Daily Archives: October 24, 2012
THE APPARENT MENTALITY OF EDF & CATCH SHARE PROPONENTS
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a connection was ranting about the scmucks at EDF and I thought I’d share it with you. It is the second EDF related communication to my mailbox tonight. The other one was about a sell out saying, well, nothing like this, and I like this a Hell of a lot better. It’s all true. BH
Catch share proponents like EDF are not comfortable with just writing out the truth of what they want, or what they are willing to do to others’ rights in order to get what they want. They won’t simply write the US Congress or even the Washington Post or whatever major news venue, and use straight-forward facts about failures around the world of catch share systems, and reveal their true thoughts and intentions. To real fishermen, those thoughts apparently go something like this. Read More http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14679201-the-apparent-mentality-of-edf-catch-share-proponents?threadId=3597029&commentId=71406506#c71406506
Carbon Emissions Threaten The Fishing Industry By Shrinking Fish Sizes
Check the links. Its a Pew Allstar Cast! Plenty of those Oldie but Goody’s.
A team of researchers projecting carbon emissions into the future has determined that they could have a severe effect on fish populations – shrinking the size of some species by as much as 24%. That could mean a huge blow in the future to the beleaguered fishing industry. The findings were published in Nature Climate Change this week.
“We were surprised to see such a large decrease in fish size,” If its Danial Pauley and Boris Worm, there are no surprises here!
Robert E. Beal Named ASMFC Executive Director
In accepting the position, Mr. Beal stated, “I am honored and privileged to serve as the Commission’s Executive Director and work for people I admire and for a cause I feel so strongly about. It’s been nearly 20 years since passage of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act and the states, through the Commission, have achieved many impressive accomplishments from species rebuilding, improved data collection, to sound stock assessments for data poor species such as American eel and shad and river herring. I am excited about the opportunity to work with the states, in concert with our federal partners, to build upon these successes and address the challenges that are ahead.”
http://www.savingseafood.org/council-actions/robert-e.-beal-named-asmfc-executive-director-3.html
New Crab Study in Southeast Alaska – Fishermen’s News
Female red king crab from the Juneau area will be the subject of a study to optimize the diet of larval king crab by the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Oregon State University.
http://fnonlinenews.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-crab-study-in-southeast-alaska.html
Industrialized…Fishing??? How about a Green Energy Industrial Assault?
I guess it’s OK to plant hundreds of 600′ tall (that’s equivalent to a 60 story building) wind towers on prime fishing grounds off of Delaware; but, according to this “Scraping the Seafloor Smooth” op-ed in the NY Times and posted on https://fisherynation.com/archives/1374 “heavy bottom trawling” is leveling off sea mounts and doing drastic damage to our ocean bottom http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/opinion/industrialized-fishing-scrapes-the-seafloor-smooth.html?_r=1
“Heavy trawling takes place all around the world, including off the coasts of the United States. In the scientists’ study area — the Mediterranean Sea near Spain Read More
WASHINGTON -As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau today announced that BOEM has reached agreement on a lease for commercial wind energy development in federal waters that covers 96,430 acres approximately 11 nautical miles off the coast of Delaware. http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=bgwiiwiab&v=001Qll-Xe3DdxHqK5lM72iXgwxYClSTDUSBzbveiZFTiSwiGVm2WZQWqbhVVsFKOsW7poG992q9ow6_4JaEyxu-Q88tL-FAH3TqR-r62mC9dtcML3XW7OLlNwc8wpTtBq1T4LzZfIUcYFSdM_pGeTgZKZPmBtWPrxSY1h6VKvN_Y-OsTPwYIOKTqA%3D%3D
US Army Corps Assesses Oyster Crisis-Apalachicola- Chattahoochee-Flint water basin, Since 2005, the Corps has restricted the water flow from Lake Lanier
Eastpoint, Fla. – The last couple of months have been tough on oystermen in Franklin County, and projections look bleak. That’s why stake holders of the Apalachicola- Chattahoochee-Flint water basin invited the Army Corps of Engineers to see the devastation for themselves. The stakeholders say it basically boils down to an unbalanced system. The lack of fresh water is causing oysters to die at a rapid rate, and if you couple that with a lack of funding for research and infrastructure projects, it’s a catastrophe in the works. “There’s nothing out there to look forward to.” Devin Barber, an oysterman of 13 years says this is the worst he’s seen the bay. http://www.wmbb.com/story/19887019/us-army-corps-assesses-oyster-crisis
Program aims for better oyster management DailyComet.com – Louisiana’s 1.6 million acres of public oyster beds.
By Nikki Buskey State officials are launching a pilot program to better manage Louisiana’s 1.6 million acres of public oyster beds. The Vessel Monitoring System Pilot Program aims to collect data on oyster harvests on public grounds by requiring tracking units on harvest boats. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will provide the tracking units to licensed oyster harvesters for free, with costs limited to minimal maintenance and care.The state is contracting with Pole Star Space Applications, a fleet management and monitoring company, to provide,,,,,,,,Read More http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20121023/ARTICLES/121029848?tc=ar
Update: Coast Guard suspends search for missing Haines fisherman F/V Darlin’ Michelle
A Jayhawk helicopter and C-130 from Air Station Sitka were dispatched to the scene. A Wings of Alaska plane on a scheduled flight from Haines to Skagway and a tour company helicopter from Skagway assisted with the air search. An Alaska State Troopers’ boat and fishing vessels from Haines were helping with the search on water. Darlin’ Michelle is captained by Haines fisherman Ted Lynch. Several independent reports from searchers identified Lynch as the missing fisherman, who was commercial shrimping in the Tayia Inlet between Haines and Skagway. Skies were clear and sunny in the area Tuesday afternoon. But the National Weather Service has a gale warning in effect through Tuesday evening for the Upper Lynn Canal with a north wind of 35 knots and gusts up to 50 knots forecasted. Seas were expected to reach 7 feet. Read More http://www.ktoo.org/2012/10/23/authorities-searching-for-missing-haines-fisherman/
CAPITAL GAZETTE: rockfish survey records all-time low-But lets not get ahead of ourselves! Article, and Analysis. Saving Menhaden Fisheries
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l to the striper stock’s health is adequate food, principally menhaden. For year fishermen and fishing conservation groups have argued that too many adult menhaden are being harvested from the Chesapeake, and as a result a significant ,,,,,Analysis: The article, “Outdoors: Rock survey records all-time low” in the Capital Gazette, alleges that the current rate of menhaden fishing is having a negative impact on predator fish species, such as striped bass, even though the science behind these claims,,,,Read More.
