Daily Archives: January 16, 2013
Art and science of counting the Kenai River’s precious king salmon – ‘Kenai not overharvested’
New numbers are out, setting the goalposts to which the late run of Kenai River king salmon will be managed. Scientists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game have released a draft interim escapement goal recommendation calling for 15,000 to 30,000 late-run kings to escape fishing nets and hooks to spawn in the Kenai. The goal is a decrease from the previous range of 17,800 to 37,500 kings. New sonar fish counters. Moving sonar upriver. ‘Kenai not overharvested’. An ‘evolving’ goal. Read more
Busy cruise for R/V Cape Hatteras’ last voyage – being retired by Duke Marine Lab.
The final research cruise by the R/V Cape Hatteras from Duke Marine Lab should be a busy one, with 14 scientists on board representing six universities or agencies working collaboratively as well as individually. Wilson L
aney of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, co-principal investigator with East Carolina University professor Roger Rulifson, said the collaborative cruise is funded through a three-year N.C. Coastal Recreational Fishing License grant and involves the tagging, release and monitoring of striped bass. Read more
Snapper season may be one to remember – no confidence in the federal regulations, it’s time to draw a line
BATON ROUGE — The 2013 red snapper season could be roughly half as long as last year, which would not only be record-setting but also advantageous for the state’s argument that it should regulate the regional fishery, not the federal government. Read more
News Release: Coast Guard searching for missing fisherman near Queets River, Wash. Update – search suspended
SEATTLE — Coast Guard rescue crews are searching for a missing 56-year-old fisherman in the Pacific Ocean about eight miles west of the Queets River, Wednesday morning. Read more
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard suspended the active search for a fisherman that fell overboard from a commercial fishing vessel approximately eight miles northwest of the Queets River, Wash., Wednesday Read more
Research and Markets: Updated 2012 Report on the $100 Billion US Commercial Fishing Industry
The US commercial fishing industry includes about 2,000 companies with combined annual revenue of more than $4 billion. No major companies dominate the industry, which is highly fragmented. Global exports and imports of seafood products each total about $100 billion. Japan, the US, and the EU are the major markets for seafood. Seafood consumption and international trade are expected to grow modestly as the global economy recovers and consumer expenditures increase. The commercial fishing industry includes the wild catching of finfish, shellfish, and other marine products from their natural habitat. Seafood processing and distribution and fish farming (aquaculture) are covered in separate industry profiles. Read more Commercial Fishing
Over 50-Percent of the Catch in Bristol Bay Last Year Was Chilled 01/16/13 KDLG radio
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Alaska Fisheries Disaster Money Stripped From Relief Bill
House stymies aid for fisheries
Two bills before the House would together appropriate $51 billion for “Sandy relief” programs, and much of the money is unrelated to the October 2012 super storm or is of a non-emergency nature. But none of that will go to address the recognized Northeast “economic disaster” declared by the Department of Commerce in the commercial fishing industry. Read more
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving? (un official)
Salazar is the latest Cabinet secretary to leave the administration as Obama heads into his second term. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis are also leaving. Read more No mention of Lubchenco.
Boston Herald Wind Shill Writer Slams Cape Wind critic William Koch – bankrolled the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound
Billionaire Cape Wind critic William Koch has improved his view of Nantucket Sound with the $19.5 million purchase of an Osterville waterfront estate. Koch bankrolled the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, the group opposed to the Cape Wind offshore energy project. He’s the brother of Koch Industries owners and Republican financial backers Charles and David Koch. Read more
Wave of jumbo squids hits California- weighing up to 25 pounds – in numbers that they haven’t see in years.
A scene straight out of a movie is taking place on boats around Southern California: Giant squids are spewing water and ink at passengers.
“It’s like Super Soaker time; people get squirted in the face,” Mike Hansen, a captain at Dana Wharf Sportfishing, said. “It’s really exciting for people, and you know they love to eat the stuff too.” Read more
