Daily Archives: September 10, 2014
Podesta, White House warned about Pew ocean preserve expansion to combat ‘climate change’
John Podesta, the Obama administration’s climate and energy czar, got a blunt warning this week that a plan to cut off all fishing in a huge, U.S.-controlled tract of the Pacific Ocean would have devastating economic effects in the region, and would cede geopolitical advantages to China and other Pacific powers., Federal officials did not allow the session to be filmed Read the rest here 19:31 PEW “CONFIDENTIAL BACKGROUND DOSSIER Here
Researchers discover ‘spectacular’ coral formations in the Gulf of Maine – Video
Long known as a place rich in seafood, the Gulf of Maine also is home to “spectacular” formations of deep sea corals, scientists have discovered. Researchers using a remotely controlled submersible vehicle this summer found “dense hanging gardens” Read the rest here 18:01
Fishing Boat “Never Enough” Runs Aground In Chatham- boat freed, brought to shore – Video
A 40-foot fishing boat, “Never Enough,” ran aground in Chatham Harbor on Wednesday morning, a US Coast Guard spokesperson told Boston.com. “At 7:30 a.m. a good Samaritan on another commercial fishing boat saw a boat that looked to be in trouble,” Seehagen said, adding that the boat experienced on-board complications Read the rest here 17:31 Video
Fishing in murky waters: the administration’s secretive oceans policies come under fire
The Obama administration is using its “phone and pen” method of governing by executive action to push its agenda and extend its powers in a huge new area: the Pacific Ocean. American fishermen are reacting with skepticism, concern and frustration at the latest murky steps to prevent fishing in vast tracts of the Pacific. Read the rest here 15:04 Read up. Click the links.
North Carolina Beginnings: Community Supported Fisheries from Coast to Coast
Buying local is a trend that has really taken off, and from coast to coast people are making sure that it applies to fish. The idea started on the east coast and has been embraced by many Alaska communities from Sitka, to Juneau and Kodiak. The marketing concept is called community supported fisheries. Listen, and read more here 12:27
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 40′ Novi Lobster/Tuna/Gillnet,1990, Gillnetter,Lobster,Tuna Fiberglass, Detroit
Specifications, information and 3 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:00
‘Buddha’ Busted: The downfall of a Maine seafood dealer
“The smart man ain’t the one who does it himself; he’s the one that can find the competent people to do it for him.” – from a 2008 newspaper story about Christopher Byers. I’ve not had much contact with Chris “Buddha” Byers. I interviewed him once nearly 10 years ago about a memorial to Winter Harbor fishermen. Read the rest here 10:01
Fall chinook run breaking all records heading up the Columbia River
“Fish have been counted at Bonneville Dam since it began operating in 1938, but we have never seen numbers like the 68,000 chinook that passed the dam Sept. 9,” said Ben Hausmann, senior fish biologist at Bonneville. “The highest number we have in our records was just more than 47,000 on Sept. 11, 2003.” Read the rest here See them migrating through the ladder at Bonneville Dam’s counting stations here 09:43
Study highlights threats to Southern Resident killer whales
A NOAA report released on June 25, 2014, which focused on 10 years of research and conservation efforts on the endangered Southern Resident killer whales, confirms that the three major threats to the recovery of the animals are pollution, vessel noise and food availability. Chinook salmon make up a majority of the whales’ diet, Many runs of Chinook are endangered or threatened,, Pollution? Read the rest here 09:16
Fish Politics: Information on sea lice drug would have cost $35K – SLICE
Information that the leader of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Liberals claims is free in British Columbia, would have cost the party about $35,000 here. Dwight Ball said the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture quoted him $25 per hour for almost 1,000 hours of work, plus another $10,000 for photocopying of information that was requested by the Liberals having to do with the drug SLICE. Read the rest here 08:46
