Daily Archives: April 21, 2014
Ecosystem-based management is focus of May 22 fisheries forum in Groton
The future of sustainable fisheries in New England and U.S. waters will be the topic from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. May 22 at a public forum at the Branford House on the University of Connecticut’s Avery Point campus. theday Read more here 20:30
The Coast Guard rescued two men from a grounded F/V Mirage near Sitka Monday
No injuries to the crew or damage to the vessel were reported. The vessel is reported to have approximately 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel aboard. The crew of the Mirage will attempt to refloat the vessel on the morning high tide Tuesday. The Coast Guard will continue to monitor the situation and is investigating the cause of the grounding. uscgnews Read more here 17:48
Is your seafood legit, or are you helping fisheries to flounder? – A Bogus Report?
“We do not agree with the statistics that are being highlighted in the report,” said an official with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, blaming insufficient data for skewing the numbers. oregonlive Read more here 17:03
North Carolina’s DMF curtailment of Red Drum season illustrates the absurdity of its fisheries management nonsense
The absurdity, and the warped politics, of North Carolina’s fisheries management scam was amply illustrated one again last week. Here’s how the Jacksonville Daily News reported it: beufortobserver.net Read more here 16:19
Chairman of the Board for Ocean Beauty Seafood’s Talks Sockeye in Dillingham By Mike Mason
This year’s sockeye fishery in Bristol Bay was a major topic of discussion Saturday during the first “Business of Fish” workshop of the season. kdlg Listen, and Read more here 15:20
Experts expect large herring run in Togiak
The largest herring fishery in Alaska waters is a few short weeks from getting underway. Two looming questions are whether the season will start earlier than predicted and what value the Togiak herring will fetch in the market. bristolbaytimes Read more here 15:00
Compensation battle rages four years after BP’s oil spill
Four years after the Deepwater Horizon spill, oil is still washing up on the long sandy beaches of Grand Isle, Louisiana, and some islanders are fed up with hearing from BP that the crisis is over. Jules Melancon, the last remaining oyster fisherman on an island,,, Read more here 11:22
Cape Wind’s unlucky 13 years
But Cape Wind’s impacts extend far beyond the environment. The controversial project would also jeopardize public safety, put fishermen’s livelihoods at risk and desecrate sacred tribal lands. capecodonline Read more here 11:11
Another Life: Seals thrive where tangle nets offer easy and meaty takeaways
Counting the netted, bitten fish along with those snatched from the meshes, an expert estimate of annual cost reaches up to more than €1 million – almost equal to the catch’s actual value at the quayside. irishtimes.com Read more here 11:01
Former NOAA Director Back at Oregon State University
“I’m immensely proud of what we were able to accomplish during the four years I was at NOAA. I return to OSU with new insights, contacts and energy to help strengthen our ability to be positioned for the challenges that lie ahead.” Read more here 10:39
Just Now!! A tight fit.
Gloucester – A tight fit. The lobster boat Dominatrix drives between the stern of the herring trawler Western Venture and the Coast Guard station’s large vessel pier. Captain Dean on Dominatrix loaded bait and drove away from the dock with no stern man on board. Hauling lobster gear alone is dangerous but happens often in the lobster industry when crew comes up short. 08:19
An Evolutionary Family Drama
Alewives are anadromous fish: Born in freshwater, they spend their lives in the ocean, returning annually to their birthplaces to spawn. Until colonial-era dams cut off their migration,,, Read more here NYT 08:05
