Daily Archives: August 6, 2014
Could This Be the End for Gulf of Maine Cod?
New England’s cod fishermen are struggling with drastically reduced catch allowances. A new report says the fish are disappearing anyway. <Read more here> 21:50
NMFS publishes at-sea scale changes
The changes would affect catcher processors and motherships that fish for pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands as part of the American Fisheries Act fleet, groundfish trawlers that are part of the Amendment 80 program, the Gulf of Alaska rockfish trawl fleet, longliners targeting Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pacific cod, and CDQ catcher processors fishing in the bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. <Read more here> Federal Register Background story 21:19
Follow that Oil Money Fueling Green Groups That Have Infiltrated The Agency’s That Regulate You To Death
Meet the conservation cash cartel of the uber-rich: the Environmental Grantmakers Association, This is the same EGA that emerged during the Senate confirmation hearings for Rhea Sun Suh, the Interior Department’s new head of national parks and the Fish and Wildlife Service — a veteran EGA member who invited colleagues to come visit her any time. <Read more here> 20:31
Commercial fishing groups suing over sea turtles – Video report
We spoke with a local commercial fisherman who wishes to remain anonymous for fear of backlash from the recreational fishing community and turtle activists. “Why don’t everybody have to abide by the same laws?” <Read more here> 19:21
New, more restrictive regulations sought for bass fishing
Many anglers and conservation groups are putting pressure on fish managers to tighten limits on recreational and commercial fishing of striped bass. <Read more here> 18:43
Coast Guard assists flooding F/V Blue Ocean near Cape Ann, Massachusetts
At about 1 p.m., watchstanders at the Sector Boston Command Center received a distress call from the vessel Blue Ocean via VHF Channel 16 saying they were taking on water and unable to control the flooding with their pump. <Read more here> 18:09
Nantucket Fisherman Finds a Digital Lifeline for His Fading Livelihood – Video
For many years now, Willis Blount, the last offshore commercial fisherman still operating around Nantucket, once the center of the country’s whaling industry, has been having a tough time making ends meet. Facing insurmountable odd’s He turned to Kickstarter. <Read more here> 17:10
New York: Fishermen losing patience with probe of state regulators
The New York inspector general’s office plans to conclude its two-year probe of a state fisheries regulator “imminently,” but fishermen and their advocates awaiting long-promised action say they are losing patience. Three state legislators from Long Island have written to Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott, noting that they first requested a probe of the state Department of Environmental Conservation in May 2012, and that “no report has been issued.” <Read more here> 16:11
The Plot Thickens!! Missing F/V Paloma Captain Timothy Lybrand Is A Wanted Man
A seemingly-straightforward tale of a salmon boat that run aground on Ocean Beach has gotten a little more complicated, as news of an outstanding arrest warrant for the missing captain have led some to speculate that he’s now on the run. <Read more here> A little song for the occasion! 15:04
Karter Larson says Thank you to all the sponsors of the 6th Annual Jazzy Scallop and Seafood Festival.
We greatly appreciate everyone’s generosity and support as we strive to educate the public about the commercial fishing industry and stand with our commercial fishermen to protect and develop an industry that serves us all. <Read more here> 14:29
View from Out West: Fishing for a new outlook — Hauling in experience in a different fishery
Every intensive public fishery in Southcentral Alaska contains some elements of the circus. There is the center attraction, usually sans ringmaster. There are also families and clowns and wild-animal acts, plus crowded parking and games, prizes and refreshments — and an unfortunate cleanup crew. In 1980, I first experienced the elbow-to-elbow sockeye slamfest on the Russian River. <Read more here> 14:09
BC Environmental Disaster – Mt. Polley Dam Breach: Estimated 1.5 million sockeye bound for fouled Quesnel Lake
“This is one of the greatest environmental disasters we’ve had on the Fraser,” Orr said. “Some of the effluent will be getting in the Fraser. The big question is how concentrated, how harmful it will be. Some of these compounds have short term impacts and some have much longer term impacts.” <Read more here> 08:56
Decline of Gulf of Maine cod leaves regulators a tough task
The Gulf of Maine cod population has continued to drop despite decades of catch restrictions, according to preliminary results of a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study. Exact causes are unknown, but they likely include warming of the oceans and continued overfishing, marine scientists said. <Read more here> 08:11
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 55.5′ Fiberglass Stern Trawler 390HP, 6 Cylinder Volvo Tamd 165c Diesel
Specifications, information and 3 photo’s click here 12:55 To see all the boats in this series, Click here 07:32
Nunavut hunters catch first bowhead whale in a century
Clyde River, Nunavut, residents are celebrating a successful bowhead whale hunt, after catching their first in recent memory during the long weekend. The whale didn’t put up much of a fight, says Iqarialuk, but there was a dangerous encounter. “When they struck the whale, the whale flipped its tail and hit the boat. the hunters were in mid air, luckily they all landed back in the canoe,” Piungituk said. <Read more here> 07:16
North Bound Fluke migration puts regulators in gear
As Summer Flounder, or fluke, migrate northward away from the past population center off North Carolina, fisheries regulators have taken the first steps toward reworking the rules to cope with industry and political pressure. <Read more here> 06:47
