Daily Archives: September 19, 2014
Three Brain Surgeons Indicted in Waldoboro Arson Case – destroyed another man’s 36-foot lobster boat
James Simmons, 39, and Fredrick Campbell, 30, both of Friendship, and Jeffrey Luce, 36, of Whitefield, are alleged to have committed the June 21, 2012 arson of a boathouse on Friendship Road in Waldoboro which also destroyed another man’s 36-foot lobster boat stored inside. Read the rest here 22:18
Sean O’Brien is the Global Director for Xtratuf. He says that the boots are better than ever.
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. Improving the Tuf in Xtratuf. Sean O’Brien says that the boots are better than ever. “We addressed all of the concerns and actually made the boots better. We upgraded our materials and really upgraded processes to make sure there were no errors.” Listen, and read the rest here 17:20:14
Flag hopping fishing companies drive small fishermen to piracy. – The link between illegal fishing and piracy
Government authorities and shipping industry insiders are increasingly concerned that maritime piracy will rise globally as huge, commercial fishing firms—especially the ones that operate illegally—drive fishermen from poor countries out of business. “When people don’t have any way of feeding their families by fishing, they don’t have many options,” Read the rest here 16:44
Kent Island fishing boat captains charged
Tyrone Antone Meredith, 53, of Stevensville, and Herlen Vernon Lynch, 63, of Dover, Delaware, were charged Sept. 4 with operating as an unlicensed commercial fishing guide, failing to obtain federal licenses to operate a vessel, failing to have a license on board while charter fishing and using a consolidated sport license on a boat hired for recreational fishing, Maryland Natural Resources Police said. Read more here 13:48
In a chat with ‘Her Deepness’, Earle reveals her thoughts on eating seafood today, I don’t, and you shouldn’t either!
As Sylvia Earle, renowned marine biologist and pioneering oceanographer, sets out to establish ‘Hope Spots’ in the ocean that would work like national parks for protecting marine life, she remains vocal about her decision not to eat seafood. The exchange below has been edited for brevity and clarity. Read the rest here 10:39
In Depth: Powered by capital and its desire for profit – The Global Ocean Grab: A Primer
In this primer the most important questions regarding the effects and mechanisms of ocean grabbing are answered. It contains all you need to know to get a good grasp of important processes and dynamics surrounding ocean grabbing. Read the rest here. 10:09
Biloxi: Department of Marine Resources: Miss. Sound oyster reefs either depleted or stressed
“It’s pathetic,” said George Stores, a Bayou Caddy oysterman and member of the Oyster Task Force who was on board a state boat as reefs were surveyed. “It’s absolutely pathetic. I’ve never seen it this bad.”Read the rest here 09:24
Microplastic pollution discovered in St. Lawrence River sediments
Previously undocumented in North American rivers, concentrations of microplastic particles in the St. Lawrence are as high as has been observed in the world’s most contaminated marine sediments. Owing to their small size and buoyancy, they may readily pass through sewage treatment plants. Read the rest here 08:18
Scary lessons for Bristol Bay from recent B.C. mine-waste accident
For millennia, humanity’s insatiable appetite for valuable metals has degraded the integrity of ecosystems that provide habitat for the world’s wildlife, and the clean water and food humans need to thrive. During the past decade, proposals have emerged to develop several mega-mines on the North America’s West Coast on some of our largest free-flowing rivers that produce much of the world’s wild salmon. Read the rest here 07:52
