January 15, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 8 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Page S216]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO TED AMES

 Mr. KING. Madam President, today I wish to recognize Mr. Ted 
Ames, of Stonington, ME, as he retires from the board of directors for 
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries, MCCF. Ted has been a lifelong 
member of the Maine fishing community, and his knowledge and expertise 
will be missed by the board of MCCF. Maine fishing communities and our 
entire State are proud of Ted's work and we wish him all the best in 
his retirement.
  Ted was born and raised on Vinalhaven, one of the many vibrant island 
communities off the coast of Maine. Like so many before him, Ted has 
the ocean in his blood; he spent more than three decades as the captain 
of two boats, the F/V Mary Elizabeth and F/V Dorothy M., fishing for 
groundfish, scallops, and lobster. Ted was an early member of the 
Stonington Fisheries Alliance and then founded and served on the board 
of the Penobscot East Resource Center in Stonington, which is now the 
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries. Ted also founded and directed the 
Zone C Lobster Hatchery in Stonington. He is the former executive 
director of the Maine Gillnetters Association and a member of the Maine 
Marine Resources Committee to Establish a Lobster Zone Management Plan.
  Not only did Ted have a long career as a fisherman, but he also 
taught at the University of Maine and Mt. Desert Island High School, 
educating the next generation about chemistry, biochemistry, and 
environmental science. Ted has a M.S. in biochemistry with a specialty 
in tissue culture and 6 years of research experience; he has won 
numerous recognitions including the 2005 MacArthur Foundation's Genius 
Award, Monmouth University's 2007 ``Champion of the Oceans'' Award, and 
was named a visiting coastal studies scholar at Bowdoin College in 
2010. In 2007, he was the Geddes W. Simpson Distinguished Lecturer at 
the University of Maine for his work at the intersection of science and 
history.
  Ted's career clearly shows his passion for ensuring that the 
tradition of fishing is preserved for generations to come. Ted has 
worked to restore cod, haddock, and flounder in the eastern Gulf of 
Maine, working with the Maine Department of Marine Resources to conduct 
interviews with retired fishermen, map historical stock distributions, 
and publish a paper that helped provide the scientific evidence that 
would explain the depletion of the fish in the area.
  Ted has served his community and the State of Maine for many years in 
so many ways, and we are lucky to call him one of our own. While we 
will miss Ted's wisdom, knowledge, and work ethic at MCCF, we wish him 
and his wife Robin Alden nothing but the best in this new 
chapter.

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