Daily Archives: April 1, 2014
Locals Praise Coast Guard’s Fifth King Cove Medevac
King Cove officials are celebrating U.S. Coast Guard efforts in the rescue and transport of a “severely injured” F/VGolden Alaska fisherman when local treatment methods were unavailable. Coast Guard crews were able to medevac a 58-year-old fisherman from King Cove on Monday when stormy conditions made air transport unsafe. Read more here ktuu 20:27
Maryland Right to fish bill advances after Hershey leads floor fight
State Sen. Stephen S. Hershey Jr reportedly defended the rights of commercial watermen. Jacobs said, “I introduced this bill to ensure our watermen can do their jobs without worrying about being dragged into a courtroom. Our commercial watermen should be grateful for Senator Hershey’s efforts; I heard it was a tough fight.” Read more here 20:14
Louisiana House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill Monday that aims to simplify regulations on shrimp nets
State Rep. Joe Harrison, R-Napoleonville, and Gordy Dove, R-Houma, co-authored House Bill 440, which changes the law dictating how shrimpers can hang their nets from the side of a boat. The legislation now moves to the state Senate, where it will be debated in committee. Read more here houmaoday.com 18:08
New shellfish regulations taking effect in NC
New regulations are taking effect in North Carolina to help keep shellfish safer for people to eat. The new rules are designed to the spread of Vibrio bacteria, naturally-occurring bacteria that can cause serious illness. Read more here 16:22
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch … On the cusp of a catch share plan for Gulf groundfish.
Next week stakeholders and federal managers will begin crafting a bycatch reduction plan for trawl groundfish fisheries in the Gulf. It will be some kind of catch share plan, and as the main delivery port for those fish, Kodiak residents are getting involved from the get go. Read more here 15:22
Fire at Sea – Acute awareness of the possibility of a fire occurring at any time is important for any workboat operator.
That’s because a workboat is “a floating ignition source,” according to Randy Hyde, the senior firefighting instructor at Fremont Maritime Services, a Seattle marine safety and survival training company. “There are tons of ignition sources on board, especially when dealing with machinery spaces and engine rooms.” At Fremont’s training center, AFG Flameguard USA’s DSPA-5 was tested in their 102′, two-level, multispace mock ship where it put out a simulated engine-room fire in seven seconds and a galley fire in six seconds. Read more here 14:42 AFG Flameguard website
Moody’s downgrades American Seafoods as American Pride sale barely makes impression on debt
The downgrade is largely the result of the company – the subject of much speculation over how it will refinance it’s massive debt – under-performing relative to Moody’s expectations, as already high leverage remains under pressure despite healthy fishing conditions. Last week, American Seafoods denied it was trying to sell quotas. Read more here 14:22
British Columbia: Tensions rise as First Nations demand Central Coast herring fishery be called off
Mr. Neasloss said there are six commercial gillnet boats tied up in Kitasu Bay, waiting for the opening, and more boats are expected to arrive soon. The band planned to deliver letters to the fishing boat crews Monday, asking them not to fish. “Our first approach is to ask them to leave. If they don’t, it sounds like all Central Coast communities will be converging on Kitasu Bay,” said Mr. Neasloss. Read more here globeandmail 12:14
Dirty Seafood Dealer taken to the Cleaner – Oyster Thief Indicted – Still Not The Biggest Douche In This Story
BOYCOTT JOE’S LOBSTER MART! – It takes a special kind of douchebag to steal a blue collar working man’s tools. Stealing his oysters sucks for sure, but stealing his ability to continue to make a living is fucking deplorable. That said, the oyster thief is not the biggest douche in this story. That crown goes to Joseph Vaudo. Listen, there will always be shit bags stealing from people. No doubt it’s a shitty thing to do, but this Bryant guy is just a low life who is doing what low life’s do. Vaudo on the other hand,,, Read more here therealcape.com 11:00
DFO: Don’t pet the seals – Sheryl Fink, seals may look like pets, they are wild animals
Although seals may look like pets, they are wild animals, unpredictable and should be left alone, Waters advised. If a seal is cornered and believes it is threatened, it will likely bite. The bites can be serious and require medical attention, including lots of stitches and antibiotics. “Seal finger is one of the conditions you can get,” said Waters. “I know that fishermen in Newfoundland have been known to get that.” Read more here chronicleherald 08:37
Indiana county OKs farm’s plans for fish feed mill despite complaints by neighbors about the stench produced by the farm’s fish feces lagoon.
Neighbors who oppose the feed mill said that not only does the lagoon stink, but the farm is also discharging so much water it has flooded surrounding property. Bell withdraws nearly 400 million gallons of water yearly from the ground for its operations. Read more here braziltimes 08:02
Same Oil Routine – Calhoun County fishermen believe they are left in the dark about oil – “Responses to these incidents are not public events.”
“The fishermen around here think they’re hiding stuff,” said Johnny Williams, 59, of Port O’Connor. “They’ve been giving answers like needles in a haystack.” “They got Coast Guard and everybody in the world down there except the local people,” Williams said. Read more here victoriaadvocate 07:21
Shrimpers stay vigilant after oil spill – Read more here 07:46
The Assistant Professor is very much uninformed. – Congress shouldn’t undermine conservation measures that can help rebuild New England fisheries
For my dissertation at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, I researched historical change in marine animal populations and coastalecosystems. Since returning to my native New England to work as a professor at Colby College, I have continued to document declining populations and ecosystem alterations. (it gets better) Read more here 00:10
