Daily Archives: October 31, 2013
F/V Fate Hunter successfully refloated, towed to Cordova, Alaska
VALDEZ, Alaska — After almost three months underwater, the fishing vessel Fate Hunter was successfully lifted, refloated and towed to Cordova Tuesday. more@uscgnews Related posts – Coast Guard and State of Alaska personnel are monitoring 65foot fishing tender F/V Fate Hunter grounded near Shoup Bay August 11, 2013 – Coast Guard, State of Alaska monitors defueling of fishing tender F/V Fate Hunter near Shoup Bay, Alaska August 17, 2013 21:17
Maine agrees to reduce lucrative elver landings
Federal regulators have agreed to delay taking action on possible new management rules for the American eel fishery more@BDN 20:49
The Cohen Report, One Year Later – Advocates wonder if pricy probe into 2009 Fraser River salmon collapse has been washed out.
On Oct. 31, 2012, Mr. Justice Bruce Cohen issued his long-awaited report on the disastrous Fraser sockeye run of 2009. It runs to three extensive volumes, including a 70-page chapter with 75 carefully argued recommendations. more@thetyee 18:01
Fisheries of the US report – 13 AK ports make Top 50 list; Report includes species, fish prices This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch
For the 16th year in a row, Dutch Harbor ranked as the nation’s top fishing port with 752 million pounds crossing those docks last year. That’s according to the annual Fisheries of the US report by NOAA Fisheries NMFS more@fishradio 17:24
NOAA’s Fisheries of the United States report spotlights revenue losses
The results of NOAA’s Fisheries of the United States report released Wednesday show what Gloucester fishermen have been saying repeatedly for the past two years: They now have to work much harder to make less money than ever before. The report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which serves as an annual appraisal of American fisheries, shows a national decline in the volume and value of seafood landed by U.S. commercial fishermen in 2012 when compared to the previous year. more@GDT 16:53
Just in: Longliner burning in Glovertown harbour
CBC News has learned that a longliner is burning near Glovertown. The vessel caught fire near the shipyard in the community. A witness said that a fisherman towed the boat away from shore, and the burning boat is now drifting out to sea CBC’s David Zelcer is on the scene, and CBC News will have updates as they become available. cbcnews 12:40
A giant in fisheries science steps aside (and into the forefront!)
Some 200 friends, colleagues and well-wishers gathered at the Century House in Acushnet, MA, on Friday, October 18, to celebrate the remarkable career of distinguished fishery scientist and lifelong friend of the fishing industry, Dr. Brian Rothschild . [email protected] 12:01
November 1 thru 6, 2013 Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting Internet Live Audio Stream
The November 1-6, 2013 meeting of the Pacific Fishery Management Council will be streamed live in “listen-only mode” (audio) on the internet. The live audio will be broadcast starting on Friday, November 1 at 8 a.m. Pacific time. Get the November meeting agenda. Join the meeting by visiting this link: http://www.joinwebinar.com Enter the Webinar ID – The November 1-6, 2013 Webinar ID is: 153-873-807 Please enter your email address (required) 11:51
Georgia shrimpers planning to petition for disaster status – Black gill disease – up to 90 percent of the shrimp have been infected.
And they’re looking for answers to what’s devastating the catch from Charleston to Jacksonville, a shrimp disease called black gill. The condition, in which shrimp develop black spots on their gills, first showed up in Georgia shrimp in the 1990s. Since then it’s waxed and waned, but the last several years have been bad ones, shrimpers say. This year up to 90 percent of the shrimp in some trawls have been infected. more@independentmail 09:22
Feds keep ban on aquaculture development in northwest B.C
Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea says she will not lift the moratorium on aquaculture development in B.C.’s Discovery Islands for the foreseeable future. more@cbcnews 00:30
Canadian chefs fight against Chefs for Seals boycott
Some chefs are taking exception to the Chefs for Seals campaign, that is asking for a boycott of Canadian seafood in protest of the seal hunt. The Humane Society of the United States says it has signed up about 40 American chefs. The boycott demands the seal hunt be stopped. more@cbcnews 00:23
