Daily Archives: October 7, 2013
UPDATED: Coast Guard rescues 2, searches for third near Coos Bay, Ore. – Coast Guard locates body of missing woman
ASTORIA, Ore. — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men and their dog and is searching for a 50-year-old woman, Monday, after a fishing vessel ran aground near Coos Bay, Ore., Sunday. The two men and their dog climbed onto the north jetty after the 30-foot wooden-hulled fishing vessel Ruth ran aground on the jetty Monday night. The missing woman was not wearing a survival suit or life jacket at the time of the grounding. more@uscgnews 20:33 Coast Guard locates body of missing woman link 09:36
UPDATED: The 76-foot fishing tender Neptune – Haines Harbor Reopens As Cleanup Efforts Continue
more@alaskapublic 20:01
Three fishermen rescued from sinking 41-foot commercial F/V Robert James off the coast of Montauk by the US Coast Guard
Communication watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, in New Haven, Conn., received a distress call from a crewmember aboard the 41-foot commercial fishing vessel Robert James stating his vessel was taking on water and it was sinking fast. The three fishermen were immediately advised to put on their lifejackets. more@uscgnews 19:21
RCMP are seeking the public’s help in solving a canned clam caper in Le Goulet, N.B. (at least they left the canned seal meat behind) whew!
Police say 360 cans of Sea Watch brand clams were stolen from a warehouse on Basile-Roussel Road. more@cbcnews! 16:14
Every Halibut Counts – This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini.
Finding ways to gently release halibut back into the water is the goal of a collaboration by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Fishermen’s Innovative Fund. The Alaska Marine Conservation Council, Alaska Sea Grant’s Marine Advisory program, and the Southeast charter industry are developing new ideas, technologies, and management strategies to better protect our halibut population. more@fishradio 15:07
Canada ordering an additional 10 Canadian Coast Guard vessels, worth an estimated $3.3 billion
Vancouver shipbuilders got a huge surprise Monday, as the federal government announced it is ordering an additional 10 Canadian Coast Guard vessels, worth an estimated $3.3 billion. That is on top of the $8 billion already on the books at Vancouver Shipyards for new Coast Guard science and fishery ships, naval resupply vessels and a heavy icebreaker, and represents a huge vote of confidence as the shipyard prepares to cut steel on the first of those ships. mre@montrealgazette 14:49
Share the Gulf Coalition to promote fair access to the red snapper fishery.
The issue in front of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, the federal body charged with regulating red snapper, is what helped catalyze the group’s formation, supporters said. Currently, the council tries to control overfishing by dividing a calculated amount of red snapper almost evenly between commercial and recreational fishermen so each sector gets about half of the overall quota. more@dailycomet 14:43
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sharif C. Sutardjo Talk Fishery Sector
Mr. Kerry stressed that the world is now facing a significant drop in production from commercial fisheries. The issue is also impacting the U.S., particularly in New England and the North Eastern states. “We (the United States) are also facing what Indonesia is facing, which is the significant shrinkage of commercial fisheries. Sustainable fisheries must absolutely be implemented,” said Kerry. [email protected] 14:03
Thu., 26 – Alaska fishermen and their families have led the Walmart/MSC charge – Alaska salmon row moves onto political stage
THE ongoing dispute between Alaskan salmon fishermen and the US retail giant is moving into the political arena. Walmart has said it will only buy Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fish, but the Alaskan fishermen have withdrawn from MSC because they say it is too bureaucratic and expensive, adding that there are other equally valid certifications to which they belong. more@fishupdate
Mussel beds planned near wind farm
The first offshore wind farm in U.S. history may soon have company: If a proposed 30-acre mussel farm is permitted this fall, in Nantucket Sound adjacent to the Cape Wind lease area on Horseshoe Shoal, it will become the first offshore aquaculture project in federal waters. more@capecodtimes Lots of inaccuracy in this article 05:30
With Money to Burn, The PEI Lobster Industry enters MSC assessment
The fishery operates baited traps to catch American lobster (homarus americanus). The fishery applies limited season openings, minimum species sizes, escape mechanism and biodegradable twine in traps and other measures to ensure the stock maintains productivity. more@undercurrent 05:10
