Daily Archives: February 7, 2014
Shell finds Alaska less hospitable than Mars
FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — New Shell CEO Ben van Beurden has told investors that Shell has decided to keep its exploration program for Alaska on hold 2014. He cited a recent Ninth Circuit Court decision against the Department of the Interior, saying that it raises substantial obstacles to Shell’s plans for drilling in offshore Alaska. Read [email protected] 20:58
Protecting Maine lobsters by banning pesticides gets tepid support
AUGUSTA — A bill designed to protect Maine’s $340 million lobster industry by banning two pesticides that have been partially blamed for decimating lobster populations in New York and Connecticut is facing a headwind in the Legislature. Read more@portlandpress 20:51
Gulf Seafood Institute Testifies Before Two Influential Government Organizations Governing Gulf Waters
The Gulf Seafood Institute (GSI), a four-month old non-profit organization comprised of Gulf seafood leaders from all five Gulf States, had a busy week of testifying before two influential governmental organizations responsible for governing the Gulf of Mexico, and the sustainable seafood it provides. Read [email protected] 17:41
U.S. Rep. Don Young calls for subsistence seats on council, Yukon panel
Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young is looking to add a subsistence representative to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council as part of the pending changes during the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Read more@alaskajournal 15:55
North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting February 5-11 continues, Listen Live
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 12:20
Hoisting Expectations Written by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Littlejohn.
When a Coast Guard aircrew is called upon to rescue a fisherman clinging to a capsized vessel 50 miles from shore, or a climber is stranded on an icy ledge at 6,000 feet, mission success demands a team of people possessing a variety of skills, performing specific jobs. Read [email protected] 11:32
Scientists present evidence of correlation between migration patterns of salmon and magnetic field
A team of scientists last year presented evidence of a correlation between the migration patterns of ocean salmon and the Earth’s magnetic field, suggesting it may help explain how the fish can navigate across thousands of miles of water to find their river of origin. Read [email protected] 10:56
New Definition for Halibut Guides Could Impact Sports Fisheries
A federal agency that oversees halibut and other fish species has revised its definition of sport fishing guides, a decision that is splitting charter fishermen and could have larger impacts on sport fishing in the state. NOAA Fisheries NMFS has said the new definition aims to close a “guide-assisted” loophole that allows unguided anglers to receive help from guides working from shore or on a different boat, while still allowing them to enjoy the “generally more liberal” regulations for unguided fishermen. Read more@ktuu 10:49
NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Correct GE’s Misinformation in Latest Hudson River Pollution Report
Fishery injury: For more than 30 years, PCB levels in fish throughout the 200 mile Hudson River Superfund Site have exceeded the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) limit for PCBs in fish. Fish consumption advisories for PCB-contaminated fish have existed since 1975. Read [email protected] 10:24
Statoil surges ahead with NL plans
Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador (You know, where the fish are?) has today been named a core area of exploitation for Statoil, with the company prioritizing work in the province’s Flemish Pass Basin. Read more@thetelegram 09:56
‘Lifeline’ for Bay State’s seafood industry?
BOSTON — A marketing program encouraging Bay Staters to buy locally caught seafood is what some Cape lawmakers and the Senate majority leader think will do the trick to turn around Massachusetts’ lagging seafood industry. Read more@capecodonline 08:36
Department of the Interior, Obama, consider sanctions over Iceland’s whaling
Iceland may face trade sanctions after U.S. officials formally declared that the island nation’s whaling is undermining an international ban on commercial trade in whale products. “Killing endangered fin whales is not only brutal, it’s short-sighted,” said Taryn Kiekow Heimer of the Natural Resources Defence Council. “Iceland should not be allowed to ignore the fact that, regardless of some temporary financial reward, this practice is simply unsustainable and cruel,” she said. Read more@ smh,com 08:10
