Daily Archives: November 26, 2015
Alaska, British Columbia sign transboundary MOU
Gov. Bill Walker and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark signed a Memorandum of Understanding Wednesday morning committing to cooperation on transboundary issues, particularly related to concerns about mines on the Canadian side of the border that share waterways with near Southeast Alaska. The MOU will create a Bilateral Working Group on the Protection of Transboundary Waters that will facilitate the exchange of best practices, marine safety, workforce development, transportation links and,,, Read the article here 12:30
Underwater footage of US dog diving for live lobster
A US man has trained his beloved pooch to jump off his boat and into the ocean to catch live lobster. The unbelievable events have all been caught on an underwater camera. The owner, Alex Schulze, has trained his Labrador to dive down and pick up the lobster with his mouth and bring the catch back to the boat. Watch the video here 10:26
Buy-Low Foods removes all ‘red-listed’ seafood from shelves
Buy-Low Foods is no longer selling seafood classified as “red-listed” or unsustainable by SeaChoice, a national sustainable seafood program. That means types of farmed salmon, king crab, Atlantic cod, and other popular species are gone from the store. The grocery chain, which operates in B.C. and Alberta, is the first major grocer in North America to take this step, according to SeaChoice. Who is SeaChoice? Another ENGO. Read the article here 10:13
Prospects unclear in ‘crab country’; state committee to discuss delay’s impacts
Being the sole proprietor of his commercial fishing operation for the last three years, Eureka resident Bob Borck said one of the important skills of the job is being able to live with uncertainty. While he’s seen delays in the Dungeness crab season caused by price disputes or meat quantity requirements, Borck said the indefinite delay caused by the presence of a potent neurotoxin along the entire West Coast is making the prospects of this season unclear. “We’ve never been here before,” he said. “There is no real way to tell.” What Borck does know is that he still needs to pay the bills — not only for moorage and insurance for his fishing vessel,.. Read the article here 08:34
Coast Guard Alternate Safety Compliance Program- New regs likely will add to cost of fishing
Boat owners should be bracing for a new round of regulations for older boats more than 50 feet in length. The Alternate Safety Compliance Program, part of the U.S. Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2010, is due to take effect in 2020, which seemed far into the future when it was first proposed, but is now only a bit more than four years away. However, the rules have to be written by 2017 in order to give boat owners time to come into compliance. Boats built before July 15, 1995, an estimated 90 percent of the fleet, will have to be in compliance by 2020, but the problem is that the regulations have not even been written yet. Read the article here 08:13
