Daily Archives: December 11, 2015
Coast Guard announces Captain of the Port closures for all of Pacific Northwest entrances
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard’s two Captains of the Port have closed all maritime entrances in the Pacific Northwest, Friday, due to severe sea conditions and large amounts of debris in the water. In Oregon, the ports of Chetco River in Brookings; Coos Bay; Umpqua River in Winchester Bay; Siuslaw River in Florence; Yaquina Bay in Newport; Depoe Bay; Tillamook Bay in Girabaldi; and the Columbia River are closed to all traffic. In Washington the port of Grays Harbor in Westport; and Quillayute River in LaPush are closed. Read Press Release Here 23:26
Discard ban delayed
Fishing leaders are high about cod and haddock quotas being set to rise significantly. They are also relieved a plan to introduce a discard ban on cod in three weeks has been delayed by 12 months. However stalled negotiations over Faroe’s right to catch a large percentage of its mackerel quota in EU, especially Scottish and Shetland waters, has aggravated local fishermen. Shetland Fishermen’s Association executive officer Simon Collins said the current agreement is “hopelessly skewed” in favour of Shetland’s Scandinavian neighbours. Read the article here 18:27
How the real-life inspiration for Moby Dick surfaced on the big screen
On November 20, 1820, a Nantucket whaling ship named the Essex was on a routine expedition when it was suddenly struck by an 80-ton sperm whale in the middle of the South Pacific. The ship, which was led by a 29-year-old captain named George Pollard, Jr., was destroyed, leading the crew on an epic journey of fate, fear and cannibalism. Their tale of survival would eventually serve as inspiration for Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick.” The true story of the Essex has also been documented by Pulitzer Prize-nominated in his book “In the Heart of the Sea.” Fast forward nearly 200 years after the Essex disaster, and Philbrick’s book, has been adapted for the big screen. Audio, Read the article here 18:10
What Happens to “Excessively Soaked” Sole Fillets?
Sodium Tripolyphosphate (STPP) is an inorganic compound mostly used for preserving frozen meat and seafood products. Used in trace amounts, STPP preserves the water content inside the flesh. This video shows during a cook test what happens to a Sole Fillet when it has been “Excessively Soaked” with STPP… Watch the video here 17:16
Sen. Charlie Albertson: Preserving Waterfront Access in NC
Senator Charlie Albertson was interviewed to explore his role in passing the Waterfront Access and Marine Industry Fund, which protected waterfront parcels of real estate for commercial and recreational uses. Senator Albertson explains he learned from his colleagues the value of protecting access for the commercial fishing industry and the value of North Carolina’s fish houses to the state’s coastal heritage, and how they all wanted to do something to help protect that heritage. Watch the video here 16:34
Oregon and South Carolina lawmakers protect U.S. Coast Guard air stations in Newport and in Charleston
A provision included in the U.S. Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2015 will keep the air station in Newport open for at least two more years. U.S. Coast Guard air stations in Newport and in Charleston, South Carolina, would be protected for another two years under a bill moving through Congress. Oregon and South Carolina lawmakers had won a one-year reprieve for the air stations after the Coast Guard targeted the posts last year for closure because of budget constraints. Read the article here 15:44Bi Partisan push to stop East Coast Oil/Gas Exploration
U.S. Rep Mark Sanford and nearly three dozen fellow House members increased pressure Thursday to curtail the search for oil and gas off the Atlantic coast because of environmental and economic concerns. In a letter Thursday to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s director, the House members said using seismic testing “is an enormously disruptive activity in the ocean’’ that could hurt both and endangered whales. Read the article here 15:26
Friday Tomfoolery with Sylvia Earle, the woman that would pass on the Pollock but would eat your Poodle!
So, Sylvia Earle, renowned Biologist, and anti fishing crusader, delivered her remarks to some of the biggest hypocrites in our history, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21). Read Weaving a Tapestry of Hope for Ocean and Earth (click here) Despite its absence from the official agenda, Dr. Earle has helped give the ocean a voice at COP21. She spoke of the importance of ensuring a future with coral reefs in conversation with Sir David Attenborough, Sir Richard Branson,,,, Click here for past Friday Tomfoolery’s 14:56
Seal pelts on your shopping list? Coleman’s flyer features unusual item
It’s something you might not expect to find at your local grocery store, but retailer Coleman’s says selling seal pelts is good business. The grocery chain has been selling pelts since last year, but a recent flyer ad featuring Newfoundland seal pelts for $129 and up sparked interest on Twitter. “Once we did list them with our stores I know there were a few raised eyebrows, even from our management team once [buyer] Matthew Coleman suggested. ‘let’s sell seal pelts,’ but they just took off with such approval from the customers.” Read the article here 14:09
Video Report – EU prawn ‘discard ban’: Northern Ireland fishermen apply for waste licence
Fishermen say they have been forced to apply for a waste licence to dump prawns at sea because of a new rule that stops fish being thrown overboard. Watch the video here 08:49
Police seek New Bedford fisherman after knife and hammer attack
Police are searching for a 42-year-old city man who hit a 28-year-old man with a hammer and stabbed him in the abdomen on Acushnet Avenue Wednesday morning, New Bedford Police Detective Lt. John Chaves said. A warrant is out for the arrest of , 42, with a last known address of 165 Hathaway St. Hudson is a fisherman, and Port Security was looking for the boat he works out of but the boat wasn’t in port, Chaves said. The warrant charges Hudson with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife), assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (hammer) and assault and battery. Read the article here 08:11
Friends and family remember lost fisherman David “Heavy D” Sutherland – ‘No angel, but a miracle’
The tableau could not have been more perfect through the expansive windows lining the back wall of the Tavern on the Harbor, as the Gloucester fishing family collected at midday Thursday to say goodbye to David R. Sutherland. The previous week had been a difficult one, not only for Sutherland’s family and longtime girlfriend Susie Byrd, but for all of those who knew the big man, either from the docks and the waterfront or from the Crow’s Nest, where Byrd tends bar and the couple first met. Sutherland often referred to the renowned Gloucester watering hole as “his office.” If he bought you a drink there, he insisted it come in a substantial glass that was not for the meek. It was known as a “Heavy D” drink. Read the article here 07:37
