Daily Archives: July 12, 2013
Senator Murkowski demands answers as Interior Dept’s National Park Service is busted for ENGO Intoxication
This is nut’s! The oh so trendy and hip National Park Service is caught policy making under the influence of the controversial Marine Stewardship Council, the Gen Ex red-headed step child of Boomer World Wildlife Foundation and Monterey Bay Aquarium. It appears the Interior Park Service had a serious lapse in judgement because instead of being responsible, using NMFS FishWatch, the prepaid sustainability vehicle, they succumbed to peer pressure of the foundation funded ENGO strong arming bad seed! Murkowski Demands Answers on Harmful Federal Fish Policies Seafood Coalition Letter
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced Shrimp Season to Close In Majority of State Inside Waters Thursday, July 18,
The following state inside water will remain open to shrimping until further notice: [email protected]
Chum catch down during second day of DIPAC fishery
Fishing slowed down for the eighty-five boats that participated in yesterday’s purse seine fishery in the Amalga Harbor special harvest area. 
This was the second opening for returning DIPAC chum salmon.
New Longliner “Northern Leader” to Begin Fishing in August
One of the world’s biggest and most environmentally friendly cod longliners has begun its journey to Alaska.
The 184 foot Northern Leader has left the shipyard, and after a few days of work in Seattle, it should be fishing for cod in the Bering Sea in about a month. KDLG’s Ben Matheson has the story: Listen
COMMENT: Bill C-45 Continues Gutting of the Fisheries Act by Alex Atamanenko on 12 Jul 2013
The federal Fisheries Act was designed to protect aquatic species, including preventing the dumping of harmful materials into fish-bearing waters. continued@thecastlegarsource
New Design Unveiled for Canadian Coast Guard Lifeboats
“Our Government has invested more in the Coast Guard than any other Government in Canadian history,” said Parliamentary Secretary Kamp. “These new lifeboats will enable the Coast Guard to continue to uphold its commitment to the safety of all people on the water.” continued@ DFO
Dr. Larry D. McKinney, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies – EPA Regulation Blamed for Huge ‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf
The ‘dead zone’ is caused when nitrogen-based fertilizer washes off Midwestern farm fields, and then is washed down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. “We have seen the ‘dead zone’ get bigger as Ethanol is required in our fuels,” he said. McKinney says it’s ironic that the federal agency designated to protect natural resources is directly responsible for killing fish in the Gulf. continued@woai
Gulf-Wide Decreases in the Size of Large Coastal Sharks Documented by Generations of Fishermen
A group of scientists at Dauphin Island Sea Lab have examined 80 years of records from three of the oldest fishing rodeos in the United States, and have seen a marked decrease in the size of certain large coastal sharks. continued@newswire
BP oil still assaulting Gulf beaches, getting more toxic
The Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, BP’s spilled oil is continuing to assault Louisiana’s beaches — and now we have lab tests showing that these giant tar mats are more toxic than ever.
Washington Fish and wildlife officers on patrol for poachers
Sgt. Erik Olson and Officer Mike Apple were looking for crab poachers in the central Puget Sound area Monday. video@kirotv
Cantwell, Herrera Beutler introduce bill to help Washington fishermen
Local fishermen could soon be allowed to refinance federal loans if Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act, a bill championed by U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Washington Democrat, and U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, a Washington Republican, is signed into law. [email protected]
The National Marine Fisheries Service Unacceptable Response to the New England Groundfish Disaster – Where is the Groundfish Mitigation?
From the letter; In July 2012, the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) Executive Committee met with the National Marine Fisheries Service Acting Assistant Administrator Sam Rauch, and Regional Administrator John Bullard to “brainstorm the future of groundfish in 2013 and beyond, especially mitigation alternatives for low ACLs.” Read the statement from the Associated Fisheries of Maine
National Park Service ignores National Marine Fisheries Service FishWatch Program while endorcing two private enterprises eco-labeling programs
Last month the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service (NPS) announced that it was now requiring that vendors at all of the food service establishments in its parks, monuments, etc. serve seafood that is certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council or identified as “green” or “yellow” in reports prepared by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Read the Seafood Coalition notice
The Long Haul, Part 4 – Protected Seals Raise Many Questions
In years past, seal hunters received a bounty of five dollars a nose to keep the population in check. Now, seals are federally protected, and their numbers have been steadily rebounding, with many thousands now living in local waters year-round. They’ve become a major tourist attraction, but local fishermen see the seals as just another threat to their livelihoods. continued@wcai
Gloucester Daily Times Editorial: NOAA ‘openings’ hardly the help fishermen deserve
The announcement by NOAA Northeast Administrator John Bullard that the agency is looking to open up portions of long-closed groundfishing areas primarily off Cape Cod and Nantucket area may seem like a viable gesture in the wake of the
job- and industry-killing Gulf of Maine cod limit cuts and the tight clamps on other stocks that took effect May 1. continued@GDT
NOAA step won’t aid local boats – “The area they want us to fish does absolutely no good to the Gloucester and New England fleet,”
A proposal to open portions of at least two areas previously closed to fishing in the waters off Cape Cod and Nantucket, with tight restrictions, would hold no benefit for Gloucester’s fishermen casting nets from smaller vessels and little for the few working larger off-shore boats, fishermen and others said Thursday. continued@GDT
South Atlantic Region FISHERY BULLETIN – Fishermen are reminded that the red snapper season in will not open in July 2013.
The opening of the commercial and recreational fishing seasons for red snapper will not occur in July 2013. info here
A controversial halibut catch sharing plan is once again up for public comment in Alaska
The National Marine Fisheries Service published the proposed halibut catch sharing plan June 28, with 45 days for public comments. The plan creates a combined catch limit for the commercial and charter sectors, with each receiving a 
percentage of the allowed harvest, beginning in 2014. continued@alaskajournal
