Daily Archives: July 8, 2013
P.E.I. fisheries minister applauds Ottawa for holding line on lobster size
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island’s fisheries minister is applauding the federal government for rejecting a bid to increase the minimum size of lobsters that can be caught in Lobster Fishing Area 25. continued@chronicleherald
Monster Lobster – Joey, hey man its Jacob across the street. I work on the Pretty Girl with Lou and Jonny. We caught and released this bad mother last week.
Picture here @goodmorninggloucester He’s a big boy!
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Alaska Chadux, and the F/V Naknek Spirit’s crew successfully refloated the vessel.
Upon arrival in Whittier the vessel was moored and containment boom was placed around it as a precaution. Cargo aboard the vessel was unloaded and the crew is working to repair a 2 to 3-foot gash in the starboard hull.
Big controversey over Ashcrofts teeny 1mm size increase – Small lobster size increase confirmed
The head of the Maritime Fishermen’s Union in New Brunswick says he is frustrated by the minimal change. “It’s very disappointing and I don’t know what the season is going to give. There are no changes from last summer,” said executive 
secretary Christian Brun. continued@cbcnews this is what 1mm looks like
NYS Assembly kills bill extending striped bass season – would have ensured that quotas can be reached even if affected by natural causes.”
Bonnie Brady, executive director of the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association, said the bill would have helped fishermen meet their quotas, even if stormy weather or other conditions prevented them from getting out to fish. The regulations were put in place to protect the bass when their population plummeted in the 1980s. Now the stock has been rebuilt, Ms. Brady said. “It’d be nice if the regulations would come into the 21st century like the fishermen have,” she said. continued@shelterislandreporter
New Virginia Institute of Marine Science study shows ‘dead zone’ impacts Chesapeake Bay fishes
The study, published in the May issue of Marine Ecology Progress Series, was authored by Andre Buchheister, a Ph.D. student in William & Mary’s School of Marine Science at VIMS, along with VIMS colleagues Chris Bonzek, Jim Gartlan
d, and Dr. Rob Latour. Low-oxygen conditions—what scientists call “hypoxia”—form when excessive loads of nitrogen from fertilizers, sewage, and other sources feed algal blooms in coastal waters. [email protected]
Big Old Alaskan Fish Turns Out To Be Just Big, Not Old
A nearly 40-pound rockfish caught off the southwest coast of Alaska was thought to be nearly 200 years old.
The answer lay in the watery beast’s ear bones, continued@npr
Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for Sunday, July 7
The Sunday, July 7th edition of the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report includes details on the commercial fisheries closures in the 3 eastside districts and an update on how things are looking to the west in the Togiak District. 
We also have an update on the response to the sunken tender Lone Star in the mouth of the Igushik River, listen@kdlg
The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Carapace Size Increase for Lobster Fishing Area 25
issued the following statement today on the minimum legal size for lobster fished in the western half of the Northumberland Strait between New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and P.E.I., in an area known as Lobster Fishing Area 25. continued@marketwired
P.E.I. fish lab loses international credentials – Lab said it found evidence of infectious salmon anemia in B.C.
The (World Organization for Animal Health) OIE says inadequacies were found and the decision to suspend the designation was not political. hmm continued@cbcnews
The Long Haul: “The Future of New England’s Fisheries.” – New England’s Fishermen Face a Challenge in Every Direction By Steve Junker
Today WCAI is launching a 10-part series called “The Long Haul: The Future of New England’s Fisheries.” We’ll examine how the fisheries came to their difficult predicament. And we’ll also focus on the stories of people working to improve the future of the fisheries. In part one, WCAI’s Steve Junker looks at where we are now, and what it says about where we might be headed. continued@wcai
The next Salmon Battle. HYDABURG, Alaska has what the Green Beans and the War Machine need. “rare-earth” element Dysprosium.
Because the Department of Defense needs dysprosium for weapons production, it has recently shown interest in Bokan Mountain –Dr. David Shuh, a senior scientist in the Chemical Sciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), explained why dysprosium is currently essential in hybrid cars like the Prius continued@newamericamedia
Body taken from F/V Osprey, Police find drugs aboard; no foul play seen
Police had found Grindle’s body on the floor of his stateroom.
Also in the room, police found a “small amount of an undisclosed substance,” consistent with Class A substances, which can include heroin. continued@gloucesterdailytimes
