Catherine Schmitt

science writer

archives of published articles, 2008-1997

Bizzare wave event in Boothbay Harbor puzzles scientists. The Working Waterfront, Vol. 21, No. 11.

Maine's Oyster Renaissance. Maine Food & Lifestyle, No.3 2008.

PenBay buoy saved, gulf observation network in jeopardy. The Working Waterfront, Vol. 21, No. 9, October 2008.

Living in the Present. Atlantic Salmon Journal, Vol. 57, No. 3, Autumn 2008.

Study targets striped bass. Bangor Daily News, July 26, 2008.

FERC grants nine tidal energy permits in Maine. The Working Waterfront, Vol. 21, No. 6, July 2008.

Founding Fish: Alewife Harvesters Organize. Fishermens' Voice, Vol. 13, No. 6, June 2008.

Plans for port, recreation drawn for Sears Island. The Working Waterfront, Vol. 21, No. 4, May 2008.

Alewives: Feast of the Season. Maine Boats, Homes, & Harbors, Issue 99, May 2008.

Carson's bond with Maine. Bangor Daily News , page A7, Tuesday, March 11, 2008.

Coastal pollution costs $29 million in lost revenue. The Working Waterfront, Vol. 21, No. 2, March 2008.

Gold Rush to Big Bust. Fishermen's Voice, Vol. 13, No. 3, March 2008.

Experts: Reform Maine's shellfish health program. Working Waterfront , Vol. 21, No. 1, February 2008.

Creature Feature: Alewife. Natural Resources Council of Maine, January 2008.

Maine Oyster Cult. Maine Boats, Homes, & Harbors , Issue 98, March 2008.

Saving Moosehead: What Comes Next. Maine Environment , Winter 2008.

Creature Feature: Atlantic salmon. Natural Resources Council of Maine, December 2007.

Uniting efforts to restore Eastern brook trout. Natural Resources Year in Review 2006. National Park Service, December 2007.

Where have all the herring gone? Fishermen's Voice , Vol. 12, No. 11, November 2007.

Planning for the Penobscot and Penobscot bottom sediment could be headed for bay disposal site. Working Waterfront , Vol. 20, No. 8. September 2007.

Known Positions. Working Waterfront , Vol. 20, No. 7, August 2007.

Creature Feature: Canada Lynx. Natural Resources Council of Maine, August 2007.

The Salters of Stanley Brook . Friends of Acadia Journal , Vol. 12, No. 1, Summer 2007.

New system opens new vistas for lobster fanciers. Wild Catch , Vol. 2 No. 3, May/June 2007.

Scallops Reseeding at Jonesport. Fishermen's Voice, Vol. 12 No. 5, p. 11-12, May 2007.

Despite their golden color, urchins still flourish in the cold water of the Gulf of Maine. Wild Catch , Vol. 2 No. 2, Mar/Apr 2007.

Seaweed beyond sushi. Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors . Issue 93, March 2007.

Animal Sacrifice . Working Waterfront , March 2007.

No matter what you call it, ‘squat' isn't lobster. Wild Catch , Vol. 2 No. 1, Jan/Feb 2007..

Monkfish—Julia loved them. Wild Catch , Vol. 2 No. 1, Jan/Feb 2007.

Deciding Factors: NRCM and Our Supporters' Role in Protecting Moosehead. Maine Environment , Winter 2006.

Diver-harvested scallops: Precious as pearls. Wild Catch , Vol. 1 No. 6, Nov/Dec 2006.

Sentinel Species: The state of the world's oceans, courtesy of their whales . Working Waterfront , November 2006.

Stopping the toxic legacy. Maine Environment , Fall 2006.

Tidal power proposals proliferate along Maine's coast . Working Waterfront , October 2006.

Tied Together. Atlantic Salmon Journal , Autumn 2006.

Northern Shrimp: A gala addition to a winter's night. Wild Catch , Vol. 1 No. 5, Aug/Sept 2006.

Despite mistrust, Sears Island planning begins . Working Waterfront , July 2006.

Sears Island: A Guide for Beginners . Working Waterfront , March 2006.

Poison Control: NRCM's work to reduce the threat of toxic chemicals in Maine. Maine Environment , Winter 2006.

Penobscot River future tied to past, Part I: River of Islands and Part II. River of Dams, River of Defiance. Bangor Daily News , December 26-27, 2005.

Wet weather leaves trail of flood damage. Northern Sky News (Belfast, ME), Issue 42, November 2005.

On the shoulders of Mount A. Northern Sky News, Issue 41, October 2005.

Rivers of Hope, Waters of Challenge. Maine Environment (Augusta, ME: Natural Resources Council of Maine), Summer 2005.

Groups Envision Sears Island's Future . Working Waterfront , September 2005.

Bangor Survey Shows Health Problems at Griffin Park. Northern Sky News, Issue 40, 2005.

Island Monitoring. Friends of Acadia Journal (Bar Harbor, ME: Friends of Acadia), Summer 2005.

Bringing Back the Burn. Northern Sky News , Issue 39, 2005.

A Tide of Toxics, but No Room for Despair. Northern Sky News , Issue 38, 2005.

Lymer Primer. Northern Sky News , Issue 37, 2005.

Who Owns the North Woods? Maine Environment , Spring 2005.

Mercury Rising. Audubon (New York: National Audubon Society), May-June 2005.

Honoring Mitchell's Environmental Legacy. Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), April 21, 2005.

Mercury: New Research, New Federal Rules. Northern Sky News , Issue 36.

Telling the Maine forum story. Commercial Fisheries News , March 2005.

It's in the Water. Atlantic Salmon Journal (New Brunswick: Atlantic Salmon Federation), Spring 2005.

Mixed Bag on Mercury. Northern Sky News . Issue 35, 2005.

Sashaying Newts and Berry-Drunk Waxwings (book review). Northern Sky News , Issue 33, 2005.

Unraveling the Mysterious Lives of the Northernmost Horseshoe Crabs. Northern Sky News , Issue 33.

Piecing Together Acadia's Mercury Puzzle. Friends of Acadia Journal, Winter 2004/2005.

Trashing Tumbledown. For the Sake of Maine Lakes (Scarborough, ME: Maine Congress of Lake Associations), Issue 15, 2004.

UMaine Grad Student Studies Little-known Sea Cucumber. Natural New England (South Portland, ME: Belfield Publishing), Issue 21, 2004.

Corinna, Corinna: Superfund Rebuilds Rural Maine Town. Northern Sky News , Issue 31, October 2004.

Turtles and Roads: A Hard Case. Northern Sky News , Issue 28, July 2004.

Fishing with Ted Williams. Northern Sky News , Issue 26, May 2004.

Mercury, a River, and a Few People Who Cared. Northern Sky News , Issue 26, May 2004.

An Island Called Wassumkeag, Waiting for its Future. Northern Sky News , Issue 25, April 2004.

From Away. Whats Up (Boston, MA: Haley House), April 2004.

Go Climb a Tree (But Don't Forget to Vote). Whats Up , March 2004.

Landfill Plan Angers Old Town Residents. Northern Sky News , Issue 23, 2004.

Wagering on Water. Northern Sky News , Issue 20, December 2003.

Tracking Acid Rain across New England. Northern Sky News , Issue 19, November 2003.

Confessions of a New Jersey Environmentalist. The Record (Bergen County, NJ), October 20, 2003.

Downstreamers Want More Action on Bangor Airport Pollution. Northern Sky News , Issue 17, 2003.

Wetlands Regs Get Murkier. Northern Sky News , Issue 15, 2003.

Lobstermen Sue over Pesticides. Northern Sky News , Issue 14, 2003.

Stream Liming: The Last Best Hope for Maine Salmon? Northern Sky News , Issue 13, 2003.

Blue Mussels as Biomonitors. Northern Sky News , Issue 12, 2003.

Life without Great Northern. The Maine Commons (Waterville, ME), Issue 11, Mar-April 2003.

Deadline: Dioxin. Northern Sky News , Issue 8, December 2002.

Election '02 and the Environment. The Maine Commons , Issue 9 Oct-Nov 2002.

Cold War Residue in Glenburn. The Maine Commons , Issue 8 Sept-Oct 2002.

Affirmation: Acadia . Friends of Acadia Journal , Vol. 7, No. 2 Summer 2002.

Dreaming of an Emerald Cloak. Whats Up , Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2002.

A Logical Response [response to 9/11]. Excerpted in Whats Up , Vol. 3, Issue 5, 2001.

The Tundra at Risk. Whats Up , Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2001.

Climate's Changing. Why aren't we? Whats Up , Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2001.

Sedges have edges. Should wetlands have boundaries? SWS Bulletin (Lawrence, KS: Society of Wetland Scientists), Vol. 18, No. 3, 2001.

Thinking About Population Is Good For Your Bones. Whats Up , Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2001.

Losing Ground: The State of Open Space in Massachusetts. AMWS Newsletter (Billerica, MA: Association of Massachusetts Wetland Scientists), February 2000.

The World Trade Organization – Just the Facts Please. Whats Up , Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2000.

What's in a Name? AMWS Newsletter , April 1999.

For the Love of Trees. Whats Up , Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2000.

Stone Walls and Wetlands: Looking at What's Around Us. AMWS Newsletter , August 2000.

What's Organic? Whats Up , Vol. 1, Issue 12, 1999.

Pulling the Plug on Lake Powell? Econews (Arcata, CA: Northcoast Environmental Center), Vol. 27 No. 10, November 1997.