Daily Archives: September 7, 2013
MacKinley needs own own plan for marketing lobster, not Maine’s: LaVie
Fisheries Minister Ron MacKinley has abandoned Island Lobster fishermen entirely and has no plans of any kind to work with fishermen, says PC Fisheries Critic Colin LaVie. “The Governor of Maine is supporting his fishing industry. Why is Ron MacKinley not doing the same?” asked LaVie. more@dailybusiness 23:13
Can impact investing successfully cross from land to sea? Or better yet – Can Hedge Fund Powered ENGO’s Weasel Your Fishery Away from You?
As impact investors savvy about food and agriculture ventures seek their first ocean deals, here’s what they need to know. “We see tremendous opportunity because of issues and gaps in the marketplace,” said Taryn Goodman, director of impact investing at RSF Social Finance, during an ocean investing panel Wednesday at the Social Capital Markets conference in San Francisco. more@thguardian
Impact investing is one form of socially responsible investing and serves as a guide for various investment strategies.Impact investments are investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. Think EDF. more@wikipedia 13:26
AgriMarine Signs a Term Sheet to Acquire West Coast Fishculture – The British Columbia Speculators
Under the terms and conditions of the Term Sheet, AgriMarine Industries Inc., a subsidiary of AgriMarine Holdings Inc., would acquire all of the outstanding shares of West Coast Fishculture (Lois Lake) Ltd. and West Coast Fishculture Ltd. (jointly referred as “WCFC“) for cash…Forward-looking statements are statements that relate to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address a company’s expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expect”, and “intend”, statements more@marketwired 11:02
Two companies race to be first in offshore wind that will encroach on our fishing areas. The politicians are just giddy about it!
“Cape Wind and Deepwater Wind are both ‘in the running’ for building America’s first offshore wind farm, we think we will be first and they think they will be first. It is a good-natured ‘competition.’ The reality is we both wish each other well because our success will help them and their success will help us,” Cape Wind spokesman Mark Rodgers said. “We are just in the early stages of launching the U.S. offshore wind industry and at this stage getting ‘steel in the water’ is incredibly important. So no, there is no concern at either company that the other’s moving forward would have any negative effect.” more@southcoasttoday 10:46
Not everyone happy about shark tagging off Chatham – “The methods they use appall me,” Skyler Thomas, “Stop OCEARCH” campaign.
We … are already failing to act in a responsible way to conserve sharks,” he said. “We have the data. It has simply been ignored. The best thing we can do for the sharks is get out of their way and leave them alone.”
Shark scientists already know nursery areas and migration patterns, Thomas added. more@wickedlocal 10:17
NOAA: Stay away from marine mammals
Incidents of humans sneaking too close to marine wildlife for that perfect photo or simply for a better look, is nothing new, but it seems people just haven’t learned, despite an increase in close calls. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration recently distributed a release reminding locals and tourists alike, to back off. more@bristolbaytimes 07:37
Coast Guard responds to F/ V Adrianna aground near Grays Harbor, Wash.
At approximately 3:20 a.m., watchstanders at Sector Columbia River received a report over VHF marine radio channel 16, from the crew of the F/VAdrianna stating that they had run aground on the sandy beach just south of the Grays Harbor South Jetty. It was also reported by the vessel master that a “crewmember fell asleep at the wheel”. more@uscgmewv 03:07
