Daily Archives: August 1, 2014
LDWF reminds Louisianians that Inshore Shrimp Season remains closed – To reopen certain inshore and GOM waters
Although the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission will meet August 7 to consider opening dates for the fall inshore shrimp season, the inshore shrimp season still remains closed. However, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) officials did announce Thursday the re-opening of certain state inshore and Gulf of Mexico waters that were previously closed due to oiling from the . Read more here 17:55
Didja Ever Notice NOAA Drops the Bad News on Friday Afternoon, Then gets Outta Dodge for the Weekend?
Statement Regarding New Information Showing Continued Decline of Gulf of Maine Cod Stock Click here to read statement from NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center 15:45
This GOP governor wants to halt offshore oil and gas exploration
“This ruling is very disappointing to the administration, and could have a negative impact on the ocean and its wildlife,” The stance is a rare one for a GOP governor to take — especially one who might have presidential ambitions — given that seismic airgun testing is a prelude to eventual drilling. The Obama administration is expected allow production in the Atlantic for the first time in decades in its next five-year drilling plan, which it is drafting. Read more here 12:43
Fish meet grisly end at Santa Cruz harbor – The only ones who didn’t complain about the dead fish were the birds!
“It’s kind of a natural occurrence that happens from time to time,” said John Haynes, acting harbormaster. “With the sheer number of anchovies we had in the bay this year, we had an idea it might happen, but we did everything we could.” Read more here 12:23
Pollock Fleet Sees Spike in Squid Bycatch
While salmon is still the main species that pollock fishermen are trying to avoid taking as bycatch this summer, there’s another creature that’s been causing problems in the Bering Sea. Along with their pollock, fishermen have pulled up about 1,100 metric tons of slimy, pink squid this summer. That’s more than four times their catch limit,,,Read more here 11:48
New Zealand: Fishing ‘slavery’ bill passes final hurdle
Greens MP Steffan Browning says passing the final reading of the Fisheries Amendment Bill ensures “the end of a shameful era of human rights abuses under successive governments and several fishing companies”. Read more here 11:04
Laura Ward trades in art career for life of oyster farming
Lifelong artist turned oyster farmer Laura Ward has been operating her oyster farm, Fox Point Oysters, in Little Bay for the past three years. The Dover resident’s new career as a mollusc farmer was unexpected considering her original career path as a professional sculptor, woodworker and glassblower. Read more here 09:43
US-Pacific fishing treaty negotiations stall – Video
The treaty will soon expire, meaning if the US fails to negotiate with the Pacific Islands before the end of the year it will no longer be able to fish legally for tuna in the Pacific. Negotiations have currently stalled, because Kiribati believes it can get more money from Europe in a bilateral deal. Read more here 08:42
Study of bigeye tuna in Northwest Atlantic uses new tracking methods
A first-of-its-kind study of bigeye tuna movements in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean led by Molly Lutcavage, director of the Large Pelagics Research Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, found among other things that these fish cover a wide geographical range with pronounced north-south movements from Georges Bank to the Brazilian shelf, and they favor a high-use area off Cape Hatteras southwest of Bermuda for foraging. Read more here 07:52
