Daily Archives: January 27, 2014

Oil spill conference touches on Gulf fisheries and social toll in communities

MOBILE, Alabama – Researchers discussed Monday some of the uncertainties and challenges of dealing with the fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Conference. Read [email protected]  22:56

Acoustics comments extended; Walmart seals AK salmon deal, BOF at UCI

FISH-With-Mic-Logo-GRAPHIC-303-x-400-e1360148757522This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – More time to comment on acoustics, Wal-Mart updates and more – after this –Listen @alaskafishradio  20:00

The Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries meeting starts this Friday.

Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Anchorage, January 31–February 13, 2014 on Upper Cook Inlet Finfish    information here  17:42

EDITORIAL: Reviving groundfish

Even heavily overfished, nearly depleted groundfish stocks can fully recover. That, says Dalhousie University marine biology professor Boris Worm, is the underlying message in the stunning rebound of haddock stocks — from near collapse to waters teeming with fish — on Georges Bank. Read more@chronicleherald  17:26

Hawaii longline boats face lower tuna catch quota

HONOLULU (AP) – Hawaii’s longline fishing boat owners expect their sales of ahi will drop by millions of dollars under an agreement in which the United States will reduce its longline tuna catch for three years starting in 2015. Nearly 90 percent of the total U.S. longline catch of bigeye tuna is caught by Hawaii boats.  Read more@hawaiinewsnow   Tales of a Hawaii Longliner here 17:06:12

Fisherman bit in the ass by sea lion in Sitka!

A 19-year-old crewman sitting on the railing of a fishing vessel in Sitka received minor injuries Sunday after a sea lion bit him from behind, according to Alaska State Troopers. Read more@ktuunews  16:45

Celebrating Alaska Seafood

FISH-With-Mic-Logo-GRAPHIC-303-x-400-e1360148757522This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. It’s time to celebrate seafood. I’ll tell you more after this Listen @fishradio  15:52:33

Important meetings in Florida and Georgia this week! – Council for Sustainable Fishing

council_fishing_headerThis week, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will conduct public input meetings in Florida and Georgia on proposed fishery management plan amendments that will affect the black sea bass trap fishery, gray triggerfish, Spanish and king mackerel, and how Annual Catch Limits are calculated on some unassessed snapper-grouper species. Click here for the public meeting schedule, how to submit written comments and the amendment documents.  15:25  Click here for Council for Sustainable Fishing

Advance notice of proposed rulemaking​; request for comments; American Lobster Fishery; Control Date for Lobster Conservati​on Management Areas

nmfs_logoAt the request of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, this notice announces a control date that may be applicable, but not limited to, limiting the number of permits or traps a business entity may own in Lobster Conservation Management Area 3 or in any of the Lobster Conservation Management Areas. NOAA Fisheries NMFS intends this notice to promote awareness of possible rulemaking, alert interested parties of potential eligibility criteria for future access, and discourage speculative entry into and/or investment in the American lobster fishery while the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and NOAA Fisheries NMFS consider if and how participation in the American lobster fishery should be controlled. The deadline for providing comments on this action is February 26, 2014Click here for more information  14:31

Meet the Fisherman:: Fred Bennett

When he began fishing 35 to 40 years ago, almost all cod fishermen were hook fisherman except for a few draggers.”On a typical day trip, you would fish 4,500 hooks, all hand baited,” he says. “In the early stages of my career, I would get the guys,,  Read more@wickedlocal Recipe for COD ORVIETTO included 14:11

Portsmouth: New England Fishery Management Council Meeting – January 28-30, 2014

nefmc logoFull council Meeting at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 – NEFMC January Council Meeting Webinar Registration here    Meeting Agenda here 13:38

Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) – Public Meetings Scheduled: Preserving and Protecting MA Groundfish Industry

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is developing a plan to help protect, preserve and strengthen the Commonwealth’s commercial groundfish industry during the ongoing fishery disaster caused by substantially reduced catch limits. Schedules, and locations. Read [email protected] 11:49

Canada bids to develop a national lobster brand

CANADIAN lobster fishermen are looking at plans to develop a distinctive national brand for its most popular shellfish. Read more@fishupdate  09:22

‘Recreational’ oyster farm proposed on Little Bay at Durham, NH

DURHAM — Amid a surge in commercial aquaculture across the Great Bay region, one group is planning the first-ever recreational oyster farm. Read more@fostersdailydemocrat  09:10

The photography of Joel Woods

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