Daily Archives: March 3, 2014
Big runs of Columbia River chinook, coho highlight 2014 salmon forecasts
OLYMPIA – Salmon fishing in the ocean and the Columbia River this summer could be great thanks to an abundant run of hatchery coho and a potentially historic return of chinook, according to state fishery managers. Read more here wa.gov 22:38
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini – Winter fisheries are moving into spring. Tons of fishing updates after this
Saturday March 8th is opening day for halibut, state wide. Alaska’s total harvest this year is roughly 20 million pounds. Sablefish is opening as well. In the Gulf – State water cod will be,,Listen, and read more here 19:24
Senate Resources Holds a Confirmation Hearing for Board of Fisheries Member Fritz Johnson
The Senate Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing on Friday for the man who represents the Bristol Bay region on the Alaska Board of Fisheries. KDLG’s Mike Mason listened in and filed this report. Listen to the report 18:58
American Samoa DMWR Director reports on local issues
A crown of thorns or alamea outbreak and the removal of sea cucumbers were some of the issues the director of the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources highlighted during her statement at the 31st US Coral Reef Task Force Meeting. DMWR Director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga is a member of the All Island Committee of the Task Force, which comprises American Samoa, CNMI, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Read more here talaneia.com 16:44
Gulf Red Snapper War: Macaluso: Fight over red snapper has to stop
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It’s amazing to think anyone in Louisiana would try to derail recreational fishing efforts in our Sportsman’s Paradise. Yet, every time there’s a chance to make public comment about the ongoing battle between recreational and commercial fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, especially when it comes to red snapper, the Louisiana Restaurant Association lines up squarely against recreational fishermen. Read more here mysanantonio.com 14:15
BREAKING: Canadian Fisherman flown to hospital after falling overboard BREAKING: TO BE UPDATED
A 40-year-old fisherman was sent to hospital after falling overboard off the South Shore on Monday morning. Read more here 13:28
UPDATE: A 40-year-old man who fell overboard from a lobster fishing boat off the province’s southwest coast is in critical condition, RCMP say. But a spokesman for the military’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax said the man was not breathing when he was recovered from the cold water. “The crew immediately began CPR,” said Major Martell Thompson. It is not known what caused the man to fall. There are reports he may have sustained head injuries. Read more here chronicleherald 15:41
Fin whales killed by Iceland sent through Canada to Japan – Ottawa pressured to stop trans-shipments of whale meat
Toronto lawyer Clayton Ruby has provided the federal government with a legal opinion supporting public cries for Canada to stop serving as a transshipment destination for the trade in meat from endangered whales between Iceland and Japan. Read more here vancouversun.com 11:24
Multi-specific fisheries management assessed for NAFO fishery ground
Several scientific institutions from Spain, Norway and Portugal are collaborating on a project to develop a multi-specific model for the assessment of fish stocks of the fishery ground on the Flemish Cap in the North Atlantic. Read more here fis 11:17
Lobster, Lobster Lobster!
Maine gears up to address looming lobster problem: the high number of inactive lobstermen – “Our industry’s changing. We need to be able to change with it,” Bob Baines of Spruce Head, who chairs the DMR’s lobster advisory council, said. “This is going to be a tough one — but you can’t keep kicking the can down the road. It needs to be dealt with.” Read more here
As the ocean gets warmer, are the lobsters heading to cooler northeast waters? – The lobster catch in zone A, from Schoodic Point east to the Canadian border, is seven times more now than it was just 10 years ago, Train said. “It’s good for them, but zone A, that’s our last zone,” he said, suggesting that maybe 10 years from now the majority of lobsters will have migrated even farther east — to Canadian waters. Read more here 09:01
We’re working to change who manages our fisheries
The 13 voting members of the SAFMC drive federal fishery management policy off the coasts of the Carolinas, Georgia and east Florida. They will decide whether fishermen have the following: Over 1,000 sq. miles of additional, scientifically unjustifiable no-fishing zones or Marine Protected Areas. Job killing “catch shares” schemes. Unnecessary, expensive and intrusive Vessel Monitoring Systems. A red snapper fishery closure that extends beyond the current four years. The two seats up for appointment in June,, Read more here 08:32
Marine protected areas not holding up
“The Canadians and the people in Newfoundland, we have to be open to this,” said Rodolphe Devillers, lead author for the study undertaken by those researchers. “It’s either we want to make the sacrifices safe in terms of access to parts of the water, or then we have to accept that we’re not going to make no difference to conservation and that fish is slowly going to disappear.” Read more here 08:08
Biomedical bleeding may be hurting horseshoe crab population
Electronic data recorders called accelerometers that measure the crabs’ speed and direction were strapped to their backs and the crabs were placed in running wheels in tanks filled with seawater. Read more here 07:35
Shem Creek business closed after 65 years, others fear similar fate
The sign outside Wando Shrimp used to read, “Closed for Today.” Sunday morning, that sign was covered by one that read simply, “Closed.” The Mt. Pleasant seafood business closed for good after a 65-year run. Wando Shrimp is one of several closings on Shem Creek in recent months.”It’s very scary to see people you’ve known your whole life, now they don’t have a job,” he said. Read more here 07:15
