Daily Archives: November 15, 2012
Federal law requiring almost a million salmon ignored at great expense to Bay-Delta ecosystem and fishing industry
“Our salmon runs are essential to California’s natural heritage, to fishing families and to an industry that reaches from the fishing dock to your dinner table,” said Victor Gonella, president of the Golden Gate Salmon Association. “Restoring healthy salmon runs means healthy local food, healthy communities and a healthy economy.” http://enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/38315-new-index-shows-federal-agencies-fail-to-meet-salmon-restoration-goal.html
Alaska fish fight over community development riches turns nasty – Alaska Dispatch
Divvying up the fish,,,,A case for change,,,,,$54 million in pollock,,,,A positive face,,,,,On the attack,,,,,Profitable halibut fishing,,,,,http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/alaska-fish-fight-over-community-development-riches-turns-nasty?page=full
SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska Unified Command continues investigation of oiled wildlife
SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska – The Unified Command – consisting of the Coast Guard, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and communities of Gambell and Savoonga – continues to investigate the reports of oiled wildlife on the coast of St. Lawrence Island. The Coast Guard, ADEC and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service deployed investigators to St. Lawrence on Friday to work with local guides to conduct shoreline assessments.http://www.sitnews.us/1112News/111312/111312_oiled_wildlife.html
Council accepts mayor’s appeal on yellowtail flounder By Steve Urbon
John Haran, who manages Sector XIII, a group of groundfish boats with members from New Bedford to Greenport, N.Y., was at Wednesday’s meeting and said he could not say what the effects of the council’s votes would be on local fishermen.
“We really won’t know the quotas until January,” he said, before adding that new councilor Laura Ramsden Foley, who voted in support of the higher quotas, was “a breath of fresh air.” http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121115/NEWS/211150353
Fish panel snubs U.S., Canada limits Gloucester Daily Times
NOAA’s New England Fishery Management Council Wednesday heaped derision on a joint assessment of yellowtail flounder conducted jointly by U.S. and Canadian scientists, then trashed the minuscule allocation of the stock based on work that even the agency’s chief regional scientist declined to defend, except to say it was the best “available” and therefore binding. http://www.gloucestertimes.com/topstories/x179000228/Fish-panel-snubs-U-S-Canada-limits
Record fine, manslaughter charges for BP spill
BP confirmed it was in “advanced discussions” with the DoJ and the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). http://news.msn.com/us/source-record-fine-manslaughter-charges-for-bp-spill
Petition to help menhaden industry (and your fishery as well) And please forward this message to as many people as you can. Thank You.
The Pew people, with the help of recreational fishermen and their billions of dollars, are campaigning to short circuit the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s menhaden management program, and they’re using their usual distortions to do it.
This isn’t just about menhaden, as important as that fishery is. It’s about Pew’s willingness to go outside the management system and to use political pressure that they’ve created when they can’t get their way with the Councils, NMFS or the Commissions, and if they prevail it’s going to have negative repercussions for all of us.
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association, among others, is urging their members to sign the petition by the industry group Saving Menhaden Fisheries. The petition is athttp://letter.savingmenhaden
And please forward this message to as many people as you can.
Thanks, Nils ps – Some FishNet sponsors are involved in the menhaden bait fishery. http://fishnet-usa.com/ http://www.fishtruth.net/
