Daily Archives: January 21, 2014
Federal Judge Ancer Haggerty: Protect wild fish from hatchery operations
PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge has ordered federal fish managers to do more to ensure that hatchery fish don’t harm wild salmon and steelhead on the Sandy River this year. Federal Judge Ancer Haggerty’s ruling could jeopardize the release of hundreds of thousands of juvenile fish from the Sandy Hatchery this spring — and mean fewer fish returning to the river for anglers to catch between 2015 and 2017, the Oregonian reported today. Read [email protected] 21:19
Huge haddock tows from Georges Bank land in Nova Scotia – Fish sent to U.S., where windfall coincides with lower Canadian dollar
A huge increase in the haddock catch off Georges Bank has the southwestern Nova Scotia port of West Pubnico booming this week. Pubnico’s concrete wharfs have been swarming with forklifts and semi-trailer trucks for days as the fleet lands some of the 16 million kilograms of Georges Bank haddock available for fishermen to catch this year. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has increased the 2014 quota by 250 per cent, to 16,470 metric tons. Read more@cbcnews 19:48
A Fisherman-Owned Fish Market
Berkeley is no stranger to progressive food-related business models – Now, the city is also the site of a fisherman-owned fish market: Bonita Fish Market (1941 University Ave.), which was opened by a pair of active commercial fishermen, Hung Nguyen and Phat Vo, in downtown Berkeley in November. Although the shop is small and carries a limited, seasonally dependent selection of fish, Bonita is one of the most exciting new markets to open in the East Bay in years. Read more@eastbayexpress 19:34
Canada approval of Aquabounty egg production challenged in court
In their suit, the groups Ecology Action Centre, Living Oceans and Ecojustice claim the federal department did not follow its own legislated rules, failing to do a full risk assessment before clearing a US company to produce the eggs in Prince Edward Island. The court challenge demands the release of documentation on how the Harper government made its regulatory decision and the data and studies it was based upon. Read more@undercurrent 17:28
The Shrinking Portions of Fish Aid Pie – Federal Budget Includes $75 Million In Aid For Struggling Fishing Industry
A portion of that funding will go to compensate commercial fishermen in the Northeast for losses in profits after the allowable harvest of several species of “groundfish” were cut deeply last year, and for the foreseeable future. It is not yet known how much of the funding will go to the Northeast fishermen specifically or how much, if any, will be made available for New York fishermen. Read [email protected] 17:20
Newport: Water Rescue off South Jetty – F/V Eclipse aground on the south jetty.
Coast Guard Yaquina Bay got a call at around 8:30 Monday evening that a crab boat, with three crewmen returning from sea with a full load of crab, had lost propulsion right after they came through the tips of the jetties. Large ocean swells turned the 55-foot Fishing Vessel Eclipse completely around and pushed it into the north side of the south jetty, damaging the vessel on its port side below the water line. Holes were ripped in the ship’s bottom and water came pouring in to the hold. Read [email protected] 16:13
New England Fishery Management Council Meeting Cancellations – Bad Weather
Dear Stakeholder and Interested Parties: The following meetings have been cancelled based on the poor weather conditions that are predicted for tonight and tomorrow. Updated notices will be sent out and we will update the NEFMC calendar accordingly. – The January 22 Herring Advisory Panel Meeting – will be rescheduled to February 13. – The January 22 Recreational Advisory Panel Meeting – new date TBD. Regards, Pat- Patricia M. Fiorelli Public Affairs Officer New England Fishery Management Council 50 Water Street, Mill 2 Newburyport, MA 01950 – 978.465.0492, ext. 106 – [email protected]<mailto:pfi
Boat of the Week from the Athearn Marine Agency: 56′ Duffy Fiberglass Lobster/Tuna – 550HP, Volvo Diesel
Specifications and information here 12:41
Injunction Denied for Bay Area Herring Fishing
Commercial fisherman in the Bay Area cannot gather spawning herring within a protected quarter-mile, a federal judge ruled, refusing to issue an injunction. U.S. officials informed Bay Area fisherman in November 2012 that fishing would not be allowed within one quarter of a mile offshore of the shoreline of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Read more@courthousenews 11:52
Japan says Kennedy dolphin tweet improper
TOKYO – Japan accused critics of its annual dolphin hunt — including U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy — of being hypocrites for not lamenting the killing of cattle and chickens in their countries for food. The southwest fishing town of Taiji finished its annual roundup of bottlenose dolphins Tuesday, a longheld tradition that Kennedy called “inhumane” in a message on Twitter. Read [email protected] 11:41
New Hampshire, Mass, Seek Applicant’s for New England Fishery Management Council
US Fisheries Champion Congressman Walter Jones enters discussions of proposed wind energy in Carteret
Congressman Walter Jones has entered the discussions over a proposed wind energy facility that would be located in Carteret County. Jones, R-NC, has requested a meeting with Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense John Conger to discuss the defense department review of the proposed project. Read [email protected] 09:02
Narwhal tusk smuggler faces extradition hearing – Gregory Logan, of New Brunswick, may be tried in U.S. for money laundering
A New Brunswick man convicted of smuggling narwhal tusks into the United States is facing an extradition hearing in April. The U.S. Department of Justice wants to try Gregory Logan, of Woodmans Point, for money laundering. Logan’s defence lawyer Brian Greenspan described the case as “international double jeopardy” during a brief court appearance in Saint John on Monday to set a date for the hearing. Read more@cbcnews 08:31
Coast Guard rescues 4 from F/V Jo Marie near Brookings, Ore.
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard boatcrew from Station Chetco River, in Brookings, Ore., rescued four people after a 62-foot fishing vessel allided (collided?) with the Chetco River South Jetty, Monday evening. The crew of the fishing vessel Jo Marie contacted the Coast Guard via VHF-FM radio at 8:16 p.m. Read more@usdgnews 06:46
