Daily Archives: March 10, 2013
American Samoa hosts the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council March 11-14, 2013
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council will convene its 156th meeting next week at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium. Sam Rauch, NOAA Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, will be attending the meeting. The Scientific Statistical Committee, which advises the Council, says the “determination tool” used to indicate listing or not is flawed and recommends that the council suggests that the National Marine Fishery Services, which is reviewing the listing proposal, consider an alternative determination tool. Read more 156th Council Meeting March 11-14, 2013 Pago Pago, American Samoa. WPFMC info here
NOAA report finds commercial and recreational saltwater fishing generated $199 billion in 2011
Economic information related to commercial and recreational fishing activities, and fishing-related industries in the United States are reported in the annual Fisheries Economics of the U.S. statistical series. These reports cover a ten year time period and include descriptive statistics on commercial fisheries landings, revenue, and price trends; recreational fishing effort, participation rates, and expenditure information; and employer and non-employer establishment, payroll, and annual receipt information for fishing-related industries. The economic impact of commercial and recreational fishing activities in the U.S. is also reported in terms of employment, sales, and value-added impacts. The report
The description of the EDF (Experimental Drug Foundation) prescription for Gulf of Alaska trawl fisheries permit holder
satire Catch Shares – the Experimental Drug Foundation (EDF) Prescription that you may be looking for!
Are you a Gulf of Alaska trawl fisheries permit holder who has borrowed to the hilt under government subsidized loan programs, and sick of sharing it with the crewmembers and captains who create the real capital surplus of the industry? Are you ready for ownership in an oligopolistic economic model of socialism? Read more!
Canada Announces Strong Fish and Seafood Exports Data in 2012
“Fish and seafood is one of the largest single food commodities exported by Canada. The strong exports in 2012 demonstrate the trust consumers place in our fish and seafood products worldwide,” said Minister Ashfield. “The sector currently employs approximately 80,000 Canadians who are involved in commercial fishing, aquaculture and processing activities. We are proud of this industry and will continue to support it.” Read more
Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced Sunday from the International Boston Seafood Show, the Maine lobster fishery is MSC Certified
The London-based Marine Stewardship Council said the fishery meets its strict standards for responsible fishing practices. The announcement was made at the annual International Boston Seafood Show, with LePage surrounded by lobster fishermen, MSC representatives and others. Read more
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update MARCH 10, 2013
“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance
is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.”
Wind Industry Should be Prosecuted for Fraud
The claim that wind farms are environmentally friendly is a joke, since millions of endangered bird species have been killed by the turbines themselves. Marine life, exposed to the constant low-pitched noise generated by coastal turbines, suffer huge losses by the beachings of whales and dolphins. Human health has also come into question, from those who live close to turbines and experience constant exposure to this noise. Read more
Clearwater serves up new creamy scallop dish at the Boston Seafood Show
After selling millions of bacon-wrapped scallops in Canada last year, Clearwater Seafoods Inc. is launching a new value-added product aimed at both the domestic and U.S. markets that it’s hoping will prove just as popular with re
staurateurs as ordinary people rushing to get dinner on the table. Clearwater is the largest holder of shellfish licences and quotas in Canada. Read more
Fisherman’s service symbolic – Tyson Townsend, 25, of Woods Harbour will be rememered today at 2 pm
Twenty-five years after five fishermen were lost at sea off Nova Scotia’s coast, one of the victims in the province’s most recent maritime disaster will be remembered at a service Sunday.
A memorial service for Tyson Townsend, 25, of Woods Harbour, is to be held at the Barrington arena. It begins at 2 p.m. Read more
Out and About in Beantown? Check out the International Boston Seafood Show/Seafood Processing America
Exhibiting companies from 46 countries have descended on the Hub for the three-day International Boston Seafood Show/Seafood Processing America that starts today. Read more
If you go, be sure to stop into the Seafreeze Ltd booth # 2407, and say hello to Ken Loud and the other fine people from Seafreeze Ltd., and tell them you saw it mentioned here at Fisherynation.com.
Fishermen watching Del. battle for exclusive recreational fishing zones in federal waters
Delaware is asking the federal government to turn the artificial reefs into “Special Management Zones,” or SMZs, where only hook-and-line or spear fishing is allowed. Commercial fishermen who use pots to trap black sea bass, lobster, tautog and other delicacies of the deep would be banned. New Jersey anglers are watching the Delaware case closely. Read more
Changing ecosystem concerns fishermen – the Gulf of Maine is getting warmer and more acidic
Scientists aren’t sure yet how the trend, which is believed to be tied to human-induced climate change, will affect ocean life in the gulf. But there is rising concern — especially among fishermen — that changes in the ocean ecosystem could severely damage some of the fisheries that are the backbone of the region’s seafood industry. Read more
