Daily Archives: November 22, 2013
Canada: What’s missing from CETA deal? Some folks in the province’s sealing industry can probably give you an idea.
We’ve talked a lot about the things that were included in the CETA deal, but what might be missing from it? Some folks in the province’s sealing industry can probably give you an idea. listen @thefisheriesbroadcast 17:52
Longtime leader Robin Samuelsen to be honored at Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle
Those supporting and attending the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle this week will gather to honor one of Bristol Bay’s most dynamic and productive leaders — if they can get him to stand still that long. more@bristolbaytimes 17:20
Organization Becoming Difficult For Fishermen, Scientists Partnerships
In Alaska, fishermen and scientists have a long history of working together to figure out how to catch fish in a way that’s safe – for crew members, and for the species out in the ocean. Listen@Alaskapublic 15:26
Maritime industry worth $30 billion to Washington state economy – Participants in the Pacific Marine Expo were blown away by the big numbers
As the second day of Seattle’s Pacific Marine Expo kicked off Thursday, the buzz among the attendees — fishermen and legislators alike — was a newly released economic report boasting of Washington’s $30 billion maritime industry. more@seattletimes 10:01
5-Year Crab Fishing Ban Lifted in Kamchatka
During the years of the ban the population of crab in Kamchatka region had grown from 38 million to 151 million, despite illegal fishing that brought poachers an estimated $500 million in revenue every year. more@moscowtimes
Louisiana shrimper profits to suffer from light catch
“It doesn’t matter if shrimp is $10 a pound. If you don’t catch enough, it’s going to equal zero,” said Darrin Martin, who trawls and owns Martin’s Fresh Shrimp of La. 56 in Chauvin. “You can’t sell anything out of an empty barrel.” more@dailycomet 08:31
Seal ban omitted from Canada-EU trade talks – Issue kept off table in trade negotiations, left to World Trade Organization process instead
A source close to the negotiations told CBC Radio’s Fisheries Broadcast that the seal ban was considered, but it was felt that the issue was a dispute best left to be resolved under the ongoing World Trade Organization dispute process. more@cbcnews 08:16
Four Commercial Fishermen Indicted in Maryland for Illegal Harvest and Interstate Sale of Striped Bass from Chesapeake Bay
According to court documents, Michael D. Hayden Jr., his company, William J. Lednum, Kent Sadler and Daniel Murphy engaged in a multi-year conspiracy during which time they harvested tens of thousands of pounds of striped bass on the Chesapeake Bay in violation of Maryland fishing regulations, falsified documents filed with the State of Maryland, and then transported and sold those poached fish in interstate commerce. [email protected] 01:00
Listen to the The Alaska Fisheries Report
Coming up this week, after a one-year experiment, there’ll again be no tanner crab season in the Eastern Aleutians next year; the sea cucumber season is winding down, and not everyone in Southeast got in on this year’s salmon bonanza. We had help this week from KUCB’s Annie Ropeik and Lauren Rosenthal in Unalaska, KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein in Petersburg and KHNS’ Margaret Friedenauer in Haines. more@kmxt/org 00:46
