Daily Archives: November 8, 2013
F/V Arctic Hunter Begins To Shed Debris
Rough weather is taking a toll on the grounded fishing vessel Arctic Hunter, which has been stuck on the rocks outside Unalaska since last Friday. The 93-foot crab boat has survived a series of storms this week without breaking apart. But salvagers haven’t been able to work on the vessel since last weekend. more@alaskapublic 22:35
F/V Arctic Hunter in better day’s – Bering Sea Opies and the reality of the Deadliest Catch….link
Canadian Food Inspection Agency orders Cooke Aquaculture ISA infected salmon destroyed
Cooke Aquaculture is shutting down its Harbour Breton salmon processing plant in the wake of an order by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to destroy a large number of its ISA-infected salmon, CBC News has learned. more@cbcnews 22:25
DFO at risk from budget cuts, change: internal review
NDP critic says department in chaos; U.S. analyst calls it an “implosion” An internal performance review says Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans is at risk of losing trust, confidence, even its reputation among the public and its own staff. more@cbcnews 22:19
PEER says electronic monitoring progress still dry-docked – Fishing fleet compliance? or Public Employee Job Security!
“Cost effective electronic systems that meet both regulatory and scientific demands are nowhere near deployment,” said Jeff Ruch, executive director of PEER, a national non-profit alliance of local, state and federal scientists, and others dedicated to upholding environmental laws and values. “Grafting 21st century technology onto the decks of an 18th century industry is no simple task.” more@cordobatimes 16:06
Experimental Gear – Another try at video-counting the fish – Video
The black hull of owner Danny Eilertsen’s
F/V Justice emerged in the distance on Tuesday as a half dozen marine researchers from UMass Dartmouth waited on Union Wharf in Fairhaven. Eilertsen’s boat is playing host to the second round of testing of a radically different method of counting fish, a notoriously difficult thing to do, but the thing that everybody says they want and need. Among those climbing aboard was Dr. Kevin Stokesbury, more@sct
F/V Aspasia Skipper honored for role in Icy Strait rescue
John Hagen’s name did not make the news last June, when he intentionally beached his troller Aspasia in Icy Strait to rescue Tim Lane, who was drifting by in a waterlogged survival suit. The major news — sadly — was the loss of Lane’s crewman, 25-year-old Alan Young, whose body was never found despite an intensive land and sea search covering 450 square miles. Young had gone overboard from Lane’s boat, the Swift, sometime in the night [email protected] 15:07
Report: Overhaul the Maritime lobster industry
The panel had some strong suggestions for various players in the industry, including fishermen’s organizations, governments, processors and dealers, pointing to a debilitating distrust and blame game among the various sectors. more@chronicleherald 11:42
Lobster fishermen wary of Maritime panel report
Lobster fishermen say they’ll carefully examine the recommendations put forward by a three-province panel looking at the future of the industry. more@cbcnews 11:29
MSA Re-Auth Roadshow: Angela Sanfilippo — Magnuson reforms for a sustainable fishery
This is a portion of the testimony of Gloucester’s Angela Sanfilippo before members of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Oceans Atmosphere and Coast Guard on Monday at the State House in Boston. Flexibility. Stability. Responsibility. Accountability. Regulators must take responsibility for their actions and not blame the fishermen when a mismanaged regulation causes destruction of the stock and the ocean environment. more@GDT
Dorchester watermen confront Maryland DNR Secretary Gill
High increases in licensing fees, idle oyster bottom and voracious striped bass were among the issues that confronted Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Joseph Gill when he came here Tuesday to speak with the Dorchester County Council and local watermen.One waterman said he paid $3,200 this year to work on the water, and another said his fees totaled $2,800. more@cecildaily 11:02
‘When Crab was King’ opens Friday 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Pratt Museum Special Exhibits Gallery
“When Crab was King” opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Pratt Museum Special Exhibits Gallery. The exhibit combines the Kodiak Maritime Museum’s exhibit, “When Crab Was King: Faces of the Kodiak King Crab Fishery 1950-1982,” with stories of the commercial king crab fishery in Kachemak Bay more@homernews 10:49
Commercial fishermen fight striped bass bill
“Let’s make no mistake about it. This bill exterminates the commercial fishery by 2025,” said Darren Saletta, a Chatham resident and founder of the Massachusetts Commercial Striped Bass Association more@capecodonline 09:33
Webinar: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council SSC discussing the economics of red snapper allocation today
Socioeconomic Scientific and Statistical Committee Friday, November 8, 2013 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST Sign in here 09:00
Fishing industry: New SBA loan program available, but may not help
According to Scituate fishermen 
, while well intended, the loans probably won’t help the majority of those struggling in the fishing industry. Mirarchi said he doesn’t want to “dismiss the SBA program as worthless.” “It’s certainly welcome and in some cases it might help,” he said. “But unfortunately not for most.” more@wickedlocal 08:47:09
The politicians will brag that this is a success, while they claim to be pushing to help, but really, Mirarchi is being kind when saying well intended. This SBA loan program help’s very few, if any. Most of these guy’s are all in already. We need effective politicians that can deliver. Where are they?
NOAA: No giant floating island of tsunami debris
Federal officials say there is no island of debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami floating toward the United States. [email protected] 08:04
Fukushima: Arranging the Deck Chairs While Death Comes from Japan
Fukushima continues to leak, and leak at ever increasing rates and the latest prediction is that this contamination will continue until 2015, at the earliest. Until then, will the Pacific Ocean be poisoned beyond repair (if this has not happened already)? That little tidbit was from Global Research. I’m sure they are just trying to scare us, right? I mean how can a little radioactive water do any damage? more@opednews 07:55
