Daily Archives: November 18, 2013
Virginia’s oyster harvest hit 406,000 bushels for the 2012-2013 season – biggest in 26 years
Virginia’s oyster harvest hit 406,000 bushels for the 2012-2013 season, outpacing the previous year by nearly 60 percent and marking the largest harvest since 1987, officials say. The previous year’s oyster harvest in Virginia was 257,000 bushels — 124,000 bushels from public oyster grounds and 133,000 bushels from aquaculture operations. [email protected] 21:25
New foundation looks to rewrite federal fisheries act with help from Montauk fishermen
Commercial fishermen in Montauk got a chance to meet with a new group of advocates for fisheries reform at Inlet Seafood last Friday afternoon. The Center for Sustainable Fisheries, based in New Bedford, Mass., is planning to do nothing short of rewriting the 1976 federal Magnuson-Stevens Act, which they believe stifles fishermen while doing little to protect the health of fisheries. more@eastendbeacon 20:59
BP Oil spill claims process still stalled
Due to procedural complications of the BP civil claims process, money that was dedicated to certain kinds of claims is sitting idle. The Seafood Compensation Program was created to dedicate money to the claims of those who commercially harvest seafood on the coast, specifically for the owners of fishing vessels, fishermen and members of a boat’s crew. more@dailycomet
Electronic Monitoring Systems Need to be Fishermen Tested and Fishermen Approved – This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini
It’s the fishermen who will shape Alaska’s electronic monitoring program. Fish Radio has talked about the need for volunteer boats to test out new electronic monitoring systems. But what does the new onboard technology actually involve for fishermen? listen@fishradio 19:49
Dr. Louis Daniel, Director of the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries new chairman of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
A 1995 graduate of the Ph.D. program in William & Mary’s School of Marine Science at VIMS, Daniel has served as an ASMFC Commissioner since 2007. Established in 1942, the Commission is a deliberative body of the Atlantic coastal states, coordinating the conservation and management of 25 near-shore fish species from Florida to Maine. Daniel replaces Paul J. Diodati of Massachusetts. more@vims,edu 15:33
Carillion Canada to Pay $250,000 for Federal Fisheries Act Violations
Following a full investigation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, chargeswere laid against Carillion Canada Inc., and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. The charges followed the repeated deposits of sediment into the Magnetawan River watershed due to insufficient sediment and erosion control measures. more@DFO 14:43
Brussels-based (CETA) memo contradicts Canadian statements – says N.L. fish will help European processors
“I have to talk to both Canadian and European trade people (about this),” Simms told The Fisheries Broadcast, adding that his next question is, “To what extent do processors in the European Union want the raw material from the Newfoundland and Labrador coast to feed their plants?” THEY WANT IT ALL!! more@cbcnews 14:31
The discussion on CETA and the $400 million fisheries fund is hitting on a recurring question: is there enough information out there about the proposed plans? We’ll look at how the debate is shaping up politically, from the viewpoint of three very different participants. Listen, thefisherybroadcast
Fisheries Minister Gail Shea supports lobster report – Maritime Lobster Panel made 33 recommendations to improve industry
Among the report’s 33 recommendations included a levy on every pound of lobster landed so that money could be used to market the product. Another suggestion was that lobster prices be set before fishermen head out for the season. Shea has some of her own recommendations for the lobster industry as well. more@cbcnews 14:16
Our Voice: Thumbs up to Hastings and Cantwell – Close the buffet – “Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act,”
To the House Committee on Natural Resources for approving the “Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act,” which would protect endangered Columbia River salmon from California and Steller Sea Lions. [email protected] 14:06Center for Sustainable Fisheries President Dr. Brian Rothschild to recieve Highliners Lifetime Achievement Award at the Pacific Marine Expo
Chief Operating Officer Kate Kramer said, “He is receiving the Highliners Lifetime Achievement Award, which is typically given to those on the front lines of the fishing industry to recognize the work they’ve done,” The fledgling Center for Sustainable Fisheries introduced itself to fishermen in Mauntauk, N.Y. on Friday as its president headed west. Bonnie Brady, executive director of the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association in Montauk, arranged the session and about 15 fishermen attended. more@southcoasttoday 13:35
The Gulf Seafood Institute Position Paper Details it’s Platform for MSA Reauthorization
The Gulf Seafood Institute (GSI) has authorized a position paper detailing the organizations platform on the upcoming reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). The position paper has been presented to the House Resources and Senate Commerce Committees during recent meetings on Capitol Hill. [email protected] 13:05
A year ago today – F/V Twin Lights sank taking Captain Jean Frottier – CG report due
PROVINCETOWN — A year ago today, the Twin Lights scallop boat sank 2 miles north of Race Point Light. Capt. Jean Frottier of Wellfleet, attempting to free fishing equipment reportedly entangled in another fisherman’s lobster traps, went down with his boat. In the coming weeks, the Coast Guard expects to release a report of its investigation, Frottier left behind his wife, Laurie, two daughters and a son. more@capecodtimes 07:55 Donate to the Frottier Family Fund
Using more scallop parts could create new industry
Point Judith scallop captain Michael Marchetti had a conversation with Peg Parker, the executive director of the Rhode Island-based Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation. They talked about scallop guts, or viscera, Fishtown Local: Feds’ cruelest joke of all – It’s not so economical comical now that “real job’s” are at stake, eh?
Can I believe what I’m reading? (Yes, you can) Is this some kind of colossal joke? (No, it’s not!) It seems more like a story from The Onion, which specializes in sick humor on the national level. But yes, it’s true. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Democrat from Maryland has had a running battle with NOAA for years, accusing it of operating without congressional oversight and incorporating a flawed decision-making process, particularly in the Chesapeake Bay region. (Well, it’s much more than that, Gordon.) more@GDT 00:11
