Daily Archives: July 5, 2014
UPDATED – Seine F/V Elohim capsizes, F/V Infinite Grace plucks the surviver’s from the water
VALDEZ, Alaska – The Coast Guard says a 45-foot fishing vessel capsized in Alaska’s Port Valdez and all four crewmembers have been rescued with no injuries. Read more here Coast Guard report here 22:12 From ADN here 07:25
Bristol Bay Fisheries Report’s for July 4th, and 5th, 2014
Listen to The Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for July 4th, and Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for July 5, 2014 with Mike Mason, KDLG 22:02
The Irish Rose of Port Orford
Port Orford, on the southern Oregon coast, is always an interesting visit with their dryland harbour safely above the the southerly winds that can lash the unprotected port. These winds can be so strong that even the boats on land will be lashed down. “Capricorn” Mike Ashdown has fished many years out of the port and his boat, the Irish Rose, even longer. See the rest of the photo’s @ Westcoast Fisherman 17:50
Scarborough Maine – From bed to table: Oyster farm tours highlight Maine’s emerging trend of culinary tourism
“What do you guys know about oysters?” Abigail Carroll asked a couple standing on a pier in the Scarborough River on a sunny afternoon. “That they are delicious,” Amy and Jon Edwards said in unison. Read more here 15:58
Vancouver’s Lost Salmon Streams Wriggle Back to Life
Max Adrien stands at the corner of St. George and Sixth in Vancouver, looking down the hill towards shipping cranes that peek out of the bay. “This should be declared a Vancouver heritage site,” he says. He’s standing on pavement that covers up one of Vancouver’s lost creeks. It used to carry spawning salmon from False Creek up to its headwaters at present-day Robson Park. Now, those headwaters are covered over by a playground,,,Read more here 10:36
Digby fisherman wins jumbo lobster contest with 19.6 pounder
John Morehouse of Digby won the Lobster Bash Jumbo Lobster contest with a 19.6-pound lobster. Morehouse beat out two other lobsters at the weigh in on Friday night, July 4, the first night of the second annual Lobster Bash in Digby. Morehouse’s lobster, caught aboard the Rip’n’Tear just the day before, was in the trap with another 15-pounder. Read more here 10:12
A good time was had by all at Viking Village’s sixth annual Jazzy Scallop and Seafood Festival in Barnegat Light
“We dreamt it up six years ago,” said Kris Larson-Panacek, the coordinator of the festival. “We wanted to promote a positive awareness for the commercial fisherman, and we wanted to showcase all of the restaurants that purchase Read more here 07:30
Fisheries debate continues By Howard Delo
Over the last few weeks in this column, I mentioned how a recent speaker at a Valley chamber of commerce luncheon discussed the economic value of the sports fishing industry to the Cook Inlet area.,,,in an article entitled, “Turns out sport fisheries top commercial in total value,” that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has been “cooking the books” in a major economic report. Read more here0 07:01
Wa wa wa WILD ALASKAN Floating strip club navigates regulatory trouble
Alaska – A new attraction on Alaska’s Kodiak Island features exotic dancers who entertain fishermen on a converted Bering Sea crabbing boat dubbed the “Wild Alaskan” — and it’s already encountered choppy regulatory seas. Read more here 02:06
