Monthly Archives: January 2014
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5 FISHING VESSEL DECKHANDS needed for Predator Fisheries Inc., New Bedford, MA to work aboard Atlantic Ocean bound boat owned and operated by Predator Fisheries, Inc. 2mo. exp. req. for temporary work from 03/01/2014 to 12/31/2014. Fishing trip will last from 12-16 days depending on catch, fo…od and lodging provided. $17.74/hr. 40hr/wk, No O/T, 6AM-3PM. Job entails prep. of trawler for fishing activities: putting nets into water and retrieving them, sort, preserve and offload catch. Assist Captain and Riggers as needed. To apply send resume to Antonio M. Pacheco @ fax 1-888-458-3210 or [email protected] Job #3522940. Ad paid by an E.O.E. Found in our HELP WANTED category. The ad 11:30 When commenting, check the two boxes to receive notification of other comments and replies.
Calling all lobstermen who want to star in a reality TV show! – Hoping it’s bettah than that stupid eel show. Yessah!
“We’re seeking tough, active lobstermen: you could be a family who’s been fishing for generations [or] a new, hard-nosed skipper striking out on your own,” an announcement issued this week by the firm stated. Read more@bdn 11:10 Comment @bdn
Fishermen seek winter black bass pot fishing again
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, one of the interstate fishery management bodies with jurisdiction in the federal waters off North Carolina, held a hearing and scoping meeting for the public Wednesday at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. It was about several proposed amendments to fishery management plans. One of these is Amendment 16 to the Snapper-Grouper FMP for the South Atlantic region, which includes North Carolina. Read more@cataretcounty 10:52
Gloucester: City seeks consensus on aid for fishing, port
These days, the view for fishing industry stakeholders and Gloucester’s elected officials is from the very belly of the beast. And that is hardly ever the optimum vantage point. “We know we need to develop a comprehensive plan that will allow us to capitalize fully on the disaster aid money that comes here,” Kirk said. “The plan will pick up after that money is distributed.” Read more@gdt 05:36
F/V Arctic Storm Coast Guard escorted back to Kodiak after discovering numerous safety violations following at-sea boarding
KODIAK, Alaska — A boarding team from the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR terminated the voyage of the fishing vessel Arctic Storm after discovering numerous safety violations aboard the vessel Thursday. Read more@uscgnews 02:58 From May 20, 2013 – Coast Guard responds to fishing vessel fire off Grays Harbor, Wash. 314-foot F/V Arctic Storm More here
The Alaska Fisheries Report
Coming up this week, sportsfishing interests in Soldotna are not giving up on their efforts to force a vote to ban setnets in Cook Inlet, there’s more quota for Southeast halibut fishermen, but less elsewhere, and a breakthrough in excluders for trawl nets might save more salmon. All that, and, when is a pollock a cod? Kinda… now – we’ll explain that, all coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report. Listen @kmxt 20:55
Murkowski Commends Wal-Mart Decision – Announcement “Clear Vindication of Our Superior Sustainable Management”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wal-Mart today announced that it will continue to buy Alaska seafood for its nationwide stores, concluding a four-month review of Alaska’s sustainability standards and practices. Senator Lisa Murkowski – who has been pushing back against outside groups attempting to question Alaska seafood since last Summer – had the following to say: Read more here 20:49
Walmart OKs Alaska seafood certification – Because they were pushed into it by fishermen!
The State of Alaska announced today that it has reached an agreement with Walmart, and the retailer will continue to sell Alaska seafood.Walmart has agreed to change its sourcing policies to allow multiple certification programs, as long as they meet principles set by The Sustainability Consortium, or TSC. As a result, the retailer will sell Alaska seafood without a Marine Stewardship Council, or MSC, certification. Read more@alaskajournal 19:46
Submitted: Here’s an example of the operational tactics of the reprehensible BOEM as it leases tracts of Mid-Atlantic Squid fishing ocean bottom.
only “insiders” are wanted as attendees “…the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has scheduled a public seminar in Baltimore, Maryland to provide an overview of its proposed auction format for a renewable energy competitive lease sale in federal waters offshore Maryland.”
Note the notice for this seminar to “…explain their leasing auction rules and demonstrate the auction process through meaningful examples.” was sent out on Thurs. Jan. 23 at 5:58 pm in the “Afternoon” of the day before a scheduled seminar in Baltimore, Maryland on Friday Jan. 24 at 12:30 to 4:30 pm. Read more here 18:29
Ottawa files appeal of World Trade Organization ruling on EU seal products ban
OTTAWA – Ottawa has filed its appeal of a World Trade Organization ruling that says aspects of Europe’s ban on importing seal products undermine fair trade but can be justified on “public moral concerns” for animal welfare. Read more@theobserver 18:00
Government Regulations Drowning New England Fisheries
One well-seasoned commercial fisherman says Federal regulations are drowning New England fisheries. He says catch shares, where fishermen are limited to a certain quota of fish per season, are to blame. “90% of the seafood consumed in the United States comes from overseas. So we do all these rules and regulations here, we tie down all our fisherman from going fishing. And the rest of the world don’t [have] the same rules that we do, and they taking our market share,” says Carlos Rafael of Carlos Seafood in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Read [email protected] 17:14
In the Guest Writer Column – Joe Daughty – “Hey Cap! I’ve got you man. He’ll be here within the hour.”
Well, I can’t believe I’m gonna tell this story, because it was kinda a rotten thing to do. But it was insanely funny at the time. I had been running a swordfish longline boat named the “Kelly Ann” out of Ft Pierce Fl. for quite a while. I got myself into a situation where I’d fired an under achieving crewman and couldn’t find a replacement. Decent crew were hard to find these days and I had began to…Read the story
Ocean Choice International (OCI) charged with 8 violations in connection with 2012 death
Ocean Choice International (OCI) has been charged with violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations in connection with the death of a worker onboard a shrimp trawler almost two years ago. The fatal incident happened on board the Katsheshuk II while it was en route from the Funk Island Bank to Bay Roberts in February 2012. Read more@cbcnews 10:46
Whale meat snacks seized at German trade fair
The meat is illegal in Germany and the majority of the EU. “Norway is breaking the law in several ways here,” said Astrid Fuchs of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. “Both the import and the sale are illegal.” Read more@theguardian 08:48
“Crabs Tales And Dipped Rails” | A Tribute To Arthur “Jay” Fisher
So many words of wisdom. The message? Live life to it’s fullest. A beautiful tribute. DDC @JuneauTek Click here to watch 08:01
LIVING HELL: Enslaved aboard 10 ships of shame
WHEN a fisheries patrol vessel intercepted three foreign vessels fishing illegally off the coast they found “modern-day slaves” forced to live and work in appalling conditions. Some of the crew, mainly Indonesian and Taiwanese, had been working on the tuna fishing vessels for between three and five years without being paid. Read [email protected] 07:36
NOAA data shows spiraling fishery – Fish landings, revenues off in 2012
The Northeast groundfish fishery performed at an almost historically low level in 2012, with alarming declines in landings and gross revenues and a continuing downward spiral in the number of vessels actively fishing, according to a report released yesterday by NOAA. Read more@gdt 00:29
NEW BEDFORD — An NOAA Fisheries analysis of fishing year 2012 in the Northeast groundfish fleet concludes that landings and revenues were at their lowest point in four years. Read more@southcoasttoday 00:36
Scallop conservation measures announced for Cobscook Bay region
Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher announced short-term scallop management measures Thursday for the Cobscook Bay area that will allow fishermen to continue harvesting three days a week. However, the season may still be shortened. Read more@bdn 22:46
Tagged Bluefin Tuna Recaptured After Sixteen Years at Large – From 14 to over 1,200 pounds!
Al Anderson, a charter boat captain out of Point Judith, Rhode Island, participates in the NOAA Fisheries Cooperative Tagging Program, which provides free tags to fishermen so they can contribute to our scientific understanding of fish. One of the fish he tagged, a bluefin tuna, was recently recaptured after 16 years. In the history of the program, only two recaptured fish had been at liberty so long. Read [email protected] 22:28
It never end’s. Analysis targets commercial fishing’s role in manatee deaths and injuries
How many manatees can commercial fishermen in Florida injure or kill every year without affecting the future of a species that has been on the endangered list since 1967? The answer, according to an analysis the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service unveiled Thursday, is 14. The only problem: The agency says the annual average number of deaths and injuries due to commercial fishing is 99. And that calculation doesn’t include the record 829 manatees overall that died in 2013. Bob Jones, who has been executive director of the Southeastern Fisheries Association for four decades, said he had not seen the report yet but “I don’t believe it.” In his view, commercial fisherman play a negligible role in the future of manatees. Read [email protected] 21:0
25 dead pilot whales found south of Marco Island
The death count has reached at least 28, between two strandings that happened over two days. The other – near Lovers Key State Park in south Lee County – claimed eight pilot whales, four of which died on their own and another four that had to be euthanized because they were so sickly. Read more@marconews 18:13
Fish Canada Workboat Canada Dropping Anchor in Moncton, New Brunswick January 24 – 25, 2014!
Regions Largest Commercial Fisheries and Workboat Event Returns to the Moncton Coliseum in 2014 – This show will be jam-packed with the same wide range of international and local exhibitors visitors have come to expect and appreciate, featuring the newest, most innovative products on the market. The show floor will have all of the suppliers and equipment, engines, electronics, boat builders, marine and commercial fisheries equipment, showcasing the latest and most innovative products available, including exhibitors from all over the globe! 16:30
If You are counting on Federal Disaster Relief funding,,,,“The New England and West Coast delegations are very good at grabbing that money,”
“We’ll be competing with every state to get a share of that money,” Thomas P. Fote, legislative chairman of the Jersey Shore Anglers Association, said. The original fisheries disaster funding of 2013 would have sent money to the Sandy-struck mid-Atlantic states; New England fishermen beleaguered with quota cutbacks; and Gulf of Mexico and Northwest fishermen who saw big drops in crab and salmon numbers. Now it’s likely to be a free-for-all asking for money, Fote said. (?) Read more@dailyjournal 15:51
How does Nova Scotia compare with their haddock and cod fishery? – Struggles in the sea urchin fishery
The Fisheries Broadcast with Jamie Baker – How does Nova Scotia compare with their haddock and cod fishery? Click to listen – Struggles in the sea urchin fishery Click to listen 15:34
Setnet ban backers heading to court over denied ballot initiative
CLF chimes in on Disaster Relief Funding
Fisheries Disaster Money Shows, but Where Should it Flow? – Here are some possible opportunities to get the best use out of New England’s disaster assistance: Read more here 12:02
Report on FY2012 performance of the NE groundfish fleet released
NOAA Fisheries
Working the on the fishing boat in the chilly Gulf waters will test a man! – Video (yer kidding, right?)
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – Working as a fisherman at sea is made even more challenging by the lingering cold air that has clamped down on the Tampa Bay area. “When it’s cold out there, your hands turn like purple and they get numb. Sometimes it’s just brutal, brutally cold,” Lauser added. Read more@sbcactionnews 11:17
New Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound Cape Wind lawsuit: Mass. exceeded its authority
The suit alleges that state regulators exceeded their authority in setting wholesale rates for the contract in violation of both the Federal Power Act and the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which reserves that power for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Read more@southcoasttoday 10:12:29
Boston Herald Editorial: Tilting at … you know – It’s a poorly kept secret that the Patrick administration engaged in a form of state-sanctioned extortion. Now the lawsuit will seek to prove that NStar was forced to agree to buy that expensive power from Cape Wind or risk having state regulators oppose the firm’s merger with Northeast Utilities.
Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization: Fisheries debate likely to heat up soon
NEW BEDFORD — The fledgling Center for Sustainable Fisheries takes its message to Seattle, Wash. in February to stoke discussion of changes in the way commercial fisheries are regulated. The delegation will be led by Dr. Brian Rothschild, dean emeritus of the UMass School for Marine Science and Technology. He will be joined by CSF chief operating officer Kate Kramer, who told The Standard-Times on Wednesday, “People on the West Coast have different ideas about the Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization.” Read more@southcoasttoday 10:01
