Daily Archives: May 4, 2013

The ENGO’s are gearing up for MSA Reautorization: Despite gains, more challenges ahead for U.S. fisheries

Washington Post – Fish stocks off the U.S. coasts, restored to health over the past four decades by cooperation among competing interests and careful management, are threatened anew by warming and   according to a new report and experts who are gathering in Washington this week for a conference on the future of fisheries. continued plenty of Pew pooh here. Bangor Daily News

Restoration efforts put spotlight on once plentiful alewives (“river herring,”)

BDN – Despite alewives being the focus of sometimes contentious efforts to improve their access to Down East Maine freshwater spawning habitats, these migratory fish remain something of a mystery to many, while at the same time remaining a favorite food for wide variety of Maine wildlife. continued

King Cove F/ V Taurus Skipper Marvin H. Love Found Dead near Belkofski

KTUU-TV – ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A skipper of a King Cove fishing boat was found dead in the water near Belkofski Friday around noon, according to Alaska State Troopers. continued

Nova Scotia Lobster prices set to drop as volume increases

Chronicle Herald -The dock price for lobster is about to fall, a Nova Scotia broker predicts. Fishermen were getting $5 a pound Friday, but that won’t last long, said Stewart Lamont, the managing director of Tangier Lobster Co. Ltd. on the Eastern Shore. contined

Bluenose II on course to sail again next month

Halifax Herald – LUNENBURG — The restored Bluenose II is on track to sail again next month despite changes to the plans that have caused some holdups. continued

Interview: Fishing Season Begins -Vito Giacalone – Tom Dempsey on WGBH

Can the small family-owned boats survive or will the remaining fishermen wind up as sharecroppers for someone else’s fleet?

By Rich Eldred – BREWSTER —  Just as big eat the little fish in the sea, Cape Cod’s fishing fleet is being  swallowed by larger pockets that are buying the available quota of cod and other  catch. continued

 

The Mayor’s Desk: Pressing forward for our fishermen – Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk

gdt iconThere was an incredible lineup of political leaders from across Massachusetts at the fishing rally held this past Monday in Boston…What follows is the full text of my remarks on behalf of the city of Gloucester. continued

Cod quotas slashed on Cape Cod

As of Wednesday cod quotas for Cape Cod fishermen have been  slashed 61 percent on Georges Bank and 77 percent in the Gulf of Maine (north of  Provincetown). The bad news is they’ll hardly notice it. “The reality is we were at those levels the last fishing  year. We’ve already taken the cuts. We can’t find codfish,” observed Tom Dempsey  the Policy Director for the Cape Cod Commercial Hook-fishermen’s  Association. continued

 

Department of Fisheries and Oceans gets F in free expression from journalism group

CBC_News_logoAlthough the federal government as a whole received a C-, Fisheries and Oceans Canada was singled out “for its zeal in muzzling scientists and keeping critical research findings from Canadians,” said a news release from Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Thursday. continued

Foreign workers needed at P.E.I. fish plant, says owner

CBC_News_logoA fish plant in western P.E.I. is operating at just 60 per cent capacity because it can’t get foreign workers approved, says one of the owners. Dewis Cooke of South Shore Seafoods told CBC News Friday he’s having a hard time finding local workers,,,, continued

Maine brothers charged with poaching NH eels – caught netting baby eels in the Hampton Falls River and ran from police.

Hey Stu! Drop the bucket.

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Fish and Game officers have two brothers from Maine in  custody and two buckets of baby eels as evidence of what they say is  part of an international eel-poaching operation believed to be driven by  a worldwide shortage of eels. continued

Pensacola is getting nearly 20 million dollars to build a new fish hatchery and research facility.

The “Florida Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery and Enhancement Center” will be built on Bruce Beach, west of Maritime Park. Money for the project is coming from an oil spill (BP? ) recovery fund. Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has been lobbying the state for the cash since 2011.. continued

Virginia Crabbers feel the pinch of slim pickings

Newport News, Va., Daily Press – Michael Diggs of Poquoson has been a waterman for more than 40 years, and says the blue crab harvest as the 2013 season kicks in is slim pickings. “Oh, Lord, things are tight,” Diggs, 62, said Monday. “One good week — since then, it’s been downhill.” During the first week of the crab season in mid-March, he said he was catching 25 to 30 bushels a day around Buckroe and Grandview. His haul dropped rapidly to seven or eight bushels. continued