Daily Archives: March 8, 2014
War boats, draggers, sportfishermen, trawler-yachts: Bink Sargent navigates a diverse career
In 1937, Lennox “Bink” Sargent took a break from his studies in engineering at Harvard University, and from his summer internships with Boston naval architect A. Loring Swazey, to work for Henry Hinckley, a distant in-law who rehabilitated and was expanding a boatyard his father bought in 1927. Read more here BDN 21:01
UPDATE 2: Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman Benjamin Sorrells off Alabama coast
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard suspended its search for Benjamin Sorrells, crewman from the fishing vessel AC III, Saturday. In total, rescue crews searched for 34 hours and covered more than 1,980 square miles. The search is suspended pending further developments. Read more here uscgnews 20:14
Over demanding market affects fisheries more than climate change
Summary: Fisheries that rely on short life species, such as shrimp or sardine, have been more affected by climate change, because this phenomenon affects chlorophyll production, which is vital for phytoplankton, the main food for both species. Read more here sciencedaily 16:37
Fisherman’s argument measures up – Whelk harvester gets new trial after being convicted of licence breach
A new trial has been ordered for a fisherman from Garnish for breaching the conditions of his whelk licence, even though it was proven he committed the offence. Jamie Rideout, owner of the Grand Ride, was charged in Lawn on July 3, 2012, after fisheries officers searched his catch of whelk and discovered some of the mollusks were smaller than the required size of 63 millimetres — a condition of his licence. Read more here the telegram 13:04
Fisheries official tried to keep Robichaud file secret – didn’t make government ‘look good,’ Wilbert Sabine testifies
The head of enforcement at the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries says he marked his emails on the Donat Robichaud case as “confidential” because he knew the affair would look bad to the public. Read more here 10:53
Storm damage was last straw for now-closed Egg Harbor Township marina
“This has been a long ordeal,” Gifford Marine President William Gifford said. “It’s just one thing after another, from fishing regulations to prices of gas. Gifford Marine once operated what was one of the largest commercial fishing and clamming operations on the East Coast, with a fleet of 26 vessels. Read more here pressofac 09:51
Book Review: “Beauty” – Finding life in a fishing town, Woman saves last processing plant in Gloucester-based novel
Frederick Dillen, an odd-job itinerant novelist, will have a homecoming when he returns to launch his latest book, set in a town that local readers will recognize as Gloucester. The heroine is a “corporate undertaker” who comes from New York to shut down the town’s last fish plant. Instead, she stays to run it — and finds love and a home, besides. Then it gets difficult. Read more here newburyportnews 09:41
In the Guest Writers Column, Jay Andersson – The Reasons For The New England Groundfish Collapse Are An Inconvenient Truth For Regulators
As federal disaster funds roll into New England and hopeful recipients line up to fight for what amounts to pennies on the dollar for the investments and livelihoods lost, the regulatory blunders that caused this crisis are being swept under the rug. The sad premise that individual ownership of the fish in the sea is a cure-all for fishery managment issues has been exposed for the lie that it always was, yet the issues caused by introducing this new system of effort controls for New England groundfishing remain unaddressed by bumbling regulators who seem to be unwilling to admit that sector allocations have been a dismal failure and cause more problems than they solve. Read more here 08:54
Maryland Natural Resources Police Charges Five Watermen with Oyster Poaching
“The message is out,” said Col. George F. Johnson IV, NRP superintendent. “Whether it’s patrolling the waters, checking seafood trucks on the highways and back roads, or conducting surveillance from the air with MLEIN, we will do whatever is necessary within the law to protect Maryland’s natural resources.” Read more here maryland.gov 08:36
Lydia The Flying Great White Shark Puts Cornwall On Summer Alert
THE DAILY Star has chilling news: Lydia is coming to the UK. Lock up your flippers and stick a plug in the sink. The tabloids works in cycles. The first signs of the impending summer are, in order: a) Great White Shark Spotted off Coast b) Madeleine McCann spotted on land c) Lucy from Brighton spotted on beach d) Killer heatwave spotted in space. News is that Lydia was tagged by scientists. And she’s been recorded swimming in the mid Atlantic. Or as the Indy has it, flying: Read more here 08:18
The Top 5 Challenges Facing the New NOAA Administrator
The Senate confirmed the appointment of Dr. Kathryn Sullivan to be the new administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She replaces Dr. Jane Lubchenco, who stepped down in February 2013. Sullivan’s background, a Ph.D. in geology, a career as an astronaut that included,, Read more here 08:07
Sea lion nuisance persists on docks – Eradication methods fail
The battle continues to protect Moss Landing Harbor docks from hordes of weighty sea lions. And it appears the sea lions are winning. For years, the district took advantage of the work-alternative program, using people sentenced to community service for minor convictions such as drunken driving. Read more here montereyherald 04:25
