Daily Archives: October 24, 2013
Commercial King Mackerel Season to Re-open for Two Days November 1
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the commercial season for king mackerel in Louisiana waters, previously closed on September 20, will re-open at 12:01 a.m., on November 1 until 12:01 a.m., on November 3 at which time the season will close and remain closed through June 30, 2014. [email protected] 20:38
Where are they now! The Crest, a 133-foot, steel-hulled fishing vessel
Coast Guard pollution response crews from Sector Puget Sound, in Seattle, continue to oversee the mitigation of potential pollution from a presumed abandoned fishing vessel near the Ballard Locks in Seattle, Thursday. The Coast Guard has contracted Global Diving and Salvage to address more than 12 feet of oily water found in the engine room of the Crest, a 133-foot, steel-hulled fishing vessel. A call to Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment Astoria, Ore confirms her to be built around 1933, and I believe her to be the Crest from Portland/Rockland Me. more@uscgnews A little history about these boats 20:02
Evaluating Effectiveness of Fish Stock Rebuilding Plans In the United States by Brian J. Rothschild and Kate Kramer
Recently the National Research Council (“NRC”) published a report of a study about the effectiveness of fish stock rebuilding plans in the United States. A basic thrust of the report is that fishery management plans are administrated in a prescriptive and formulaic manner without regard to the scientific “facts.” The report suggests that a more flexible approach would result in more efficient management. The problems with the prescriptive and formulaic approach are exemplified in the reports discussion of the ten-year rebuilding mandate. It is clear that the drafters of the report are thinking of a scientific approach that is alternate to the current approach. We ask, does the approach advocated by the NRC of the National Academy of Science become the best science available? more@centerforsustainablefisheries
Commercial salmon fishing with purse seines and beach seines are coming to the lower Columbia River in the fall of 2014.
Washington and Oregon plan to allow a limited number of seines in 2014, 2015 and 2016, transitioning to the phase-out of gillnets from the main stem Columbia in 2017. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife started the official process leading to commercial seining last week when it convened a meeting of an Emerging Fishery Advisory Board. more@thecolumbian 14:38
Crushing Pebble: The Pebble copper and gold prospect is drawing fresh heat
Its biggest investor is gone and its staff and contractors have been cut to the bone, but the Pebble copper and gold prospect is drawing fresh heat from a newly formed organization made up of old adversaries of the mine project. The new group is Bristol Bay United, formed by leaders of the Bristol Bay Native Corp., the sportfishing advocacy group Trout Unlimited, and a commercial fishing group called the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association. more@adn14:10
Cantwell sees jobs, progress at Dakota Creek Industries – Building $36 million F/V Blue North
ANACORTES — U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell visited Thursday afternoon for a tour of boat manufacturer Dakota Creek Industries and to watch construction on a vessel that could change the fishing industry. [email protected] 13:53
From GDT: Editorial: Feds who sparked fishing crisis should accelerate solutions + Poached Lobster!
But it’s a little hard to figure how a 16-day “shutdown” would push back the distribution of Saltonstall-Kennedy Act dollars to fishermen and local businesses by more than a month from the original target date, as NOAA officials are now saying. more@gdt and, Two West Roxbury men caught stowing short lobsters gathered on a scuba dive off Rockport’s Old Garden Beach in September faced the charges in Gloucester District Court Tuesday. more here 13:13
Ex-lawmakers join fight to keep Drakes Bay Oyster Company open
William Bagley, a former Marin County assemblyman, and Pete McCloskey, a former Bay Area congressman, filed a 26-page brief this week supporting Drakes Bay Oyster Company’s bid for a rehearing by the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which rejected the company’s case in September. more@petaluma360
A Slash in Quota Pushes US Scallop Prices to a Record High
The price of US scallops are already at a record high level and look set to increase further in the coming months. Since the beginning of the year, prices have soared by a sharp 20%. more@spendmatters 11:29
Seafood industry, trade minister bullish on CETA fallout
The recently signed free trade deal between Canada and the European Union should boost seafood exports and create more jobs in fishing communities, according to Trade Minister Ed Fast. more@cbcnews 10:02
New fishing advocacy group, the Center for Sustainable Fisheries, has ambitious agenda
New Bedford – The first board meeting of the fledgling advocacy group calling itself the Center for Sustainable Fisheries on Wednesday elected former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank as chairman and retired UMass marine scientist Dr. Brian Rothschild as its president and CEO. Former Mayor Scott Lang, who has been steering the organization, said that with both of those men retiring, it was the “perfect opportunity” to bring them into a group that wants a “rational plan” for fisheries management. The group, which hopes to have national reach, has raised $105,000 in three weeks, Lang said. But as it sets out to be a counterweight to environmental groups that have millions of dollars of foundation money at their disposal, fund-raising will be a major issue for the new center. more@sothcoasttoday 04:06
