Reprinted with permission from Commercial Fisheries News. August 2025. Antonia Small – FishAbility “Whoops!” says Bella, my colleague and traveling companion, as we descend into avalley east of Santa Fe. “We’re two ladies in a Mercedes.” The rental—above our paygrade—had kept us cool through our week in Las Cruces, conferencing at the annualAgrAbility National Training […]
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The annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum will be taking place this year again at the Samoset resort in Rockport on February 27, 28, and March 1st. Maine FishAbility staff will be available each day in the Healthy Fishermen area located in the Penbay room to provide information and resources. Maine FishAbility staff will appear on fishermen’s […]
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By Antonia Small, ERYT-500, Maine AgrAbility, January 2025. I’d rather be with the bears than do yoga,” said Heather Strout Thompson (F/V Gold Digger) when she and I first met. Wild guess: you’ve never set foot in a yoga studio. I mean, it’s hard to know who yoga is for, when it’s advertised as super bendy […]
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By Antonia Small, RYT E-500, Maine AgrAbility, November 2024. Years ago, I stood in the kitchen of a Monhegan lobsterman, admiring his new son. His nephews, ages 4 and 2, were visiting. Someone made the comment to the older boys that it would be their responsibility to show the newborn “the ropes.” Our adult brains […]
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