Daily Archives: February 17, 2014
$1-million contest for solution to ‘dead zones’
That runoff from Midwest farms carries large amounts of fertilizer down the Mississippi River to produce the low oxygen areas in the Gulf, so Tulane University is starting the Grand Challenge contest. Philanthropist Phyllis Taylor is putting up the prize money. “A million dollar grand prize to be awarded to the team or the individual who achieves our goal,” Taylor said. Read more@wmltv 20:35
Geoduck fishery still closed
The Southeast Alaska Regional Dive Fisheries Association announced Saturday that the geoduck committee met Friday and decided to suspend paralytic shellfish poisoning testing until a March 6 meeting. According to the association, the decision was based on high levels of toxins, uncertain market conditions and China’s ban on imports from the West Coast. Read more@alaskajournal 18:11
Johnson’s Mobile Fish Market – Featured project by David Johnson in North Carolina – Video
An innovative fund raising project – Johnson’s Mobile Fish Market will be used to bring NC Local Fresh Seafood into inland communities where FRESH seafood is in demand but not easy to find. We harvest and catch our seafood from NC Coastal Waters. Read more@foodiecrowdfunding 17:39
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. South-East Alaska Crab Season Tell All
“We have weather delay criteria in regulation for tanner and king crab fisheries in South East. If we have winds thirty-five knots or higher on the national weather service forecast the day before and the day the fisheries starts we can delay the season 24 hours.” Listen @fishradio 17:01
Gulf Seafood Institute names former Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board Exec Director Ewell Smith Interim Executive Director
“I am excited to once again be involved with Gulf fisheries as the Interim Executive Director of the Gulf Seafood Institute, and to help them grow their mission,” said Smith, who led Louisiana’s state seafood board for more than 12-years. “I am humbled to have this opportunity, given the depth and level of leadership experience of the board comprised of fishery leaders from each of the five Gulf States.” Read more@gulfseafoodnews 15:56
Charges against OCI withdrawn in death on CF/V Katsheshuk II
The Crown has withdrawn eight charges laid against Ocean Choice International Inc. under the Occupational Health and Safety Act related to a death aboard a fishing vessel two years ago. A St. Anthony man, 25, died aboard the Katsheshuk II in February 2012 when a small steel door in the hold of the ship slammed on his neck. Read more@cbcnews 12:09
Christopher Brown: Plan to exploit oceans scares fishermen
The Rhode Island fishing community is dealing with its own Pebble Mine, at least metaphorically. Huge tracts of ocean have been offered for lease by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). These options are being pursued by the likes of offshore energy and offshore mining. Read more@providencejournal 11:29
NH Seacoast communities rising to nitrogen challenge
Because of state and federal environmental regulatory concerns over nitrogen levels in Great Bay, the communities within the Great Bay watershed are being required to reduce man-made sources of nitrogen. These new requirements will affect everyone within the watershed. Read more@seacoastonline 09:17
Seafood operations director of Atlanta-based Halperns’ elected to Council for Sustainable Fishing board
“Having been born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, the South Atlantic fishery is of very special interest to me. Today we have to be the caretakers, watching out for the many men and women that fish there, while also protecting the environment for our future generations. Collectively we can make a difference,” Cheryl Fuller said. Read more@ Council For Sustainable Fishing 08:17
‘Not a fishing vessel’? Pacific Andes now says Lafayette can’t fish, as it heads for jack mackerel fishery
Commenting to the newspaper, a Pacific Andes spokesperson said the Lafayette is “not a fishing vessel”, explaining the quotas are set by the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation “for the catcher fishing vessels it supports”. This is an interesting comment from a company that since 2010 has argued that the Lafayette could fish, after it tried to defend catches of 41,315 metric tons declared by Russia to the SPRFMO that year. Read more@undercurrent 08:08
