Daily Archives: July 15, 2013
Shrimp Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will meet 1 p.m. Tuesday
The meeting begins at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, 3505 Arendell St. Morehead City info
Deep Cove Aqua Farms Ltd. of Blandford, Nova Scotia agreed to a $45,000 fine
A South Shore company that buys fish has been fined $47,000 for buying and possessing tens of thousands of kilograms of illegally caught groundfish and clams. continued@chronicleherald
The Long Haul, Part 6 Not Just Fun, Recreational Fishing a Big Business for Massachusetts
Sunrise was half-an-hour off, the sky was brightening, and already fishermen were stationed along the Cape Cod Canal every ten or twenty yards: each a solitary figure, casting, retrieving, and casting again.continued@wcai
The Long Haul Profile –Often what gets left out in discussions of fishing are the families that fishermen leave onshore. The spouse and children, as much as the fishermen themselves, are shaped by an all-consuming job that abounds in uncertainty and risk. link
Commercial striper season opened Sunday with ground to make up – I heard there was some cheating going on to make up some of that ground!
Only licensed fishermen and dealers may sell striped bass, subject to strict reporting requirements. Restaurants may buy bass only from licensed dealers.continued@mvtimes
A reliable source was fishing off of Chatham yesterday. He caught his five fish in short order then spent the whole day, watching the shenanigans of a bunch of guy’s going in and out, making multiple trips. He say’s it will the shortest season ever since the fishery reopened.
ENGO’s Petition EPA to Protect Rivers, Coastal Areas from Polluted Runoff – About time they started doing something substantial to protect the environment!
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and American Rivers, along with Anacostia Riverkeeper, Anacostia Watershed Society, Blue Water Baltimore/Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper, California Coastkeeper Alliance, PennFuture, Potomac Riverkeeper, and the Shenandoah Riverkeeper, jointly filed the petitions calling on EPA to exercise its authority under the Clean Water Act, known as Residual Designation Authority (RDA), on a regional scale spanning EPA Regions 1 (New England), 3 (Mid-Atlantic states) and 9 (Southwest states and California) to manage runoff from sources that are already contributing to violations of state water quality standards.
Bill to ban Lake Erie oil, natural gas drilling reintroduced into legislature
That’s a NO BRAINER, huh? continued@acronlegalnews
National Wildlife Federation sues EPA over invasive species regulations
An environmental group said Wednesday it has sued the federal government, (what a bunch of two faced losers) continued@ldnews
Food of the future: can ‘Frankenfish’ survive politics?
“I have no doubt the FDA will approve a genetically modified animal at some point,” says Kakha Bendukidze, the largest shareholder in AquaBounty Technologies, continued@smartplanet
Commercial Gulf shrimpers in Texas afloat for another season
Greg Seaman, a 49-year-old Palacios native, has managed to stay afloat in a rough business. continued@victoriaadvocate
Multistate agreement in works for Chesapeake Bay
States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are working to have a new cleanup agreement ready by October with clearer goals and greater flexibility and transparency. continued@thestatejournal
We have recieved word of the passing of Gloucesterman Joe Brancaleone, former Chair of the New England Fishery Management Council
This article, written in 1994, could be posted today, and you’d never know the difference. Consider the involvement of all the ENGO activity since then, and look how far we’ve come!
The One that Got Away – Joe Brancaleone’s lifelong friends jeer him at public meetings. But Gloucester’s fish are gone, and he wants them back. Link
If you were looking for fish articles over the weekend,,,,,
We posted l
inks to 58 articles this weekend, from every region and Canada, from science, and ocean industrialization article’s to fishery reports. We posted an AD&F notice about the Herring Seine / Gillnet opener within twenty five minutes of their notice on Saturday evening. When we see it, we post it. For some reason, these things seem important. BH
Criminal or conservationist? Paul Watson marks year at sea after fleeing arrest
“I’m not really a fugitive. It’s just that if I enter a border point then that will immediately send a message to Japan to have me arrested and then extradited,” he says. “The oceans are the last free place on the planet.”
Groups planting eelgrass, vital to the survival of many species on Nova Scotia’s south shore while fighting Green Crabs
The two groups are working on transplanting eelgrass beds that have been nearly wiped-out by the invasive European green crab. According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the green crab is ranked among the 100 worst alien invasive species worldwide. continued@cbcnews
