Daily Archives: July 26, 2013
Senator Murkowski “grill’s” Jonathan Jarvis, NPS Director over a British ENGO blue label that ain’t diddly!
It was fun to watch on c-spa
n, so it’ll be fun to watch again. It’s time to straighten out some ENGO crap. MSC my butt. Link to the video
VIDEO: This Week at Interior July 26, 2013 The continued march to comandere the EEZ for the Pinwheel Lobby Continuuuuue’s.
This week: the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announces a second sale of offshore wind energy leases, this one off the coast of Virginia; President Obama, Secretary Jewell, and other dignitaries will take part in ceremonies this week commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice; and staff from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service take part in a special outing in Oregon, a fishing trip for kids with cerebral palsy. Video
Alaska Delegation Asks For Consensus Among CDQ Groups
Coastal Villages Region Fund, the state’s largest Community Development Quota group, has been asking for more fish for their fishermen. It would require Congress amending the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. In response, Alaska’s congressional delegation says before pursuing changes to fishing allocations they would need a consensus. listen@kyuk
More Fishing Time in Togiak
Bristol Bay’s final significant sockeye run is to the Togiak River and like the rest of the Bay’s sockeye runs, it’s showing up early. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the details.
Squid bring black ink to Pillar Point Harbor
The local fishermen at Pillar Point Harbor know the ropes of netting crab and salmon, but the real cash crop these days might be squid. Rubbery, slippery squid is a low-price, high-yield sea catch that exploded in a frenzy in recent days, bringing in a fleet of fishermen from across the West Coast in a gold-rush craze for calamari. continued@halfmoonbay
Gang Green: Feel the Venom? The U.S. Shark Conservation Axe of 2013
Nearly three years ago, I wrote “Shark and Awe in the U.S. Senate”, my account of the near-death experience that The U.S. Shark Conservation Act of 2010 endured before it was resuscitated in the 11th hour of the 111th Congress. The 2010 Act eliminated enforcement loopholes. continued@huffypost
Gulf of Mexico Commercial harvest of gray triggerfish will reopen in state and federal waters Aug. 1
When the gray triggerfish season reopens, new bag and trip limits will also be in effect in Gulf state and federal waters. The recreational bag limit will be two fish per person, per day, and the commercial limit will be 12 fish per trip. continued@abc3
VIDEO: Ocean Resources Management Plan signed by Hawaii Governor Abercrombie
HONOLULU, Hawaii – A plan to ensure the sustainable use of Hawaii’s ocean and coastal resources was signed by the governor today on Oahu. continued@bigisland
Department of Justice: Halliburton agrees to plead guilty in spill
Halliburton Energy Services has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the 2010 Gulf oil spill, the Department of Justice said Thursday. contined@commercialappeal
This has not been a good week for bottle-nosed dolphins in South Jersey.
“We’re trying to find out from (Bureau of Marine Fisheries) if there is some type of commercial fishing operation that was observed,” Schoelkopf said.continued@pressofac
Somali pirates have new business model: providing “security” for ships illegally plundering Somalia’s fish stocks
The security services for fishermen bring piracy full circle. Somali pirate attacks were originally a defensive response to illegal fishing and toxic waste dumping off Somalia’s cost. continued@bostonherald
Six “like-minded” North American seafood wholesalers form Sea Pact
By forming Sea Pact, Albion Fisheries, Fortune Fish & Gourmet, Ipswich Shellfish Group, Santa Monica Seafood, Seacore Seafood and Seattle Fish Co. aim to leverage their roles as wholesale seafood distributors,,continued@triplepundit
