Daily Archives: July 10, 2014
Lobster cooperative asks court to order feds to hand over $70,000 in confiscated funds
The Spruce Head Fishermen’s Cooperative has asked a federal court to order the U.S. government to return $70,000 it seized from a former manager who has been accused of stealing from the organization. Read more here 23:11
Louisiana – Shrimp prices up as season closes
“This catch was probably about average. The size was larger than normal and the price has been much higher than normal,” said Danny Babin, owner of Gulf Fish Inc. in Houma. Lagging imports have propped up prices for local fishermen higher than the prices of much of the past decade. Read more here 21:48
Islesford, Maine – Lobsters are on the move, but most lobstermen can’t be
“We know the water’s warmer,” Thomas said in the pier’s office this spring, noting what’s believed by scientists to be a key reason behind the lobsters’ expansion. “There’s no thought on that one.” “If the water keeps warming, one theory is the lobsters will just keep going north,” he added. “I don’t know. That’s the scariest part in my mind. We don’t know what’s gonna happen.” Read more here 21:02
GDT Letter: Ferrante has stood strong for fishermen
This is election season and we all expect “hit pieces” from the different campaigns. To say that 
is hypocritical in her support of our fishing community is pure folly. Just look at her history of working with the fishing community before she was elected to public office as well as her record over the last six years. Read more here Warning! Two page view for this letter. Second page is a few sentences. Talk about cheap? 20:21
ROCKLAND, Maine: Linda Bean fires back at PETA, claims animal rights group has launched ‘full-scale attack’ onlaunched ‘full-scale attack’
Maine lobster industry leader Linda Bean said the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is waging a full-scale attack on the lobster industry. “In no uncertain terms, we will defend Maine’s lobster industry and the many communities and businesses that it sustains. Read more here 18:29
Inslee Pitches New Water Quality Rules; Groups Hear “More of Same”
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing an update to the state’s water quality rules. On its surface, it sounds like good news for fans of Northwest-caught seafood. But commercial fishermen and four ‘water-keeper’ organizations are saying it’s too little, too late. Read more here 15:58
Menemsha: Commercial Striper Season Off to Slow Start
Striped bass fishing is off to a slow start this year, with many fishermen reporting a poor catch early in the season.The commercial fishery opened June 23. New rules are in place for commercial striped bass fishing this year, with lower daily bag limits and restrictions on the number of fishing days. Read more here 15:48
Washington town highlights its salmon fishing history
The small Pacific Coast town of Westport, Washington, is celebrating its centennial this summer, and the timing couldn’t be more perfect with salmon fishing resembling the “good old days.” Read more here 15:40
Katsheshuk Fisheries Ltd. will likely plead guilty to safety breaches
When the case of Katsheshuk Fisheries Ltd. was called in provincial court today, Crown prosecutor Shawn Patten told Judge Pamela Goulding that the case will proceed by way of speedy disposition. A 27-year-old man from St. Anthony was killed after being struck by a steel door while getting out of a shrimp holding tank on the factory deck of the vessel. Read more here 15:11
Alaska Fish Said to be Unaffected by Fukushima Accident
Any concerns of radiation from the Fukushima explosion in 2011 affecting the Alaskan seafood has been ruled out by the US Food and Drug Administration. Listen, and read more here 14:37
Did Russ George’s Geoengineering experiment actually work?
Iron seeding of the high seas was back in the news this Earth Day, 2014. Good timing – with Blue Planet in the Emergency Room and no ‘Obamacare’ equivalent to help stabilize our home – though the coverage came from a most unexpected source, The National Review. Read more here 11:20
Salmon can adapt to warmer environment, study says
With climate change heating up British Columbia’s rivers, there are growing concerns about the vulnerability of cold-water species such as salmon. But a shows salmon may have the ability to adapt to a warming world because Chinook that lay larger eggs produce offspring that have greater heat tolerance. Read more here 10:39
Belle Chasse, Louisiana: 2 men arrested for alleged crab violations
Agents says 45-year-old Jesse James Gainey, of Marrero, and 50-year-old Clayton Palmasano, of Gretna, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly removing the contents of crab traps, failing to mark crab traps and theft of crab traps. Read more here 10:09
Do you know where your blue crab comes from? Video report
A new day on the Big Choptank River off Cambridge brings fresh hope to Bill James, 78, a longtime waterman who said this has been the slowest start to the crab season he has ever seen. James sells exclusively to J.M. Clayton Company in Cambridge, the oldest working crab processing plant in the country. Read more here 09:32
Poor Joe. Bought Poached Oyster from a thief – Oyster farmers stew over Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe’s letter
Victims of last summer’s oyster thefts that cost local shellfish farmers thousands in lost business and damaged equipment want a Sandwich business owner who accepted the stolen goods to lose his permits to sell fish. And some are outraged that wrote a letter that they say appears to advocate for the perpetrator rather than his victims. Read more here Sundays post here 08:45
Lobster season in eastern Cape Breton nears end
In eastern Cape Breton, also known as lobster fishing area 27, the two-month-long season comes to an end on Sunday. MacIntyre was at Mac’s Main-a-dieu Lobster on George Street in Sydney late Wednesday afternoon picking up the cooked crustacean for dinner with his girlfriend. “She’ll eat two, and I’ll probably eat three or four. Maybe make one for a sandwich for lunch tomorrow,” he said. Read more here 08:11
