Daily Archives: August 22, 2014
Alaska Seafood Industry Asks For Retaliatory Ban on Russian Imports
It’s been two weeks since Russia banned imports of American food products into its country. Now, Alaska’s seafood industry is asking the U.S. government to strike back. Read more here 20:07
Who Owns the Ocean Floor?
The ocean floor teems with metal (at least in spots we’ve targeted so far): copper and nickel, cobalt and silver, even gold. Many consider it the next frontier in mining. Yet much of the ocean remains unstudied,The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea states that the deep-sea minerals found within a nation’s marine boundaries,,, Read more here 18:49
Birarellis cast off without patriarch
North Haven, Maine, is a small island with no cell service, less than 400 permanent residents, and a 125-year tradition of boat building. For many New England fishermen, a boat that starts its life on North Haven island is an investment that pays back for generations. One such boat was purchased in 1987 by Beverly lobsterman Joseph Birarelli. Read more here 17:24
Shrimpers getting Screwed – Shrimp Season Showdown: Oilmen, shrimper at odds over blasting
A huge blasting operation by an energy exploration company in prime shrimping waters has pit oilmen against fishermen, who say it interferes with what had promised to be a lucrative white shrimp season. “It’s poor management and poor government and companies knowing the situation and knowing that these poor guys are struggling out there,” ,,, Read more here 16:47
Alaskan Fisheries Fight Back Against Russia’s Food Import Ban
Riled by Russia’s embargo on food imports, a group of leading Alaskan seafood producers are urging the U.S. government to slap a retaliatory ban on Russian seafood exports to the U.S. Read more here 11:44
Fisheries enforcement in the Gulf under the JEA – On offshore patrol
Thanks to a Joint Enforcement Agreement between LDWF and U. S. National Marine Fisheries (Service), wildlife agents also patrol federal waters extending from Louisiana’s boundary waters to 200 miles seaward into the Gulf. The federal waters are also known as the Exclusive Economic Zone. Read more here 09:50
The Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Council is scheduled to meet in Biloxi, Miss. to discuss red snapper rules
Charlene Ponce, the council’s public information officer, said final action on the issue will not be taken until October. The question of sector separation is one that wildlife groups including the Louisiana Coastal Conservation Association believe could cut private anglers’ access to red snapper. On the other side, charter captains argue the move is necessary to protect their livelihoods. Read more here 09:34
Something fishy in Cupids – Dead fish inexplicably wash up by the thousands in the marina
Eddy LeDrew of Cupids said the fish started washing up Sunday. Walking out on the wharf, LeDrew discovered thousands of dead and dying fish, floating on the surface and washing ashore. They were small fish, two inches to a foot long, said LeDrew, and included catfish, crayfish and eels, as well as crustaceans like shrimp and crabs. Read more here 08:29
Russia holds Japan whaling research vessel – Commrade Watson must be ecstatic!
A Japanese whaling vessel and its crew were being held in Russia on Friday (Aug 22) after the ship entered Russian territorial waters without permission, Tokyo said. The 712-tonne Shonan-maru No. 2 was ordered into a Russian Read more here 07:50
Major anchovy die-off stinks up Seaside, Ore.
Tourists visiting Seaside were getting quite a sight – and smell – this week. Millions of anchovies have died trying to swim up the Necanicum River at Seaside. They come in with the incoming tide, get stranded and die. Read more here 06:34
