Monthly Archives: July 2013
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego medically evacuated 68-year-old passenger from F/V Tribute
The Coast Guard received a call from the crew of the 80-foot fishing vessel Tribute at 12:30 p.m., requesting assistance for the ailing 68-year-old passenger. The helicopter crew hoisted the man from the vessel and flew him to the Sector where he was transferred to awaiting emergency medical personnel 3:20 p.m. video here
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science is researching the American eel in order to better understand what affects its numbers and to better manage the fishery.
Every spring when baby eels drift into the Chesapeake Bay from the Atlantic, then swim like mad up tributary rivers and creeks toward fresh water, Troy Tuckey is waiting for them. continued@dailypress
New Brunswick: On the cutting edge! Transfering genes from one species into those of another, the Zebrafish.
The researchers at the University of New Brunswick 
added genes to zebrafish — small fish that reproduce quickly and have transparent skin during their embryonic stage — using a process known as transgenics. “As far as I know, no one has ever made a transgenic vertebrate animal in New Brunswick,” said Dr. Bryan Crawford, the biologist supervising the project. “Certainly, what we’re doing, nobody has done this before anywhere in the world.” continued@cbcnews
Sunday night – Live Stream Presentation – Tragedy and Courage on the Bering Sea – 360North
One of the most riveting stories of disaster and bravery at sea is now a television documentary, being broadcast this week on KTOO’s 360 North. Tragedy and Courage on the Bering Sea, by filmmaker John Sabella, recounts the fire that destroyed the Fishing / Processing Vessel Galaxy in 2002. The story is told entirely by the ship’s captain, Dave Shoemaker. As Rosemarie Alexander reports, Shoemaker is now devoting his life to training people who spend their time on the water. listen@ktoo Link to 360North Premiere Broadcast
The Cornelia Marie Book – Are you a Cornelia Marie/Phil Harris Fan? Help support this effort.
Who is behind this book? My name is Morgan Howard. I am the eldest son of Cornelia Marie Devlin. I grew up fishing on our family boats. I have had the privilege to set up and personally manage all of the Cornelia Marie online communities; including the Corneliamarie.com website, the Cornelia Marie Facebook page, the twitter account and deadliestcatchfan.com. continued@kickstarter
A new 58-foot trawler/seiner, the F/V Adamant, for Petersburg, Alaska’s Adamant Fisheries.
The new boat, designed by prolific fishing boat designers Hockema & Whalen Associates, was built within fourteen months from the ground up at the Platypus yard in Port Angeles, Washington. The new boat will seine, trawl and pot fish, and Yaquina Boat Equipment will provide trawl equipment for the fall after the seine season. continued@fishermensnews 13:13
Poor counting plagues New England fisheries – Federal scientists acknowledge problems but make excuses
“I think it’s irresponsible to shut down fisheries based on such inaccurate stock assessments,” said Steve Cadrin, a former federal stock assessment scientist and a professor at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
Federal scientists acknowledge errors in assessments of critical New England fish stocks and say they’re working hard to fix them. But they add that their overall methods are proven sound. continued@morningsentinal
Which is Bull Bleep! Read this article.
Because New England has one of the longest-running fishery databases in the world, computer modeling had a good track record of predicting future species populations. Federal fisheries law is built on those predictions, and is based on limiting catches when fish stocks decline below a specific population size.
But that model assumes that the ocean environment is relatively stable and that the amount fishermen catch is the biggest variable that must be brought under control. It worked well enough until the ocean began showing signs it was changing, said Steve Cadrin, an associate professor at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology and a former NMFS fisheries scientist.
Center for Biological Diversity “tree huggers,” Endangered Species Act bid has PROP partnership concerned it – 4,000 year history of taking care of its coral
The Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Partnership or PROP has great concerns over a proposed listing of 66 reef building corals under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Calling the group “tree huggers,” Guam President Joseph Cameron Guam’ says PROP has a problem with that request because these people have never been to the pacific. continued@islandbusiness
Philanthropic Colonialism – The Charitable-Industrial Complex. Driven by guilt, manipulated by ENGO opportunists to “fix all that’s wrong”.
At the same time, according to the Urban Institute, the nonprofit sector has been steadily growing. Between 2001 and 2011, the number of nonprofits increased 25 percent. Their growth rate now exceeds that of both the business and government sectors. It’s a massive business, with approximately $316 Billion given away in 2012 in the United States alone and more than 9.4 million employed. continued@nyt
La. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries living high off the BP Hawg at the Venice Marina!
The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is paying $8,750 a month to lease a four-bedroom, air-conditioned cottage at a marina in Venice. Venice, located in Plaquemines Parish, is known as a hub for commercial and sports fishing opportunities. Barham said the cottage has “absolutely not” been used as a base for recreational fishing trips. continued@theadvocate
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
Herring Wars: Quotas, Conflicts, and Climate Change in the North Atlantic
A small collection of islands in the North Sea, a few hundred miles south of the Arctic Circle, is preparing for war. continued@southernfriedscience
Herring proposal disapproved by National Marine Fisheries Service – Lots of grumbling from the Cape!
“They basically approved nothing,” said a frustrated and angry John Pappalardo, the CEO of the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance and a former member and onetime chairman of the New England council. continued@capecodtimes
Commercial fishing is Petersen legacy as fourth generation continues a Muskegon tradition
MUSKEGON, MI – For a fourth generation Lake Michigan commercial fisherman trying to establish a fresh-fish retail and wholesale business in Muskegon, the 18-hour days are brutal. continued@mlive
The government of Nova Scotia is seeking feedback from communities for their first step in developing an aquaculture strategy.
In total the project is set to take 18 months before it is submitted to the government. A draft will be released to the public before it is submitted sometime in summer 2014. continued@theadvance
This Sunday, the Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia (AANS) together with the PEI Aquaculture Alliance (PEIAA), will lead a delegation continued@dailybuzz
U.S. plan to fight Asian carp includes electronic barriers, water guns and love potions! Why not let NMFS take care of it? They know how to make fish disapear!
“This strategy continues our aggressive effort to bolster our tools to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes while we work toward a long-term solution,” said John Goss of the White House,,,continued@ctvnws
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