accommodated inside the Breakwater at Gloucester Harbor.

Still larger vessels can be accommodated in Gloucester Harbor outside the Breakwater.

Tidal Range
Mean tide at Gloucester Harbor is 8.9 feet (2.71metres).

Security
Cruiseport Gloucester Marine Terminal has a facility security plan that has been approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Here are a few samples of what you can see and do during your visit.

Hammond Castle Museum

Second only to Thomas Edison in number of patents, John Hays Hammond, Jr. was one of America's premier inventors, who built his medieval-style castle between 1926 and 1929 to serve both as his home and as a backdrop for his collection of Roman, medieval, and Renaissance artifacts. Visitors explore the castle on a self-guided tour including the great hall, indoor courtyard, Renaissance dining room, bedrooms, inventions exhibits, library, War room, kitchens, the tower galleries and several small rooms and secret passage ways. Visitors may also enjoy the beauty of the castle grounds and a view of the Atlantic shore line. The Hammond Castle Museum is only 3.3 miles from the Cruiseport.

Beauport, Sleeper McCann House

America's first interior designer, Henry Davis Sleeper, created Beauport, as a repository for his vast collection of American and European decorative arts and antiques. The McCann family, who acquired Beauport donated it Historic New England as a museum. The tour focuses on both the uniquely designed rooms of the museum as well as the collection of antiques and art works. Beauport is only 1.8 miles from the Cruiseport.

Ryan & Wood Distilleries

Bob Ryan and Dave Wood provide their unique blend of Beauport Vodka, Folly Cove Rum and Knockabout Gin. Bob personally presents the tour of this Cape Ann stamped distillery. Come in and learn the secrets of distilling fine spirits. Ryan & Wood Distillery is only 2 miles from the Cruiseport.

Cape Ann Whale Watch

Enjoy a three to four hour excursion to view nature’s gentle giants feed and frolic -- only 15 miles off the coast of Gloucester. All trips are fully narrated by a member of the Ocean Alliance (founded by world renowned whale researcher Dr. Roger Payne). The Cape Ann Whale Watch is on the same dock as the Cruiseport.

Rocky Neck Art Colony

One of America's oldest continuously working art colonies, Rocky Neck, in Gloucester Massachusetts, has attracted some of the nation's most illustrious artists including Milton Avery, Nell Blaine, Stuart Davis, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, John Sloan, and many others. Today, this picturesque waterfront community is home to dozens of accomplished working artists.

You can also take the Rocky Neck Historic Art Trail, which leads you to twelve sites of art historic significance on this granite promontory with scenic views and humble waterfront buildings. Rocky Neck Art Colony is just across the harbor and only 1.8 miles from the Cruiseport by land or, alternatively you can take the water shuttle.

All this and more, coupled with delicious local cuisine, a great welcome from the people of Gloucester will make your visit one to remember.

For more information click on http://www.cruiseportgloucester.com .

For cruise ships calling into this rather special port please ask at your local travel agent or on-line cruise specialist.

The closest Domestic and International airport is Boston's General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport.

For Information on booking Gloucester Marine Terminal Megadock

Call Melissa Abbott 978-852-0381

Cape Ann Chamber Membership Power Luncheon

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:32:00 +0000

Membership Power Luncheonfeaturing a presentation on the Beauport Gloucester Hotel Project

Wednesday, April 10th
Cruiseport Gloucester
6 Rowe Square, Gloucester
11:30 am - Check-in & Networking
Noon - Program Begins

Guest Speakers:
Sheree DeLorenzo
John Cunningham
Michele Harrison

Join us to learn all the details about the recently permitted Beauport Gloucester Hotel project, a $25 million, four-story, 101-room waterfront hotel on the site of the former Birdseye plant and one of the most significant commercial development projects to be proposed on Cape Ann in recent years.

At this luncheon, you'll learn more about the 25,000-square-foot project, see previews of the design, discover the positive financial impact this is set to have on our community, hear how the history of the Birdseye Building will be preserved within
the new hotel and more!

$35 Members (Advanced)
$40 Members (Week/Day of)
$50 Future Member

Rocky Neck Art Colony's Spring Artist-Member Exhibition April 4-18

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:47:00 +0000

Rocky Neck Art Colony's Spring Artist-Member Exhibition

Join the Rocky Neck art community this April in celebration of diversity of styles, mediums, and techniques, as the art colony's artist members exhibit their work together in a comprehensive and color-full new exhibition.

60 artists will be exhibiting in the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck across two floors of exhibition space. A complete list of artists will be available shortly - please check back.

THE BEST OF ROCKY NECK EXHIBITION

April 4 – 28, 2013

The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck

6 Wonson Street, Gloucester MA 01930

Meet The Artists Reception

Saturday, April 6, 2013

4 – 6 PM

The Cultural Center's winter hours are:

Thursdays – Sundays, 12–4 PM

CAPE ANN MUSEUM EXHIBITS ABSTRACT IMPRESSIONIST DENNIS FLAVIN for his "UNCOMMON VISION" Show April 6, 2013 - May 26, 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000

The vibrant work of abstract impressionist Dennis Flavin is the subject of an exhibit at the Museum this Spring. Flavin's work is characterized by a clash of dynamic colors that dually stimulate and puzzle the senses. It's a style he simply calls "loose."

Please join the public for a Gallery Talk by the artist on April 30 at 1:00 p.m at The Cape Ann Museum, 27 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA 01930.

There will also be an Opening Reception on Saturday, April 6 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

For More information click here: Cape Ann Museum

Hammond Castle - History and Overview of this Gloucester, MA Landmark! A must see if you visit Gloucester!

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:34:00 +0000

80 Hesperus Ave.

Gloucester, MA 01930

Tel: 978-283-2080

Hammond Castle - History and Overview of this Gloucester, MA Landmark!

A must see if you visit Gloucester!

The Castle will be CLOSED until MAY 4, 2013 when we will be open Saturdays and Sundays only 10 AM to 4 PM until Memorial Day weekend when we will be open for the summer Tuesdays thru Sundays 10 AM to 4 PM, closed MONDAYS (except Memorial Day).

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Staff are in the castle Tuesdays thru Saturdays this winter to answer your telephone inquiries, to book group and school tours, and to send out information on Corporate and Wedding events.

Get the APP!! Cinematic Walking Tour of Gloucester - GLOUCESTER HARBOR WALK

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:51:00 +0000

GLOUCESTER VISITORS and LOCALS

Links to get the Phone APP and all about Gloucester's Walking Tour along Gloucester's Harbor Walking Tour! GET THE APP - Click Here! http://ghwalk.org/walking-cinema/A/1

Really good videos and overview of Gloucester, MA: Postcards from Gloucester, Blackburn, The Harbor, The Iconic Sights, The Fiesta, and Carrying the Flag and much more

Posted a couple of the Video's that are part of the Walking Cinema Tour just so you get the Idea! A Must See!!

For More information on Visiting Gloucester Harbor by Ship or Boat:

Melissa Abbott

Director Sales and Marketing

Cruiseport Mega Dock Bookings: Ships, Mega Yachts, Tall Ships, Freight

Seaport Grille

Gloucester Marine Terminal

Cruiseport Gloucester

978-852-0381 Cell

MelissaAbbott@CruiseportGloucester.com
CruiseportGloucester.com

Thatcher Island a Fantastic Local Resource! How to Support? How to Visit?

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:38:00 +0000

photo by Melissa Abbott

Visiting Thacher Island

Thacher Island is located about a mile offshore of Rockport,

Massachusetts. Rockport is a small seacoast town about 40 miles north of Boston. It can be reached via Rt. 128 north. Although the island may be viewed from the shore from either Eden Road or Marmion Way the best way to view the island is by going there by becoming a member of the Thacher Island Association.

Landing Fee

All persons over 14 will be charged a $5.00 landing fee. This fee will be waived for all who can show proof they are Rockport residents, paid up Thacher Island Association members, holders of National Park Service America the Beautiful passes or a valid Federal Duck Stamp. Landing fees will be payable in the form of cash, check or credit card to the keeper on duty in the boat house.

Launch Fee

Seats aboard the Thacher Island Launch will cost $20.00 per adult and $10.00 for children under 14. (The Landing fee is included).

This fee will be waived for all Rockport residents and paid up Thacher Island Association members. Launch fees will be payable by credit card when making your reservations by calling 617-599-2590. The launch fee will be reimbursed if the trip is cancelled due to weather or rough seas. Any cancellations made less than one week before the time of departure will result in forfeiture of payment.

Reservations for 2013 will open again on May 15, 2013.Trips begin on June 1 and run through August 31,2013.(weather permitting)

Join us each Saturday morning at 8AM, 9AM or 10AM returning at 10:30, 11:30 and 12:30. Travel aboard the Thacher Island I or II launch for an exciting 20 minute ride out to this magnificent historical island.

Trips are also available on Wednesdays at 9AM returning at 11:30.

You must make reservations at least two weeks in advance by calling 617-599-2590.

Seats are limited to 6 passengers. Launch leaves from the Town dock (T-Wharf) next to the Sandy Bay Yacht Club.Trips to the island are not recommended for young children under 3 years of age, and becuase the island is a wild life refuge, is off-limits to pets.

Donations are gratefully accepted.

Other ways to get there are by kayak (which you can rent in town) or by your own boat. There is no dock on the island, only a ramp, which may only be used by the Association's launch or kayaks.Distance from Rockport Harbor is about 3 miles.The Assocition asks kayakers to use caution, pay attention to weahter conditions, turn back if you feel uncomfortable. This is not a reliably good paddle for novice kayakers or those with limited endurance. Dont forget to bring money for the landing fee.

We make available 3 guest moorings adjacent to the ramp about 50 yards offshore. You must call the keeper on the island in advance to tell him you are coming at 508-284-0144. Unless you plan to swim in from your boat, bring a dingy which you can land on the ramp. Only small row boats and kayaks are allowed to land on the ramp. Landing fees apply.

Rockport Harbor to Thacher Island

Bird Watching-Eco-Tours-Water Taxi

Because Capt.Lee moors 50 yards off the island he uses a dingy to ferry visitors ashore,passengers should have the physical dexterity to climb in and out of his vessel from the dingy.The return trip need not be on the same day, making the ocean Reporter a good way for campers to reach the island.

Captain Bill Lee

978-502-5994

E-mail oceanreporter@comcast.net

Reasonable Rates

MEMBER CATAGORIES

$30.00 Individual
$60.00 Family
$125.00 Corporate
$500.00 Lifetime
Donations are tax deductible
(To the extent allowed by law)

Free rides to Thacher Island.(Reservations Required)

Two or more newsletters a year.

Thacher Boat/Car sticker.

Satisfaction of helping to preserve a National Historic Landmark.

Click here to purchase your membership: http://shop.thacherisland.org

A Bit of History

Thacher Island was sighted by Champlain in 1605, by Captain John Smith in 1614, and by how many more before that, nobody knows.
The name comes from a shipwreck described as "pathetic" by historians. A small boat out of Ipswich , bound for Marblehead , was caught in the Great Storm of August, 1635, and was dashed to pieces on the rocks of the Island . Of the twenty-three passengers and crew, only Anthony Thacher and his wife survived, watching helplessly as their children and friends were swept away.
On September 3, 1635 , the General Court voted Thacher 40 Marks. Also, in 1636-37, the General Court voted to grant Thacher the Island "at the head of Cape Ann , as his inheritance."
In 1717, the Island was sold by John Appleton (an heir of Thacher ), of Ipswich , to the Reverend John White - 30 acres, more or less, for 100 pounds.
In 1726-27 the Reverend John White sold to Joseph Allen for 175 pounds. This was Joseph Allen, Jr. who owned it at his death in 1750.
In 1771, the Colonial Government bought it back for 500 pounds. The same year, the twin lighthouses were erected and lighted for the first time on December Twenty-first.
The present 123-foot granite towers were completed in 1861 raising the lights to 166 feet above sea level. In 1888 the Town of Rockport adopted the Seal of the Island as its official seal.Early in this century, four families lived on the Island , to run the lighthouses and fog whistles. Descendants of these families still live in Rockport.
The north light was shut off in 1932, as an economy measure. The Coast Guard, which had manned the Island for many years, removed its last crew of four men in 1980. At that time, the south light and the fog whistle had become automated, and the Town of Rockport took over the Island by lease from the U. S. Coast Guard.
In 1983, the Thacher Island Association was formed as a non-profit organization to support and encourage historic preservation and restoration of the structures on the Island . The Association financed the design and construction of a custom made aluminum launch, a mini landing craft, to provide access to the Island .
Major restoration work was completed in 1988 on the once abandoned North Tower it was relit and approved as a private aid to navigation. A 15 watt fluorescent lamp replicates the amber light of the original oil lamp and can be seen for almost eight miles.
In the summer of 1998 the Coast Guard installed a solar panel to power the south tower and fog horn.
The entire Island and its structures were designated as a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service. This designation in January of 2001 officially recognizes Cape Ann Light Station’s significant impact in our nation’s maritime history.
A total restoration of the brick two story duplex Assistant keepers quarters and a guest apartment on the Island took place during the summer of 2002 allowing the Town to begin renting the guest apartment and providing an income stream to be used for further restoration. The Association maintains volunteer keepers on the Island during the summer months to assist and inform visitors, and to provide the daily upkeep needed for a ship-shape facility.
Also in 2002 the southern 28 acres of the Island and its structures were deeded over to the Town of Rockport by the U.S. Coast Guard. The north end and tower is owned by the U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service and managed by the Town on their behalf as a wildlife refuge.
Future plans include restoration of the island and its structures to their original 1800’s condition and keep it open to the public as a historic and educational facility.

photo by Melissa Abbott

Such an incredible location to visit and it's right here on Cape Ann just offshore with some of the most iconic and beautiful lighthouses on the east coast of the United States. Happy Cruising!

For more information and to visit Gloucester Marine Terminal at Cruiseport:

Contact:

Melissa Abbott

Director Sales and Marketing

Seaport Grille

Gloucester Marine Terminal

Cruiseport Gloucester

978-852-0381 Cell

MelissaAbbott@CruiseportGloucester.com
CruiseportGloucester.com

Tonight March 21st! Don't Miss it! SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CHOICES

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:54:00 +0000

Maritime Gloucester will be hosting a program on

Sustainable Seafood Choices

on Thursday, March 21st at 7pm

Gorton’s Seafood Gallery at Maritime Gloucester

23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA

Redfish

You know this topic is so important!! There is a lot of fish out there that we are not using or cooking. I call them the Dr Suess Fish! Blue Fish, Red Fish, Dog Fish, Monkfish, Skate! Some of it is really delicious! When we had the Maritime Summit at Cruiseport Gloucester in Feb. 2013, Nina Jarvis brought some sustainable fish which was cooked in our Cruiseport Catering Kitchen to perfection and it was so simple to cook. See Link to that Day

Join Allison McHale, from NOAA’s Fish Watch and Heather Tausig from the New England Aquarium’s Ocean Friendly Seafood Program at the Boston Aquarium, who will discuss international trends in the development of sustainable seafood programs, partnerships with restaurants and seafood companies and discuss these two consumer-oriented seafood informational programs.

This is a must attend for seafood consumers who wish to know more about sustainable seafood guides and the emerging — and some say dizzying — world of seafood labeling schemes. Hosted by Maritime Gloucester. Sponsored by Turner's Seafood who do so much with Cape Ann Fresh Catch. Free to the public. Seating is limited, however, so arrive early.

HMS Bounty at Gloucester Marine Terminal Cruiseport Gloucester - Sept. 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:33:00 +0000

HMS BOUNTY

Docked at Cruiseport Gloucester's Mega Dock

Gloucester Marine Terminal last Sept 2012

The Ship visited Gloucester and gave Tours during

The Schooner Festival

photo by Melissa Abbott

For More information about Gloucester Marine Terminal please see www.cruiseportgloucester.com/marineterminal

Sea Sciences - The Aquatic Pick Up Truck for Marine Instrumentation

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:42:00 +0000

Sea Sciences, great local Maritime company, exhibited at the recent Maritime Summit in Gloucester, MA. They come from Arlington, MA and have developed a versatile towed vehicle called "The Acrobat" which is the most field usable tow body system available. It can be used in Pollution Monitoring, Marine Nutrient Analyses, Chemical Measurements, Plankton ID, Bottom Surveys using the latest acoustic and camera technologies, Water Sampling, and Dispersion Mapping during Dredging. The system has also been used for NASA Satellite Ground Truthing.

Dirk Casagrande demonstates how the Acrobat works at
2nd Annual Maritime Summit at Cruiseport Gloucester

The company is owned by two brothers, Chris and Dirk Casagrande. They said this technology was used extensively during the Gulf Oil Spill to monitor pollution. Texas A&M University used it in very shallow waters with good success but it can also be used in depths up to 100 meters.

The Acrobat

The Acrobat system can be tailored ot a customers maritime needs and modifications can be made for controlling the software. The Acrobat can maintain a constant depth and there can be manual override of the computer control. This type of system is used extensively in mapping ocean floors.

For more information contact:

Sea Sciences

40 Massachusetts Ave.

Arlington, MA 02474

888-781-3850

sales@seasciences.com

www.seasciences.com

Story and Photos by:

Melissa Abbott

Director Sales and Marketing

Seaport Grille

Gloucester Marine Terminal

Cruiseport Gloucester

978-852-0381 Cell

978-392-0198 Skype

MelissaAbbott@CruiseportGloucester.com
CruiseportGloucester.com

Norwegian Breakaway - Float Out - It´s the 5th biggest Cruiseship in the World

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:17:00 +0000

First Look of the new Norwegian Breakaway!

The Norwegian Breakaway is Ready for Float Out at Meyer Werft!

25th February 2013!

It´s the 5th biggest Cruiseship in the World and the biggest Ship built in Germany!

Ocean Genome Legacy can help Gloucester get local Seafood "Branded and Bar Coded" creating locally sourced awareness

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:11:00 +0000

Ever wish that when you bought wild seafood there was a label or it saying where it was caught or even if it had a specific brand name like Gloucester Haddock or Cape Ann Lobster. It is actually something we are going to see in the coming years. Wild Seafood branded by place or area it was caught. The idea is to have local Seafood Barcoded and in essence, branded, with seal of approval like "Guaranteed Gloucester Seafood" is not something new and the idea is kicked around enough to have some legs.

During the 2nd Annual Maritime Summit in Gloucester, MA it was discussed a lot because one of the Exhibitors for the event, Ocean Genome Legacy" has the ability to organize a bar coding system for local Seafood as part of what they do.

OGL (Ocean Genome Legacy) is a nonprofit agency in Ipswich, MA which uses FDA approved methods and guidelines allowing for specific seafood label markets and genres. OGL SpeciesCheck is a state of the art scientific method for identifying animal species using mitochondrial DNA barcode analysis for seafood and restaurant industries,government, researchers, and consumers for identification of fish species.

Did you know that substituted and mislabeled seafood is a violation of Federal Law? But up to now, how could anyone tell the difference?

Creating a local Seafood brand would go a long way in boosting the awareness of buying locally from Gloucester.

For More Information on this company:

Ocean Genome Legacy

240 County Rd

Ipswich, MA 01938

978-380-7425

Www.oglf.org

photo and blogging by:

Melissa Abbott

Director Sales and Marketing

Seaport Grille

Gloucester Marine Terminal

Cruiseport Gloucester

978-852-0381 Cell

MelissaAbbott@CruiseportGloucester.com
CruiseportGloucester.com

Sailbot Regatta Scheduled June 2013 Gloucester, Ma

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:49:00 +0000

Video of Olin College "Sailbot" sailing in Boston Harbor

Ocean Alliance "Sailbot" exhibited at
2nd Annual Maritime Summit Gloucester Ma Feb 7, 2013

Ocean Alliance, Olin College, and The City of Gloucester, Ma are teaming up this June 9-13, 2013 to pull together the 7th International Robotic Sailing Competition in Gloucester Harbor. We got a peak at the technology during the 2nd Annual Maritime Summit at Cruiseport Gloucester.

The Robotic "Sailbot" is breathing new life into the ancient art of sailing. This technology blends the tradition of sailing with cutting edge robotic technology. The idea is to try and imagine a world where robotic sailboats freed of petrochemicals and the labor intensity of classic sailboats, cruise the oceans using the power of the wind. Using engineering techniques such as path planning, obstacle avoidance, and optimized sail trim these "bots" are being put together my students and teams all over the world for this yearly competition. Last year the competition was in Ontario. Considering the history of sail and the birth of the classic Robinson schooner in Gloucester harbor, Gloucester seems like a fitting place for the upcoming regatta.

All those interested in Robotics, Autonomy, Sailing, or Naval Architecture will have a great time meeting and exchanging ideas. from students, novices, veteran programmers, sailors, and teams.

The plan is there may be over 100 robotic sailbots racing individually and in teams around Gloucester Harbor!

Autonomous watercraft technologies hold the potential to further advancements in national security and marine biology. Currently, the military and private sectors utilize a hybrid mix of manually operated and autonomous watercraft, but the production of fully unmanned oceanic vehicles, such as Sailbots, is now on the brink of reality. The ability to use self-guided robotic watercraft for coastal surveillance missions as well as water pollution sourcing, oil spill recovery and tsunami warning eliminates the human risk typically associated with these tasks. Furthermore, the monitoring of marine animals will be greatly enhanced by this technology, allowing for passive observation of behaviors such as migration routes and pairing sites.

For more information and application:
www.sailbot.org
Sailbot2013@gmail.com

Ocean Alliance Robotics Display including the "Sailbot" at
City of Gloucester's
2nd Annual Maritime Summit 2013

Photos and Story by:

Melissa Abbott

Director Sales and Marketing

Seaport Grille

Gloucester Marine Terminal

Cruiseport Gloucester

978-852-0381 Cell

MelissaAbbott@CruiseportGloucester.com
CruiseportGloucester.com

Web Click or Call - Real Time Buoy and Whale Listening Information available 24 hours a Day from NERACOOS

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:41:00 +0000

Recent talk By J. Ru Morrison, Ph.D
Executive Director of NERACOOS
at 2nd Annual Maritime
Summit Gloucester, MA

I had the recent pleasure of learning about NERACOOS (Northeastern Regional Asso. of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems) at the 2nd Annual Maritime Summit put on by the City of Gloucester at Cruiseport Gloucester. J. Ru Morrison their Executive Director gave a talk about their buoys which are critical to protecting lives and property of mariners and coastal residents alike.

They were established in 2008 as part of the U.S. integrated Ocean Observing System. NERACOOS is the regional arm of that organization serving the coastal waters of the Northeast. Where economically valuable industries such as fishing, shipping, and tourism who depend on ocean and weather data.

NERACOOS provides this vital data through a system of buoys and listening devices which improve the safety and stewardship of the Northeast Coast.

They have REAL-TIME buoy data on the Web. If you go to their website at www.neracoos.org you will see inactive maps showing wind speed, direction, and gust as well as wave height, air pressure, air temperature, water temperature, and right whale presence. The right whale listening stations are monitored by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and real time smart buoys which listen for whale calls all day. This information is critical to ship captains so they will know where the whales are and how to avoid them thus saving whales http://www.listenforwhales.org .

There is also the ability to "dial a buoy" by calling 888-701-8992 over a touch tone or cell phone. This could prove to be invaluable for fishermen and mariners.

This NERACOOS Organization is really a partnership composed of 25 different universities, government agencies, businesses, and non profit organizations all working together to contribute to all the people who can benefit form Ocean Information.

It is really amazing and so interesting to learn about what these NERACOOS buoys can do and to visit their website and actually be able to click on a buoy and get real time information. Maybe someday these buoys will have their own facebook page and twitter out updates! Thanks to the City of Gloucester's 2nd Annual Maritime Summit, I now know about them!

Melissa Abbott

Director Sales and Marketing

Seaport Grille

Gloucester Marine Terminal

Cruiseport Gloucester

978-852-0381 Cell

978-392-0198 Skype

MelissaAbbott@CruiseportGloucester.com
CruiseportGloucester.com

New York Times Reports on Gloucester Fishing! If this is one reason to work on Cooking and Catching Underutilized Species of Fish Like Monkfish, Skate, Redfish, and Dog Fish, Don't see what is?

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:43:00 +0000

New York Times Reports on Gloucester Fishing! If this is one reason to work on Cooking and Catching Underutilized Species of Fish Like Monkfish, Skate, Redfish, and Dog Fish, I don't see what is? See Post of cooking underutilized fish: http://gloucestermarineterminal.blogspot.com/2013/02/grilled-monkfish-pan-fried-redfish.html

Selection of beautifully prepared
Underutilized Species Buffet.
Includes Redfish, Monkfish, Skate, and Dog Fish

February 15, 2013

As Fisheries Struggle, Debate Heats Up Over How to Help

By JESS BIDGOOD

GLOUCESTER, Mass. — B. G. Brown, a second-generation fisherman who chases cod and haddock from this port city, spent a recent morning rigging up his 31-foot commercial vessel to be manned alone. He had just lost his only crew member to the more lucrative lobster fishery, days after fishery regulators last month approved a 77 percent cut in the amount of cod that can be harvested from the Gulf of Maine waters here.

“It’s kind of tricky setting hooks by yourself,” said Mr. Brown. At 41, he is one of the younger members of the aging cadre that still plumbs these waters for groundfish, but he has reluctantly listed his boat for sale. “I don’t want to give up, and I really want to find a way to try and stay on the water, but I really just don’t see a way at the moment,” he said.

Mr. Brown is one of hundreds of fishermen caught in the net that has tightened around this industry and its seaside communities as the numbers of both fish and boats appear to be at historically low levels. Changes in the ecosystem, lingering effects of decades of overfishing and imperfect fishery management could all be to blame for the crisis, depending on whom you ask.

The situation looked so dire that the Commerce Department declared the Northeastern commercial groundfish fishery a disaster last fall, along with three salmon fisheries in Alaska and Mississippi’s blue crab and oyster fisheries.

That declaration paved the way for Congress to appropriate financial relief to those areas — a stop-and-start process that saw $150 million attached to, then stripped from, theHurricane Sandy relief bill. Recently, Representative John Tierney, a Democrat of Massachusetts, proposed legislation that would draw aid money from a tax on imported fish.

But the prospect of significant money coming into the community has ignited a debate here over who gets it, dividing the fishermen on the piers, who see it as a lifeline in a time of deep struggle, from city officials who agree, but would also like to spend some of it as a boost to a new shoreline economy.

On a cold winter day, Carolyn Kirk, the mayor of Gloucester, looked over a fallow stretch of the inner harbor where a white sign read “Under Idea Development.” This, she says, could be a research center or the home of an ocean technology company. She hopes businesses like that could help Gloucester maintain its economic identity as a port city, even as the fishing fleet shrinks.

Mayor Carolyn Kirk looks over a buffet of Skate Wings
cooked with a Lemon Butter Caper Sauce at recent
2nd Annual Maritime Summit at Cruiseport Gloucester

“T-shirts, taffy, not interested,” said Ms. Kirk, alluding to coastal communities like Hampton, N.H., that have built boardwalk economies. “How do we take the working port and put it back to work in a different kind of way?”

To Ms. Kirk, a former management consultant who is running for a fourth two-year term, the disaster money is an opportunity to help the fishermen — but also to diversify the economy, which she thinks could position itself at the center of the marine science and technology sector. That, she hopes, could help the city rebuild its economy as have some Massachusetts mill cities, like Lowell and Worcester, that now host biotech companies and warehouse apartments.

“If we rely on the romance associated with the fishing industry, we will lose the port, we will lose the infrastructure, we will lose our heritage and authenticity,” Ms. Kirk said.

If Congress appropriates the full $150 million, Mayor Kirk thinks some of it should be used for direct aid to the fishing industry, “but then let’s also do some other things,” she said.

“Programs that might attract those other uses that allow you to maintain a smaller fleet, and maintain an infrastructure for that fleet, and sit side by side,” she explained. “My vision is, it’s more comprehensive than just taking care of one fisherman.”

Ms. Kirk is the first to admit that suggesting using any of the money for anything other than direct aid is controversial. “I made my vision and perspective known, and I had a line out the door of fishermen banging on my door, wanting to see me right away,” she said.

One of those fishermen was Paul Vitale. “She’s trying to get money to fix the city — that shouldn’t come out of my pocket,” Mr. Vitale said. “It shouldn’t go to anyone but the fishermen.”

Mr. Vitale and many other fishermen here say the aid offers them a way to hold on until the stocks rebound and the industry readjusts, and is intended to preserve this storied industry and individual livelihoods. A rebuilt infrastructure will not help, some say, if there is no fleet to use it.

Russell Sherman stood at the wheel of his boat, the Lady Jane, as light faded and his crew prepared to dock for the night. He made $19,800 fishing last year, he said, and at 64 is afraid he will go into foreclosure. “People are on the hook for money, and they’re not going to be able to pay it off,” said Mr. Sherman, who is a founding member of theNortheast Seafood Coalition, an industry group that supports fishermen and has pushed against deep cuts to the industry. “Desperate situation.”

“This is a harbor, it has a lot of potential, a lot of research potential and stuff, but that shouldn’t come out of our back. We’re going to try the best we can to get as many guys through this. I won’t get through it, but there will be younger fishermen who will,” Mr. Sherman said.

Mr. Brown hopes that aid might allow him to hold on. “I have huge bills on my permits that I had to buy just to stay in it. So whatever money I get from that, maybe it’ll cover those bills, but then the rest of my expenses, just living — and I’m not counting on it being much, usually there’s too many hands in the pie, you know,” he said.

Others hope the money can be used to reshape the industry itself. Chris Duffey, who runs the Cape Ann Seafood Exchange — a seafood auction through which local fish are bought and sold — has watched as commercially successful species like cod and haddock have dwindled. He says the money should be used strategically, to promote the sale of underused yet plentiful species like dogfish and skate, “instead of having Band-Aids to put on people who cry the loudest.”

“Let’s stop crying about the fish that’s gone and start talking about how we can sell the fish that’s here,” Mr. Duffey said.

Grilled Monkfish, Pan Fried Redfish, Skate Wings in a Lemon Butter Caper Sauce, and Deep Fried Dogfish at 2nd Annual City of Gloucester Maritime Summit Under Utilized Fish Tasting

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:23:00 +0000

Cape Ann Seafood Exchange's Nina Jarvis and Eric Morse prepares with Vinwood Caterers a fine selection of Under Utilized Species Dishes for 2nd Annual Gloucester, MA Maritime Summit - Grilled Monkfish, Pan Fried Redfish, Skate Wings in a Lemon Butter Caper Sauce, and Deep Fried Dogfish

Nina Jarvis from the Cape Ann Seafood Exchange brought and Eric Morse cooked

with the help of Vinwood Caterers a selection of Under Utilized Species

for the enjoyment of the 150 people who attended the City of Gloucester's

2nd Annual Maritime Summit

Cruiseport Gloucester on Feb. 7, 2013.

All the Species showcased are at sustainable levels in their fishery

and make good alternatives to our traditionally caught

species such as cod, haddock, and pollack.

Deep Fried Dogfish
using a Traditional Beer Batter
Please note: This Dogfish is MSC Certified and
Cape Ann Seafood Exchange in Gloucester, MA is the first fishery in
New England to have this sustainable certification.

Skate Wings
were sauteed in a
Butter Lemon Caper Sauce

Grilled Monkfish
grilled with olive oil, parsley, salt,
pepper, and lemon sauce

Pan Fried Redfish
very lightly pan fried
with butter, salt, and pepper

Mayor Carolyn Kirk
Making her selection with a few ohhs and ahhs!

Nina Jarvis from the Cape Ann
Seafood Exchange serving
her delectable fish at
the 2nd Annual Maritime Summit

From front ot Back: Grilled Monkfish, Pan Fried Redfish,
Skate Wings in a Lemon Butter Caper Sauce,
and Deep Fried Dogfish

Under Utilized Fish are fish that only a small percentage of allowable catch are caught and sold.

One of the most delicious fish cooked by Nina was the Pan Fried Redfish. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute has some amazing facts about under ultilized species such as Redfish also known as ocean perch, are slow-growing, deep-water fish that yield small, flaky white fillets. To catch them, a rather large net is used

Apparently the fish can live for up to 60 years. These days there is not all that much demand (fishermen here only pulled in 22% of their federally allowable catch of redfish in 2010) but years ago it was considered a tasty fish and was eaten with gusto. These days Redfish are often used as lobster bait.

What does get processed for human consumption is mostly shipped to the Midwest where there is a slightly bigger market for redfish. It seems that the most recent popularity for the species was in the 1940s and '50s when the military fed a lot of it to the troops. I remember eating it as a child in Gloucester and it was considered as good as and as delicious as Flounder. It does seem amazing that this healthy, delicious, and abundant protein source accounts for only 22% of what can be caught and processed for this species.

Nina's Redfish was delicious and I remember a popular New England Redfish hash from years ago. I looked around on the internet and found an interesting Redfish Recipe from Maine:

Redfish with Green Grapes adapted from

Seafood Cookbook, Volume 1 by the Maine Fisherman's Wives Association

1 pound redfish fillets
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup of large seedless green grapes, cut in half
2 tablespoons minced shallots
3/4 cup dry white wine
3/4 cup fish stock
1 lemon
1/4 cup chopped parsley

Melt 2 Tablespoons butter in a large saucepan. Add grapes, cut side down and saute them until the pick up a bit of color. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Salt and pepper the fillets. Add the shallots in the same hot pan as you've cooked the grapes. Cook 1-2 minutes to soften them. Add the fish bone side down. Cook until the fish gets a bit golden (3-4 minutes). Flips the fish and add the wine and stock. Bring the liquid to a simmer and let the fillets sit in it until they are cooked through (3-4 minutes). Removed the fillet from the pan with a fish spatula and keep warm on a late. Sprinkle the grapes over the fish.

Increase the heat to high and reduce the liquid to about 1 cup. Turn off the heat and whisk in 1 Tablespoon of cold butter. Add lemon juice to taste. Stir in parsley. Pour the sauce over the fish and serve immediately.

The whole question of using and enjoying Sustainable Species is really a matter of education and changing needs and tastes. Nina Jarvis and the Cape Ann Seafood Exchange have really done a fantastic job getting Dogfish MCS certified and creating sustainable fishing alternatives for the port of Gloucester, MA

For More Information contact:

Melissa Abbott

Director Sales and Marketing

Seaport Grille

Gloucester Marine Terminal

Cruiseport Gloucester

978-852-0381 Cell

978-392-0198 Skype

MelissaAbbott@CruiseportGloucester.com
CruiseportGloucester.com

Diners at the 2nd Annual Maritime Summit
enjoying the underutilized Species Dishes!

Boston Harbor Cruises Research Boat "Mathew J. Hughs" tied up at The Gloucester Marine Terminal and giving tours for the City of Gloucester's 2nd Annual Maritime Summit February 7, 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:30:00 +0000

Attendees at 2nd Annual Maritime Summit - Cruiseport Gloucester

February 7, 2013 saw Cruiseport Gloucester hosting the 2nd Annual Maritime Summit for the City of Gloucester, MA.

Over 150 people participated and 9 exhibitors. One of the Exhibitors was able to tie up and tie in their research vessel to the Gloucester Marine Terminal Dock for tours. The Mathew J. Hughs, 108 ft long, the smaller of the two BHC research vessels owned by Rick Nolan, was brought to the conference by Captain Greg Jaegar for exhibition and tours, a Gloucester resident.

Mathew J Hughs

View of Seaport Grille and Cruiseport Gloucester from the
Deck of the Mathew J. Hughs tied up at
Gloucester Marine Terminal
Gloucester, MA

The Mathew J. Hughs, can be used several ways, diving, construction, buoy tender, and vessel support for all types of off shore logitical projects including mapping and robotics.

There is some pretty impressive machinery including a Tugger Winch and a Steel A Frame on the stern operated by remote control.

There are four Caterpiller engines,

2 generators, and long range fuel tanks

holding up to 2500 gallons of fuel.

Wheelhouse

Greg Jaeger (right) proudly shows off

the vessel to a potential customer

during the Maritime Summit.

Fully stocked Galley with all the latest appliances

and loads of counter space.

You could feed an army in there!

BHC Display in Exhibition Hall

All the Comforts of Home

Bow of Mathew J Hughs tied up at
Gloucester Marine Terminal Feb., 7, 2013

This is the Entertainment Theater!!

View of Back Deck and Steel A Frame

Companionway to Deck House

Electronics and Wheel in Wheel House

Looks Great!! What a Ride!

View of Gloucester Harbor thru Wheelhouse Windows

There are 4-5 staterooms similar to this!

This vessel travels 19 knots lightly loaded and 16 knots fully loaded. It has an aluminum hull, quad screw, diesel and propeller propulsion. A Utility/passenger vessel USCG Certified for 75 passengers and 3 crew.

Thank-You Greg for bringing this wonderful research vessel to The Gloucester Marine Terminal Dock for the 2nd Annual Maritime Conference.
We would love to see you again!

For More information about visiting Gloucester Marine Terminal:

Melissa Abbott

Director Sales and Marketing

Seaport Grille

Gloucester Marine Terminal

Cruiseport Gloucester

978-852-0381 Cell

978-392-0198 Skype

MelissaAbbott@CruiseportGloucester.com
CruiseportGloucester.com

Ever wondered what happened to the Hannah Boden? She is Alive and Well in Cape Canaveral, Florida

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:51:00 +0000

The Hannah Boden of the Perfect Storm Fame

tied up in sunny Florida behind

Seafood Atlantic in Port Canaveral, Florida

http://seafoodatlantic.org

photo was taken by Bill Parker

a Merritt Island Fishermen last week

2nd Annual Maritime Summit at Cruiseport Gloucester! Gloucester Daily Times Article and Photos by Melissa Abbott

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:40:00 +0000

A Great Turn Out for this Year's Maritime Summit at Cruiseport Gloucester on Feb 7, 2013

February 8, 2013

Diverse interests tap into marine summit

By Marjorie NesinStaff Writer

GLOUCESTER — Research and innovation groups, business people and scientists, fishermen and government leaders gathered at Cruiseport Gloucester for the city’s second Maritime Summit Thursday, with each group pitching an idea and service and hoping to reel in some customers.

Ocean Alliance Bots on
Display at Maritime Summit

The second gathering, 15 months after the first summit, drew 130 people to hear presentations about the environment and the future of maritime economy, view exhibits of top-of the line robotics and new age technology, listen to panels of professionals speak about diversified fisheries and aquaculture, and network of course.

“Good content brings good people,” said Rich Weissman, who was at the summit representing Endicott College. Weissman said he came on behalf of the school to help increase its visibility in the city where it recently started up a satellite campus.

Sea Sciences Equipment that collects
samples of ocean water and shoots video

A few exhibit tables over Chris Casagrande, a co-founder of Sea Sciences, Inc., stood by his company’s latest model — an apparatus that, when towed behind boats, allows users to navigate along the ocean floor or closer to the surface, collecting samples, shooting videos or testing the water in a given area.

The founders, whose machinery was used to examine the major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, came to the summit Thursday in search of some new customers.

“There’s always that hope,” Casagrande said. “The ones we pick normally are the ones our customers go to.”

While Casagrande said his group had not gotten any major bites at the summit, he did receive some offers of interest. Gloucester boat captains, for example, had offered deals for the company to borrow their vessels for testing. And, Casagrande spoke with a contractor who would make a good back up to their go-to company.

Another exhibit boasted robotic machines too, but with a much different purpose. The exhibit, hosted by Ocean Alliance and Olin College out of Needham, featured a table of robots, including one called the “snotbot” that, when perfected, will be used to collect snot samples from whales as the creatures surface and blow into the air.

The group had also hoped to capture some extra support for their “Sailbot” regatta, a race of boats electronically programmed and designed by college students. Gloucester and the Ocean Alliance, which is renovating and restoring the city’s historic paint factory, will host the big race in June.

“We are looking for sponsors,” said Olin professor Andrew Bennett. “We want to offer more to the student teams when they show up.”

Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk

Boston Harbor Cruises, the Boston-based boat tour company that expanded into the research and buoy repair field about five years ago, sent a research boat, equipped with satellite television and a galley kitchen along to the summit.

Boats from this end of the company motor out and collect data buoys, measuring in at about 10 feet in diameter and 12 feet long, haul them aboard, and make adjustments, reset the buoys and change various components, according to Greg Jaegar, the director of Offshore Logistics through the Boston Harbor Cruises.

Wheel House of
Boston Harbor Cruises Research Boat
tied up at Gloucester Marine Terminal
during 2nd Annual Maritime Summit

The Boston Harbor Cruises boat cast its lines onto the dock behind Cruiseport Thursday after having been in for some cleaning and basic work at Rose’s Marine next door. Jaegar said a day spent at the summit just made sense. Plus, the day acted as an opportunity to meet potential clients, like the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS), which has a buoy plopped right outside of Gloucester, constantly reading the weather and water conditions.

Mathew J. Hughs - Boston Harbor Cruises Research Boat visiting
Gloucester Marine Terminal for Maritime Summit

“We’re trying to get in with NERACOOS, that’s why we’re here,” Jaegar said.

NERACOOS — whose executive director, J. Ru Morrison, delivered the keynote address — was pretty sought after at the summit, with many commending Morrison’s lunchtime speech. Fishermen, tour boat services and pleasure boaters often examine the NERACOOS buoy’s stats before a morning of work.

Sheree Delorenzo giving a wonderful talk
about her diversified harbor business
Cruiseport Gloucester and Gloucester Marine Terminal
which includes, Cruise Ships, Freight, Fishing Boats, Events, Mega Yachts,
and a Popular Restaurant Seaport Grille

A Gloucester lobsterman who said he uses NERACOOS’s site to check the water temperatures, weather and wave heights about 4 a.m. on each work day found the company’s outreach specialist at the summit and that specialist, Tom Shyka, showed him a new program that tracks water temperature in comparison to season averages and seasonal highs and lows.

“This is why coming up to a meeting like this is really valuable to us,” Shyka said. “It brings fishermen, boat drivers, politicians — all those people are supposed to be our customers. It saves us from having to go individually to each of those people.”

Marjorie Nesin can be reached at 978-283-7000, x3451, or at mnesin@gloucestertimes.com.

Cruiseport Gloucester - Marine Terminal Mega Dock Facilities

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:22:00 +0000

Agenda for 2nd Annual Maritime Summit - Gloucester, MA at Cruiseport Gloucester Feb 7

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:18:00 +0000

The AGENDA is now available for the 2^nd Annual Maritime Summit, Feb 7^th at Cruiseport Gloucester, and is attached to this email. Please join us, …and welcome if you have already registered!

You will find a line-up of extraordinary and diverse presentations throughout the day. We are also excited to bring you exhibits of robotics, oceanographic equipment, and research vessels at the dock.

With 80 participants signed up, registration will close when we reach 100.

Registration will be available until we reach capacity: http://www.gloucester-ma.gov/forms.aspx?FID=126

City Hall Three Pond Road Gloucester, MA 01930

TEL 978-282-8017
FAX 978-281-9779 sgarcia@gloucester-ma.gov

CITY OF GLOUCESTER HARBOR PLANNING

Innovations in the Maritime Economy
Gloucester, MA

Agenda
February 7, 2013
At Cruiseport, Gloucester

8:00 Registration, Exhibits open & coffee

9:00 Welcome to the New Port Economy Mayor Carolyn Kirk

9:15 Green Chemistry & Biomimicry: the next generation of opportunity
Dr. John Warner, Founder
The Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry

10:00 Innovation in Action – Snapshots from the Working Port

Intershell
Mortillaro Lobster Cruiseport Gloucester
Cape Ann Seafood Exchange UMass Large Pelagics Center
Ocean Alliance Maritime Gloucester

11:15 Break to Exhibits

Monte Rome, Principal
Vince Mortillaro, Principal
Sheree DeLorenzo, Principal
Chris Duffey, Manager
Steve Goodwin, Dean
UMass College of Natural Sciences Iain Kerr, CEO
Tom Balf, Executive Director

11:45 Lunch
Lunch Speaker: Dr. J. Ru Morrison - Executive Director
Northeastern Regional Association
of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS)

1:00 Maritime Growth Opportunities

1:00 Diversified Fisheries – Current Adaptations and Innovation

Gloucester: Sustainable Innovation at the Ocean’s Edge

Ann Molloy, President, Neptune’s Harvest
Niaz Dorry, Coordinating Director, Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance Steve Aldrich, Managing Director, Rabican Companies

1:30 Dynamic Areas of Ocean Sciences Aquaculture in the Gulf of Maine
Dr. Richard Langan, Atlantic Marine Aquaculture Center
Modeling fluctuating currents to minimize bycatch - NOAA
Dr. John Hoey, Director, Northeast Cooperative Research Program Dr. Jon Hare, Director, NOAA Fisheries Laboratory, Narragansett

2:00 Technologies of the New Maritime Economy
Dr. Iain Kerr, CEO, Ocean Alliance
Dr. Andrew Bennet, Associate Professor of Engineering, Olin College Dr. David Barrett, Associate Professor of Engineering, Olin College

2:30 Mapping the New Maritime Economy in the Northeast Region
Tom Balf, Director, Maritime Gloucester
Gregg Cademartori, Planning Director, City of Gloucester

3:00 Catalysts for Growth
Group discussion, Facilitated by Sarah Garcia, Director, Harbor Planning

4:00 Reception cash bar

Applied Materials Video by OnSiteStudios of Wind Turbines coming Ashore in Gloucester Harbor at Cruiseport Gloucester's Mega Dock!

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:07:00 +0000

Gloucester Daily Times Reports: Blackburn turbines fully up and running Blackburn giants now fully up and running

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:05:00 +0000

photo by Thom Falzarano

January 15, 2013

Blackburn turbines fully up and running

Blackburn giants now fully up and running

By Richard GainesStaff writer

Do not be confused.

While they are not running constantly, Gloucester’s trio of tickets to the clean energy era — the gigantic tri-blade wind turbines at Blackburn Industrial Park — are now on line.

And as the wind spins them, they are generating electricity, while also saving money for their owners and the city of Gloucester.

The largest of the three, its blades’ apex a full 479 feet above the ground, was put on line Dec. 6 by Varian Semiconductor/Applied Materials, while the smaller twin turbines — a mere 255 feet at the top of the blades’ arc, and owned by Equity Industrial Turbines, a subsidiary of Equity Industrial Partners, the landlord of Gloucester Engineering — went on line Dec. 31.

Rick Johnson, director of facilities for Varian, a bureau unit of Applied Materials Silicons Systems Group, said the turbine was projected to produce 8.5 million kilowatt hours for the maker of capital equipment used in the manufacturing of chips, and translates into $1 million in annual net savings. Varian uses enormous amounts of power in its manufacturing process.

The city’s partnership with Gloucester Engineering, meanwhile, is projected to save the city $450,000 a year and also provide “a substantial savings” in net electricity charges to Gloucester Engineering, which makes equipment that is used to extrude plastics to make bags and films. Rich Kleiman, Gloucester Engineering’s wind power consultant, said the precise information on the projected benefits to the company was private.

While all of the turbines are up and running, they do not operate in very low or high winds.

Johnson said when winds were at 7 miles per hour or less, the Varian turbine will not operate for economic reasons; when the wind speed is 56 miles an hour or greater, the turbine will shutdown for safety reasons.

Kleiman said the Gloucester Engineering turbines’ cut-out speeds at the low and high ends were about the same.

In addition, he said there is also a condition that will automatically shutdown one of the twin turbines on his company’s site.

At times when the wind is oriented precisely along the axis of the two turbines in either direction, the rear turbine goes off line and shuts down to avoid a condition in which the wind is spun as it turns the blades — a situation that would put unequal pressures on the blades of the second turbine in what Kleiman described as an “I formation.”

“They are programmed to protect the trailing one from turbulence,” he said.

In the meantime, the agreement with Equity Industrial Turbines means the city’s buildings will be virtually entirely powered by clean energy, Mayor Carolyn Kirk said.

The turbines were being built as part of a 25-year agreement with Equity Industrial Turbines, which is expected to save the city of Gloucester a minimum of $11 million over the life of the contract, Kirk has said.

”The electricity goes to the grid, and all the net metering credits go to the city,” said Kleiman.

He said the turbines also provide redundancy in the event of a blackout, an interruption of the delivery system from the grid, or a brownout due to high local usage.

The installment of the turbines last fall drew intense interest from residents, many of whom watched the blades and other parts being transported from Cruiseport Gloucester — where they arrived by boat — and then being installed at both Varian and Gloucester Engineering. Hundreds of residents and visitors alike also turned out for a ceremonial signing of a blade in November.

That blade — and those signatures, complete with a visible heart symbol drawn on by a local resident, Kirk said — is on the Gloucester Engineering turbine that sits closest to the Route 128 Extension.

Richard Gaines can be reached at 978-283-7000, or at rgaines@gloucestertimes.com.

2nd Annual Maritime Summit - Registration Open and Exhibitor Opportunities

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:50:00 +0000

2nd Annual Maritme Summit

City of Gloucester Sponsors 2nd Annual Maritime Summit at Cruiseport Gloucester 6 Rowe Square Gloucester, MA 01930

Quick Links Register Now

To Exhibit:

Call

Melissa

Abbott

978-852-0381

2nd Annual Maritime Summit Gloucester, MA

The $20 admission includes speakers, exhibits, lunch, and reception

click here for registration: http://www.gloucester-ma.gov/forms.aspx?FID=126

The City of Gloucester would like you to Join the Maritime Conversation at the 2nd Annual Maritime Summit in Gloucester MA. The discussion and speakers will be addressing sustainable marine technologies, future of maritime robotics, diversified fisheries, product development, and ocean energy. This all day event is looking to collaborate on the future of ocean resourcesand emerging roles for working ports.

Keynote Speakers include Dr. John Warner of the Warner babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, Dr. J. Ru Morrison of the Northeaster Regional Association of Coastal Observing Systems

Innovation in Action - Snapshots from the Working Port

Intershell Monte Rome, Principal

Mortillaro Lobster Vince Mortillaro, Principal

Cruiseport Gloucester Sheree DeLorenzo, Principal

Cape Ann Seafood Exchange Chris Duffey, Manager

Gortons of Gloucester Judd Reis, CEO (invited)

UMass Large Pelagics Center Steve Goodwin, Dean (invited)

Ocean Alliance Iain Kerr, CEO

Maritime Gloucester Tom Balf, Executive Director

photo credit: Thom Falzarano

2nd Annual Maritime Summit

The City of Gloucester, MA is working with the New England North Network of Maritime Resources in photo credit: Good Morning Gloucester

diversified fisheries, dynamic areas of ocean sciences, and ocean technologies and product development

Annual Maritime Summit in Gloucester, MA. We would be happy to see you there.

Hosted by the City of Gloucester and Mayor Carolyn Kirk at Cruiseport Gloucester, 6 Rowe Square, Gloucester, MA 01930 on February 7, 2013 from 8am-4pm.

Click here to Register Now for the event. Link is on the City of Gloucester's Website and it costs $20 for the day, that includes lunch, speakers, and the reception.

There is Exhibitor Opportunities for this event. If you have something interesting to show and tell Please call, Melissa Abbott at MelissaAbbott@CruiseportGloucester.com to reserve your table or call 978-852-0381. The Exhibitor fee is $100

The $20 admission includes speakers, exhibits, lunch, and reception
click here for registration: http://www.gloucester-ma.gov/forms.aspx?FID=126

BOSTON GLOBE: Three wind turbines push Gloucester to renewable energy forefront

noreply@blogger.com (Seaport Grille) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:40:00 +0000

Interesting to note that they came ashore from Germany in Gloucester at the Gloucester Marine Terminal mega dock at Cruiseport Gloucester. Not only does Gloucester have renewable energy, it also received important freight into the Port!

BOSTON GLOBE: Three wind turbines push

Gloucester to renewable energy forefront

Mayor Caroline Kirk signs one of the blades on the turbine being erected at Gloucester Engineeering at Blackburn Industrial Park.

By Steven A. Rosenberg

Globe Staff / January 5, 2013

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GLOUCESTER — For centuries, wind has played a central role in Gloucester’s economy, pushing fishing vessels across oceans, and helping to make the port the most storied fishing village in the country.

Gallery: Turbine blade signing

These days, the city and private developers are looking to the wind to save money and to cut down on burning fossil fuel. Gloucester has become the first community in the North region with three turbines, taking advantage of an average daily wind speed of nearly 16 miles per hour.

“It’s a statement about choosing our own destiny and becoming independent from oil,” said Mayor Carolyn Kirk. “We’re a progressive community that has always relied on the wind. This is a natural fit for Gloucester.”

Like burnished, inanimate giants, the three turbines and blades each stretch over 400 feet into the air. They’re the latest to be hoisted into the sky by developers and municipalities that are looking for alternative energy. In Ipswich, a second turbine is being built and should be running by the end of the year, with the pair set to provide 7 percent of the town’s power. In Medford, a small turbine helps power a middle school and saves the city $25,000 annually. The Lynn Water and Sewer Commission is erecting a 254-foot-high turbine along the Lynnway, a $1.8 million investment that will save the city as much as $5 million over the next 20 years.

Two public-private turbines in Gloucester went into service last Monday when National Grid issued authorization to interconnect with its system, according to Richard E. Kleiman, a wind power consultant for Gloucester Engineering, the city’s partner in the project. Gloucester is now the only city in the state producing the equivalent of its municipal electric load/use with wind turbines, Kleiman said.

The deal allows the city to power all of its buildings — from City Hall to its high school — at a subsidized rate, saving almost $500,000 a year for the next quarter-century.

In Gloucester, the three turbines were built by businesses. One is owned by Applied Materials, the parent company of Varian Semiconductor. Varian’s 2.5-megawatt, 492-foot-high turbine is the tallest in Massachusetts, and is expected to provide about one-third of the company’s power since it began operating last month. About 30 percent of the turbine’s $8 millioncost will be subsidized by a federal program, and will allow the company to save about $1 million in power costs a year.

“We saw a potential for great savings for the company and Gloucester is a great wind resource,” said Varian spokesman Rick Johnson.

Five years ago, the city approved the Varian wind turbine plan, but the slowdown in the economy put the project on hold. During that time, Gloucester reviewed Varian’s wind studies and began to consider building its own turbines. The city took began negotiations with a private developer who proposed building two turbines and selling all of the power generated by the wind to the city.

Last year, the city signed a 25-year electrical purchase plan with Equity Industrial Partners. The plan called for Equity to build two 2-megawatt, $12 million turbines at Gloucester Engineering, near the Varian site in the Blackburn Industrial Park.

Across the region, not everyone has embraced the idea of building large turbines in communities. Most opponents complain about shadow flicker, infrasound, and vibrations. In Salem, a proposed turbine stalled after a neighborhood group opposed its construction near Salem Willows. In a 2012 state study prepared for the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Public Health, the report concluded that there was insufficient evidence that noise from wind turbines directly “caused health problems or disease.”

Kirk and other city officials believe that locating the turbines in an industrial park – away from neighborhoods, and near Route 128 — helped mitigate opposition. To date, there’s been no opposition to the turbines. Paul McGeary, the city councilor who represents the neighborhood nearest to the turbines, said it’s because they stand about 1,000 feet away from the nearest homes on Harrison Avenue.

“What really helped us was location, location, location. It’s properly sited,” said McGeary, who helped organize public meetings about the turbines in the neighborhood over the last year.

To date, he has received only one complaint, from a resident who said the turbines were interfering with his satellite television reception.

Carl Stratton, who lives in the neighborhood, said he had been nervous about shadow flicker but is taking a wait-and-see attitude. In November at the Gloucester Engineering site, he was one of more than 2,000 people who signed the blades that now spin 400feet in the air. “I’m definitely in favor of alternative energies,” he said. Continued...

Steven A. Rosenberg can be reached at srosenberg@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @WriteRosenberg.

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