Monthly Archives: September 2013
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
Pink salmon reaching Fraser River in massive numbers, has raised questions about the possible role of controversial Haida experiment
Jonn Matsen, co-ordinator of the Squamish Streamkeepers said the number of fish in the river is astonishing. “There’s a ridiculous number of pinks,” he said. “It’s a thousand times more than there should be.” Dr. Matsen said he wondered if the Haida experiment, which saw 100 tonnes of iron sulphate dumped north of Haida Gwaii, could have caused the huge returns. The Haida experiment is under investigation by Environment Canada because ocean fertilization is not allowed under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. more@globeandmail 22:20
Never Ever Start a Trip on a Friday! – Friday the 13th – Supersitions at Sea – This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch
Friday is the worst day to set out to sea, while Sunday is best. A life of danger and uncertainty has seafarers observing a strict set of rules steeped in myth and superstition. more@fishradio 20:38
Michigan men charged with federal wildlife crimes – Aquarium owner accused of collecting Keys fish, selling them
The owner of Michigan aquarium-supply firm made two business trips the Florida Keys in 2011, towing a boat behind a specially equipped van, to collect live saltwater fish and corals for sale, a federal indictment says. The charges were latest in a series of cases involving several defendants accused of knowingly collecting or buying fish harvested in waters within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. more@keysnet 20:17
Massive Molasses Spill Devastates Honolulu Marine Life – “Everything down there is dead.”
That’s one stunning quote from Hawaii News Now’s latest report about the devastating damage that’s been done to the marine life off Honolulu’s Sand Island by 233,000 gallons of molasses that were spilled into Honolulu harbor on Monday. more@npr 16:48
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo declares federal fishing limits on flounder absurd – Will Sue Government if Necessary -Video
MONTAUK – Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the commercial fishing fleet in Montauk today to declare that federal fishing limits on flounder were absurd. He added that if Congress does not listen, he will consider suing in federal court. [email protected] 16:22
Movement of marine life follows speed and direction of climate change
The researchers report in the journal Science the first evidence that sea creatures consistently keep pace with “climate velocity,” or the speed and direction in which changes such as ocean temperature move. They compiled 43 years of data related to the movement of 128 million animals from 360 species living around North America, including commercial staples such as lobster, shrimp and cod. They found that 70 percent of shifts in animals’ depth and 74 percent of changes in latitude correlated with regional-scale fluctuations in ocean temperature. [email protected] 16:12
The Study Paper Marine Taxa Track Local Climate Velocities here
Concerned in British Columbia: Is salmon food being threatened?
Harvesting of — could have unintended consequences for local marine life. Of particular concern, she said, is the sand lance, a small, slim fish that she said lays its eggs in the washed up seaweed at high tide, right at the same time as the annual harvest takes place. The sand lance is an important food for salmon. more@pqbnews 16:03
Second meeting set in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Services sea turtle habitat proposal
The critical habitat designation is a reaction to lawsuits from special interest environmental groups and more research is needed before any such action is taken. The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to designate 739 miles of oceanfront beaches along the coast of six states as critical habitat for nesting loggerheads. It includes 96 miles in North Carolina, including all of Bogue Banks, Onslow Beach and Topsail Island. [email protected] 15:52
With fish stocks rebounding, Congress mulls steps to ease catch limits
“At a time when fisheries jobs and the economic activity they create are critical to keeping our coastal communities alive, it is important that we ensure the laws and regulations that govern these activities are not unnecessarily rigid,” he said during a Wednesday hearing on renewing the Magnuson-Stevens Act. more@montomeryadvisor 13:47
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There hasn’t been a haddock fishery in this province in decades, but that might be about to change.
Things are changing as rapidly off the Canadian coast of the Atlantic as they are off the New England coast, and the more I listen, the more I realize, our NOAA/NMFS ENGO driven government agencies are becoming climate denialists. more@thefisheriesbroadcast 11:08
Coast Guard rescues three people from a 15-foot commercial fishing vessel in the vicinity of Egg Bank, St. Helena Sound, S.C.
Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector Charleston command center were notified of the incident by Beaufort County Dispatch that a 15-foot commercial fishing vessel had capsized. more@uscgnews 10:03
New Report Supports Pallone Position on Flexibility in Fisheries Management
Today’s hearing supported Pallone’s long-time call for revisions to the Magnuson Stevens Act that will take into account more socioeconomic concerns to ensure that the livelihood of fishermen and fishing communities are not unnecessarily hurt because of arbitrary guidelines. [email protected] 09:50
The Canadian Cod Crisis: “There’s millions of cod. The cod is back, and it’s killing the crab and shrimp species,”
Liberal leadership candidate Danny Dumaresque says fishermen need to catch a lot more cod very quickly or run the risk of a fisheries collapse that will be “10 times what it was in 1992.” But fisheries scientist George Rose says the kind of thinking coming from Dumaresque and other people in the fishing industry is total hubris and recklessly irresponsible. Essentially, Dumaresque is worried that as cod stocks rebound, they’ll eat too much crab and shrimp — species that form the backbone of the modern Newfoundland and Labrador fishery. more@the telegram 09:42
Bizarre mass die-off of starfish in the waters around Vancouver, British Columbia baffles experts
Jonathan Martin, a research associate at Simon Fraser University, has observed the mass die-off of both Sunflower seastars (Pycnopodia helianthoides) and morning sun stars (Solaster dawsoni) and has published photos and videos of the event on Flickr and YouTube. more@redorbit 09:25
Michigan Department of Natural Resources prepares for possible Asian carp invasion
Silver and bighead carp, more commonly referred to as species of the infamous Asian Carp, haven’t been found recently in Michigan’s waters, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. That doesn’t mean they won’t eventually swim their way into Michigan’s lakes or rivers, like the St. Joseph River. [email protected] 09:09
Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting – September 12-17, 2013 – will be streamed live in “listen-only mode” (audio) on the internet.
The live audio will be broadcast starting on Thursday, September 12 at 8 a.m. Mountain time. Get the September meeting agenda. Webinar Registration here Webinar ID is: 626-030-015 08:56
Red King Crab Serial Killers – This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini.
Dive into Womens Bay, an inlet located on the island of Kodiak and you will find a graveyard of lost or abandoned crab pots or as NOAA’s diving biologist Pete Cummiskey likes to call “Ghost Pots more@fishradio 08:28
My View: Nancy’s farewell to Richard Gaines by Nancy Gaines
As I get ready to lock the door behind me and drive down the gravel lane away from Quarry Street, I carry a profound gratitude for the 14 years Richard and I had here, and the people who helped him make these the best years of his life.
Richard lived his hopes and dreams and, yes, battles (he loved them, too) right here. Gloucester was where he found his earliest pleasures, a child at his family summer home on the corner of Atlantic and Moorland in the post-war 1940s.
He frolicked in the ocean, fished from the rocks, hustled hot dogs at Bob’s Clam Shack. He came back in the ‘80s with his babies, the fourth generation of Gaineses’ here, who waddled in the Good Harbor tidal pools and Pebble Beach. He would bring his granddaughter, Anna, here in 2011 to make the fifth.
We had our first “date” on Bass Rocks. His children scattered his ashes there.
Adult pink salmon perish in spawning channel – More info needed to determine causes of periodic de-watering: DFO official
Thousands of adult pink salmon died last week when the lower portion of the Mamquam spawning channel ran dry, stranding them in shallow puddles below a point where the water level still supported live spawners. more@thechief 21:57
From Cat Food to Sushi Counter: The Strange Rise of the Bluefin Tuna
Several decades ago, the very same fish were essentially worthless worldwide. People caught them for fun along the Atlantic Coast—especially in Nova Scotia, Maine and Massachusetts—and though few ever ate their catch, they didn’t usually let the tuna go, either. During the height of the tuna sport fishing craze in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, the big fish were weighed and photographed, then sent to landfills. Others were mashed up into pet food. [email protected] 18:16
Bipartisan Leadership Recognizes Need For Fisheries Reform – Jim Hutchinson, Recreational Fishing Alliance
September 11, 2013 – U.S. saltwater anglers today heard from a bipartisan coalition of congressional leaders that our federal fisheries law is in need of amendments in order to keep Americans fishing. “Both Chairman Hastings and new ranking minority leader Peter DeFazio (D-OR) pledged support for looking at sensible amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Act to incorporate limited management flexibility to provide a better balance of commerce and conservation,” said RFA executive director Jim Donofrio. more here 17:26
Prowler Fisheries Ready to Christen New Freezer Longliner
Prowler Fisheries, an Alaska freezer longliner company, will christen its newest freezer longliner vessel, the F/V Arctic Prowler, in ceremonies Oct. 5 at the Ketchikan Shipyard in Ketchikan, AK. more@fishermensnews more@ Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation 16:10
IFQ market for AK halibut, sablefish in a stall for all regions except Southeast
Alaska’s record salmon season has permit brokers hopping, especially for seine cards. But it’s a very different story for the quota share market. This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – The market for quota shares is slower than ever. Listen 15:57
Owl vs. owl: Feds give final approval to owl-killing experiment – Sooo. How about a seal killing experiment before the Cod become extinct?
Bad Owl
Good Owl
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Federal wildlife officials are moving ahead with an experiment to see if killing a rival owl will help save the northern spotted owl from extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it gave final approval to a plan to send trained hunters into the woods to shoot barred owls. Where are the Tree Huggers? more@peninsuladailynews 15:48
