Daily Archives: July 25, 2014
Owners of Seized Togiak Bay Fishing Vessels Fined Nearly $90K
The owners of six fishing vessels seized in Togiak Bay for illegal salmon fishing this month have been fined a total of almost $90,000, with Alaska Wildlife Troopers seizing nearly 35,000 pounds of fish. According to Dillingham District Court documents, the Togiak men who own the seized vessels all entered guilty pleas to misdemeanor fishing charges. Read more here 21:44
Bristol Bay fishermen poised to pass on pinks – The price for pinks? About 28 cents per pound
“I haven’t made up my mind yet about pinks, but I’ll tell you, if it was a buck a pound, you bet I’d be out there.” said Fritz Johnson. Prices for pinks are down because of too much inventory, mostly canned, that has yet to be consumed on the world market. Some of that product has been sitting around for years. But there are indications that the situation may be improving. Read more here 19:16
Nova Scotia: Proposed five cent lobster levy is out of bounds says MLA
“I honestly don’t know where Keith Colwell gets off thinking he can impose a five cent a pound tax on lobster without getting the approval of the industry first,” says Belliveau. “Lobster fishers have fought hard to maintain their independence and Minister Colwell has no right to impose anything on them without first getting their permission.” Read more here 18:49
36-year-old fisherman suffering from a head injury medevaced From F/V Lucky JJ – Video
Corpus Christi- Coast Guard rescue helicopter and boat crews medevaced a 36-year-old fisherman. The captain of F/V Lucky J.J. made a mayday call to Sector Corpus Christi Command Center at approximately 7:30 p.m., saying one of his crewmembers had just suffered from electric shock while attempting to change a light bulb in the boat’s rigging and subsequently fell to the boat’s deck. Watch, Read more here 17:46
Here’s a Twist! Parnell hires Pebble PR man as fisheries adviser
ANCHORAGE: Sean Parnell has appointed Ben Mohr, who worked for the Pebble Partnership, as his new fisheries adviser. Mohr worked for years as a Pebble Partnership employee before joining the Dan Sullivan for Senate campaign. Read more here 15:38
Hatching a plan for lobster farming – new approach to sea based rearing systems for European Lobster
AQUACULTURE equipment specialist, Fusion Marine, is participating in a multi-partnership project to develop a sea based lobster rearing system that could ultimately benefit coastal communities. Read more here 15:20
The West Coast Drift Net Guys Can’t Catch a Break!
This notice announces that, through rulemaking in the Federal Register, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing the Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area, prohibiting fishing with large-mesh drift gillnet (DGN) gear (>14 inches mesh) off the coast of southern California east of 120º west meridian through August 31, 2014. Read more here 15:11
RI One Step Closer to Seat on Mid-Atlantic Fishery Council
Senator Reed wrote the Rhode Island Fishermen’s Fairness Act (S. 713) to add Rhode Island to the list of seven states with voting representation on the MAFMC, a regional management board that establishes fishery management rules for stocks primarily caught in federal waters adjacent to the mid-Atlantic coast., included in the latest version of the Senate Commerce Committee’s draft Magnuson-Stevens Act . Read more here 11:07
Owner insists nothing’s fishy, Says seized pickerel bought properly
The owner of a fish and seafood shop at The Forks at the centre of poached pickerel sting last Friday said he and his business play by the rules. It’s alleged three commercial fishers from Lake Winnipeg were delivering the fillets. Because some of the fillets were fresh, it means they were caught outside the summer commercial fishing season, which is over on Lake Winnipeg. “I can’t comment on what they were doing. I don’t want to get into that while it’s before the courts.” Read more here 09:59
Column: Manage recreational fishing to protect stocks – Brad Kenyon
As the owner of a boat dealership, I’m an avid angler. So much so, I even dabble in commercial fishing as another way to expand my opportunities to fish, though I bring these fish to market for others to enjoy. Some say I’m a strange duck, but I don’t think so. I respect our fishery resources,,, Read more here 09:30
Kuskokwim fish wars heat up again as silvers enter the river
Kuskokwim River villagers say they accepted early summer fishing restrictions that cost them a chance at treasured king salmon in order to boost the struggling run. But they are outraged over state-approved commercial openings over the past week, before upriver villagers have caught enough fish to store for winter. Read more here 09:13
Drought starting to kill salmon in Klamath Basin
Glen Spain of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, which represents California commercial salmon fishermen, said the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation was meeting minimum flows in the Klamath River set under a biological opinion for threatened coho salmon. “This is the sort of situation we are all going to have to cope with through the summer,” he said. “And it’s going to be a white-knuckle ride, there is no doubt about that.” Read more here 08:51
New England’s live lobster prices set to fall to seasonal lows as new shell product hits market
Live American lobster prices out of New England are poised to fall sharply this summer–albeit a bit little later this year compared to recent seasons–as new shell product out of Maine is hitting the market at a more historical pace. Average wholesale prices for live, 1¼ quarter lobsters in New England are this July compared to last year according,,, Read more here 06:55
Judge lifts ban on advocacy by Maine Lobstermen’s Association
A federal judge signed an order this week removing a ban that kept the Maine Lobstermen’s Association from discussing management of the lobster fishery. District Court Judge D. Brock Hornby signed the order July 21,,, Read more here 06:19
