Daily Archives: January 19, 2013
Oregon wave energy plan ready for vote after four years of work
“It was a painful process,” said Josi. “Fishermen were the primary controversy … having to tell where their best sites are, and not only that, but having to give up fishing grounds. No matter what you do there is going to be one fishery or another hurt. People who live shore side don’t want to look at these facilities. People who use the ocean for recreation want to make sure their playgrounds are protected. We had to develop standards for all of those.” Read more
Maine conservation group receives largest land donation in its history
COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine — The Downeast Salmon Federation received the largest donation of land in its 30-year history in late December 2012, according to a press release. Read more
Lake Cathance is in the headwaters of the Denny’s River and has some of the most well-known landlocked salmon fishing in Maine, being the first to be stocked with the species in the state, according to the press release. “The lake is a tributary water source of Cobscook Bay, which is one of the most ecologically rich estuaries in North America,” Shaw added. The entire region is dependent on the natural resources of the area, he said, particularly recreational and commercial fisheries.
Tagging helps track sharks
A white shark nick-named “Mary Lee” made headlines a couple of weeks ago when she apparently was spotted in the surf zone in Jacksonville Beach. At 16 feet in length and weighing almost 3500 pounds, Mary Lee is an adult white shark that was tagged by the Ocearch Global Shark Tagging Program on Sept. 17 off Cape Cod. Read more
Coast Guard reminds fishermen of Atlantic Striped Bass restrictions
The Coast Guard reminds recreational, charter and commercial fishermen of the ongoing moratorium of Atlantic Striped Bass in the exclusive economic zone of the U.S., which includes all waters from three nautical miles offshore to 200 nautical miles. Read more
NOAA sugar coats disturbing fleet numbers By Michael Souza
According to a report issued by NOAA’s Fisheries Science Center during the last week of December, the fishing fleet in the Northeast has gotten smaller but has also caught more fish and made more money in 2011 than it d
id in 2012. And as reported by Richard Gaines of The Gloucester Times, two independent analysts, from the Northeast Seafood Coalition and the School of Marine Science and Technology at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, noted troubling behavior of the data in NOAA’s report. Read more
Fort Pierce commercial fishing business concerned city giving competition an unfair advantage
FORT PIERCE — A commercial fishing business owner says the city shouldn’t use public resources for a private enterprise that would benefit a few and give his competition an unfair advantage, especially when he’s working on a si
milar project. Day Boat’s project includes replacing the current docks with 50 new boat slips, building a new seawall, adding new utilities, expanding the processing and refrigeration facility, creating a new fueling system for commercial boats and the public, and reconstructing the existing buildings. Read more
From the Deckboss
Two items, Pollock related. Pollock time! ‘Billion-Dollar Fish’
A new book is coming out this spring titled “Billion-Dollar Fish: The Untold Story of Alaska Pollock.” Speaking of pollock, the Bering Sea pollock fishery opens at noon Sunday with a customarily enormous quota of more than 1.2 million metric tons. The season is divided into two parts, the A season and the B season. Read more
