Daily Archives: September 9, 2014
Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting September 10-17, 2014, in Spokane, Washington
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory bodies will meet September 10-17, 2014 in Spokane, Washington to address issues related to management of groundfish, highly migratory species, coastal pelagic species, salmon, ecosystem management, and habitat matters. Download a PDF copy of the September 2014 meeting notice and agenda Listen to the Meeting here Enter webinar ID #: 143-975-167 and your email address (required) www.pcouncil.org
Wesley Loy becomes Pacific Fishing’s new editor – We wish him well!
SEATTLE – Pacific Fishing, the business magazine for fishermen, is pleased to announce veteran fisheries journalist Wesley Loy will assume the editor’s chair of the 35-year-old media enterprise. Loy takes the helm from the retiring Don McManman, who served eight years as editor and had a vital role in guiding the organization to industry-leading status. Read the rest here 17:06
Lobster prices rocket on supply downturn
Lobster prices are at extremely high levels as supply remains low at the summer’s close. Prices are in the mid-$17/lb. range for the price of tails and lobster meat sold from processors to retailers and restaurants, up 13.3% from the mid-$15 range in July. “It’s now a question of how sustainable is this,” the processor said. Read the rest here 14:03
North Coast Fishermen cry foul on salmon allocation
Joy Thorkelson is wondering who will stand up for the commercial fishing industry in light of another dismal season on the North Coast. “The Skeena fishing story is, unfortunately, a sad one again this year. This season the Department of Fisheries predicted the Skeena run size to be 2.64 million sockeye. They allowed the commercial fleet to catch 474,081 sockeye or 18 per cent of the run,” Read the rest here 13:05
Maritime Authors Featured at 2014 Working Waterfront Festival in New Bedford
Three recent titles from The History Press will be featured at this year’s event.
, Nemasket River Herring, The Last of the Fairhaven Coasters: The Story of Captain Claude S. Tucker and the Schooner Coral, Two cookbooks will be featured, Children’s authors Meghan Lapp and Daisy Nell will present story time aboard the Schooner Ernestina and the visiting Pinky Schooner Ardelle. Read the rest here 12:16
Minister Shea Promotes Canadian Seafood Products in the Republic of Korea
The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, recently met with her South Korean counterpart to advance bilateral fisheries relations. Read the rest here 11:50
Groundfishing aground? The rise and fall of Maine’s offshore fishing industry – Lobster catch keeps going up, up, up
“I was here from 1989-1996, when we opened up at 4 a.m. and sometimes ran until midnight,” says General Manager Bert Jongerden,,, Now, Portland is a distant third behind New Bedford and Gloucester. The reasons are many, but Jongerden says the Portland Fish Exchange’s fortunes very much have mirrored the rise and fall of New England’s offshore fishing industry over the past 30 years. Read the rest here 11:32
Alaska Maritime Workforce Development Plan Set to Begin
The state of Alaska, the University of Alaska and representatives from Alaskan fisheries, seafood and marine industries created a plan to increase the number of in state residents working in maritime careers. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports the seafood industry contributing over 78,000 jobs to the Alaskan economy. Read the rest here 09:03
Great Bay watch: Waterkeeper shares concerns on pollution, propane
The most compelling one, Barnum said, is nitrogen discharge, either from wastewater plants or from nonpoint pollution such as runoff from fertilizers. He said nitrogen has killed most of the eelgrass in Great Bay and Little Bay. “It’s just a vital component,” Barnum said of eelgrass. “If we didn’t have the eelgrass, we’d be looking at a mud flat, pure and simple.” Read the rest here 08:23
State permit holders, crews eyed for next round of fishing aid
Griffin said those recipients are expected to include groundfishermen who fish on state permits, as well as those who fish on federal permits. The current draft of the Phase 2 distribution plan, according to Griffin, calls for the next largest portion of assistance to go to eligible crew members, followed by for-hire charter owners, shoreside businesses and sector administrations. Read more here @ reformulated GDT 08:07
Pacific: New Long line fishing rule protects endangered short-tailed albatross
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