Daily Archives: August 10, 2013

Coast Guard boatcrews seize 2 lanchas, 700 pounds of catch, and an eight member Mariachi band

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Boatcrews from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island seized two lanchas and detained eight Mexican nationals caught illegally fishing in U.S. waters, Thursday, in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. more@uscgnews

They’re damned good, too!

Asian Tiger Shrimp – Wall Mount ’em!

Stuffed shrimp are decor rather than dinner for some of the folks who have caught the really big sort — invasive Asian tiger shrimp — in the Gulf of Mexico or along the East Coast. Sometimes the shrimp become both food and a wall display. Joe Strange of Joe’s Taxidermy in Houma said he mounted three last year, dining on the meat he removed from the two smallest, about 7 and 10 inches long. [email protected]

Government Considers Protecting Iliamna Harbor Seals Under Endangered Species Act

radio-microphoneMysterious harbor seals are the latest point of contention in the Pebble mine debate as the government considers the possibility of listing Iliamna Lake Harbor Seals on the Endangered Species list. This comes after an environmental group put forth a petition urging the listing. They cite threats from ocean acidification, climate change, and the proposed Pebble Mine.  KDLG’s Ben Matheson has more on the freshwater seals at the center of the debate.  listen@kdlg

The Recovery Plan for the Sunken Fishing Tender Lone Star Includes Towing the Vessel to Dutch Harbor

The large fishing tender that sank in late June in the mouth of a major sockeye producing river in Bristol Bay is still leakingradio-microphone fuel as responders attempt to get the last of the fuel off the vessel. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the details. listen@kdlg

Fishermen: Let charterboats sell excess dolphin

Charterboat crews should be allowed to resume selling part of their dolphin catches, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council members heard at a Thursday hearing in Key Largo. more@keysnet

ASMFC 2013 Summer Meeting Press Releases, Meeting Summaries and Motions

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Meeting Final Agenda  Link

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2013 Summer Meeting Press Releases, Meeting Summaries and Motions  Link  website

Climate, ecosystem linkages explain salmon declines in Maine rivers (lot’s of wacked out comment’s at the article!)

Today, Maine’s rivers flow cleaner than they have in decades. Dams are being torn out, both on the Kennebec and Penobscot rivers. Salmon should be flocking back. Or should they? more@portlandpressherald

MPBN four part series on US / Canadian lobster industry issues by Jay Field – Audio

Maine Lobstermen:  Catch Falls, but Boat Prices Still Low Link

Maine and Canadian Lobster Industries Seek to Balance Competition and Cooperation Link

Maine’s Surging Lobster Haul Shifts Focus to Processing Link

Maine and Canadian Lobstermen Plagued by Same Supply and Demand Issues Link

New reef created to save endangered fish native to James River

Now, the James River Association and its partners are attempting to save the sturgeon – the river’s largest fish – from extinction. Approximately 2,700 tons of rock donated by the Luck Stone Corp. were dropped from a barge provided by Coastal Designs into the river on Friday, July 26, just south of the Varina-Enon Bridge. more@progressindex

Lake Pontchartrain basin commercial fishermen report crippling shrimp and crab shortage – Video

“What caused Lake Pontchartrain basin to not produce like it normally has, I think it is a combination of reasons,” said Patrick. “The closing of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet [MR-GO], the oil spill, things have changed and we don’t have the same circulation we had before. more@wwlt

Gulf of Mexico Rig removals on the rise in shallow water

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement statistics show 629 platforms either not producing or on expired leases and thus eligible for decommissioning as of June. More than 75 percent of those are in shallow water. There were still about 2,500 structures in the Gulf at the beginning of this year. more@dailycomet

Coastal mapping vessel Fredinand R. Hassler, to map the ocean floor along East Coast

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s newest coastal mapping vessel, the Fredinand R. Hassler, commissioned in 2012, will be homeported at the Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex, part of the University of New Hampshire. From there, it is expected to chart the seafloor up and down the East Coast, paying particular attention to the Northeast, including a wide swath of the Seacoast. more@seacoastonline