Daily Archives: October 18, 2014
PEI – Souris Harbour Authority taking over mothballed Ocean Choice fish plant
A deal is on its way that will see local interests take over the mothballed Ocean Choice fish plant here and open the doors to new tenants, including a fish processing operation, by next year. The Guardian has learned the Souris Harbour Authority will take over the former fish processing facility in eastern P.E.I. by the end of the month. Read the rest here 22:43
Alaska Board of Fisheries spurns Central Peninsula – stigma that this area is dangerous to board members
By the time the Alaska Board of Fisheries holds its next meeting on Upper Cook Inlet fisheries, it will have been nearly 20 years since its members have chosen to do so on the Kenai Peninsula. Many of the public comments on holding the meeting away from the Peninsula referred to Anchorage as a “neutral” area between the Mat-Su region and the central Kenai Peninsula. Read the rest here 18:05
First Installment of Federal Fish Disaster Assistance Released, part of the $75 million for fishery disasters nationwide.
Friday marked the release of $7.5 million in federal disaster assistance for commercial fishermen affected by the 2012 failure of the Chinook salmon in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers and Cook Inlet. Both US Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich welcomed the news and spoke in support of the decision. Read the rest here 17:26
Report: Big illegal catches of Russian crab threaten stocks, flood global markets
Illegal crab harvests in the Russian Far East are threatening stocks and flooding markets, said a new report issued by the The illegal catches of crab in Russian waters of the Bering Sea and in Russia’s Sea of Okhotsk are 1.7 to four times as high as the legal harvests, said the report, titled “Illegal Russian Crab: An Investigation of Trade Flow.” Read the rest here 15:28 From –Searching for the Russian Crab Mafia here
Canada: No new fisheries in the Arctic following federal ban
Under the policy, which was developed with local aboriginal groups, new commercial fisheries in the Beaufort Sea will only be considered after research has shown surplus and sustainable stocks. The policy also gives local Inuvialuit first dibs on any new licences granted in those waters. Read the rest here 13:01
Vancleave man loses spill-fraud appeal; pretended to be shrimp boat captain
The 5th U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled a federal judge in Gulfport gave Joseph Anthony Clements an appropriate prison term for his sophisticated scheme. Clements claimed he was a shrimp-boat captain who lost his livelihood because of the 2010 oil spill and was on the verge of losing his home and vehicle. Read the rest here 12:38
Efforts to clean up oil spill in north Caddo Parish continue, some of which entered Tete Bayou
KTBS 3 News is expected to learn more later today about the efforts going on right now to clean up an oil spill in north Caddo Parish. Officials say about 4,000 barrels of crude oil spilled, some of which entered Tete Bayou but did not reach Caddo Lake, nor affect drinking water, according Caddo Parish authorities. Video, read the rest here 11:59
Betrayal – Heath knew policy would kill the Scottish fish fleet
SECRET papers, released today, have revealed how the Scottish fishing fleet was betrayed by the government 30 years ago to enable Britain to sign up to the controversial Common Fisheries Policy. Prime Minister Edward Heath’s officials estimated that up to half the fishermen in Scottish waters – then 4,000 men – could lose their jobs, but the decision was taken to go ahead with plans to sign up because it was believed that the benefits to English and Welsh fishermen would outweigh the disadvantages in Scotland. Read the rest here 09:38
Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association in full battle mode for the Gulf of Maine fishery – Reinforcements needed
“Right now, John Bullard is thinking about what he is going to do,” Angela Sanfilippo, president of the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association told a small group of fishermen this week. “We need to remind him that people like you are going to be greatly affected by this.” “We need to make people understand that this is going to kill the industry,” she said. “This will be the last nail in the coffin and every day it’s moving closer and closer.” Read the rest here 08:50
