Daily Archives: December 11, 2012
Delegation to Commerce: Observer Program Unfair to Alaska Fishermen MondayDecember10,2012
Small vessels in Alaska’s fishing fleet are being subjected to an expensive and poorly devised program for monitoring their take of groundfish and a delay in implementation is needed, according to a letter sent by Alaska’s Congressional delegation today to Acting Secretary Rebecca Blank of the Department of Commerce.http://www.murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=de876165-a278-40e3-9f5b-8bf72bff9c44
My my my! What a pretty boat F/V Caitlin & Mairead is!
F/V Caitlin & Mairead gets new paint. She looks so pretty, I couldn’t resist!
photo credit, October Rose
I intend to put this in the featured module but a tech glitch is hindering the process. I will get it fixed!
New York Summer Flounder Fishery for Federal Fishery Permit Holders to Reopen Tomorrow
NOAA Fisheries today announced that it is reopening the New York Summer Flounder Fishery for federal permit holders on December 12. This reopening is concurrent with the State of New York’s reopening of its commercial summer flounder fishery to state permitted vessels and dealers effective December 12, 2012.
Menhaden Pro and Con saving-menhaden- UPDATED
On November 18, 2012, we lost Captain Jean Frottier – beloved husband, father, and grandfather – About the Jean Frottier Family Fund
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Frottier Family Fund at Seaman’s Bank – information can be found here. All donations will go toward assisting Jean’s daughter Annalise, a freshman at UMass Amherst, in continuing her college education.
If you have a remembrance or anecdote about Jean, we invite you to share it in our guestbook here.
We also hope you’ll join Jean’s friends and family in remembering and celebrating his life at his memorial service at the HOT L bar and grille on December 16, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. More information can be found here.
Letter: Remembering a hero, and the F/V Little Flower
To the editor: One summer morning, in June 1981, our fishing vessel, Madonna deLagrasse, was 100 miles at sea when we received a distress call from Mike, the captain of the fishing vessel Little Flower: The boat was sinking. My brother Tony Tocco, the captain, sounded the alarm so as to hall back the net. As we reached the Little Flower, all the crew was in safety suits and ready to jump overboard, but then climbed aboard our ship. Read More. http://www.gloucestertimes.com/opinion/x520558931/Letter-Remembering-a-hero-and-the-Little-Flower
