Daily Archives: September 13, 2013
Bipartisan Members of Congress file solution to Gulf red snapper mess
Federal management of red snapper has been broken for years, and reached rock bottom in 2013 when frustration over status quo management compelled several Gulf states to seek greater control of the fishery in their own waters. In retaliation, the National Marine Fisheries Service used an emergency rule process to reduce the recreational season to nine days off Louisiana and 12 days off Texas. Both states sued and a federal court overturned the action. more@boatingindustry 23:29
A new outlook on a specie that was headed for protection – Cali Bill to allow commercial crawfishing at Lake Tahoe passes
Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 165 last Friday, which repealed an existing law that banned the sale or purchase of crawfish taken from Lake Tahoe. Thought to benefit Lake Tahoe, the tiny lobster-like crustaceans were on their way to being protected. Since, scientists have changed their view of the invasive species. They have been found to excrete nitrogen and phosphorous and provide invasive warm water fish like the small-mouth bass a food source. more@tahoedailytribune 22:59
Gang Green expects the NMFS to fix Global Warming to save the coral, and they agree to it!!
September 13 – In a settlement filed in federal court today, the National Marine Fisheries Service committed to developing a recovery plan for elkhorn and staghorn corals that live in Florida and throughout the Caribbean. The agreement between the Center for Biological Diversity and the federal agency ensures that the Fisheries Service will publish a draft plan by 2014 and promptly finalize it in the following months. These corals were protected under the Endangered Species Act in 2006 because of threats from global warming and ocean acidification but, before today’s settlement agreement, had still not received the legally required recovery plan needed to save them from extinction. more@ganggreen 17:40
The Fisheries Broadcast with Jamie Baker – What happens when you can’t sell the cod you already have?
Tonight you’ll hear why some fishermen on the south coast have asked government to give them an exemption to sell their cod outside the province. more@thefisheriesbroadcast 16:08
Alaska seafood industry awaits Walmart response
At issue is Walmart’s decision to purchase for its thousands of retail stores only seafood certified as sustainable by the London-based Marine Stewardship Council. With more than four-dozen seafood processors and others now committed to another sustainability certification program sponsored by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, the fishermen and the state of Alaska are asking Walmart to reconsider its commitment to purchase only MSC-certified seafood. more@thecordobatimes 13:50
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries finalizes permit for minimal turtle by-catch
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries signed an agreement Wednesday with the National Marine Fisheries Service that implements a statewide incidental take permit for sea turtles in the estuarine large and small-mesh gill net fisheries. The permit authorizes the limited take of sea turtles in the gill net fisheries as part of an otherwise lawful activity. [email protected] 13:30
Thanks for all the fish: Julia Child’s play – The Master Chef put Port Chatham’s Nova smoked king salmon on the map.
A long time ago, when I was young, springy and inveterately unemployed, a chef named Francois Kissel asked me to help out on the heavy lifting for a benefit bash he was catering for the ladies of St. Mark’s Cathedral. The heavy part entailed opening a couple dozen dozen oysters, but they were only the baseline for the event. The big featured dish was fresh-caught Alaska King crab, flown in live and cooked on the spot. (For some reason this was illegal at the time; maybe it still is.) more@crosscut 11:58
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National Research Council Report fuels Gloucester Fisherman Giacalone’s fishing testimony before the House Committee on Natural Resources
He had already finished preparing his testimony last week for the congressional committee on the re-authorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act when the National Research Council report on rebuilding fish stocks fell into his lap like manna from heaven. With that, Gloucester’s Vito Giacalone went to Washington with a little more credibility in his Wednesday testimony before the House Committee on Natural Resources. more@GDT 11:27
North Pacific Fishery Management Council staff defend catch sharing plan
FAIRBANKS — A proposed plan to allocate halibut catch shares between charter and commercial boats will not necessarily lead to a one-fish per day limit for charter boat customers in waters off Southcentral Alaska, according to a summary released by North Pacific Fishery Management Council staff. more@newsminer 11:08
Invasive Tiger Shrimp Found in Eastern North Carolina waters
It was big enough for a meal, but the unusual catch was better off in the hands of researchers. “That shrimp was definitely big enough for a shrimp dog, but we froze it instead,” said Mary Bryan Carlyle, who was with a group of friends who caught a jumbo Asian tiger shrimp this week in Carteret County waters. more@jdnews 11:00
Locals reflect on dying industry as Sound closes to fall lobster harvesting
A third-generation lobsterman, Matt DeMaula has patrolled Long Island Sound alongside his father and uncles for more than two decades. When he thinks back to his early days in the profession, the Mattituck native can recall some remarkable fall seasons. A combination of rising water temperatures, low dissolved oxygen, pesticide runoff and nitrogen loading proved too much for the crustaceans, causing an extreme die-off in 1999, said Emerson Hasbrouck, senior marine environmental issues educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. more@thesuffolktimes 10:47
To the editor: Lifting DPA no answer for waterfront, fishermen – Charlee Bianchini, Gloucester
When doing research for my undergraduate thesis in American Studies, I came across a theory that stated that, without Gloucester’s fishing industry, the Plimoth (Plymouth) Plantation could not have survived. And without Plimoth’s spirituality and hope for a better future in the new world, Gloucester could not have survived. Hence, without the two together, we would not be here today. Maybe it’s a little much to say that all of America is founded on these two communities, but I find it intriguing to think about. Without Gloucester and its fishermen, there would be no United States of America. more@GDT 08:27
Formaldehyde Detected in Supermarket Fish Imported from Asia – Not found in fish from the U.S.
Formaldehyde is illegal in food beyond any naturally occurring trace amounts. But, according to chemical engineer A. James Attar and his colleagues who conducted the tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not test any imported fish for formaldehyde contamination, and only 4 percent of imported fish gets tested for any contaminants at all. more@foodsafetynews 08:11
66-year-old man medevaced by Coast Guard near Crystal River, Fla.
A crewmember aboard the F/V Miss Shannon II contacted Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders at 11:29 a.m., via VHF-FM channel 16 radio reporting the man was experiencing heart attack symptoms and was in need of medical assistance. more@uscgnews 07:33
Coast Guard medevacs man 35 miles northeast of Oregon Inlet, NC from the 51-foot F/V Bite Me
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 44-year-old man from the 51-foot fishing vessel Bite Me Thursday, approximately 35 miles northeast of Oregon Inlet, N.C. more@uscgnews 07:25
Tropical storm Gabrielle Tropical storm Gabrielle – Hurricane Humberto is out there churning
The storm has begun to accelerate northward and is expected to merge with a cloud front near New England, according to the Canadian Hurricane Centre. The system is expected to bring heavy rain into parts of Atlantic Canada on Friday and into the weekend. “Gabrielle, while still a tropical storm Thursday afternoon, is likely to become post-tropical as it approaches Nova Scotia Friday. more@cbcnews 06:55
