Daily Archives: September 25, 2013
Just wow, man. Walton Family Foundation and Darden Restaurants Announce New Fishery Improvement Partnership Fund at Clinton Global Initiative Meeting
by the Walton Family Foundation A new Fishery Improvement PartnershipFund that will help address overfishing – one of the largest threats to the global seafood supply – will leverage philanthropic, industry and government resources (?) to help develop and advance Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) worldwide. The Walton Family Foundation (WFF), in collaboration with Darden Restaurants, plans to create the new fund as an investment model. The fund, announced at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting, is being developed as an official CGI Commitment to Action. more here more photos! 21:26
U.S. Coast Guard exercises option to acquire six more fast response cutters
WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard received approval here this week to move forward on the production and eventual deployment of up to 30 fast response cutters after the cutter class completed the initial operational test and evaluation phase this past month. more@uscgnews More about the Sentinel Class Cutter here 18:46
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. No Effort, Bad Prices, and Low Fish Counts… Fall Cod is a Snooze
The fall Pacific cod B season hasn’t made many waves since opening on September 1st. The 9.6 million pound Central Gulf harvest has hardly taken a hit. Only a few boats have shown effort in the pot cod fishery, compared to 2012 when around 35 vessels were actively fishing the 12 million pound quota. more@fishradio 17:58
Environmental Threat Turned Sustainable Business for the Gulf of California
Considered a threat to the biodiversity of marine ecosystems of the Gulf of California, the cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris is intended to be exploited commercially throughout the Mexican Pacific coast where it occurs, thanks to fishing potential discovered by producers of Sonora and researchers at the Biological Research Center of the Northeast (CIBNOR). more@sciencedaily 17:23
Closure Notice: Aggregated Large Coastal Shark, Hammerhead Shark, Blacknose Shark, and Non-Blacknose Small Coastal Shark Management Groups in the Atlantic Region
The National Marine Fisheries Service is closing the commercial aggregated large coastal shark, hammerhead shark, blacknose shark, and non-blacknose small coastal shark management groups in the Atlantic region as of 11:30pm local time September 30, 2013. This inseason action filed in the Federal Register on September 25, 2013, will publish on September 30, 2013, and will become EFFECTIVE on MONDAY, September 30, 2013. For more information, please see the attached notice or go to the HMS Division website here 17:09
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Gov. Parnell talks Chuitna/Pebble Mines, water rights, radiation testing
Governor Parnell took questions from Alaskans yesterday on APRN’s Talk of Alaska. Of fishing interest: A set netter asked about his stance on the proposed Chuitna coal mine in Cook Inlet that would remove 11 miles of salmon streams more@fishradio 16:57
If you’re looking for fresh fish, your best bet is to buy directly from the people who catch them.
On their 44-foot salmon boat, the Cash Flo II, Mike and Yvette Hudson are at sea year-round, catching salmon, albacore tuna, and California halibut by hook and line — no destructive trawling nets, which drag along the ocean floor. The fish are gutted and chilled down to 32 degrees within an hour of being caught, which means the company’s albacore tuna is sashimi-grade. In winter, Hudson offers Dungeness crab. more@eastbayexpress 16:05
Another Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit against NMFS? – Maybe they should be charged total cost if they lose
SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity today filed notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service for the agency’s failure to act on a petition to protect the orange clownfish — featured in the movie Finding Nemo — and seven species of damselfish under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. These reef fish face severe threats from climate change, ocean acidification and the marine aquarium trade. more@treefrogland 15:25
Ready for this? Striper caught in Britain! A FISH native to North America has shocked British anglers
The striped bass- a relative of the European bass- was caught by fisherman Martin White at Dover, Kent. The 2lbs 7oz sea fish is the first of its kind ever to be hooked in Britain. The striped bass is usually a bit of a homebody, and rarely strays more than five miles from America’s east coast- so experts are baffled at its capture. Dr Gary Nelson from Massachusetts State Fisheries said: “It’s unheard of for a striped bass to travel all the way across the Atlantic. [email protected] 14:00
National Fisheries Institute: NOAA should lead US sustainable seafood debate
NFI’s Connelly said that he and NFI members are confused as to the singular focus of seafood sustainability. “NOAA’s fisheries management is generally excellent, that’s been a common theme throughout this morning,” he said. “Yet few in government or the public know this. more@seafoodsource 11:57
Plant owners taking fisherman John Dean to court over spilled crab – Video
A fisherman is being taken to court by the owners of a fish plant in Hickman’s Harbour where thousands of pounds of crab were dumped into the water by protesting fishers back in April. more@cbcnews 11:42
WWF, MSC owe explanation, apology to Alaska fishermen – Senator Mark Begich
As chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, I have the chance to brag about Alaska’s fisheries. That’s why I was offended by the recent “We don’t farm like this” video produced by World Wide Fund for Nature Canada (WWF) in support of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The short animated video grossly misrepresents the harvesting methods of longline, purse seine, and trawl fisheries and smears them as unsustainable. more@juneauempire 11:19
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Proposed restrictions on Stellwagen Bank could sink fishermen – “In order for us to be effective, we must speak with one united voice,”
With a view of Green Harbor in the distance nearly 200 fishermen met at Haddad’s Ocean Café to discuss the future of their livelihood and what actions they could take to protect its longevity. At issue were proposals before the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) to establish further restrictions in the Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary, an area critical to the success of local fishermen. more@wickedlocal 09:49
WWF and the Association of Professional Observers call for measures against IUU fishing
WWF and the Association of Professional Observers (APO) are calling on the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), for urgent measures to protect the health, safety, and welfare as well as promote the professionalism of at-sea observers assigned to fishing vessels as a way to reduce illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing. more@fishupdate 09:06
Lobstermen snap back at PETA video – PETA video is “just another publicity stunt to raise money”
The PETA video is “just another publicity stunt to raise money,” said David Cousens, president of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association. “This is the same group that wanted to open a lobster empathy center in Maine a few years back. They aren’t to be taken seriously.” more@seacoastonline 08:12
NMFS Announcement Puts TMGC Yellowtail Quota at 400 Metric Tons Despite Advice that Would Have Allowed More
Eyebrows were raised recently when National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) representatives announced in several forums that the agency would only approve an allocation of 400 metric tons of Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, despite determinations by the more@savingseafood 07:39
Province rejects cod harvester application over CETA – Swimming in a Sea of Cod and No Market
Harvesters in NAFO Division 3PS had been leaving significant amounts of cod in the water because of low prices and, in recent week, a lack of buyers. With no sale for their fish, the fishermen asked provincial Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Derrick Dalley to lift restrictions to either allow them to ship cod outside the province whole, or else allow buyers from outside the province to come in. more@cbcnews 07:17
Day 2 New England Fishery Management Council Meeting – Sign Up To Listen Live via Webinar
The public is invited to attend the September 24 – 26, 2013 New England Fishery Management Council meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Cape Codder Resort, 1225 Iyannough Road, Hyannis, MA. For further information about the location click http://www.capecodderresort.
Fishing crisis’ collateral damage – Fishing crisis devastating crews, families, too
They don’t know what to do. It’s as simple as that. The rumble they hear, louder by the moment, is their world collapsing around them and Everett and Jenice Sawyer simply don’t know what to do. Everett, 42, will leave on Thursday, heading out to fish aboard the offshore dragger F/V Sammy Jo out of Boston, out to Georges Bank, looking to land pollock. That will leave 46-year-old Jenice, slowed by a series of health problems, to pack up the remainder of their stuff from their Commonwealth Avenue apartment, from which they’ve been evicted for owing about $5,500 in back rent, and . . . then what? “I don’t know,” Jenice said. “Probably pitch a tent.” more@GDT 03:32
