Daily Archives: January 22, 2013
Gulf states give up individuality to market shrimp as regional
Gulf Seafood Marketing Coalition. This organization was created in 2011 to join Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida in their coordination efforts on promoting the seafood industry of the area,
especially when up against oil spills and natural disasters. read more
Lawyer seeks to extend filing deadline for BP Gulf oil spill seafood settlement
A Texas lawyer has filed a motion asking the federal judge overseeing the massive BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill litigation to extend the deadline for commercial fishing vessel owners and others to join a $2.3 billion settlement to cover seafood-related claims. Read more
NH Candidates Sought/New England Fishery Management Council – Feb. 5
Breaking: New England Regional Fishery Management Council – Cod limit cuts projected at up to 82 percent
“Based on recent reports developed by fisheries scientists and peer reviewed by independent experts, there is little good news about the health of cod stocks in the Northeast,” the “Based on recent reports developed by fisheries scientist
s and peer reviewed by independent experts, there is little good news about the health of cod stocks in the Northeast,” the New Englad Fishery Managament Council said in a prepared statement issued today. “The reports, developed during two separate stock assessments held in December and released last week provide an update to the information received a year ago by fishery managers and fishermen alike about the poor condition of Gulf of Maine cod and Georges Bank cod.” said in a prepared statement issued today. Read more
The International Pacific Halibut Commission’s 89th annual meeting began today in Victoria, British Columbia.
Today, Executive Director Bruce Leaman talked about the apportionment process for the halibut, and how it was divided up between areas for the staff presentation on possible catch limits. The opening session also included a presentation by IPHC Chief Assessment Scientist Ian Stewart, who delivered much of the same stock information as he presented at the interim meeting in November. Read more
2013 Annual Meeting Webinar registration (each event)
Cooke Aquaculture authorized to process ISA infected salmon
New Brunswick (NB)-based Cooke Aquaculture is assuring consumers that its fish that
became ill with infectious salmon anemia (ISA) is safe to eat. Read more
Scientists gather in New Orleans to discuss effects of BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill
More than 1,000 scientists and public officials gathered in New Orleans on Monday for the most comprehensive review of scientific information about the short- and long-term effects of the BP Deepwater Horizon accident and spil since it occurred in April 2010. The three-day Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference is aimed at understanding the effects of pollution resulting from the spill and its effect on natural systems in the Gulf and along the shoreline, and on the people who live and work there. Read more
Researcher lays out three major possibilities for Alaska king salmon crash
Ed Farley, of NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center Auke Bay Laboratory in Juneau, laid out some of the reasons why scientists think chinook stocks have been in precipitous decline. But like other scientists who met this fall fo
r a symposium dedicated solely to the issue of Chinooks, the answer remained the same — no one really knows, and only one thing can help moving forward — more money to study the scientific reason for the decline. Read more
To the Bering Sea and back. Deadliest Catch Captain Derrick Ray shares a behind-the-scenes look at the popular TV show
If you were a fan of The Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel, you either loved him or you hated him. Regardless,
it was a turning point in the series when Captain Phil Harris left unexpectedly due to health issues, leaving the Cornelia Marie without a captain. Interesting. Read more
N.C. to allow bay scallop harvest in Bogue Sound area
Seafood dishes and fishermen’s paychecks will get a little sweeter in North Carolina this winter. For the first time since a 2006 moratorium on bay scallop fishing, fishermen can harvest the tender mollusks in Bogue Sound and inner coastal waters south to the South Carolina line. North Carolina’s bay scallop fishing season will open Monday and run through April 1. Read more
