Daily Archives: January 15, 2013
Alaska Fish Factor: Stall in Salmon Catch Shares
Catch share crunch – It will cost a fisherman more than that to get his hands on 100,000 pounds of halibut in prime Alaska fishing regions. Not surprisingly, that side of the broker business is slow and there’s not much to sell, especially for halibut where catches have been slashed by 70% over three years and more cuts are coming. Read more
Fishing aid package eliminated by U.S. House panel
The decision, made Monday night, was expected by many, but it leaves Gloucester, New Bedford and lesser groundfishing ports without the hope or expectation of short-term financial aid even as the commercial fleets continue to consolidate in the face of reduced catch limits and potentially catastrophic constrictions in opportunity looming in the 2013 fishing year. Read more
Cook Inlet salmon management plan implications discussed
“I was really bothered by the last two years when people in the community suffered — both the sport fish and the commercial end — then after the fact the department came out with memorandums … upping the final escapement numbers which would have allowed enough harvest for people to have been able to participate fully.” Read more
Salmon Runs Boom, Go Bust Over Centuries – ScienceDaily
Scientists in the past 20 years have recognized that salmon stocks vary not only year to year, but also on decades-long time cycles. One example is the 30-year to 80-year booms and busts in salmon runs in Alaska and on the West Coast driven by the climate pattern known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. Read more
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service issues new call for nominations for International Pacific Halibut Commission seats
In Spring 2012, NOAA Fisheries publicly solicited nominations for two presidential appointments to serve as U.S. commissioners to the IPHC. It was the first time ever that nominees for IPHC commissioner seats were sought through an open, public nomination process. Read more
Reminder — Gillnet Bycatch Workshop in Ocean City, Maryland — on January 22 and 23 — You can join via webinar!
Jan 22, 2013 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM EST
Jan 23, 2013 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST
Register Now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/
For sale 26’ BHM down east style lobster boat powered by 6B Cummins 210 hp with Borg Warner transmission. Fisherynation Classified
For sale 26’ BHM down east style lobster boat powered by 6B Cummins 210 hp with Borg Warner transmission.
Equipment includes 24 mile Simrad RA 30 radar.
Furuno dual frequency FCV1100L color scope with 50/200KHZ transducers. Garmin 740s touch screen GPS interfaced with Simrad AP 24 auto pilot. Garmin 2006C GPS Furuno GPS Floscan fuel meter system Racor fuel filter 3000 watt xantrex AC-DC charger/inverter Heavy duty Thomas aerator system running a live fish tank. Deck hose/wash down pump Icom 502 VHF Standard horizon VHF Marine stereo/CD player Electrodyne pot hauler with davit Dytek water temp gauge Bus heater Sani pottie portable head. Canvas enclosures. Spare wheel, (New) Bow mounted dual anchoring system with stainless steel fairleads This is a well maintained workboat. Engine has low hours and has been maintained with amsoil synthetic lube oil its entire life. Asking $27,500.00 Phone 401-742-3162
New Quotas Announced for Mackerel and Butterfish Fisheries – National Marine Fisheries Service,
er and obtain their full longfin squid allocation. The Atlantic mackerel quota is unchanged from 2012 and is being implemented for 3 years, from 2013 through 2015Expert Finds Individual Catch Shares Hurt Communities – kmxt 100.1FM – (thank you, Alaska Gal!)
All eyes and ears were on visiting fisheries professor Seth Macinko Tuesday night during the joint session of the Kodiak Island Borough and the City Council. Macinko, who teaches at the University of Rhode Island has worked closely with catch share management programs thought the world and offered hi take on the growing issue in Alaska. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is working toward a catch shares in the Gulf of Alaska to help address bycatch issues. Macinko said the rationalization of groundfish mirrors steps taken in other fisheries around the world. Listen here.
US orders Arctic drilling assessment after rig mishap. Is this the future for the East Coast?
The Interior Department on Tuesday ordered “an expedited, high-level assessment” of oil and gas activities in Alaska’s Arctic waters following a violent storm that drove Shell’s drilling rig, the Kulluk, aground last week and revived
debate over the company’s plans to explore for oil in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. “Developing America’s domestic energy sources is essential for reducing our dependence on foreign oil and creating jobs here at home, and the Administration is fully committed to exploring for potential energy resources in frontier areas such as the Arctic,” Salazar said in a statement. But, he added, “we also recognize that the unique challenges posed by the Arctic environment demand an even higher level of scrutiny.” Read more
Winter tough on many levels for local fishing fleet – Eric Anderson
Those committed to the profession still contribute greatly to this local economy with their spending, which make them an integral and longstanding participant in this community. Regardless of how fast changes are taking place, communit
ies need to be careful not to lose their founding industries that add so much to the local identity. I hope that most might agree the fishing industry presents a positive component of our community that needs attention and elevated exposure, considering the variety of challenges that it endures. Read more
Dives show no sign of Foxy Lady II crew Foxy Lady II wreckage covers wide area, Coast Guard says
The U.S. Coast Guard is examining underwater photographs of what has been described as widespread wreckage of the 45-foot long, Gloucester-based fishing vessel Foxy Lady II, which vanished in mid-December with a crew of two sc
allopers who lived in Maine. Read more
