Daily Archives: April 22, 2014
Skyrocketing shrimp prices put squeeze on restaurants, stores
The price of shrimp has skyrocketed in the last four years, with the price for the largest shrimp increasing from $6.40 per pound in 2010 to $10.05 per pound. chron.com Read more here 20:37
All in the ‘Deadliest Catch’ Family: Capt. Sig Hansen Explains Why His 18-Year-Old Daughter Is Joining the Northwestern Crew
Sig Hansen and his crab boat, the Northwestern, have been with “Deadliest Catch” since the beginning. His tough but caring style has made him a favorite with fans for the past nine seasons, but has also caused trouble. yahoo.com Read more here 19:27
Maine Baby Lobster Decline Could End High Catches
YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) _ Scientists say the number of baby lobsters settling off the rocky coast of Maine continues to steadily decline – possibly foreshadowing an end to the recent record catches that have boosted New England’s lobster fishery. mpbn Read more here 16:39
Morrissey, (who?) attacks Canada over seal hunt
In his own words: “Gail Shea, the Federal Fisheries Minister for Canada, says that baby seals are ‘killed humanely,’ and explains how the baby seals are shot by high-powered rifles.” (Note: A Rolling Stone piece points there that there is no record of Shea actually saying those words, although she has been quoted as supporting the seal hunt on several occasions.) globeandmail.com Read more here 16:17
In pictures: Florida fisherman catches 805lb Mako shark then barbecues and eats it with his friends
A DETERMINED fisherman caught a record-breaking 805lb Mako shark – and then barbecued and ate it with his friends. Joey Polk, 29, and his two cousins Earnie Polk, 43, and Kenny Peterson, 21, battled the 11ft predator for more than an hour before finally hauling it onto the beach. dailyrecordco.uk Read more here 16:04
60% of Japanese support whale hunt, 14% eats whale meat
The survey comes less than a month after the United Nations’ top court ruled the annual mission to the Southern Ocean by Japanese whaling vessels was a commercial hunt masquerading as science in a bid to skirt an international ban. Read more here 15:55
Fisherman’s Finest LLC Fishing Corporation Guilty of Illegal Fishing
(CORDOVA, Alaska) – Fisherman’s Finest LLC., a Washington based corporation and owner/operator of multiple commercial trawling vessels, pleaded guilty in a Cordova Court yesterday to illegal fishing with Non-Pelagic Trawl gear in state waters that were closed to the use of trawl gear. alaskanativenews.com Read more here 15:23
Maine elver dealer: Season starts late with lower prices, ‘saner’ system
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s short but lucrative elver fishing season has started slowly, by all accounts, and prices are down dramatically from the 2012 peak of more than $2,000 per pound. Read more here 15:01
The Magnuson Stevens Act and it’s Ten Year Rebuilding Timeline: Science or Fiction? By Meghan Lapp
The arbitrary nature of a ten year rebuilding requirement is not a new issue. No scientific basis or analysis was involved at all in choosing a period of ten years. The requirement was a purely political decision. In fact, there are no scientific grounds for justifying any specific value as a standard for a fish stock rebuilding time. For the past several years, scientists, fishermen and Congress have highlighted the need for reconsideration of this provision. Read more here 13:44
High Prices, Low Production; Gulf Oysters at Zero Population
From Texas to Florida, the number of oysters harvested in the Gulf is at one of the lowest on record. Three years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, oyster industry experts have no answers on the cause of the steep decline; especially on public grounds relied upon by commercial fishermen. gulfseafoodnews Read more here 12:51
Fish and Game Getting Ready for the Sockeye Fishery in Bristol Bay
The 2014 sockeye fishery in Bristol Bay is still a couple of months away but preparations for the fishery are already underway. KDLG’s Mike Mason reports about how the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is getting ready for the season. Listen at kdlg 12:07
Watchdog groups fear seismic testing ‘assault’
MIDDLETOWN — Dozens of area advocacy groups and officials are seeking to delay a seismic testing program they say could have drastic impacts along the Jersey Shore. “Every day, 24/7, for 30 days in a very concentrated area off the Jersey Shore. … It’s pretty clear there is going to be harm.” gmnews.com Read more here 11:38
New England Fishery Management Council Meeting April 22-24, 2014 Mystic, CT
Agenda information is here, LISTEN LIVE!!!! ( so they claim!, Webinar registration is here. 07:22
2 cited for 2 cited for trawling in closed season
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two Louisiana men have been cited for allegedly trawling for shrimp during a closed season in Terrebonne Parish. Read more here 07:08
