Daily Archives: October 8, 2014
NJ Fisheries Disaster Aid Information – No applications will be accepted after October 31, 2014.
The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is announcing the availability of Fisheries Disaster Direct Assistance Grants for individuals and businesses in New Jersey’s fishing industries that have documented uninsured losses as a result of Superstorm Sandy. Approximately $2.1 million in federal funding has been approved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for New Jersey as part of a federal fishery disaster that was determined by the U.S. Department of Commerce for the states of New Jersey and New York. Read the rest here 20:02
Booming Season Ahead for Bering Sea Crab Fisheries
Total allowable catches set for Bering Sea tanner crab, red king crab and St. Matthew Island blue king crab for the season opening Oct. 15 are bound to keep harvesters real busy. The tanner crab quota for the Eastern Bering Sea is 8,480,000 pounds, with 7,632,000 pounds allocated to holders of individual fishing quota and 848,000 pounds for community development quota groups,, Read the rest here 19:06
6-day fuel run to Greenland delays Nunavut test fishery
An exploratory fishing vessel studying future commercial fisheries in the High Arctic made a six-day detour to Greenland after the Nunavut government refused to allow it to refuel in Nunavut. That had Phillip Kalluk, mayor of Arctic Bay, Nunavut, upset. “We cannot understand why the government would not support our 100% Nunavut owned vessel,” he said in a news release, noting that seven foreign-owned yachts had already purchased fuel in the community this summer. Read the rest here 17:59
Oceana Takes Action to Reduce Wasted Catch in East Coast Gillnet Fisheries
Gib Brogen
“Improvement in this fishery is long overdue. Gillnets catch any and all fish and ocean wildlife that swims through, and many of these animals are left to drown, die and rot in the nets without ever being accounted for,” Oceana fisheries campaign manager Gib Brogan said in a news release. Read the rest here 17:22
‘Ebola’ Level Threat To Northern California Salmon Forces Release Of More Water. Ebola level?
Federal officials have released water reserves to combat the growing threat from a drought-fed parasite that a fisheries spokesman called the “Ebola” of salmon and which could result in a “die-off” to the state’s fragile salmon population. The Bureau of Reclamation began releasing additional water from PacifiCorp’s Iron Gate Dam Saturday morning because of an outbreak of the Ich parasite in Coho and Chinook salmon in the upper Klamath River. Read the rest here 16:45
MOREHEAD CITY: Blessing of the Fleet puts focus on fishermen
Over 300 people turned out along the waterfront Sunday morning at the N.C. Port to honor the lives of commercial fishermen past and present with the 17th annual Blessing of the Fleet. It was all part of the 28th annual N.C. Seafood Festival, a three-day event downtown. With the sun high and a cool wind coming off the water, the crowd celebrated the heritage and livelihood of many commercial fishing families. Read the rest here 14:54
Meet San Diego’s ‘Aquacowboy’
The sheer size of the project – 29,000 square meters, or about six football fields — means it will be the first and most ambitious offshore operation of its kind. The project will start with half-a-million yellowtail the first year, with the ability to scale up to 10 million fish per year (5,000 metric tons) at full capacity. Read the rest here 13:14
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 40′ Scalloper/Lobster/Tuna 220HP, 6 Cylinder John Deere 6068 Diesel
Specifications, information and 19 photo’s click here 12:55 To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:11
Photo Essay: Things to Eat-Blue Monday Shad Fry, East Arcadia, North Carolina. Brunswick Catch
In our fall issue, John McElwee writes about the Blue Monday Shad Fry, held every spring in East Arcadia, North Carolina. The photography of documentarian Chris Fowler, who invited McElwee along, accompanies the piece. We asked Fowler for more from East Arcadia and some of his other projects around the state. —Eds. Essay and photos here 11:51
Fisherman caught with a pile untagged spiny lobster traps – thrown into the slammer!
A Big Pine Key fisherman accused of lobster fishing with more than 100 untagged traps was arrested Saturday by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. David Lee Boggs, 50, was charged with misdemeanor fishing without proper tags. Read the rest here 11:25
USDA awards Gretna nonprofit a grant for commercial fishers, rural entrepreneurs
U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden this week awarded a $200,000 grant to a Gretna nonprofit for technical assistance to commercial fishers (fishermen) and other small rural entrepreneurs.,, The Gretna organization has aided more than 1,200 commercial fishers, processors and dock owners, primarily Vietnamese shrimpers, with the 2010 BP Horizon oil spill and its aftermath, along with other coastal disasters and everyday struggles. Read the rest here 11:11
DiMillo’s buys its neighbor – and lobster supplier – on Portland’s waterfront
One of Maine’s biggest restaurants has purchased one of Maine’s largest lobster dealers. The family that owns DiMillo’s On the Water restaurant and DiMillo’s Marina on Portland’s waterfront has bought neighboring New Meadows Lobster Co., the 62-year-old business that sells lobsters to consumers, supermarkets and restaurants. Read the rest here 10:11
Study says shrimp not affected by BP oil spill
The size and abundance of Louisiana shrimp have been unchanged since the 2010 BP oil spill, according to a new study. The size of local shrimp actually increased following the spill, according to the study by Joris van der Ham and Kim de Mutsert, researchers at .,, Taking issue with the study’s findings is Kevin Carliss McCarthy, a shrimper out of Chauvin. Shrimping “ain’t a whole lot like it was before,“ he said. Read the rest here 07:30
Pacific Island nations secure $90m tuna deal with United States
Pacific Island countries and the United States have reached a $90 million tuna deal, which is believed to be the world’s most lucrative fishing access agreement. The deal was secured in the final minutes of a three-day negotiating session in Hawaii. Under the agreement,,, Read more here 07:12
