Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague, Jon Johansen Engineers: Pepin Mittelhauser, Amy Browne BoatTalk is the call-in show for people contemplating things naval This month: A follow-up show from the Dec 13, 2022 show with several knowledgeable people talking about whale entanglements. Also the boatyard report and a discussion of the golden globe race and more. Guest/s: Peter Stein Scientifics Solutions, Portland, Me. Jeremy Willey Lobsterman, Owls Head Rep. William “Billy Bob” Faulkingham, House Republican Leader, Maine State Legislature About the hosts: Alan Sprague is a retired boat carpenter and a volunteer at WERU for over thirty years. He and the late Mike Joyce started Boattalk in 2003 and Alan carries on. Jon Johansen is the editor and roving reporter for the Maine Coastal News. He is Chairman of the Board of the Penobscot Marine Museum, President of Maine Built Boats, President of Maine Lobster Boat Racing, and Director of the International Maritime Library in his spare time.