Daily Archives: August 4, 2014
NEFMC Executive Director Tom Nies warns of deeper cod cuts if NOAA data holds
The New England Fisheries Management Council expects to move to reduce the annual catch limit for Gulf of Maine cod in 2015 if an impending peer review process shows the dire conclusions of recently completed, if are accurate. “This is BS,” Vito Giacalone, the policy director for the Northeast Seafood Coalition, told the members of the NEFMC’s groundfish committee at the DoubleTree Hotel. “This is not the way it’s supposed to work.” <Read more here> (no need for 2nd page view) 22:29
55-year-old Fisherman medevaced from F/V John S. Dempster in Southern Chesapeake Bay
The Coast Guard medevaced a 55-year-old man Monday from a fishing boat in southern Chesapeake Bay. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a call from the operator of the fishing boat John S. Dempster at approximately 4:15 p.m., stating a crewman had suffered a seizure in the vicinity of Fisherman Island. <Read more here> 19:53
Maybe Russ Brown should read this – Gurnard and chips, please: warmer seas change UK fish stock as cod head north
Cod and chips could soon become a dish of the past, as Britain’s waters become ever warmer. Marine experts have warned that rising sea temperatures are transforming the makeup of fish stocks in our coastal waters. Where cod and haddock once thrived, sea bass, hake, red mullet and anchovies are now being caught in rising numbers. If Britain wants sustainable fisheries round its shores, it will have to turn to these for the fish suppers of the future, they add. <Read more here> 15:03
North Carolina – New rules set for gill-net fishing
Gill-net fishermen have new requirements designed to protect an addition to the endangered species list. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently signed an agreement with the National Marine Fisheries Service that implements a statewide incidental take permit for Atlantic sturgeon in the estuarine large-mesh and small-mesh anchored gill net fisheries. <Read more here> 13:50
3-Minute Market Insight – Strong Pink Salmon Run in B.C.; Bristol Bay Sockeye Production Doubled
Published on Aug 4, 2014 – Pink salmon numbers are higher than expected as they follow a two-year cycle on odd numbered years. – H&G Sockeye production out of Bristol Bay has nearly doubled from the previous season. <Watch the report here> 11:33
F/V Paloma beached and breaking up on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach
A 40-50 foot fishing boat was leaking fuel and spreading debris along San Francisco’s Ocean Beach early Monday after it beached in swallow water and was battering by pounding surf, authorities said. Meanwhile, a search was on for at least one person — believed to be Timothy Lybrand – who was on the boat. <Read more here> 11:19
New Orleans – Waters closed for over 4 years reopen to commercial, recreational fishing
Waters around Plaquemines, South Jefferson and Lafourche Parishes reopened to commercial and recreational fishing on Monday. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has re-opened a number of state inshore and Gulf of Mexico waters that were previously closed due to oiling from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. <Read more here> 10:10
ASMFC Summer Meeting, August 5-7, 2014 in Alexandria, Virginia
The information about the 3 day meeting, including attending the meeting in listen mode only via the webinar broadcast can be found here. 09:56
Buddy Davis honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
It is difficult to say just how long 73-year-old William “Buddy” Davis has been in the shrimping business — it’s been a part of his life since the beginning. At the Shrimp Ball on Aug. 2, Buddy, lifetime Sneads Ferry resident and founder of Davis Seafood, was to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for commercial fishing. <Read more here> 09:45
Happy 224th Birthday to the US Coast Guard!
August 4th marks the 224th birthday of our nation’s oldest sea going service – the U.S. Coast Guard. Today, roughly 40,000 men and women serve in the US Coast Guard. They are credited for saving more than one million lives and counting. <Read more here> 07:57
