Daily Archives: March 14, 2014
Proposed NSC & Associates Groundfish Disaster Aid Spending Plan: My vote is NO – Dick Grachek
Dear Dick, We need you to review and vote with a YES or NO on the consensus spending plan and respond to us in writing by 10 am on Monday March 17, 2014. If you vote NO – we would greatly appreciate a brief explanation. Groundfish Disaster Aid Spending Plan hereMy vote is NO.
It’s difficult to give a “brief” explanation because there are so many things so terribly wrong with this proposal. In fact most of it is insulting and infuriating! First of all,,, Read more here 19:02
Experience unique seal hunting on Åland
Seal hunting demands much from the hunter, both before and after the hunt. In the outer archipelago of Åland there is a great population of grey seals and the exciting hunt fascinates natives as much as visitors. Read more here vistaland.com 16:59
Disaster funds on hold until state, AVCP agree on split
Alaska is set to receive $20.8 million for the 2012 salmon fisheries disasters, but how the money will be used is still being decided. First the State of Alaska and the Association of Village Council Presidents, or AVCP, must work on how to split the funds between Cook Inlet and Yukon-Kuskokwim stakeholders, said Art Nelson, policy and outreach director for the Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association. Read more here 16:20
Maine’s lobster industry might not last forever. Then what?
As marine experts and fishermen made clear at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport recently, the ocean is changing and, with it, the coastal economy. Given the importance of fishing in Maine, particularly the lobster industry, the state needs to learn more not just about how increasing water temperatures Read more here 14:25
Global powers sign declaration on sustainable fishing
ATHENS) – Officials from some of the world’s top fishing powers signed a declaration in Greece on Friday to promote sustainable management of fish stocks. The signatories — the EU, United States, Japan, Philippines, Colombia and Indonesia — pledged to support measures to address fishing overcapacity. Read more here eubusiness.com 14:08
Noted Fishery Economist Releases Ten Commandments of Magnuson-Stevens
The Ten Commandments on Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization was written by John Ward to serve as guidelines for politicians and their staffs working on the new legislation to oversee U.S. fisheries Management. Ward is an economist appointed to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s Standing Science and Statistical Committee, as well as its Social and Economic Science and Statistical Committee Read more here Gulf Seafood News 13:30
Letter to the editor of Fishery Nation
Fishermen In Alaska Should Be Nervous As A Dartmouth College Girl About Community Fishing Associations Acting Like The New Nice Guy In Town. Yes the new nice guy in town is the Community Fishing Association Read more here in the Art of the Rant 12:49
New England: Handicapping our fishermen
Hadddock populations are known to be cyclical. Having recovered from recent lows in the 1990s, the stock is now healthy and abundant. In fact, for nearly a decade, haddock biomass has been hovering at or above the highest levels recorded in 60 years. But you wouldn’t know that by looking at what American fishermen have been landing. Despite being one of the most plentiful groundfish stocks available, our fishermen have been mostly unsuccessful at harvesting their allocations. Read more here bostonglobe 11:30Wal-Mart decision on Alaska seafood could be bad for fisheries
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will once again start selling Alaska salmon, but is its decision good for Alaska’s fisheries and fishing communities? State and federal politicians and industry boosters say yes; but with so many unaddressed social and ecological challenges facing our fisheries and fishing communities, I am not so sure. For those unfamiliar with the story, Wal-Mart had a policy to purchase only seafood that carries certification from the Marine Stewardship Council. Read more here alaskadispatch 09:28
Lobster tariffs drop under free trade agreements
Free trade agreements in Europe and South Korea could mean good things for P.E.I. lobster fishermen. Seafood shipping to both destinations has plummeted over the last few years. Tariffs have been as high as 47 per cent. Federal Fisheries Minster Gail Shea said the new agreements will encourage trade. Read more here cbcnews 08:47
Louisiana Fisheries Summit focuses on seafood quality
More than 250 commercial fishermen, seafood dealers, processors and others gathered at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center to hear of the latest technologies and theories on sustaining Louisiana’s $2 billion seafood industry. Read more here dailycomet 08:19
FFAW President Meeting with Federal Fisheries Minister – proposed cuts to the shrimp quota
FFAW President Earle McCurdy will meet with federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea next week to discuss the northern shrimp fishery. McCurdy attended a special meeting of the Northern Shrimp Advisory Committee in Ottawa yesterday to discuss the implications of proposed cuts to the quota. McCurdy says although he understands that the resource is not at peak levels, and quotas need to be adjusted, he say they must be done with a fair hand. Read more, and listen here
Click – Fundraiser for Fisherman Eric Eder, lost in the Bering Sea
Tragically Eric Eder was lost in the Bering Sea yesterday. with a heavy heart I feel our loving community should raise some money for his young beautiful family. Please keep the Eder Family deep in your prayers. This is the least we can do for them. Read more here gofundme.com 07:40
Groundfish Disaster Aid Spending Plan: NSC, Assoc.Fisheries of Me., CCCFA and Maine Coast Fishermen’s Assoc.
This proposal is meant to accomplish the following: (1) Offer a regional spending plan to ensure consistency in the treatment of fishing businesses affected by the disaster. (2) Mitigate the economic injury incurred to those commercial fishing businesses that have been impacted by the groundfish disaster. (3) Improve the future viability of the commercial groundfish fishery. . Read more here 02:27
Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans – Response to the Report of the Maritime Lobster Panel
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – March 13, 2014) – The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today issued the following statement: As a Maritimer, I know how important the lobster fishery is to our coastal communities. It is an important pillar in our rural economy and when times are tough I know, Read more here 00:24
F/V Alaska Ocean Crew Member Dies in Explosion
The Coast Guard and Unalaska police are investigating a fatal accident that took place aboard a 376-foot factory trawler this week. Police chief Jamie Sunderland says crew members on the Alaska Ocean were doing some repair jobs at about 9 p.m. on Tuesday night. The resulting explosion blew a door off its hinges. It struck one of the crew members — 48-year-old Franz Dalquen of Arizona. Read more here kubc 00:13
