Daily Archives: October 19, 2013
F/V Fair Warning Coast Guard assisted after being ran aground in Wychmere Harbor
Coast Guard rescue crews from Station Chatam, pollution responders from Sector Southeastern New England, and local fire and police assisted a 37-foot fishing vessel that ran aground in Wychmere Harbor, near Harwich, Mass., 11:45 p.m. Friday. more@uscgnews 20:34
DFO is defending its decision to grant a temporary license for Icelandic factory freezer trawler to catch and process redfish.
NDP MLA Sterling Belliveau recently expressed concerns about the DFO decision, saying that while he understands the need to support the company following Premium Seafood’s devastating fire this summer, he has strong reservations about giving a foreign vessel access to Canada’s coastal resources. more@thecoastguard 19:13
Canadian firm hopes to save salmon by spiking ocean with fertilizer, but even Greenpeace condemns ‘rogue science’
Two men stand in a small art gallery in Squamish, B.C., and make their case for a plan to create more fish simply by spiking the ocean with fertilizer. “Are there more fish in the sea today than there were 100 years ago, yes or no?” says one of the men, Jason McNamee, repeating a well-rehearsed patter. After a beat, he follows up with, “What have you done about it?” more@nationalpost
Dr. Doug Butterworth – fisheries ministers around the world lost their authority to MSC in a coup de’etat in 2008
Butterworth says that prior to this the MSC was in the doldrums but in 2008 there was a quiet revolution in which fisheries ministers did not even realize that they had surrendered their authority on national fisheries policy to the MSC. Butterworth states that this resulted in an explosion in applications for MSC certification. more@blogspot 11:56
Tribal consultation plays unofficial role in North Pacific Fishery Management Council and Board of Fisheries process
Historical participation weighs heavily in fisheries management decisions, and Alaska Natives have thousands of years of history of fishing throughout the state, relying on salmon, halibut, crab, herring and other species for food and trade. When it comes to management, however, the oldest users report mixed success in participating in the decision-making process. more@alaskajournal 11:23
Duty Free Canadian Fish Products to the EU – Good for Nova Scotia? Trade deal could kill the seafood processing industry.
“The details aren’t completely clear as to exactly what it will mean to the fisheries in Nova Scotia. We have heard certain things about European boats having access to Canadian waters,” said Angela Giles, Atlantic regional organizer for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative. more@cbcnews 09:16
New Mashpee fish ladder and dam will aid key species to food chain, river herring
The river herring that will primarily use the ladder are so important to the local ecosystem, said state Sen. Daniel Wolf, D-Harwich, that the project should be viewed as a boon to the entire Cape. “Protecting the fishing industry starts here,” he said. “If we don’t protect the bottom end of this, it doesn’t matter what we do with fishing quotas.” more@capecodtimes 08:52
