Daily Archives: August 3, 2014
Kodiak – Coast Guard medevacs ailing F/V Sierra Seas fisherman
The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing 69-year-old man from the 50-foot fishing vessel Sierra Seas near Village Islands off Kodiak, Sunday. An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew landed on a nearby beach where the mariner and his wife were picked up for transport to awaiting emergency medical services in Kodiak. <Read more here> 21:02
In Togiak, illegal fishing prompts concerns about escapement
The weather was poor on the evening of July 8, which for veteran wildlife trooper Brett Gibbens meant it was probably a good night for a patrol flight. Why? Because fishermen rightly or wrongly assume that fishing outside of the line is best gotten away with when enforcement efforts may be hampered by weather. <Read more here> 11:33
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update August 3, 2014
“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the update here 11:17
RALEIGH NC: Observer funds, JEA clear state legislature
The legislature is pushing forward with a budget that will create a new fund for an At-Sea Observer Program for commercial fisheries and allow the state Division of Marine Fisheries to make a joint enforcement agreement with the National Marine Fisheries Service. While a commercial fishing organization first proposed the fund, a joint agreement between state and federal fishery agencies. <Read more here> 11:03
Recreational crabbers are not playing by the rules
Abiding by the rules is a mantra we follow in our day-to-day lives, but in the past two weeks, hundreds of crabbers have not. That is the word coming out of state Fish and Wildlife enforcement, which has confiscated hundreds of Dungeness crab pots on days when fishing is closed (Tuesday and Wednesday) in most areas of Puget Sound and Hood Canal. <Read more here> 10:20
WEST BOOTHBAY HARBOR – Scientists worry lobster conservation is faltering
Marine scientists and lobster harvesters in Maine’s largest fishery say some fishermen may be abandoning a key conservation method practiced for nearly 100 years at a time of growing fears that a run of record hauls is coming to an end. <Read more here> 09:48 The full AP story here 15:37
Speaking of Whales! – Photos – Polar bear wins tug of war with Nunavut man over beluga
Peter Kaludjak of Arviat, Nunavut, caught a beluga whale in Hudson Bay this week, only to have a polar bear also take an interest in it. Kaludjak and his hunting partner caught the beluga whale about 120 kilometres from the community. A polar bear spotted them, swam over and began a tug of war over the whale. The bear won. <Read more here, more photos> 09:21
Bloated whale carcass beached in Lamaline – I don’t see any fishing gear on it!
A dead whale has washed up near the shore in Lamaline, a small town on Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. The whale, which appears to be a humpback, could be seen Saturday washed up in a shallow rocky area. <Read more here> 09:10
Coastal issues unresolved in U.S. Congress
BATON ROUGE — Causes taken up by lawmakers who represent parts of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes in Washington D.C., died amid Congressional gridlock as lawmakers wrapped up for their summer break last week. Issues like fisheries management, flood insurance and coastal protection projects were sidelined as a by-product of more partisan debates. <Read more here> 08:38
