Daily Archives: January 27, 2014
The Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries meeting starts this Friday.
Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Anchorage, January 31–February 13, 2014 on Upper Cook Inlet Finfish information here 17:42
EDITORIAL: Reviving groundfish
Even heavily overfished, nearly depleted groundfish stocks can fully recover. That, says Dalhousie University marine biology professor Boris Worm, is the underlying message in the stunning rebound of haddock stocks — from near collapse to waters teeming with fish — on Georges Bank. Read more@chronicleherald 17:26
Hawaii longline boats face lower tuna catch quota
HONOLULU (AP) – Hawaii’s longline fishing boat owners expect their sales of ahi will drop by millions of dollars under an agreement in which the United States will reduce its longline tuna catch for three years starting in 2015. Nearly 90 percent of the total U.S. longline catch of bigeye tuna is caught by Hawaii boats. Read more@hawaiinewsnow Tales of a Hawaii Longliner here 17:06:12
Fisherman bit in the ass by sea lion in Sitka!
A 19-year-old crewman sitting on the railing of a fishing vessel in Sitka received minor injuries Sunday after a sea lion bit him from behind, according to Alaska State Troopers. Read more@ktuunews 16:45
Celebrating Alaska Seafood
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. It’s time to celebrate seafood. I’ll tell you more after this Listen @fishradio 15:52:33
Important meetings in Florida and Georgia this week! – Council for Sustainable Fishing
This week, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will conduct public input meetings in Florida and Georgia on proposed fishery management plan amendments that will affect the black sea bass trap fishery, gray triggerfish, Spanish and king mackerel, and how Annual Catch Limits are calculated on some unassessed snapper-grouper species. Click here for the public meeting schedule, how to submit written comments and the amendment documents. 15:25 Click here for Council for Sustainable Fishing
Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments; American Lobster Fishery; Control Date for Lobster Conservation Management Areas
At the request of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, this notice announces a control date that may be applicable, but not limited to, limiting the number of permits or traps a business entity may own in Lobster Conservation Management Area 3 or in any of the Lobster Conservation Management Areas. Meet the Fisherman:: Fred Bennett
When he began fishing 35 to 40 years ago, almost all cod fishermen were hook fisherman except for a few draggers.”On a typical day trip, you would fish 4,500 hooks, all hand baited,” he says. “In the early stages of my career, I would get the guys,, Read more@wickedlocal Recipe for COD ORVIETTO included 14:11
Portsmouth: New England Fishery Management Council Meeting – January 28-30, 2014
Full council Meeting at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 – NEFMC January Council Meeting Webinar Registration here Meeting Agenda here 13:38
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) – Public Meetings Scheduled: Preserving and Protecting MA Groundfish Industry
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is developing a plan to help protect, preserve and strengthen the Commonwealth’s commercial groundfish industry during the ongoing fishery disaster caused by substantially reduced catch limits. Schedules, and locations. Read [email protected] 11:49
Canada bids to develop a national lobster brand
CANADIAN lobster fishermen are looking at plans to develop a distinctive national brand for its most popular shellfish. Read more@fishupdate 09:22
‘Recreational’ oyster farm proposed on Little Bay at Durham, NH
DURHAM — Amid a surge in commercial aquaculture across the Great Bay region, one group is planning the first-ever recreational oyster farm. Read more@fostersdailydemocrat 09:10
Acoustics comments extended; Walmart seals AK salmon deal, BOF at UCI
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