Daily Archives: August 11, 2013

Coast Guard and State of Alaska personnel are monitoring 65foot fishing tender F/V Fate Hunter grounded near Shoup Bay

uscg-logo450x338_q75Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center watchstanders received a call Sunday morning from the crew of the Fate Hunter, reporting the vessel had run aground near Shoup Bay with four persons on board. The good Samaritan fishing vessel Akemi responded to the scene to assist and safely transported all four persons back to Valdez. No injuries or major structural damage to the vessel were reported. more@uscgnews  22:12

Chris McCaffity – SAFMC Regulatory Amendment 14 Public Comments

I am Chris McCaffity, a commercial fisherman who has been offering simple solutions that would almost eliminate the MILLION+ pounds of dead regulatory discards currently being deducted from our quotas every year. This waste has gone on for years as the council drags its collective feet on solving the problem while rushing unnecessary amendments. This waste helps EDF advance their catch share agenda as they lobby to stack the council deck with supporters of their scheme to privative our public resources.  more here

The State of NY’s culpability is showing – NEW YORK’S ATLANTIC OCEAN STUDY TO SUPPORT OCEAN INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT AND OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY

NEW YORK’S ATLANTIC OCEAN STUDY TO SUPPORT OCEAN INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT AND OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY [email protected]

Benny Peiser: Europe Pulls The Plug On Its Green Future – Slowly but gradually, Europe is awakening to a green energy crisis, an economic and political debacle that is entirely self-inflicted.,,EU members states have spent about €600 billion ($882bn) on renewable energy projects since 2005, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Germany’s green energy transition alone may cost consumers up to €1 trillion by 2030, the German government recently warned. These hundreds of billions are being paid by ordinary families and small and medium-sized businesses in what is undoubtedly one of the biggest wealth transfers from poor to rich in modern European history. Read here

Maine fisheries scientist Maggie Hunter is honored for her work

PORTLAND — A fisheries scientist from Maine has been recognized by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission for her years of contributions to fisheries science and management. more@portlandpressherald

Lobster shell disease: Disease creeping towards Maine coastline

PORTLAND, Maine – A shell disease that has plagued the southern New England  lobster industry for years by making lobsters unsightly and in some cases  unmarketable appears to be creeping northward to the lobster-rich grounds off  the coast of Maine. more here

Fish farms: Dexter government pays big bucks to rag the puck

The recent announcement and commencement of a long and drawn-out process entitled “Independent Aquaculture Regulatory Review” is an almost perfect example of political diversion, delay and deceit. Diversion: The constant harassment of the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture by angry residents of coastal communities, lobster fishermen, angling associations, and citizens concerned about the environmental crisis caused by ocean-based fin-fish farms has been deliberately diverted to a panel of two Dalhousie law professors and a government-appointed board, all being paid from tax dollars to take the heat off minister Sterling Belliveau and the government. more@chronicleherald

Dramm Corp. turns fish guts from Lake Michigan into glorious fertilizer

When you think of Algoma, a city of 3,500 people east of Green Bay, the images that likely come to mind are the pretty red lighthouse, the boardwalk and a stunning view of Lake Michigan — not fish heads, entrails, blood and bones run through grinders like something out of a horror movie. more@jsonline

Unusual fish being caught in Western Washington waters – Atka mackerel and a dorado are among the more strange catches this summer.

Some strange fish have been showing up in Western Washington waters this summer. “We’ve definitely seen a few weird fish this year, and the latest were two Atka mackerel caught at Westport and Ilwaco,” said Wendy Beeghly, a state Fish and Wildlife biologist. more@seattletimes

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update August 11, 2013

rifa“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the update  http://www.rifishermensalliance.com/

DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Activity beckons at Port Angeles Boatyard

The Port Angeles Boatyard continues to be a beehive of activity, although that should not be surprising to anyone. The management of the yard is overseen by individuals who eagerly strive to meet their customers’ needs.  Additionally, there are numerous local qualified tradespeople who are readily available to work on vessels at an owner’s behest.  In addition, Port Angeles’ is one of a dwindling number of yards along the West Coast where a boat owner can work on his or her own vessel. more@peninsuladailynews

Lobstermen union meets for 1st time Sunday at the Portland Regency

Fishermen who are forming the Maine Lobstering Union are gathering Sunday at the Portland Regency. Opening remarks will be open to the public, then the meeting will be closed to begin the process of nominating officers and beginning a process for nominating officers. more@seacoastonline

Alaska fishermen and fish consumers shouldn’t be concerned about the new disclosures of radioactive water leaking into the Pacific Ocean

The amount of radioactive material flowing into the ocean is relatively minimal, compared to the size of the spills that occurred in the wake of the meltdowns that occurred at the site in 2011 following an earthquake and tsunami, said Ken Buesseler, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. more@adn

Use the $10 Million S-K money retrieved from the pilfering NOAA as a Fuel Subsidy for the little guy’s

0001Boat owners, fishermen, net makers, icemen, fuel men, machine shop’s, welders, railway’s vessel supplier’s, electronic shop’s, are the ones that need this measly $10 million dollars, which is a drop in the bucket that NOAA owes the fishing industry in S-K money. read more

Hundreds of salmon stranded in farm ditches

State and federal wildlife officials are scrambling to figure out how hundreds of endangered salmon recently became stranded in irrigation ditches in the Colusa basin, west of the Sacramento River. Finding the answers is a matter of some urgency, because tens of thousands of fall-run Chinook salmon are weeks away from their annual return from the ocean to the Sacramento River and could also become trapped. more@sacbee