Daily Archives: October 10, 2013
Sen. Murkowski tells Commerce: crabbers pay for their fishery, not the gov’t
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch … Crabbers are likely to arrive late to their fisheries. More after this here 19:00
The P.E.I. government and Ottawa are pitching in $1.575 million to assist a land-based halibut farm in Victoria-by-the-Sea to double its production.
In August 2012 Halibut P.E.I. received permission from the Victoria-by-the-Sea Community Council to expand its plant into an adjacent provincial park, part of a plan to increase production from 35 to 70 tonnes of fish a year. more@cbcews 16:25
Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation to Explore Maximizing the Value of Cod
This research effort will be an ongoing process, and as opportunities are identified to enhance aspects of harvesting, processing, and marketing activity, the Centre may propose pilot projects to explore new approaches. Industry feedback will define the focus of research and the parameters of pilot projects. more@thecoaster 15:54
Ocean sciences: Follow the fish
Next year, the United Nations aims to complete its first World Ocean Assessment, a process akin to the regular reporting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. [email protected] 15:27
Navigating the Western Pacific Council Process
Guide to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, 5th Edition [email protected] 15:20
Gulf of Mexico Commercial King Mackerel Fishing Closes October 12
NMFS will close the northern Florida west coast subzone of the Gulf of Mexico to commercial fishing for king mackerel effective 12:00 noon (local time) October 12, 2013. The commercial quota of 178,848 pounds for this zone is projected to be reached by this date. more@wmbb 15:11
F/V Bill B II Runs Aground off Martha’s Vineyard, Coast Guard helicopter crew safely hoisted the fishermen
BOSTON — Coast Guard rescue crews rescued two fishermen from a grounded vessel near Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., Thursday at approximately 6 a.m. Watchstanders from Sector Southeastern New England received notification, via VFH channel 16 at approximately 5 a.m., that the 44-foot lobster vessel Bill B II was taking on water and the crew ran the vessel aground. more@uscgnews 14:41
Louisiana Shrimp “Red Listed” by Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch
A recently released report concludes most wild-caught U.S. shrimp, including a majority harvested from the Gulf of Mexico, remains a good alternative for consumers, except for shrimp landed in Louisiana or harvested in nets unmodified to protect sea turtles and other species caught accidentally. more@gulfseafoodnews 10:37
Murkowski, Young, Hastings, Press Pritzker – “We urge you to use your authority consistent with the Antideficiency Act to responsibly manage the 2013 Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab fisheries.
The Bristol Bay red king crab fishery in Alaska is scheduled to open next Tuesday, October 15th, but before crab fishing boats are allowed to fish, they must be issued quota permits by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – which the Department of Commerce has shuttered for issuing permits until the government is funded. [email protected] 09:27
Snow Crab Quota Down 19% Compared to Last Year
The total allowable catch for the Bering Sea Snow Crab fishery is over 53.9-million pounds. more@kdlg 08:54
PORT TOWNSEND – Fin-fish farm issue resolved, Jefferson County officials say
The net pen policy has held up approval of the shoreline management program, which regulates development on the shoreline, since February 2011. That’s when Ecology approved most of a proposed update of the shoreline management program, also known as an SMP, except for a proposed county ban on fin-fish aquaculture, which raises non-native species, such as Atlantic salmon, in pens. more@pdn 08:46
