Daily Archives: September 22, 2013
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries remains cautious before opening fishery to gillnets
Fishermen remain unable to set gillnets in the state’s estuarine waters, despite an announcement last week that state officials had obtained a permit allowing the inland fisheries to reopen. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries shut down the fishery in August after sea turtles became entangled in the nets, a legal precaution necessary until the state received an “incidental take” permit allowing a certain number of interactions with the endangered species. more@starnewsonline 19:04
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Vessel Monitoring Systems – HMS Webinar – Monday, September 23, 2013 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
NMFS proposes to modify the declaration requirements for vessels required to use Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) units in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) fisheries. This proposed rule would require operators of vessels that have been issued HMS permits and are required to use VMS to use their VMS units to provide hourly position reports 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (24/7). Additionally, these changes will continue to provide NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) with information necessary to facilitate enforcement of HMS regulations. This rule would affect all commercial fishermen who fish for Atlantic HMS who are required to use VMS. more here register for webinar here 12:59
Ocean of change – Changing chemistry of seawater poses lethal threat to marine life
Oregon fishermen tell stories of strange events on the Pacific Ocean that have made them shudder over the past half dozen years. The Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery on the state’s north coast watched oyster larvae die en masse for three years in a row in the mid-2000s — depriving oyster farms along the entire West Coast of seed oysters. Florence crabber Al Pazar saw baby octopuses, an inch or two long, climb up his crab lines to escape the sea waters in the 2005 season. When he pulled up his pots, the crab were dead. more@registerguard 12:22
This woman is crackers! – Ocean is being bled dry
In the last 50 years, commercial fishing has engaged in ocean-looting of unimaginable magnitude. Consequently, 90 percent of the biggest fish have disappeared, and every fishery is in a state of collapse. more@wyomingnews 11:56
Pipe Had Leak 1 Year Before Hawaii Molasses Spill
Department of Transportation Deputy Director Randy Grune said Friday he sent a letter in July 2012 to Matson Navigation Co. notifying the company of the leak. The letter, provided to reporters Friday, asked Matson to tell the state when the pipeline was repaired. [email protected] 11:44
First Cowichan River flow boost starts Sept. 22, Catalyst says
Spawning Chinook salmon are being helped by bigger Cowichan River flows starting Sept. 22, Catalyst’s brass says. The move will be conducted to help the upstream migration of spawning Chinook, says a release from Catalyst, owners of Crofton pulp mill that ‘s held two provincial river-water licences since the 1950s. more@cowichannews 11:17
Input on possible Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary fishing closures sought
Sanctuary officials agreed to the four additional meetings to address the issue last month after fishermen and divers loudly voiced their opposition to a series of maps that proposed new closed areas and the expansion of existing closed areas. more@keysnet 11:06
Rutgers fish surveys show effects of climate change
On a dark night in the middle of a wide marsh near Tuckerton, N.J., a team of Rutgers University researchers lowered a net over the railing of an old wooden bridge. Then they turned off their flashlights and waited. Below, in Little Sheepshead Creek, the incoming tide was washing hundreds of tiny fish larvae into the net. [email protected] 10:52
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update September 22, 2013
“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the update 10:35
