Photo gallery: 2015 Maine Fishermen’s Forum
Kelly and Lincoln Bedrosian of National magazine display vintage fishing photos dating back to the 1940s. Out of Portland, Bedrosian said his magazine has file cabinets full of photos of the marine industry. (Photos by Chris Wolf)
Dee and Chef Jim Leverso. 
Marine Patrol Officers Corrie Roberts and Matt Talbot.
Vintage photo courtesy of National Fishermen
Representing the Maine Lobstermen’s Association are Sarah Paquette and Jeanie Cushman. 
Chantel Leturneau out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, works for the Nova Scotia Boat Builders Association.
Angela Powell of The First.
Northeast fisheries Observer Program, from left: Aaron Whitman, Charlie Pitts and Kristof Ketch.
Vintage photo courtesy of National Fishermen. 
Olivia Rugo and Sarah Heil.
Claire Tolas.
Vintage photo courtesy of National Fishermen
Alice Andersen.
Randy Cruz and Charlie White for Camden National Bank.
Smithwick and Mariner’s Insurance representatives, from left, are Laurie Woodley, Christopher Smithwick and Suzanne Beilleux.
Gary White for USA Marine Diesel 
Vintage photo courtesy of National Fishermen
Kevin Boughton talks to Wayne Canning of Belfast about Midcoast Marine Electronics.
Journey’s End Marina’s Seth Anderson and Mike Mayo.
Edward Johns
Maine Marine Patrol Major Rene Cloutier and Lt. Jay Carroll.
Free blood pressure screening was available to all attendees. 
Kelly and Lincoln Bedrosian of National magazine display vintage fishing photos dating back to the 1940s. Out of Portland, Bedrosian said his magazine has file cabinets full of photos of the marine industry. (Photos by Chris Wolf)
Dee and Chef Jim Leverso.
Marine Patrol Officers Corrie Roberts and Matt Talbot.
Vintage photo courtesy of National Fishermen
Representing the Maine Lobstermen’s Association are Sarah Paquette and Jeanie Cushman.
Chantel Leturneau out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, works for the Nova Scotia Boat Builders Association.
Angela Powell of The First.
Northeast fisheries Observer Program, from left: Aaron Whitman, Charlie Pitts and Kristof Ketch.
Vintage photo courtesy of National Fishermen.
Olivia Rugo and Sarah Heil.
Claire Tolas.
Vintage photo courtesy of National Fishermen
Alice Andersen.
Randy Cruz and Charlie White for Camden National Bank.
Smithwick and Mariner’s Insurance representatives, from left, are Laurie Woodley, Christopher Smithwick and Suzanne Beilleux.
Gary White for USA Marine Diesel
Vintage photo courtesy of National Fishermen
Kevin Boughton talks to Wayne Canning of Belfast about Midcoast Marine Electronics.
Journey’s End Marina’s Seth Anderson and Mike Mayo.
Edward Johns
Maine Marine Patrol Major Rene Cloutier and Lt. Jay Carroll.
Free blood pressure screening was available to all attendees.
ROCKPORT — The Samoset Resort Saturday was packed with people, all turned out for the 40th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum. Today was the last day of the three-day forum. The day’s activities included the trade show and seminars and it all culminates tonight with a banquet dinner and a dance to cap off the weekend.
The Maine Fishermen’s Forum is an annual event that focuses attention on issues affecting the state’s commercial fishing industry.
The forum attracts several thousand people to the resort from fishing related businesses, government agencies, individual fishermen and public organizations that serve the industry.
The forum happens through a volunteer effort by people who donate time, equipment and services.
Chef Jim Leverso, with his wife, Dee, was conducting one of the seminars at the resort for forum goers. Now in his 14th year of preparing food at the forum, he is not affiliated with any restaurant, but rather works for the Fishermen’s Forum conducting food classes.
“We have lots of fishermen and fishermen’s wives in the audience,’ said Leverso. “They all have fish and seafood squirreled away in their refrigerator and freezers, so this years theme is rather than throw it away, we give creative ways to use it for a whole new meal.”
Although the forum is mostly about equipment and supplies available to commercial fishermen, this reporter was pleasantly surprise by the number of organizations representing health care and insurance options available.
There was a room offering free blood pressure screening and free skin cancer and hearing screening for the fishermen.
Ecology and sustainability played heavily into forums booths.
The following photo gallery high lights a small sampling of what was available at this year’s forum.
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220 Warrenton Street
Rockport, ME 04856
United States
