Daily Archives: January 28, 2014
Fishosophy: Overfished or Depleted? By Nils Stolpe
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” (William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II) Contrary to what might have been true when Shakespeare had Juliet speak those words in the 1590s, how things are called is far from meaningless Read more@fishosophy 22:15
Fishing Groups Ask for Emergency Steps to Save Salmon – Brown and Obama administrations exacerbated impact of drought.
Four fishery conservation groups have asked state and federal fishery and water officials to convene an urgent meeting to save California Central Valley Chinook salmon runs from the drought. Poor water management of rivers and reservoirs by the Brown and Obama administrations has also exacerbated the impact of the drought. Read [email protected] 20:04
I know it’s always over fishing, but this crap is being dumped into the ecosystem, and it ain’t helping!
Scientists, increasingly able to detect minuscule amounts of compounds, have begun to test sewage to gauge communities’ use of illegal drugs. Dan Burgard, an associate chemistry professor, knew students tried to get an edge. But he didn’t know about the “study drug.” “I was walking with a student,” Burgard said, “and they bemoaned that it wasn’t students cheating nowadays to get ahead, but that they were taking Adderall,” a potent amphetamine used to treat attention disorders. Burgard had an idea: Let’s test the campus sewage. What he and his students at University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash., found confirmed their suspicions. Read more@environmentalhealthnews
Commercial watermen speak vehemently against fisheries bill
The bill, SB145, would define how the natural resources department opens and closes fishing seasons, changes catch limits and modifies where fishing can take place via public notice. Read [email protected] 17:27
DFO Charges and convictions – Newfoundland and Labrador Region
The following table sets out charges and convictions over the last six months. Read more here 16:45
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council – Request for Proposals – Electronic Reporting System
All proposals must be submitted by February 15, 2014, Read more here 16:31
Enviro Suit alleges National Marine Fisheries Service ignored ‘best available science’ in sonar ruling. what…wha..
Hmm “Best Available Science”? The National Marine Fisheries Service violated federal law when it authorized the Navy’s use of sonar in training exercises off Hawaii and California through 2018, an environmental group said in a lawsuit filed Monday. Read more@latimes 14:45
New program to help Louisiana shrimpers upgrade or purchase equipment.
The shrimp refrigeration cost-share program provides eligible shrimp-vessel owners, docks and processors half the cost of refrigeration equipment for their businesses. Read more@houmatoday 12:15
Offshore Wind Advocates Want Feds to Delay Leasing Tracts Off Jersey Coast
Letter warns governor, legislators that untimely leases could hurt NJ’s offshore wind industry. Read more@njspotlight 10:50
Cape Cod oyster poaching cases cracked
“We’ve definitely identified somebody,” Balcom said Monday. “We caught him red-handed and anticipate charging him in the next couple weeks. “Where he sold the oysters is going to come as a pretty big surprise.” Read [email protected] 10:31
Fishery Fact Sheet – Northwest Atlantic NAFO Grand Bank groundfish fisheries, 2013
The extension of fishery jurisdictions in the late-1970s created NAFO and the fishery was utilized mostly by non-Canadian countries fishing outside the 200-m limit Canadian. NAFO manages 10 groundfish stocks associated with the Grand Banks and one elasmobranch species. Read more here 08:58
Kenai Kings Focus of Alaska Board Meeting – Video
Many fishermen feel it’s time for a rule change when it comes to the management of the king salmon runs in Alaska. The board will discuss possible policy changes in management of Kenai king salmon, what Kenai River Sportfishing Association’s Ricky Gease says is the top issue for the board. Read more@ktuu 08:31
Gloucester Daily Times Editorial: NOAA fishing report just shows tip of economic iceberg
Yes, the numbers are grim. The latest NOAA annual report on the Northeast groundfishery shows that landings were down by 24.9 percent across the region, while landings and values both hit four-year lows in Gloucester, and overall values fell by nearly 25 percent from the previous year. Read more@gdt
Markey wants seafood inspected for mislabeling – WASHINGTON — Fish sold on U.S. retail markets are routinely mislabeled, harming consumers while threatening the livelihoods of American fishermen, Democra
tic Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said in a letter to President Barack Obama. (Ed Markey should pay attention to real issues that affect the fishing industry instead of shilling for Oceana) Read more@gdt 00:39
