Daily Archives: December 5, 2015
Fishermen’s fundraiser nets massive haul for kids with cancer
A fundraising event by Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer had brought in a record haul for charity this year, selling more than 100,000 lbs of herring in just a few hours. Fisherman Stewart McDonald say he can’t believe the number of people who turned out to support the event, particularly with the brewing storm. “Phenomenal success, huge lineup at 6:00 am when it opened. And even though the weather wasn’t kind people really wanted to hang so it turned out to be fine.” Read the rest here, and like the page 21:04
Study: Offshore wind’s impacts on fisheries unclear; federal report calls for more research
Advocates for regional fishing industries and marine life are concerned about the impacts of offshore wind turbines as deep-pocketed, experienced developers eye construction in ocean waters south of Martha’s Vineyard. The offshore wind industry has been touted as a key piece of New Bedford’s economic future, but advocates’ concerns are reflected in a federal report that says little is known about how turbines could affect fish populations. State Rep. Patricia Haddad, D-Somerset, is sponsoring energy legislation that includes intended to boost turbine development. Read the article here 17:27
Danish company poised to take majority ownership in Quin-Sea Fisheries
One of Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest seafood processing companies is about to undergo a change in ownership, with Royal Greenland of Denmark poised to buy a majority ownership in Quin-Sea Fisheries Limited. Details of the purchase have not been disclosed, and the deal is contingent on the approval of the provincial government. Quin-Sea spokesman Gabe Gregory says it is a positive development for the industry, since Royal Greenland is a very large company with access to an extensive marketing and sales network in Europe and Asia. Read the article here 12:22
Chef Keith Rhodes resigns from N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission after flounder fracas
A prominent local chef has resigned from a state fisheries commission after a vote on flounder fishing restrictions that drew angry debate and social media comments. Keith Rhodes, chef at Wilmington restaurant Catch, resigned his at-large seat on the . His resignation letter was dated Nov. 20, the last day of the commission’s November meeting, during which members voted for limits on flounder fishing championed by recreational fishermen but vigorously opposed by the commercial fishing industry. He was one of six members of the nine-person commission who supported the final rules. Read the article here 11:42
Perils of fishing in high seas keep mother glued to marine radio
Lois Newell didn’t let her ears travel far from “the set” on Friday afternoon. The marine radio crackled and buzzed and broke out from time to time with the voices of the fishermen of Cape Sable Island. She was listening for her son. “All I know is that a wind raised up, a lop hit the boat and that all the men got off,” said the 70-year-old mother, who has spent countless hours listening to the VHF radio for the men of her life. “This morning it was still afloat but drifting, so Andrew’s gone out on another boat to get it.” At about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, the Cape Islander Sarah Elizabeth was making its way,,, Read the article here 11:16
Richard Gaines – December 22, 2011 – Fish appeal claims feds misled, (and did they ever!)
An alliance of fishing interests led by the port cities of Gloucester and New Bedford filed briefs Wednesday arguing that the First U.S. District Court of Appeals should overturn a lower court ruling in June that upheld a radical reorganization of New England’s fishing industry. According to the appeal, the government intentionally circumvented requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and camouflaged the changes in order to transform the groundfishery in a commodities market, trading in catch shares, the appellants argued. Since the start of the new regimen in May 2010, Amendment 16 to the Magnuson-Stevens Act has concentrated control of the industry in a small number of hands while “disenfranchising” a larger number of smaller businesses, according to multiple studies. Read the article here 10:15
Another unlawful action by NOAA – Sam Frontiero, Gloucester
NOAA has already crippled the fishing industry with its junk science, but I guess they have a few more nails to pound into the coffin. They have implemented an observer program in which boats have to bring out observers to track their catch and monitor their fishing because as you know, American fishermen are actually under communist rule and the laws and rights of the American don’t apply to them. So here is the scenario to understand: Read the letter here 08:04
‘We don’t leave our friends behind’
The story is as chilling as it is all too familiar here in America’s oldest fishing village, where for centuries fishermen, in pursuit of the ocean’s bounty, have fallen prey to nature’s full force and elements that inexorably overwhelm all that is human. On Thursday, in the rushing darkness of a winter twilight, the three-man crew of the 51-foot Orin C went into the water and only two emerged safely onto the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 47-foot lifesaving boat out of Station Gloucester. David Sutherland, 47, of 10 Montvale Ave. — known to all along the waterfront as Heavy D — died in the water as the Coast Guard tried to rescue him after his slime eel boat sunk about 12 miles off Thacher Island. Read the article here 07:40
