Daily Archives: April 16, 2014
Rodney Mercer’s “sealfie” of Ellen DeGeneres has found a home at Gitanos’ Supper Club and Tapas Bar
The seal fur creation can now be seen at Gitanos’ Supper Club and Tapas Bar in the Millbrook Mall, hanging near the entrance of the Donna Thistle-owned establishment. Mercer envisioned the work as a response to the daytime talk show host’s selfie she tweeted during this year’s Academy Awards broadcast, which became the most retweeted photo in the history of Twitter. Read more here 21:07
There’s No Crying on a Fishing Boat by Stephanie Boudreau.
My father likes to joke that he comes from a place where “the men are men, and the women are men too”. While my folks moved away from a life on the water, at least during their time with the Armed Forces, I moved towards one. As I was completing my MSc and looking for work, I applied to be a fisheries observer in the North Pacific. Read more here 17:08
Convictions under the Fisheries Act – April 16, 2014
Free Beer! ComFish Alaska 2014 Opens Tomorrow In Kodiak.
Booths from a wide-range of fisheries related businesses and groups are located at the Kodiak Convention Center. Forums will be held at the Harbor Room in the Kodiak Best Western Inn. Read more here 15:49
President Barack Obama targets Iceland’s sustainable commercial whaling and trade in fin whale meat
THE United States and Iceland are heading for serious dispute after President Barack Obama announced a series of measures against Iceland over its policy to continue hunting whales. But the measures appear to stop of short of banning Icelandic fish or seafood products which a number of environmental groups have been demanding. Read more here 12:21
Japan’s Diet committee urges gov’t to keep whaling
A fishery committee of the Japanese Lower House on Wednesday adopted a resolution, urging the government to continue whaling in the Antarctic and consider”every possibly option”to preserve the tradition of whaling, local media reported. Read more here 12:06
The Great Sea Urchin Crisis – “They’re completely dying off,”
Tye Zinck chips the ice off his scuba mask, yells a warrior cry and lunges off the boat. Until he can slow his gasping, he floats atop the 40 degree water, the wind of Sambro Cove, Nove Scotia, biting at his ears. The seams of his dry suit are so thick that it looks inside out. Read more here 11:56
John Furlong, CBC host and producer, dead at 63
John Furlong, a CBC journalist who covered every facet of Newfoundland and Labrador, has died just weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. He was 63. Having worked behind the scenes for most of his career, he went on air in 2005 as the host of the Fisheries Broadcast, which he helmed until last year before switching to Radio Noon. Read more here 10:04
Seals and Sealing Network on location to document the start of the sealing season
Members of the Seals and Sealing Network (SSN) will be on location to document the start of the North Atlantic sealing season, speaking with sealers, processors and members of the coastal communities whose livelihoods depend on the sustainable and responsibly managed industry. Read more here 09:54
Boat of the Week from the Athearn Marine Agency: 90′ Raised Foc’sle Trawler, 720HP, CAT D-348 Diesel
Researchers explore fishing-related injuries and prevention strategies
Handling frozen fish caused nearly half of all injuries aboard commercial freezer-trawlers and about a quarter of the injuries on freezer-longliner vessels operating off the coast of Alaska, new research from Oregon State University shows. However, an analysis of 12 years of injury data showed that fishing on the freezer vessels was less risky than many other types of commercial fishing,,, Read more here 09:06
Two Suspected Fish Thieves Caught in Santa Barbara – Video
Two Santa Ynez Valley men have been arrested for allegedly stealing fish from the Santa Barbara Harbor area as part of a reselling scheme in Hollywood. The Department of Fish and Wildlife said the arrests came after an extensive investigation. Read more here keyt.com 01:13
