Daily Archives: February 16, 2014
Porch lights to shine in Nova Scotia to commemorate Miss Ally tragedy
Homes across Shelburne County will keep their porch lights on for the next few days to remember the fishermen who died when the Miss Ally capsized a year ago. This time last year, an entire community experienced a rollercoaster of emotions when news broke that the fishing boat and her crew were in trouble. Worry turned into fear and hope faded into grief. Read [email protected] 20:47
Second medevac in three days from fish processing vessel Ocean Phoenix, third in a week keeps it Coast Guard Hot in Cold Bay
Coast Guard 17th District command center watchstanders received a request Sunday morning from the master of the 680-foot fish processing vessel Ocean Phoenix who reported a 30-year-old male crewmember was suffering from an eye injury and needed medical assistance. Read more@uscgnews 20:06:49
Coast Guard medevacs injured woman near Cold Bay, Alaska from the 680-foot F/V Processor Ocean Phoenix – Post here
Fisherman Coast Guard Medevaced from 158-foot F/V Arica near Cold Bay, Alaska Post here
Tautai o Samoa Longline and Fishing Association wants waiver to fish in 50 mile zone
The Tautai o Samoa Longline and Fishing Association have requested the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council for a temporary moratorium or waiver from regulations governing the 50 mile area closures around American Samoa. Read [email protected] 18:13
VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 2 from F/V Lauren Dorothy taking on water 40 miles of Va.
Crewmembers aboard the Lauren Dorothy, a 53-foot fishing boat, contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Command Center watchstanders at approximately 6:30 p.m. Saturday requesting assistance after their boat began taking on water. Read more@uscgnews Video here 16:22
The Alaska Fisheries Report
Coming up this week, bad news for Cook Inlet commercial fishermen is coming out of the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting, the stormy weather caused a number of injuries on a factory trawler out west, and, wait for it: Magnetic Salmon. We had help from KDLL’s Shaylon Cochran in Kenai, KUCB’s Lauren Rosenthal and Annie Ropeik in Unalaska, and KMXT’s This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Brianna Gibbs in Kodiak. Listen @kmxt 15:42
I’m no Greenpeace fan, but, enough is enough. This is disgusting.
Monster fishing ship in Pacific, east of Australia – The world’s largest fishing vessel, the factory freezer ship Lafayette, has turned up in the Pacific Ocean east of Australia. Satellite-tracking systems registered the location of the controversial 49,000 tonne Lafayette and six attendant trawlers north-east of Norfolk Island on Friday, Greenpeace said. The Russian-flagged, Chinese-owned vessel is five times the size of the Dutch factory trawler Margiris, which was banned from Australian waters in 2012. Read [email protected] 14:20
Some commercial fishermen upset by Alaska fish board’s new scheme
The Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting has finished in Anchorage with a new plan for commercial fishing in Cook Inlet and commercial fishermen are angry. The board settled on a scheme to permit commercial driftnetters to fish more in the lower Inlet near Homer while restricting them in the waters off Kenai farther north. The hope is the plan will allow the driftnetters to catch just as many Kenai Peninsula sockeye salmon as in the past, but with a bycatch of fewer of the struggling silver and sockeye salmon bound for the Susitna River drainage. Read more@alaskadispatch 13:12
Ask Umbra: Advice for Living Green – Are shrimp farms killing the oceans?
Q. I have recently read an editorial about the shrimp farming industry and the absolute hell it brings upon the mangroves of Southeast Asia and the use of horrendous chemicals. I immediately thought, “Shit, now I have to stop eating shrimp too!?” So I checked my freezer to look at what might be my last bag of frozen shrimp, and I saw the mark for the best aquaculture practice I read the various pages, however, and it could very well be greenwashing. Do I have to stop eating aquacultured shrimp, even with this seemingly eco-friendly label? Aonghus M. Elizabethtown Read more@grist 10:14
The comments., as always @grist, are a real treat! (shaking head)
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update February 16, 2014
“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the update 09:58
