Daily Archives: September 3, 2014
Plymouth, Ma: GREAT WHITE SHARK ATTACKS KAYAKERS! It begins…
A great white shark attacked two kayakers off the Plymouth, Massachusetts, coast Wednesday evening at Manomet Point, authorities say. I am not one to say I told you so, BUT I TOLD YOU SO! It’s just a matter of time I said, and now it’s happened. It’s on now folks, the big net around the Cape to Boston, clubbing baby seals, all of it. Just call me Nostrahippie because I called this shit AGES AGO! Read the rest @ RealCapeHippie 21:06
Sharks aren’t always the top of the food chain
Most people think of sharks as being apex predators, large, fearsome hunters sitting right at the top of the ocean food chain. Of course, that isn’t always the case. There are more than 500 known species of sharks, and they vary in size from the size of a pencil to the size of a school bus. In many cases, there’s a larger predator in their environment, which can lead to some surprising and amazing interactions. Read the rest here 15:30
USDA Pick Up $13M More in Alaska Pink Salmon for Food Banks
ANCHORAGE – Sen. Lisa Murkowski is hailing this year’s second large-scale federal purchase of Alaska pink salmon for food banks saying it helps both the state’s fishermen and those in need across the nation. Read the good news here 14:59
Your roots are showing – don’t be convinced by seeming grass roots efforts
Particularly now that the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act is at hand, much is being made of the supposed grass roots endorsements that are supposed to benefit all of the fishermen who the endorsers claim to be representing. This being the case, I thought it might be useful to examine what “grass roots” really means and to contrast some bona fide grass roots fishing groups with some that, in spite of their billing, might not live up to such a claim. Read the rest here 14:00
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 64′ Steel Purse Seiner, 600HP, 6 Cylinder Cummins
Specifications, information and 3 photo’s click here 12:55 To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:37
Politics-Minded Enviro Group sets its gun sights on Congressman Steve Southerland, its “Ocean Enemy #1”
Southerland has been an avid Catch Share opponent. The organization, led by the marine biologist David Wilmot, is different than many other conservation groups in that it is a 501(c)(4) organization with a connected political action committee called Ocean Champions PAC. It does three main things — get good people elected, help develop sound ocean policy, and, what I think is the most fun (but that’s just me), they go after “Ocean Enemies.” Read the rest here 10:09
Connecticut: Commercial Fisherman Sues State For False Prosecution
A prominent commercial fisherman from Guilford who was found not guilty earlier this year of poaching clams from another person’s state-leased shellfish bed is now suing the state inspectors who arrested him. Nicholas Crismale claims he was targeted by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection because of his criticism of that agency. Crismale is president of the Lobstermen’s Association of Connecticut and has accused the agency of failing to protect the Long Island Sound lobster fishery. Read the rest here 09:24
Gone Potting! Black Sea Bass Fishery Is Good Business
On Tuesday morning, just a few minutes after 5 a.m., Lake Tashmoo is still and flat. There is a chill of autumn in the air, and in the water reflections of the stars glisten. In the distance a thin band of crepuscular light marks the eastern horizon. Read the rest here 09:14
Gulf of Maine: ‘Poster child’ for global warming
Long-established species of commercial fish, like cod, herring and northern shrimp, are departing for colder waters. Black sea bass, blue crabs and new species of squid — all highly unusual for the Gulf — are turning up in fishermen’s nets. The Gulf of Maine’s warming reflects,, Lots of info that appears to be new.BH Read the rest here 07:54
