Daily Archives: November 17, 2013
Quinlan Brothers Limited get’s $100,000 to determine if it is economically viable to extract Omega 3-enriched oil from shrimp waste
Preliminary research by the Bay de Verde-based seafood processor has shown that oil can be derived from shell waste that is highly valued as a premium nutritional supplement. more@thepilot 23:23
Bluefin tuna quota demand slammed by environmentalists
Susanna Fuller of the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax said Canada would set a dangerous precedent if it asks members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas to allow fishermen to catch more of the lucrative, but vulnerable fish. more@cbcnews 17:58
Named after a true Hero, Coast Guard Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter Charles David Jr. to be homeported in Key West
The Charles David Jr., is the first Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter to be homeported in Key West.Charles Walter David, Jr was a Coast Guardsman who was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his actions Feb. 3, 1943. more@uscgnews Charles Walter David, Jr: African-American Hero in a Segregated Service link 16:28
Marine Sanctuary’s. The Focus is Eliminating Fishing, but only for Humans!
The team gathered information from two data sets — satellite and geolocation animal tracking data, and a database of 24 conditions caused by humans that put stress on those species, compiled by Benjamin Halpern at UC Santa Barbara. Researchers used this data to determine which of the 24 stressors would impact the marine predators the most, and where, Maxwell said. Man-made issues like fishing, pollution and climate change affect each of the bay’s top marine predators differently. The authors hope this data will push marine sanctuaries toward better legislative power, as most sanctuaries don’t have the political clout to enforce as many sustainable practices as they would like, Maxwell said. more@montereyherald 15:38
PNA tuna MSC Certified product hits European market – I wonder how.
The Pacifical tuna is skipjack tuna caught from wild schools (rather than using Fish Aggregating Devices or FADs) and carries the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabel. more@solomanstarnews Read TUNA SHOWDOWN. Is this conflicting information? 13:47
WDFW Regional Director Guy Norman gets an earful
WDFW Regional Director Guy Norman visited the county board of commissioners to discuss land acquisition and other issues and heard lots of input, with harshest criticism directed at the highest levels of the department. The major item of friction was a proposal that came to light last summer in which the department would purchase hundreds of acres in the Skamokawa basin and turn them into wetlands. [email protected] 13:16
Crab fishermen have negotiated a $3 per pound for wholesale crab to start West Coast Dungeness Season
The kickoff at 12:01 a.m. Friday morning occurred amid choppy waves and windy weather, making it the first of many safety dilemmas to come for fishermen. The usual risks inherent in crab fishing are compounded this year by a lack of information. A weather buoy 20 miles out of Pillar Point Harbor has been malfunctioning for months, leaving boaters reliant on weather data drawn from up near San Francisco. more@hmbreview 13:08
UNH professor’s latest book The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail,” wins praise
It is largely a sad story of a cornerstone American industry that has been in peril for more than 150 years, long before the advent of factory trawlers. It is a story about the long impact of humans on their environment and the dire consequences attributable to the idea that the sea and its abundance were immortal and everlasting. Between the 1850s and 1870s awareness of the problem built, and states started forming fish commissions. Over the first 75 years, it was fishermen saying something needed to be done and scientists saying there was no problem and the men should keep fishing. more@unionleader 12:45
Changes coming to Maritime Lobster Fishery
Two reports recommend the establishment of a shore price before the lobster season starts. more@troymedia 12:14
South Africa: Nation Hosts International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).Convention of Tunas Meeting
is a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) that is responsible for the management of tuna and tuna-like species in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. South Africa will be represented by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, as well as a variety of stakeholders including tuna small scale fishers, in the meeting that will run from Monday to 25 November. [email protected] 11:59
Joshua James – Great rescuer helped harness sea
It was 125 years ago this month that the shoreline of Hull became the scene of one of the most remarkable maritime rescues in history. Sadly, the story of that rescue is now largely unknown, even among the local population and today’s maritime professionals. James, widely and justifiably considered the greatest lifesaver of all time, had as a child witnessed the drowning deaths of his mother and sister (at “The Gut” separating Hull from Peddocks Island), and subsequently embarked on an incomparable career that began when he made his first rescue at the age of 15. more@bostonherald 10:56
SMAST Findings from “choke species” yellowtail survey bode well for scallopers – Video
Dr. Kevin Stokesbury of the UMass School for Marine Science and Technology said that the eight trawls counted so far from the trip indicate plentiful yellowtail on Georges Bank, which is something that scallopers have contended for years. Stokesbury said that NOAA fisheries estimates were that each of his trawls would yield five to 10 yellowtails. In fact, the SMAST team counted many times that amount, over 300 in one instance. more@southcoasttoday 10:13
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update NOVEMBER 17, 2013
“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Udate 09:20
