Daily Archives: July 10, 2013
THEN and NOW – Blessing of the Fleet – Gloucester, Mass.
The THEN photo was taken circa 1950, the Now was this year 2013. In the 60’s the fishing vessels would fill the Harbor waiting to be Blessed. photos @ goodmorninggloucester
Breaking News… 15:32 7/10 The Lone Star is Leaking Fuel… Fishery Closures will Stay in Place
19:58:44 The sunken fishing tender in the Igushik River is apparently still leaking fuel and the commercial fishing closures in the area will stay in place for the time-being. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the details. continued@kdlg
B.C. crab fishermen losing money as season opens late
There are millions of dollars being lost here,” Dan Edwards, executive director of the Area A Crab Association, told the Globe and Mail. 
“The kind of damage being done to these guys is irreparable. It’s their livelihood.”
Scientists Stumped By Die-Off Of Bluefish In Shinnecock Bay
Scientists say they are at a loss to identify what might have killed hundreds of bluefish in eastern Shinnecock Bay last week.
Kenai dipnetters should take steps to avoid bacteria
As anyone who has fished the river mouth from the north or south beaches in Kenai knows, the scene is hardly the pristine, postcard setting of an Alaska wilderness. Now state health officials are warning that what you can’t see — bacteria, viruses and assorted protozoa — might be worse than most visitors realize. continued@adn
Wild salmon catch nears 39 million fish
Wild salmon harvests were reaching toward 39 million fish by the second week of July, with harvests slowed in the Copper River and Bristol Bay, and retail prices remaining steady as salmon harvests elsewhere statewide continued to increase. continued@thecordovatimes
Maine Lobstermen tell state commissioner about price, processing woes
Low prices, lack of processing facilities, and the risk of losing the family tradition of lobstering were among the topics discussed at length Tuesday afternoon as harvesters met with the state’s marine resources 
commissioner. continued@bdn
A poaching commercial fishing captain who reeled in hundreds of yellowtail snapper from a marine reserve get’s jail time
Evelio Lazar Egusquiza Fornes, 49, of Miami was arrested Feb. 12 after Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers found his yellowtail boat, the Candelaria, with lines in the water inside the Tortugas Ecological Reserve. continued@keysnet
Mississippi Shrimp producers hopeful for 2013 crop
“The brown shrimp don’t grow as fast under the conditions we had this spring, but once it gets hot, they can go up a whole count size in a week.” Burrage said if conditions hold, this year’s shrimp crop is shaping up to be about the same as last year’s in terms of price and production costs. [email protected]
Gov. Jay Inslee reappoints Wecker to Fish and Wildlife Commission, also appoints commercial fishing proponent
The current chairwoman of the state Fish and Wildlife Commission has been reappointed, while the executive director of the Purse Seine Vessel Owners Association has been named to fill a vacant position. continued@thenewstribune
Coastal power plant records reveal decline in key Southern California fishes.
Recent research documents a dramatic, 40-year drop in a number of key fish species and a change in their community structure, according to a new study led by Eric Miller of MBC Applied Environmental Sciences (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and John McGowan of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. [email protected]
Groundfish Closed Areas Proposed Reopening By Some Agency
I got an email notice from some non existent agency they keep calling NOAA Fisheries, filled with John Bullard, NOAA Fisheries northeast regional administrator babble. Link I refer you to this link to verify the real name and address of the agency Mr. Bullard is the NMFS Regional Administrator of. Notice this in the header of the pdf. From the email notice: Click here to read more about these proposed measures and to learn more about how to provide public comments. You’ll also notice Mr. Bullards “official” title, and no mention of NOAA Fisheries. For some reason, it bug’s me that there is nothing official about NOAA Fisheries, but they’ve got it plastered everywhere.
NMFS – Northeast Region: Changes Effective Immediately in Vessel Catch Attribution for Groundfish Vessels Fishing on Eastern Georges Bank
Based on clarification from the New England Fishery Management Council, effectively immediately we will be adjusting the way we track groundfish catches for vessels fishing in the U.S./Canada Area (Eastern Georges Bank) to ensure consistency with previously adopted regulations. Read the NMFS Bulletin
The Long Haul: Fishery Regulations: The Double-Edged Sword of a Vague Federal Mandate
At the heart of all contemporary fishing stories – right next to the fishermen, themselves – are the regulations that constrain fishermen’s activities. continued@wcai AUDIO
Nanaimo Poacher/ Hired Skipper Scott Steer found guilty of selling large quantities of illegally caught fish. Owner alerted DFO
“We don’t condone illegal fishing,” said Chris “Heras. “He’s basically poaching, and that’s very detrimental to any fishery.” Worldwide Seafoods hired Steer as a skipper for their 50-foot fishing vessel, the Pacific Titan, in July 2010 with instructions to fish for tuna.
Star editorial: Stopping Asian carp
The latest news about Asian carp isn’t good. In fact, it’s alarming. According to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey, the invasive and destructive fish may be able to spawn in far more of the Great Lakes’ tributaries including rivers in our region — than was first thought. continued@windsorstar
High-tech Northern Leader leaves Tacoma shipyard for Alaskan waters
The Northern Leader, the largest commercial fishing boat built in the Northwest in the last two decades, left its moorings at J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Co. on Sunday headed to Seattle for some brief final outfitting.
The vessel, 184 feet long and 42 feet wide, will then sail to Alaska, where it will begin its working life. continued@newstribune
James “Whitey” Bulger Trial Testimony tied to Gloucester
Gloucester and a local fishing vessel were featured in Tuesday’s testimony at the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger, accused in a 32-count racketeering indictment of a long list of crimes, including participating in 19 killings.
