Daily Archives: October 9, 2014
The Fall 2014 issue of the Pacific Islands Fishery Newsletter is here!…
Issues and articles pertaining to the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, and region. Obama’s Proclamation, Pacific Bigeye Tuna Movement and Distribution Workshop, Striped Marlin, Catch Limits for 110 Species Complexes, and more. Read the E magazine here 21:32
Ribbon Cut on Bucksport Lobster Freezing Plant
Maine Cold Storage cut the ribbon on its brand new, 15,000-square-foot warehouse, where commercial customers will be able to freeze and store lobster and other seafood. Other companies in Maine freeze and store their own branded seafood products. But Central Maine Cold Storage will be the only one to offer a custom, Bucksport Lobster Freezing Plantto outside clients. Read the rest here 18:14
Merkley, Wyden, Schrader, DeFazio, Blumenauer and Bonamici Ask Coast Guard to Keep Newport Air Facility Open
In a letter to Admiral Paul Zukunft, Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Oregon lawmakers stressed the safety implications of closing the facility, writing that the unilateral decision to permanently shut Newport’s doors this December would endanger lives. “Closing this facility would threaten the safety of mariners who make their living in the waters around Newport,” they wrote, “and we urge you to reverse this decision.” Read the rest here 16:11
Atlantic bluefin tuna: Sienna Miller and Stephen Fry among those credited with raising awareness of overfishing danger LMAO!
Celebrities who have campaigned for Atlantic bluefin tuna to be kept out of the cooking pot may soon have to find a new fish to champion after scientists concluded the species is on the mend. Sienna Miller, Greta Scacchi, Elle Macpherson and Stephen Fry are among the stars to have called for an end to the overfishing that was devastating stocks.Scacchi went so far as to pose naked, along with Emilia Fox and, Read the rest here 15:30
Newcastle NH: Public hearing scheduled to discuss wind turbines – Fishermen are concerned
Local fishermen concerned about the implications of offshore wind turbines, members of the public who support the concept of offshore wind in the state and other interested residents are invited to a public hearing in New Castle Oct. 14. Read the rest here
NMFS caught up on rulemaking for North Pacific regulations
NMFS Assistant Regional Administrator Glenn Merrill updated the council on rulemaking processes this morning as part of the agency’s staff report. Merrill said it’s the first time that he hasn’t had any rules to work on at his desk, and was in part due to a lot of hard work by staff this summer. That’s likely to change at this meeting, he noted. Read the rest here 13:05
First herring fishery in Canada achieves MSC certification
The Newfoundland and Labrador NAFO Division 4R Atlantic herring purse seine fishery has achieved MSC certification, becoming the first herring fishery in Canada to attain certification as sustainable and well-managed against the science-based MSC standard. Read the rest here 12:59
John Yates in a TV interview about his Supreme Court Case. “I’m hoping they rule in my favor. Who knows?”
“Sarbanes-Oxley Act…which is basically a while collar crime. Fishing is not a while collar job, I guarantee you that.” Yates was later convicted and sentenced to 30 days in jail and three years probation — a situation he calls a nightmare. “I’m raising two grandkids. Lost a time share at Disney, no vacay in seven years, can’t leave the state. It took an act of Congress to go bury her sister four months ago; had to get permission. It has been ridiculous.” Video, and Read the rest here 12:32
Alliance Select loses uninsured fishing vessel – Are you covered?
Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. expects to incur some losses after its 40 percent-owned affiliate reported the sinking of a fishing vessel which, unfortunately, did not have any insurance. Read the rest here 12:14
N.S. urged to go deep for oil
Nova Scotia hasn’t experienced Newfoundland’s success with deepwater offshore oil exploration, but a senior oil consultant says it’s time to lure in the industry. Read the rest here 09:18
Columbia coho run 26 percent larger than forecast
This spring, the biologists predicted a run of 638,300 coho, but that has been upgraded to 803,700, according to Robin Ehlke of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Read the rest here 08:47
