Daily Archives: September 27, 2012
Deepwater canyons off northeast US coast harbour coral hotspots
More than 70 deepwater canyons, ranging in depth from 100m to more than 3,500m, exist along the Northeast US continental shelf and slope. Few are well studied.
National Fisheries Institute – Top Ten List, a Familiar School of Fish
10 Most Popular Make up More than 90% of the Fish Eaten
Washington, DC – September 24, 2012 – From Canned Tuna to Cod the top ten most consumed seafood items by Americans are a very familiar group that feeds a growing market.
The federal government recently reported that the overall seafood volume was 4,650,000,000 pounds. The data also showed American seafood companies exported a record 3.3 billion pounds valued at $5.4 billion.
http://www.aboutseafood.com/press/press-releases/nfi-top-ten-list-familiar-school-fish
Scientists surprised at bluefin tuna recovery in the past six years
A preliminary report issued by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) highlights the recovery achieved by the bluefin tuna in the past six years, a fact that seems to surprise scientists.
http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=&day=26&id=55643&l=e&special=0&ndb=0
Maine Shrimpers Face Big Changes Under Upcoming Regulations
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has scheduled three meetings in Maine next week to take comments on a proposed amendment, known as “Draft Addendum 1,” to the current Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern shrimp.http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=77091:shrimpers-face-big-changes-under-upcoming-regulations&Itemid=938
Sheldon commits to fight for local fishermen’s livelihoods
Count me in the Sheldon camp for the coming election (Mass 9th Congressional District= South Shore/Cape Cod).
His opponent, incumbent Bill Keating hasn’t done a thing to help the fishermen that are being hammered by big government over-regulation!
Sheldon in 9th promises attention to New Bedford | SouthCoastToday.com
He won’t forget our fishing industry either, and will carry on the work of Barney Frank and Sen. Scott Brown not to see our local fishermen’s livelihoods strangled by NOAA. In fact, Sheldon feels so committed to this that he promised recently on a WBSM talk show to put his main district office in New Bedford.
Everybody’s Happy About the Harbor Porpoise Decision! Well, Except the Enviros. Here’s a bunch of link’s!
Senator Kerry Welcomes Changes to Gillnet Fishery Closure
New Bedford fishermen hail feds’ change of heart on porpoise closure
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120926/NEWS/120929902
Northeast Seafood Coalition thanks NOAA for “win-win” decision on Harbor Porpoise Closure
Unalaska – America’s Top Port Sees Streak Tweaked
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just issued its fisheries report card for 2011, and Alaska is on the honor roll. Last year, 2.3 billion pounds of seafood worth $1.3 billion crossed the state’s docks.
About a third of that fish came through Unalaska. The city has long been proud of its reputation as America’s number #1 fishing port. But as KUCB’s Alexandra Gutierrez reports, Unalaska got a bit of bad news in an otherwise rosy assessment of Alaska’s fisheries. http://kucb.org/news/article/americas-top-port-sees-streak-tweaked/
NOAA Offers No Immediate Action on Flawed Yellowtail Assessment. (They ain’t in a rush address it, either!)
WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) Sept. 25, 2012 — Responding to a request by the Fisheries Survival Fund (FSF) to reject the most recent yellowtail flounder stock assessment and adopt alternative measures for setting yellowtail quotas, NOAA officials offered a workshop sometime next year to examine the chronic problems present in a number of fisheries assessments, but offered no immediate remedies to the scientific and management issues raised by FSF. The 2013 quota is expected to be as much as 50 percent less than the quota for 2012. The letter, sent signed by Deputy Science and Research Director Russell Brown for Acting Science and Research Director William Karp, was sent last month. FSF did not immediately release the response. “We had several conversations with Director Karp, and hoped to negotiate an outcome resulting in action sooner than next year.” said FSF attorney Drew Minkiewicz. “Ultimately, that proved impossible.”
