Daily Archives: January 25, 2013

Tune In to freefish7 radio with your host, North Carolina commercial fisherman Chris McCaffity

This show is designed for you to be a part of and for your convenience. You can listen whenever you want and each episode is only 30 minutes long. You can call in to live shows or ask questions in the comment section. You can even be a guest if there is an issue related to harvesting natural resources you would like to discuss. Thank you for participating and I hope you enjoy the show! Click the links below to listen to archives and see scheduled episodes.
First episode. 1/22/2013
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freefish7/2013/01/22/first-episode-12213  (archived)
Upcoming Q&A episode. 1/26/2013
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freefish7/2013/01/26/qa-episode-12613

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Northeast fishing chief: Devastating cuts coming – said blame for the situation goes to managers, because “we set the rules and clearly the rules have failed.”

Regional regulators will meet Wednesday to decide catch limits for fishermen who chase bottom-dwelling groundfish, such as cod and haddock.y

But committees of the New England Fishery Management Council have already recommended massive cuts fishermen say will cause industry collapse. Read more

The undeniable truth of pollution on offshore oil and gas facilities

The offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico belong to the soverin nation of the United States of America. This government protects this property for the citizens of the United States. Here along the gulf coast we depend highly upon the gulf environment to provide millions of people with jobs surrounding the seafood and recreational fishing industry as well as the travel and vacation industries…..Crude oil produced from offshore oil & gas facilities contain a huge amount of harmful and toxic chemicals which can destroy ocean food chains as well as human life. Crude oil contains such harmful and deadly toxins such as N.O.R.M = naturally occuring radioactive = gama radiation material , Benzyne , Tolulene both of which are cancer causing agents as well as a vast number of other harmful and toxic chemicals, that are absorbed by the sea life and in turn consumed by us . Read more

Saving Seafood investigat​es: Why aren’t fishermen catching their quotas? by John Cooke and Sarah Hanselman

Some observers have expressed the view that current quotas are not being met as the result of a lack of fish. For example, Tom Dempsey, of the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association and a NEFMC member, is quotedlogo by the Associated Press: “There’s a disaster in New England groundfish, but it’s because we can’t catch the quotas we have. And in most cases, that’s because those fish just aren’t there.” However, fisheries experts, industry members, and a number of scientists contend that the problem is not that there aren’t enough fish to be caught, but that current regulations and related factors prevent fishermen from catching them. Read more

Spring test set for Gulf salmon excluders – “It’s an evolution,”

“Think about a salmon stream,” Gauvin said. “Think about a rock in a salmon  stream. A salmon noses up behind that and uses it as a way to get out of the  flow, this thing has dead water above it and so what a salmon will do is it will  rise above that.” Then the salmon goes above the flapper, where floats pull the top of the net  up to create more room, and if they swim forward, they can leave the net. “Pollock can go up there, some of them will, but they can’t swim forward  against the flow,” Gauvin said. Read more

Maine PUC to consider offshore wind project

The Maine Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to deliberate Thursday on the proposal to put four, three-megawatt wind turbines on floating spar-buoy structures tethered to the seabed in 460 feet of water off Boothbay Harbor.A spokeswoman for Statoil tells The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/WWlEjO ) that state approval is critical. Without it, the company may shift focus to Japan or Europe. Read more

Chukchi Trawl Survey Sheds Light on Unexplored Waters by Lauren Rosenthal

Fishing is off-limits in the Arctic, but last summer, a pair of commercial trawlers traveled north to the Chukchi Sea. They were on a scientific mission, to conduct the first-ever comprehensive study of the Chukchi’s ecosystem.

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New Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft now operating out of Air Station Cape Cod

The HC-144 Ocean Sentry, received by Air Station Cape Cod in August 2012, is a more efficient platform with the ability remain in the air for a greater amount of time.

The radar and imagery sensors represent the latest in technologies and the added cargo ramp increases the amount of gear and supplies that can be air-dropped to a vessel or persons in distress. Read more