Daily Archives: April 28, 2013
Coast Guard responds to F/V Kalyn D boat fire and grounding
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Gloucester were notified by Rockport Harbormaster reporting that the 40-foot lobster fishing vessel Kalyn D. was on fire with two persons aboard, Saturday at approximately 1:15 p.m. continued
Portsmouth Fire Capt. Mike Hogan: Overturned boaters rescued by lobstermen
NEW CASTLE – The flipped boat and pair of wet occupants were reported Sunday at about 6 p.m. to emergency crews in New Castle and Portsmouth. The boat reportedly overturned in the waters off the causeway connecting Portsmouth and New Castle on Route 1B. The tide was out at the time. continued
Brilliant Doesn’t Begin To Describe The Genius That is The Chum Cutter – Video – GoodMorningGloucester
Our buddy Stevie Corbett designed something so simple, so efficient so time saving for ANYONE that does ANY amount of fishing. Unless of course you’d rather spend your time chopping up bait for hours instead of getting your lines in the water. continued
Alewife fish run through former site of Hopewell Mills Dam in Taunton
Elver eel price dips from 2012 high but poaching persists
ELLSWORTH, Maine — Maine’s 2013 elver fishing season is not playing out as a repeat of 2012. For one, the penalties now are higher, thanks to a new law that went into effect on Tuesday. Anyone who fishes or possesses the young American eels without a license now can be taken to jail for a first offense. Plenty of issues. continued
Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board could become Louisiana’s newest agency
BATON ROUGE — With lawmakers debating this session where to place the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board and who should oversee it, a new proposal has emerged to give it full autonomy and transform it into a standalone political subdivision. continued
BREAKING : Governor Patrick takes New England fishery case to White House – furious,11th-hour effort(a rare Sunday gdt post!)
I asked that the White House do everything it can to ensure that all federal resources are made available to our fishing industry,” Patrick also wrote.
The furious, 11th-hour effort to obtain some relief from the unprecedented cuts in allowed landings of many key stocks — most in the 40-50 percent range — comes as the Gloucester-based Northeast Seafood Coalition prepares for a rally Monday at 11 a.m. on the Boston Fish Pier, with Coakley, U.S. Rep. John Tierney, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and William “Mo” Cowan, and other officials, including Mayor Carolyn Kirk, scheduled to be among the speakers. Patrick will be represented by his secretary of energy and environmental affairs, Rick Sullivan. continued
NMFS Proposed rule to amend hired master regulations IFQ program fixed-gear commercial Pacific halibut and sablefish fisheries in the BSAI.
Proposed rule to amend the hired master regulations of the IFQ program for the fixed-gear commercial Pacific halibut and sablefish fisheries in the BSAI. Comment period through May 28, 2013. View pdf
Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce EDITORIAL: Shame to share for scallop shenanigans – ANDREW JENSEN, MANAGING EDITOR
Alaska’s rural communities will lose out after a backdoor move to preserve the status quo in the state scallop fishery backfired in the closing days of the legislative session. The stage for the standoff between Rep. Paul Seaton of Homer and Sen. Donny Olson of Nome was set when Olson attempted to bypass Seaton’s Fisheries Committee by attaching an unrelated permit program onto an uncontroversial House bill to extend the 25-year-old Alaska Regional Development Organization. continued
Reasons to Reject the Law of the Sea Treaty
Oceans cover 71 percent of Earth’s surface. As the new focal point of the environmental agenda, oceans are the subject of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Treaty, called LOST. With Secretary of State John Kerry recently outlining the importance of oceanic conservation, continued
Puget Sound can’t heal itself – We can no longer put off the work needed to restore valuable waters, By Dave Somers
On a nice day, looking out from Everett across Port Gardner toward the Olympic Mountains, it is excusable to think all is well. The water is blue, the seagulls soar, and the boats cut back and forth. Do not be lulled by this vision. Past generations can be forgiven for not understanding the negative effects of their actions. We cannot claim the same excuse. continued
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update APRIL 28, 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.” Read the update
An Ocean Champion in the White House – hee hee hee yeah ok!
It should come as no surprise that a president who grew up in Hawaii and has been known to enjoy the occasional vacation on Martha’s Vineyard would prioritize policies that result in the improved management of America’s oceans and coasts. continued
Not all agree Chilean sea bass is OK to eat – controversy among environmentalists
Chilean sea bass, once a forbidden fruit of the sea after illegal fishing threatened the species, can safely be eaten again, according to Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program. continued
Editorial: Feds need to press Brown to look at all options for a Bay-Delta fix
The Sacramento Bee – If Gov. Jerry Brown had his way, the tunneling machines would be boring right now under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, carving out space for a pair of 40-foot-wide tunnels to ship Sacramento River water to cities and irrigation districts south of the Delta. But things aren’t going well for Brown’s tunnel project, continued
Cooke Aquaculture to pay $490,000 after illegal pesticides kill lobsters in Canada
A Canadian firm that is a subsidiary of the largest aquaculture operator in Maine pleaded guilty Friday in a Canadian courtroom to using illegal pesticides that killed hundreds of lobsters a little more than a mile from Maine’s border. continued
Gamefish measure sparks commercial fishing industry anger
“It (the bill) is taking fish, which science has proven commercial fishing has little impact to, and gives it to the group that has 90 percent of it,” he said. “They (state legislators) are saying recreational fishermen should be given full control of the fishery.” continued
Another assault on commercial fishermen
I write this letter to say thank you to the editor of the Carteret County News-Times for the truthful and thought provoking editorial, “An obviously bad bill, in the April 24 issue of the paper. My connection to this issue of opposing House Bill 983 is I am the mother of a full time commercial fisherman in Carteret County. From the first day he began to make his living on the water he, and all the rest of the fisherman, have had to battle the weather, increased regulations, sky high fuel costs and licenses both in number and costs. continued
