Daily Archives: September 2, 2013
Alaska Fish Radio – Connecting Alaskas Communities to Their Working Waterfronts
I’m Stephanie Mangini. Connecting Alaskas working waterfronts, Farmers began a trend when they started Community Supported Agriculture programs on the East coast. Fishermen quickly caught onto the concept developing their own Community Supported Fisheries . The Alaska Marine Conservation Councils Executive Director Kelly Harrell explains . .listen@fishradio 21:32
29th Gloucester’s Schooner Festival 2013 – photos by Donna Ardizzoni
It rained briefly on the Parade of Sail. But nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of the skippers and sailors who turned out over the weekend for the 29th annual Gloucester Schooner Festival — or for the spectators who lined Stacy Boulevard and other parts of Gloucester’s waterfront to see these historic, graceful marine vessels sail through and out of Gloucester Harbor Sunday. more@GDT
With all the activities we have in this wonderful community, I think the Schooner Festival is my favorite. Just beautiful. Donna Ardizonni photos@gmg 20:41
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Halibut boats needed for surveys next year – 390 new survey spots added
Halibut scientists plan to expand the yearly stock assessments by 30% next summer, adding 390 survey stations to the existing 1,300. The stations are located coast wide from Oregon to the Bering Sea. Since 1998 the halibut surveys have been done in a depth range of 20 to 275 fathoms where most of the fishing was taking place. But that’s been changing. listen@fishradio 15:17
Baker | Aquaculture is a risky racket … but isn’t everything?
I’ll never forget the first time I laid eyes on a fish farm. It was an experimental cod grow out operation in Trinity Bay, and it was a polarizing thing to be sure. The moratorium was still fresh on everyone’s minds, and there was a real fear at the time that we might never see a codfish again, never mind eat one. And yet here was this small cod grow out right in the harbour, easily viewed with the naked eye from shore. more@cbcews 11:14
New Ocean Forecast Could Help Predict Fish Habitat Six Months in Advance
Being able to predict future phytoplankton blooms, ocean temperatures and low-oxygen events could help fisheries managers,” said Samantha Siedlecki, a research scientist at the UW-based Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean. more@sciencedaily 10:37
Maine tidal power company awarded $5 million in federal grant money (comments reflect skepticism)
One of the U.S. Department of Energy grants was worth $1.9 million and will help the company develop new ways to monitor tidal current, according to Pingree’s office. The other grant, about $3 million, will be used to help fund development of more efficient generator equipment. more@bdn 10:27
Japan considering dumping Fukushima’s radioactive water into the Pacific
There are over 1,000 tanks on-site containing the water, and one has already leaked 300 tons. Water near one tank has radiation levels 18 times higher than previously reported. more@euronews 09:31
Shell pleased with early seismic data – Company doing 3D mapping of Shelburne Basin
That data, gathered over 88 days of exploration, is very preliminary, said Lalonde. It covers about 10,000 square kilometres of the basin and will take the better part of a year to process. “We probably will not have a clearer picture until about May,” he said. But at that point, Shell will be much closer to its goal of identifying prime locations to drill wells sometime in the second quarter of 2015, said Lalonde. more@chronicleherald 08:45
DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Angeles-made vessel destined to be floating classroom
Armstrong Marine, the aluminum boat fabricator on U.S. Highway 101 midway between Port Angeles and Sequim, launched Coastal Explorer last week. For the past three weeks, the displacement catamaran was stowed in the large building at the Port Angeles Boatyard, where personnel attended to a countless number of details prior to her going into the water. Jason Minnoch, who works in Armstrong’s sales department, said the vessel, which is 54 feet long with an 18-foot beam, is a floating classroom built for Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, S.C. more@pdn 08:32
Global shrimp prices jump
A new plague swimming through the shrimp farms of China and South-East Asia is making ripples in the United States and Europe, where prawn prices have jumped to record highs in recent months. more@bangkokpost 08:08
