Daily Archives: February 3, 2014
Trustees: GE misleads in Hudson dredge report
The company is scheduled this spring to begin its fifth year of dredging for PCBs on the upper river under a $2 billion federal Superfund cleanup. The trustees claim Fairfield, Conn.-based GE did not acknowledge damage to the fisheries, waterfowl and other resources. Also, the trustees say they have previously pointed out additional areas to dredge. Read [email protected] 22:30
A Health Care Plan That Fits Your Needs
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini – Hurry and find a health care plan that works for you. I’ll tell you how after this… @alaskafishradio 22:20
North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting February 5-11, 2014 – Seattle Wa.
The agenda and supporting documents are available through npfmc.legistar.com, and through links on the Agenda. The meeting will be broadcast at npfmc.webex.com. The agenda will be continually updated with the associated documents. For information on how to access these documents through an app on an ipad called iLegislate, please call the office (907-271-2809). Details and info here 22:15
Birds Bite into Fish Recovery Plans
Predatory birds are continuing to feast on endangered fish in the Pacific Northwest, even as ratepayers foot the bill for millions of dollars in annual fish and wildlife protection efforts. Read more@ectcoop 20:34
Legislative Hearing: Magnuson Stevens Act Reauthorization Tuesday February 4, 2014 at 10am, Watch Live.
Legislative Hearing on: “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act” Click here for details including Panel Speakers. 17:43
Interesting to myself is how they list Sam Rauch with his official title. Not that NOAA Fisheries pseudonym. It really is time to restore the official label of these two separate Agency’s. NOAA NMFS. Could you get away with labeling your stuff with a pseudonym? Wonder what kind of fine they’d “gift” you with?!!
Mr. Samuel D. Rauch III
Deputy Assistant Administrator
National Marine Fisheries Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Canadian Cod, underharvested, What are Fishermen saying?
Pilot projects were announced yesterday to allow whole cod to be shipped into the US market, and also to address questions about quality. So what are harvesters saying about it? We’ll find out. Listen@ thefisheriesbroadcast 13:41
Setnet innovation may solve war between Alaska’s commercial, sport fishermen in Cook Inlet
For decades, commercial fisheries biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game fought the idea it might be possible to pass Kenai River king salmon through Cook Inlet setnet fisheries with minimal losses. But on Saturday, a commercial setnetter offered a ray of hope. Read more@alaskadispatch 12:27
Live Audio: Alaska Board of Fish Starting at Noon Eastern
When in session, the Board of Fish hosts streaming live audio. The Board will be back on the record 8:00 a.m. February 3, 2014 Link and info here 11:30
Compensation agreement reached for Strait of Belle Isle scallop harvesters
St. John’s NL – February 3, 2014 – The FFAW has reached a landmark agreement with Nalcor Energy to compensate scallop harvesters in the Strait of Belle Isle who will be permanently impacted by the installation of underwater cable to bring power from Muskrat Falls to the island of Newfoundland. Read [email protected] 11:29
We live, we’re often told, in a bold new era of transparency and openness. – Through a glass, darkly By Jason MacLean
So much so that businesses and governments are falling over themselves to demonstrate their commitment to this new, transcendent virtue. Read morechroniclejournal 11:17
Tomorrow! February 4-6, 2014 ASMFC Winter Meeting in Alexandria, VA – Attend via Webinar! It’s FREE
Board/Section meeting proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning at 8:00 a.m. on February 4th, continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to be 5:15 p.m.) on February 6th. Agenda and info here Webinar registration here 10:25
NOAA lifts hold on hiring and training
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Friday lifted a hold on new hires and employee training that the agency implemented last year as a result of the automatic spending cuts known as the sequester. Read more@wapo 08:30
McCurdy – Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union exploring shipping out unprocessed cod to the US
“It was a disaster last year, and we can’t afford to repeat that in 2014,” he told reporters. “We’re going to need cod as part of the economics of our industry, because a warming trend is improving the environment for groundfish. Unfortunately, the flipside of that is it’s less hospitable for shellfish.” Read more@thetelegram 08:06
FFAW Press Statement Jan. 30, 2014 – Cod Pilot Projects here
Catch-22 hobbles sea bass fishery – a combination of regulatory red tape, inadequate science and cautious regulators.
Black sea bass are everywhere, says charter boat captain Dorwin “Gov” Allen of Marstons Mills. They’re in Nantucket Sound, of course, but they are also in Cape Cod Bay, and 20 or more miles east of Chatham, where they were once rarely seen. They are even being caught in New Hampshire, once considered too cold, in numbers that surpass catches in North Carolina and Maryland. Read more@capecodonline 07:38
Mexican shark fisherman survives 13 months on fish, birds and turtles – washes ashore on the remote Marshall Islands
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It’s a story that almost defies belief: A man leaves Mexico in December 2012 for a day of shark fishing and ends up surviving 13 months on fish, birds and turtles before washing ashore on the remote Marshall Islands some 5,500 miles (8,800 kilometers) away. Read more@seacoastonline 07:25
