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Obama administration uses government shutdown to ban fishing off of the Florida Keys

October 12, 2013 Gulf of Mexico, National, South Atlantic

“This is going to put a lot of guys together in a small area close to the park,” Makowski said. “It’s going to be even worse on the weekend when we’re going to have to compete with the recreational anglers.” more@globaldispatch 22:59

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Commercial Fishing Photo Of The Day | Jay Fisher, We Miss You by JuneauTek

October 12, 2013 North Pacific

This past winter, Jay Fisher passed away. Over the summer, the F/V Kona Rose traveled north with his ashes and we had a ceremony for Jay at Baranof Warm Springs. Captains and crew gathered to celebrate Jay’s commercial fishing legacy and release his ashes into the pristine waters of southeast Alaska. Jay Fisher will always be with us now when we sail the waters of southeast Alaska. Ill be editing a video of the memorial service this winter and I will release it on the anniversary of his death, in January. Stay tuned for the video later this winter. We miss ya, Jay…

JuneauTek | October 12, 2013 at 1:02 am | URL: http://wp.me/pGGJI-1k7 19:56

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Governor Deval Patrick has signed a proclamation establishing Saturday as “Massachusetts Lobster Day.”

October 12, 2013 New England

“I would like to thank the Patrick Administration for their continued support of the Commonwealth’s lobster industry,” states Bill Adler, executive director of the Mass. Lobstermen’s Association. “Lobster is a perfect meal for every special occasion, especially during the holiday season. Besides having a delicious and healthy dinner experience, you will also be supporting our Massachusetts lobstermen.” more@golocalworcester 19:07

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Votes to Initiate Interagency Working Group on River Herring and Shad

October 12, 2013 Mid Atlantic

Philadelphia, PA This week the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted to address additional conservation of river herring and shad through an interagency working group. PDF/Printer-friendly version 11:52

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New England Fishery Management Council – Sept/Oct Council Report

October 12, 2013 New England

Please contact Public Affairs Officer Patricia Fiorelli with any questions or concerns at (978) 465-0492 ext. 106 or [email protected]<mailto:pfi[email protected]>. 11:42

NEFMC – CouncilReport_10.2013.pdf 266K View Download

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Listen to the The Alaska Fisheries Report

October 12, 2013 North Pacific

Coming up this week, Bering Sea crabbing might be delayed because of the federal government shutdown, clean up continues on the fuel spill caused by that tender sinking in Haines, and the largest longliner built in Alaska gets christened. All that and more coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help this week from KUCB’s Lauren Rosenthal in Unalaska, KHNS’ Margaret Friedenour in Haines, KRBD’s Sean Carlson in Ketchikan, and KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham. more@kmxt 11:32

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Scientists Recommend Spatial Management Measures to Conserve Bigeye Tuna, Elimination of Hawaii Bottomfish Restricted Areas

October 12, 2013 Western Pacific

WPRFMC Press Release, Oct. 11, 2013 – An international group of scientists that advises the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) concluded its three-day meeting Thursday admonishing the Western and Central Pacific Fishery Commission (WCPFC) for its failure to prevent an increase in fleet capacity, fishing effort and catch of tropical tunas in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO). more@ Press Releases 10:28

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Alaska Department of Fish and Game – Alaska Boards of Game and Fisheries Set to Host Joint Meeting

October 12, 2013 North Pacific

“The boards may allow commercial fishing, the boards may allow personal use fishing, they may allow sport fishing or general hunting but not something that’s labeled subsistence hunting and fishing,” said James Fall, ADFG Statewide Program Manager for the Division of Subsistence. more@ktuu 09:09

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Baker | Will rule change spark boat-building boom? Bigger Boats – Rapidly changing fishery

October 12, 2013 Canada

This week on The Fisheries Broadcast we revealed a little tidbit of news that could have some big implications for both the fishery and the boat building industries here in this province. We managed to confirm that Transport Canada is moving to replace the existing small fishing vessel regulations, possibly as early as next year. more@cbcnews 08:19

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

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