Daily Archives: December 16, 2012
Fishermen and politicians: A lost alliance
It’s a great sound bite. And for men from New Bedford, Chatham, or Boothbay who have had to tie up their boats because of federal regulations, or withdraw from the fishery altogether to make ends meet, it rings painfully true. 1976 marked the moment when the National Marine Fisheries Service actively took over the regulation of fishing, and today’s fishermen have spent most or all of their careers chafing under catch limits, fishing ground closures,,,,,,Read More http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2012/12/16/fishermen-and-politicians-lost-alliance/IndbdEcJwXIIY0AHcqCs1I/story.html
Peabody Essex Museum
NorCal crab season delayed Daily News
Breaking! Top “Wicked Tuna” Series Boat F/V Hard Merchandise sinks at the dock.
Captain Dave Marciano’s Hard Merchandise sank at the dock in East Gloucester. Details are unavailable at the moment. I would call him, but I’m sure he’s busy, and I’m certain his priority is his boat. There are updates on his Facebook page with much support from well wishers offering their assistance. The origional tip was from GoodMorningGloucester, the premier local blog. She is in the process of being raised.
Dave and his nephew, First Mate Jason Muenzner have become fan favorites. From the website:
Welcome to the website of the F/V Hard Merchandise and Angelica Fisheries!
We are one of Gloucester’s traditional, old school, commercial fishing vessels, working year round to feed the nation.
We are proud to be featured as part of the National Geographic Channel’s show “Wicked Tuna” . We think we are the wickedest tuna boat out there.
A Soap Opera on the High Seas
There are the hits: Discovery’s “Deadliest Catch” (about crab fishermen in the Bering Sea), History’s “Ice Road Truckers” (about truck drivers in the Canadian Arctic) and “Ax Men” (about loggers), all of them among the toprated programs in their networks’ histories. “Motorcycle Mania,” a special that Beers produced for Discovery in 2000, introduced the world to the bike builder Jesse James, proprietor of the now-multimillion-dollar West Coast Choppers brand and then-future-ex of Sandra Bullock. “Storage Wars” — which adapts the high-octane, competition-oriented format of Beers’s earlier hits to the less-rugged world of delinquent-storage-unit auctions — became A&E’s highest rated series ever last year.
Fish Factor: Anchorage tops Alaska for fisherman-per-mile. Compiled by United Fishermen of Alaska
By far, most commercial fishing operations in Alaska are small LLCs or family businesses, and each fishing boat is like an individual store front. Alaska’s harbors can be likened to a “mall in a marina.” UFA is “alarmed” at the lack of public awareness about the economic contributions of the Alaska’s seafood industry, said president Arni Thomson of Anchorage. http://www.thedutchharborfisherman.com/article/1250fish_factor_anchorage_tops_alaska_for
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance – Weekly Update December 16, 2012
“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” http://hosted.vresp.com/1181479/0773d69767/545568053/ad93d20bca/
