Daily Archives: October 7, 2014
Cortez fisherman’s case to Supreme Court next month
Sandy Yates was walking past her front door with a laundry basket that day in 2010 when she noticed something a little peculiar: Federal agents in bulletproof vests were standing on her porch. “Is your husband home, Ma’am?” one of them asked. “No,” she said. “He’s on a crab boat.” So the agents drove down to the docks of Cortez and waited for John Yates, an amiable grandfather in his late 50s with the same craggy face that all fishing captains seem to have. Read the rest here 23:45
Just in from the Cape – Joe’s (STOLEN) Lobster Mart Still Open After Conviction For Buying Stolen Shellfish
The Hippie tells us You’ll be able to buy lobsters, oysters and swordfish at Joe’s Lobster Mart for at least a couple more days.,, “Vaudo on the other hand fucked over the very community that supports his business. Honest hard working people are working their ass off to provide him with the shellfish that he sells to other honest hard working people under the pretense that he is buying them from the honest hard working people in their community. Joe’s Lobster Mart buying stolen shellfish at a discount and selling them at regular prices is offensive on many, many levels. Read the rest here 20:47
NOAA grant to help Hawaii girls learn about water
HONOLULU (AP) – A grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will help girls in Hawaii understand how water and the environment impact each other. Girls Scouts of Hawaii announced Monday the organization received a $92,000 grant from NOAA for a program called Wonders of Water Read the rest here 20:26
NC Commercial Fishing Stopped At Peak Season, Here’s Why – No Excuse
North Carolina Fisheries Association President Jerry Schill says his group supported closures when sea turtle populations were low. “But when they start to come back – and they are – when they’re recovering, there are so many sea turtles that you can’t avoid them at all,” Schill said. “So, no matter what you do, it’s just one restriction after another.” Schill says the fisheries closure is a burden, and is hitting the fishermen hard. Read the rest here 13:02
No consideration given to lobstermen by Army Corps of Engineers Royal River dredging project
The Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing the project, which is set to begin on October 14th, and last until April. Sediment will be removed from the mouth of the Royal River and will be hauled along a 15 mile stretch to a disposal site in Portland. All fishing gear along the hauling route has to be removed by next week, and some fishermen said they did not hear about the plans until Monday morning. Video, Read the rest here 12:55
A man-made attempt to save the rarest fish on Earth (its a guppy!)
Maine DMR fisheries survey is headed this way
The Department of Marine Resources’ annual autumn trawl survey was scheduled to get under way on Sept. 29 in New Hampshire waters and work its way eastward to finish up in the Grand Manan Channel at the end of this month. The plan calls for the survey vessel to fish the first five good-weather days each week and to use weekends to make up for bad weather or equipment problems. The plan should allow for a predictable schedule as survey operations move up the coast. Read the rest here 10:31
Public Forum: How Fisheries Are Adapting To Changes in Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island Public Radio’s Environmental Reporter, Ambar Espinoza will host a public forum and conversation on the changing fisheries in Narragansett Bay. Date: Thursday, October 9, 2014 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Location: The Rhode Island Foundation, 1 Union Station, Providence RI Read the details here 10:23
Millions of bright red sockeye are heading to Roderick Haig Brown Provincial Park to spawn
Over 200,000 people are expected to turn out over the next three weeks to watch one of the most spectacular displays of natural beauty in the world. Every four years millions of bright red sockeye salmon return to the Adams River, near Kamloops, B.C., turning the shallow water crimson with spawning fish. Read the rest here 10:09
Drakes Bay Oyster Co. agrees to shut down
The deal ends the high-profile legal fight waged by the Lunny family, which owns the oyster farm and sought to remain in business after federal officials in 2012 did not renew the farm’s lease. The decision by then- prompted a lawsuit by the Lunnys that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read the rest here 09:56
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission set restrictions on New England herring
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section’s members from the three states say vessels may fish for Atlantic herring for four days weekly, from 12:01 a.m. Monday until midnight Thursday. Fishermen had previously been able to fish for herring for seven days. The restrictions apply in a section of the inshore Gulf of Maine that is heavily fished for herring. The rules apply to the end of the calendar year. Read the rest here 09:05
Let the National Ocean Policy Bureaucracy Begin! – U.S. Initiates Prototype System to Gauge National Marine Biodiversity
NOAA and NASA are funding three demonstration projects that will lay the foundation for the first national network to monitor marine biodiversity at scales ranging from microbes to whales. The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) also plans to contribute. This joint effort supports the U.S. National Ocean Policy to,,, Read the rest here 07:44
