Daily Archives: August 21, 2021

Video – U.S. Coast Guard medevacs a fisherman 65 miles east of Virginia Beach

A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 46-year-old man reportedly suffering from symptoms of a heart attack approximately 65 miles east of Virginia Beach, Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia received the initial report at approximately 1:15 p.m. from the captain of the 140-foot fishing vessel Persistence, stating that a member aboard the ship was experiencing possible heart attack symptoms. >click for video< 19:38

,,,Hurricane Henri Moving Faster To The North-East,,,

At 500 PM EDT, the center of Hurricane Henri was located near latitude 36.3 North, longitude 71.4 West. Henri is moving toward the north-northeast near 18 mph (30 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through tonight. A decrease in forward speed and a turn toward the north-northwest is expected on Sunday. On the forecast track, Henri is expected to make landfall on Long Island or in southern New England on Sunday. >click to read< – National Weather Center, >click here< 17:10

Lack of fish forces Bella Coola Valley Seafoods to close its door

“There’s no fish,” says Ed. “How are you going to run a business with only four or five openings a year?” The Central Coast commercial gill net fishery opened in June for Spring salmon. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans was anticipating a very poor Chum season again this year, for the third year in a row, and no commercial gillnet fishing openings were made available for Chum. “On July 5 we had our last opening for Spring salmon. After that it was completely shut down for us to gillnet,” says Ed. “The gillnet fishers were really shocked because the decision to close the fishery came from Ottawa and not from local DFO officials.” 4 photos,  >click to read< 15:03

Illegal fishing nets seized on Fraser River by DFO

Fishery officer Mike Fraser, DFO detachment commander for Fraser East, Conservation and Protection (C&P), said right now there are 16 active investigations underway into illegal fishing. About 160 of the seized illegal gillnets came from the Lower Fraser, from the mouth of the river, to just past Yale. “We’ve been getting eight to 10 nets a week,” Despite what they described as “high compliance,” from area First Nations, DFO said it has received “an increase in public reports” of illegal fishing in a few areas, as well as illegal fish sales. “As a result, we are increasing our enforcement activities, particularly at night.” >click to read< 13:32

Hurricane Warnings In Effect for Parts of Long Island and southern New England

11:00 AM EDT Sat Aug 21, Location: 34.4°N 72.5°W, Moving: NNE at 14 mph – Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings are in effect for portions of Long Island, New York, and southern New England with Henri. Henri is expected to accelerate northward on Saturday and make landfall in Long Island or southern New England on Sunday. In addition to hurricane conditions and dangerous surge, heavy rainfall may lead to considerable flooding in parts of New England Sunday into Monday. >click to read< – National Weather Center, >click here< 11:10

North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for August 20, 2021

Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<

Jason Daniel Campbell has passed away

Jason Daniel Campbell, 60, was born to Daniel and Barbara Campbell August 12, 1960, in Coos Bay.  He died September 16, 2020, at Sacred Heart Medical Center. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Reedsport Masonic Cemetery, where we will share stories of his life. Jason commercial fished much of his life.  Beginning as a deck hand for his father from a very young age, then having his own vessel for a while before moving to work as a deckhand, including on Alaskan fishing vessels for a few years. He worked on one of the fishing vessels that was showcased on Deadliest Catch, prior to the first season. >click to read< 09:05

Tristian Northway is offering a close up of his trawler at sea

Ever since his appearance on Channel Four’s Devon & Cornwall series, Brixham-based fisherman Tristan Northway says he’s become a bit of a tourist attraction. As captain and skipper of the smallest boat in Brixham’s fleet, a nine-metre long mini trawler, Tristan has to get creative to ensure he’s got a stable income. His first idea was to become the first-ever licensed boat to sell fish directly to customers. And now, Tristan has gone one step further and is offering people the chance to come and watch him do what he does best. “And, you get a free bag of fish at the end of it.” 17 photos, >click to read< 08:10