Daily Archives: August 30, 2014

Some Dangerous People will Assemble on September 10, 2014, and you should be aware of this.

August 30, 2014   ENGO, National

Casting the Net: A More Efficient Approach to U.S. Fisheries Management – The Brookings Institution – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin will open the forum. discussion paper by economist Christopher Costello of the University of California, Santa Barbara, joined by Lee Crockett, Director of U.S. Oceans at the Pew Charitable Trusts; Amanda Leland, Vice President of Oceans at the Environmental Defense Fund; John Pappalardo, Executive Director of the Cape Cod Commercial Fisherman’s Alliance; and Captain Steve Tomeny of Steve Tomeny Charters. Read this.     Read the rest here  20:22

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We Can Restore Atlantic Cod – Are You Listening Pew?

August 30, 2014   Marine Science, New England

An open letter to The Pew Charitable Trusts We just need to restore and revive their ocean plankton pastures.  The top fish-head at the Pew Charitable Trust has published an op-ed about the disappearing Atlantic Cod titled, “Prey For Return of Atlantic Cod Population” in a New England Eco Publication.  Here’s my open letter in response… pew pew pew… Read the rest here  14:12

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Does Long Island Want a Pipeline off our Beaches?

August 30, 2014   Mid Atlantic, Offshore Wind/Industrialization

Liberty Natural Gas had applied to construct a deepwater LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal. Here’s some of the concerns: The proposed deepwater port and offshore pipeline lie east of thriving coastal communities that are home to many residents of the State as well as precious plant, fish, animal and avian species. This coastal area also supports recreational and commercial fishing, shellfisheries and tourism industries. . . .Read the rest here 10:32

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Letter: Blame Congress, not NOAA, for fisheries plight – Sam Novello, Gloucester

August 30, 2014   New England

Fishing has been in my family for generations, and I have been a commercial fisherman my entire life. In 1990, I was advised to get out of commercial fishing by a reliable source who indicated that our government planned to further limit U.S. fishing efforts in order to trade American technology for foreign fish. Read the rest here (2 page views, 5 free per month) GDT 09:10

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Marrero Man Sentenced for Illegal Fish Sales in Plaquemines Parish – Takes Undercover Agents on Illegal Charter!!!

August 30, 2014   Gulf of Mexico

Joseph Morris III, 30, pleaded guilty to selling fish without a fresh products license, failing to maintain records, taking commercial fish without a vessel license, selling game fish illegally, selling spotted sea trout without a permit, selling spotted sea trout without a rod and reel license, taking/selling undersized spotted sea trout, possessing commercial red drum illegally and failing to comply with charter boat regulations. Read the rest here 08:57

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Commercial fishermen say water rules would be costly

August 30, 2014   National

WASHINGTON – When commercial fishing vessels unload their hauls on deck, crews usually gut their catch and put it on ice for the trip back to shore. Then they do something that could land them in trouble under a six-year-old law: They hose down the decks, sending the bloody mix of guts and scales into the water. Read the rest here 08:42

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Before there was Global Warming, Sixty years ago, two hurricanes a week apart did double damage on Cape Cod

August 30, 2014   New England

Hurricane Carol on Aug. 31, 1954, and Edna less than two weeks later on Sept. 11, struck during what local researchers call the “golden age” of hurricanes from 1935 to 1960, years that saw other Category 3 storms such as the infamous Hurricane of ’38, the 1944 Hurricane and Hurricane Donna in 1960. Read the rest here  08:00

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