HARPSWELL ANCHOR • July 16, 2024
A porpoise had gotten stuck in the net of a fish weir when Edward and Georgeann Ackworth spotted it and called on their radio to the emergency channel. Marine Mammals of Maine contacted the Maine Marine Patrol, which was able to reach the fisherman who owns the fish weir. Fisherman Rob Bernat arrived in his skiff and cut the porpoise free. “He literally just sliced (the nets) right open with no concern about his own gear,” Harpswell Harbor Master Paul Plummer said. “He just ripped them open and got that porpoise free, which was really, really cool to see.”