Daily Archives: May 4, 2013
Restoration efforts put spotlight on once plentiful alewives (“river herring,”)
BDN – Despite alewives being the focus of sometimes contentious efforts to improve their access to Down East Maine freshwater spawning habitats, these migratory fish remain something of a mystery to many, while at the same time remaining a favorite food for wide variety of Maine wildlife. continued
King Cove F/ V Taurus Skipper Marvin H. Love Found Dead near Belkofski
KTUU-TV – ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A skipper of a King Cove fishing boat was found dead in the water near Belkofski Friday around noon, according to Alaska State Troopers. continued
Nova Scotia Lobster prices set to drop as volume increases
Chronicle Herald -The dock price for lobster is about to fall, a Nova Scotia broker predicts. Fishermen were getting $5 a pound Friday, but that won’t last long, said Stewart Lamont, the managing director of Tangier Lobster Co. Ltd. on the Eastern Shore. contined
Bluenose II on course to sail again next month
Halifax Herald – LUNENBURG — The restored Bluenose II is on track to sail again next month despite changes to the plans that have caused some holdups. continued
Can the small family-owned boats survive or will the remaining fishermen wind up as sharecroppers for someone else’s fleet?
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The Mayor’s Desk: Pressing forward for our fishermen – Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk
There was an incredible lineup of political leaders from across Massachusetts at the fishing rally held this past Monday in Boston…What follows is the full text of my remarks on behalf of the city of Gloucester. continued
Cod quotas slashed on Cape Cod
As of Wednesday cod quotas for Cape Cod fishermen have been slashed 61 percent on Georges Bank and 77 percent in the Gulf of Maine (north of Provincetown). The bad news is they’ll hardly notice it. “The reality is we were at those levels the last fishing year. We’ve already taken the cuts. We can’t find codfish,” observed Tom Dempsey the Policy Director for the Cape Cod Commercial Hook-fishermen’s Association. continued
Department of Fisheries and Oceans gets F in free expression from journalism group
Although the federal government as a whole received a C-, Fisheries and Oceans Canada was singled out “for its zeal in muzzling scientists and keeping critical research findings from Canadians,” said a news release from Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Thursday. continued
Foreign workers needed at P.E.I. fish plant, says owner
A fish plant in western P.E.I. is operating at just 60 per cent capacity because it can’t get foreign workers approved, says one of the owners. Dewis Cooke of South Shore Seafoods told CBC News Friday he’s having a hard time finding local workers,,,, continued
Maine brothers charged with poaching NH eels – caught netting baby eels in the Hampton Falls River and ran from police.
Hey Stu! Drop the bucket.
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Fish and Game officers have two brothers from Maine in custody and two buckets of baby eels as evidence of what they say is part of an international eel-poaching operation believed to be driven by a worldwide shortage of eels. continued
Pensacola is getting nearly 20 million dollars to build a new fish hatchery and research facility.
The “Florida Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery and Enhancement Center” will be built on Bruce Beach, west of Maritime Park. Money for the project is coming from an oil spill (BP? ) recovery fund. Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has been lobbying the state for the cash since 2011.. continued
Virginia Crabbers feel the pinch of slim pickings
Newport News, Va., Daily Press – Michael Diggs of Poquoson has been a waterman for more than 40 years, and says the blue crab harvest as the 2013 season kicks in is slim pickings. “Oh, Lord, things are tight,” Diggs, 62, said Monday. “One good week — since then, it’s been downhill.” During the first week of the crab season in mid-March, he said he was catching 25 to 30 bushels a day around Buckroe and Grandview. His haul dropped rapidly to seven or eight bushels. continued
