Daily Archives: June 13, 2014
New Bone Removing Machine Introduced – The Pinbone Wizard
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has a new bone removal machine receiving patents. Larry Kozycki invented the Pinbone Wizard in the 1990’s. But when Kozycki died,,,“The way the machine works is the guts of the machine are a series of opposing discs that are each handed about 5 degrees and when they come together it’s almost like a pair of needle nose plyers that pulls the bone. Read more here Video here 20:49:01
Leapin’ Sturgeon! Boaters warned to keep an eye out
The Suwannee River is packed with the most sturgeon in Florida. The population is estimated to be at above 10,000 fish. The Choctawhatchee has over 3,000 fish, The Apalachicola River and the Yellow River have about 1,000 fish. The cause behind the jumping fish is a mystery to scientists. Read more here 17:55
On the hot seat! MLAs want to know what MacKinley has done to help P.E.I.’s struggling lobster industry.
Fisheries Minister Ron MacKinley will soon have to explain to both Liberal and Tory MLAs what he has done to help the Island’s struggling lobster industry. The provincial Standing Committee on Fisheries and Rural Development met this morning in Charlottetown to decide their work plan for the coming months. Read more here 17:35
US may blacklist Thailand after prawn trade slavery revelations – Excellent Video
The US is considering downgrading Thailand on a human trafficking blacklist, following revelations in the Guardian that slaves are being used in the production of prawns sold in leading American, British and European supermarkets. Watch video, and read more here 14:46
Unusual Fish Catches Off San Diego Signal Large-Scale El Niño, Researcher Says
Barnett said the ’97-’98 event caused a northward shift of the whole fishery population, drawing an abundance of albacore and Bluefin tuna to San Diego’s unusually warm waters. “We’ve already started to see very unusual fish catches here,” Barnett said. “The first yellowfin tuna was caught in May — that has never happened before to anybody’s recollection.” Read more here 14:17
Coming up short. Jury deadlocks in case that questioned how to measure a lobster
ROCKLAND, Maine — Jurors deliberated for nearly four hours over two days before deciding Thursday that they could not agree whether a Spruce Head man was guilty of possessing undersized lobsters. Read more here 13:49
Three comments received on rule change to open some of the now closed waters to longliners to fish
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has received only a few comment letters since its public hearing last month in American Samoa on a proposal to open some of the now closed waters to longliners to fish. Read more here 13:37
Fishing delays in Canada worsen EU coldwater shrimp shortage
Delays in the Canadian inshore coldwater shrimp fishing season are worsening the already tight market for cooked and peeled shrimp in the EU, with one UK supplier warning the sector is a “couple of weeks away” from de-listings. Coldwater shrimp shortages were predicted for 2014 at the International Coldwater Prawn Forum in November 2013. Shrimp stocks are migrating, becoming hard to find or moving out of availability regions, and increasing cod stocks are hitting shrimp fisheries too. Read more here 13:10
Federal proposal: Kill salmon-eating seabirds
The proposal is the preferred action in a draft management plan released Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The colony of double-crested cormorants on East Sand Island near the mouth of the Columbia consumes about 11 million juvenile salmon per year as it migrates through the river to the Pacific Ocean. The fish are listed as endangered. Read more here 12:56
NPFMC revamps observer program after first annual report
NOME — The North Pacific Fishery Management Council took action to address issues with the revised marine observer program June 5, including getting rid of the vessel selection pool that put observers on certain smaller boats for 60 days at a time. Read more here 12:39
Illegal catches hurt fishermen and fish populations
Almost all the seafood Americans eat — 90 percent, to be exact — is imported. A new study from the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia found that as much of a third of wild-caught, imported seafood is caught illegally or without proper documentation. Read more here 12:29
Endangered delicacy: Japan eel on species red list
TOKYO — The Japanese eel, a popular summertime delicacy that has become prohibitively expensive due to overfishing, has been put on the international conservation “red list” in a move that may speed up Japan’s push for industrial farming of the species. Read more here 11:47
Hawaii commercial longline fishermen consider strike
Faced with soaring business expenses and soft wholesale fish prices, some struggling commercial fisherman are considering going on strike. About thirty captains and owners of l
fishing vessels met Wednesday to discuss a potential stoppage. “They’re really thinking about going on strike to send a message,” said “Jenny,” who works for one of Hawaii’s 2,600 fishing vessels. Read more here 11:36
“This was my dreamboat as a kid” The Viking legacy lives on
After a long winter dry-docked at Sunset Bay Marina in Hull, the snow has finally melted from beneath the Viking’s stilted home along side other boats awaiting their spring plunge back into the Bay of Boston. This year the Viking will return to her destiny: a working fishing boat. Captain Matt has passed the Viking over to a true fisherman, Mike Wheeler. Read more here 10:15
Maine lobstermen starring in hilarious “shrinkage” videos
When my boss Skip Werner told me last fall that he had helped make a short film, I figured it was just for s
ome fun project, especially when he told me the video was a joke about “shrinkage”. Want to learn more about the purpose of these films? Keep reading, the P.E.R.C explains: Read more here 09:48
Study: Population of great whites rebounding
CHATHAM — Sightings of great white sharks in Cape waters is one indicator that the species is rebounding from the lows of 20 years ago, according to a National Marine Fisheries Service study released this week. Read more here 07:51
Our View: Help the little guy in the fisheries, and help him now
Boat owners aren’t obligated under the federal program to give any of the money to members of the crew, and from what we hear, precious few will. That’s why it’s important for Massachusetts to come up with a better way to slice up the $8.2 million pie “¦ and do it faster than the feds, who won’t be cutting their checks until Oct. 1. Read more here 07:28
U.S. official said steps taken by the South Korea to prevent illegal or pirate fishing by its own vessels should be commended.
David Balton, U.S. deputy assistant secretary for oceans and fisheries, said he was aware of corrective actions by South Korea since it was put on the U.S. list of countries engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in 2013. Read more here 07:16
