Daily Archives: July 2, 2013
Maine lobster coalition: Obama’s climate-change plan necessary
PORTLAND — It isn’t too late to avert potentially devastating damage from climate change to the Maine lobster fishery, said leaders of the Maine environmental, scientific and business communities Tuesday. continued@portlandpress
Northern Peninsula boats tied up in shrimp price dispute
Shrimp fishermen around the Northern Peninsula are tied up in a price dispute with processors. continued@cbcnews
Captain’s wife charged in fisherman’s death sets dates – Carla Ann Samson owns the Twin Maggies
The wife of a fishing-boat captain charged with accessory after the fact in the death of Phillip Boudreau appeared in a Sydney court via video conference on Tuesday morning. continued@cbcnews
Loophole closed on suction dredge mining for gold
Tribal, environmental and fisheries groups petitioned for the emergency measure. These groups were concerned about the negative effects of unregulated suction dredging, which can be harmful to state water supplies, animals and wildlife habitats. continued@sacbee
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries closures around Grand Terre Islands prompt BP outcry
The LDWF’s actions drew a response from BP today, who issued their own press release claiming that actions such as these hurt the image of the state, and once again reassured the public that they believe Gulf seafood is safe to eat. [email protected]
Really Congressman Pallone? The Guest Commentary of Ec Newellman
Ec Newellman responds to Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Stands Up to Big Oil and Fights to Protect Atlantic Coast from Offshore Drilling Really Congressman Pallone…”give away public resources to wealthy, multi-national corporations at the cost of American taxpayers and our environment.” Why don’t we remove “oil and natural gas” and re-place that with “towering wind turbines and acres of the ocean access to the American public closed off due to wind farms.” continued here
Northeast Region Bulletin: Immediate: Prohibition on Possessing >50 bu of In-Shell Scallops Inside the Demarcation Line
We would like to remind Limited Access Atlantic sea scallop fishermen that federal fishing regulations prohibit limited access scallop vessels that fish a trip or any part of a trip south of 42 degrees 20 minutes N.Lat from fishing for, possessing, or landing more than 50 bushels (bu) of in-shell scallops once inside the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Demarcation Line. Read the noticeBegich takes issue with Wal-Mart salmon decision (Take the gloves off, then)
Begich, in a letter to the president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., asked the company reconsider making the council the “sole arbiter” of which fish Wal-Mart sells.
Congressman Don Young plans to file for re-election
Alaska’s lone U.S. House member is seeking a 22nd term.
Sockeye Escapement to the Nushagak River is Approaching the Upper End of the Escapement Goal
The escapement of sockeye salmon to the rivers in the Nushagak District continues to clip along well ahead of schedule for this time in the season. listen@kdlg
Walmart will continue to sell Alaska Salmon that is not MSC certified, but not in the US!
photocredit,robb walsh
Alaskan seafood has begun being imported directly into Brazil this month via supplier Noronha Pescados. The products are Alaska salmon, pollock and cod and they are going straight to Walmart, Pao de Acucar, Cencosud and other Brazilian stores. continued – scroll to third article here please
NEFMC Seeks Fishermen to Participate in an Electronic Monitoring Working Group
The New England Fishery Management Council is forming an ad hoc Electronic Monitoring (EM)Working Group. Its members will be asked to identify any existing barriers or necessary steps that would enhance groundfish sector operat
ions plan(s), in particular those plans that rely on electronic monitoring as a primary mechanism to achieve their stated compliance and catch attribution goals. read more about this.
Cape Breton’s bright orange lobsters surprise fish market
Chris Field, the manager at the Fisherman’s Market, said he’s never seen anything like it. “Today we’ve got 35 new additions to our pet tank. These are all orange lobsters that came from Cape Breton. The odds of that are pretty, pretty remote.” continued@msnnovascoctia
The Oil Barons are Whining! BP is getting Rolled in the Gulf.
INTRO BY JOHN DONOVAN: THIS BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK ARTICLE PROVIDES A CAUTIONARY TALE OF THE POTENTIAL BANKRUPTING CONSEQUENCES FOR A FOREIGN OWNED OIL COMPANY THAT MESSES UP SPECTACULARLY WHEN DRILLING IN US WATERS. ROYAL DUTCH SHELL SENIOR MANAGEMENT WAS WELL AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DIRE CONSEQUENCES WHEN IT SENT AN ANTIQUATED ILL-PREPARED DRILLING FLEET INTO ALASKAN/ARCTIC WATERS, CULMINATING IN ANOTHER PR DISASTER, FORTUNATELY WITHOUT ANY FATALITIES. continued@royaldutchshell
St. Bernard Parish spends hundreds of thousands and still can’t get bulk ice to docks – video
“It’s sort of like white gold. Cold gold,” explained F.J. Campo, owner and operator of Campo’s Marina in Shell Beach. “If you have a boat that holds any amount of ice, you can’t get any down here. You can’t fill it up. You can’t get what you need.” continued@wwlt
SW Florida blue crab trap closure starts July 10
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is requiring recreational and commercial blue crab traps in state waters, from the Palm Beach-Broward county line to the Pasco-Hernando county line, be removed from the water 
before July 10. [email protected]
Fisherman medivaced from scalloper F/V Ocean Prowler approximately 50 miles east of Nantucket
BOSTON – An aircrew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., medically evacuated a man 50 miles east of Nantucket, Mass., June 30, 2013. The man was hoisted into the helicopter and transported to Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Mass. U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Cape Cod. watch video here F/V Ocean Prowler is owned by Oceans Fleet Fisheries
Lower Columbia River Gillnet supporters file fresh challenge to restrictions in the Oregon Court of Appeals
An amended petition that challenges proposed changes to gillnet use on the lower Columbia River was filed Monday in the Oregon Court of Appeals. The new petition responds to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission’s adoption of rules June 6, which replaced similar rules adopted by the commission in December. continued@chinookobserver
Campaign: climate change threatening Maine lobsters
PORTLAND — A coalition of diverse groups is launching a campaign to raise public awareness about pollution they say is threatening Maine’s lobster population. A press conference today will reveal details of the campaign. continued@portlandpressherald
