Daily Archives: June 28, 2014
North shore town grieving following fisherman’s death – a father, a step-father and a grandfather.
The loss of a fisherman, and by reports an outstanding community person, has left the people of Gillams grieving. Mayor Joy Burt said the town was still in a state of shock the day after one of its own died after a boat capsized while four fishermen were earning their living crab fishing. Read more here 11:50
Over 2-Million Sockeye Harvested Thursday in Bristol Bay – WHOO! Thats a lot of Dinners!
The sockeye harvest in Bristol Bay topped 2-million on Thursday to push the season total to 4.1-million. Over 860-thousand sockeye were taken in the Egegik District on Thursday,, Read more here 11:38:
Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for June 27, 2014 By Mike Mason
The Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for Friday June 27 includes an update on the strong push of sockeye into and through the Nushagak District and a story about the efforts by the BB-RSDA to study a driftnet buyback program in Bristol Bay. We also take a look at the latest harvest and escapement numbers for Bristol Bay and hear about a project to use photo’s from the fishing grounds to fight development of the controversial Pebble Mine. Listen to the report here 11:17
Djúpivogur and the fight for the livelihood in small communities all over the world
The Icelandic fisheries policy, built on transferable quotas that follow the vessels, has secured that fishing is a thriving business in Iceland and at the same time it has helped secure sustainable fishing. Or that is the official story. Video, Read more here 08:42
Return of the seals to Plettenberg Bay
Fishermen have been pointing fingers at seals for decades,,,Despite evidence to the contrary, the fishing industry continues to lay the blame for collapsing fish stocks on seals rather than on its own unsustainable practices. (what say ye?) Read more here 08:06
BLACK: If N.S. strikes oil, results might not be that striking
Imagine for a moment that the search for oil in Nova Scotia’s offshore over the next two years is a roaring success, leading to a prolonged period of further exploration and development. What might be the consequences of such a development? In particular, what impact would it have on achievement of the goals set out in the Ivany report? Read more here 07:49
Red Snapper Reallocation Suspended in Favor of Recreational Management Solutions
Key West, Florida – Citing the need for management changes in the recreational fishery and overwhelming opposition to reallocation by Gulf residents, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted Thursday to defer action on Amendment 28, a proposal that would take a portion of the red snapper fishery from Gulf seafood providers for the exclusive use of recreational fishing. Read more here 07:27
No Fukushima radiation found in Alaska seafood
Alaska health officials say testing of Alaska seafood revealed no radiation contamination from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, which was damaged by a tsunami in 2011. Read more here 07:24
Drug bust on fishing boat leads to more charges
Ketchikan police have charged another suspect in relation to a November drug bust on board a fishing boat in Bar Harbor. Shawn D. Petersen, 30, has been charged with third-degree controlled-substance misconduct, after police allegedly found two bags of methamphetamine — totaling just under a gram — near where Petersen allegedly was sitting on Nov. 20, when police made contact with him on board the fishing vessel Prince. Read more here 07:20
GUEST COMMENTARY: ‘Bully politics’ won’t solve Southcentral salmon conflicts
Editor’s note: The following originally ran June 20 in the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman in response to Howard Delo’s “Valuable Information” in the Frontiersman June 12 and Delo’s posted comments on June 5 titled “Commercial fishing single biggest factor impeding successful Northern District coho run returns.” Read more here 07:05
Shrimpers cited for fishing in BP closure zone – Catch dumped back into the water
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents cited numerous fishermen on May 26 for allegedly fishing in the BP oil spill emergency commercial fishing closure zone. Agents seized and returned the shrimp taken to the water since they were considered a public health risk to the consuming public. Read more here 06:55
Fishing quota carryover reeled in by NOAA
NOAA on Friday issued a final rewriting of fishing quota carryover rules that were thrown out last spring in federal court. Seafood consultant James Kendall, who was on the New England Fisheries Management Council when it wrote the carryover provision, said the reversal by the court may mean more disasters like the Northern Edge. When the boat sank in 2004, it was on a fishing trip to finish up on a prior trip that had to end prematurely because of mechanical problems. Read more here 06:30
