(Tom Roth 033 or 035 by Rich Obrey) – Commercial fisherman Tom Roth of Buxton pounded ice from his boat “Kelly Sea” to stay afloat at sea during a January storm in the Atlantic. Because of federal rules, he says fisherman are endangered trying to save allotted hours of days at sea.

(hard copy) -Ladened with ice from a January storm, the “Kelly Sea,” a fishing boat owned by Tom Roth of Buxton, safely rests at a dock in Portland. Courtesy of Kelly Roth