Holy Mackerel
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- August
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I don’t know about their spiritual state, but this tub was full of Atlantic mackerel. This is my last Maine-vacation post (go here to see another). 
During one of our last nights in Maine, we went to a harborside lobster pound so my wife could have lobster. Right outside, the locals gather on a dock to fish. They were pulling in mackerel and attracting the attention of tourists, plus the attention of a harbor seal.
Whenever the seal would come in to steal some of the chum the fishermen threw in the water to attract the mackerel, the tourists would rush to that edge of the dock. That caused the dock to tilt REALLY close to the water, annoying some of the fishermen – who were already unhappy with the seal’s presence.
Anyway, this one guy was keeping his catch in this vat that sat in the water, allowing the fish to swim in circles as they awaited their fate. Apparently, the fish are an environmentally friendly choice for dinner.Â
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Journal News staff writer Greg Clary writes Earth Watch, reporting on environmental issues in the lower Hudson region. Clary has been a reporter, editor and columnist at the Journal News since 1988 and has covered police and courts, transportation, municipal government, development and the environment in the Lower Hudson Valley, among other topics. 
Laura Incalcaterra covers the environment, open space and zoning and planning issues for The Journal News. A Boston College graduate, Laura grew up in Rockland, attended East Ramapo schools and has worked for The Journal News since 1993. Laura has written features and covered North Rockland, crime, government and a host of other issues.
Mike Risinit covers Patterson and Kent in Putnam County, as well as environmental topics touching on the Hudson River and the Great Swamp. Risinit has been a reporter at The Journal News since 1998.
