Daily Archives: August 10, 2013
Coast Guard boatcrews seize 2 lanchas, 700 pounds of catch, and an eight member Mariachi band
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Boatcrews from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island seized two lanchas and detained eight Mexican nationals caught illegally fishing in U.S. waters, Thursday, in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. more@uscgnews
Asian Tiger Shrimp – Wall Mount ’em!
Stuffed shrimp are decor rather than dinner for some of the folks who have caught the really big sort — invasive Asian tiger shrimp — in the Gulf of Mexico or along the East Coast. Sometimes the shrimp become both food and a wall display. Joe Strange of Joe’s Taxidermy in Houma said he mounted three last year, dining on the meat he removed from the two smallest, about 7 and 10 inches long. [email protected]
Government Considers Protecting Iliamna Harbor Seals Under Endangered Species Act
Mysterious harbor seals are the latest point of contention in the Pebble mine debate as the government considers the possibility of listing Iliamna Lake Harbor Seals on the Endangered Species list. This comes after an environmental group put forth a petition urging the listing. They cite threats from ocean acidification, climate change, and the proposed Pebble Mine. KDLG’s Ben Matheson has more on the freshwater seals at the center of the debate. listen@kdlg
The Recovery Plan for the Sunken Fishing Tender Lone Star Includes Towing the Vessel to Dutch Harbor
The large fishing tender that sank in late June in the mouth of a major sockeye producing river in Bristol Bay is still leaking fuel as responders attempt to get the last of the fuel off the vessel. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the details. listen@kdlg
Fishermen: Let charterboats sell excess dolphin
Charterboat crews should be allowed to resume selling part of their dolphin catches, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council members heard at a Thursday hearing in Key Largo. more@keysnet
ASMFC 2013 Summer Meeting Press Releases, Meeting Summaries and Motions
Climate, ecosystem linkages explain salmon declines in Maine rivers (lot’s of wacked out comment’s at the article!)
Today, Maine’s rivers flow cleaner than they have in decades. Dams are being torn out, both on the Kennebec and Penobscot rivers. Salmon should be flocking back. Or should they? more@portlandpressherald
MPBN four part series on US / Canadian lobster industry issues by Jay Field – Audio
New reef created to save endangered fish native to James River
Now, the James River Association and its partners are attempting to save the sturgeon – the river’s largest fish – from extinction. Approximately 2,700 tons of rock donated by the Luck Stone Corp. were dropped from a barge provided by Coastal Designs into the river on Friday, July 26, just south of the Varina-Enon Bridge. more@progressindex
Lake Pontchartrain basin commercial fishermen report crippling shrimp and crab shortage – Video
“What caused Lake Pontchartrain basin to not produce like it normally has, I think it is a combination of reasons,” said Patrick. “The closing of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet [MR-GO], the oil spill, things have changed and we don’t have the same circulation we had before. more@wwlt
Gulf of Mexico Rig removals on the rise in shallow water
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement statistics show 629 platforms either not producing or on expired leases and thus eligible for decommissioning as of June. More than 75 percent of those are in shallow water. There were still about 2,500 structures in the Gulf at the beginning of this year. more@dailycomet
Coastal mapping vessel Fredinand R. Hassler, to map the ocean floor along East Coast
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s newest coastal mapping vessel, the Fredinand R. Hassler, commissioned in 2012, will be homeported at the Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex, part of the University of New Hampshire. From there, it is expected to chart the seafloor up and down the East Coast, paying particular attention to the Northeast, including a wide swath of the Seacoast. more@seacoastonline
