Daily Archives: November 2, 2014
About time! NC reopens some waters to large-mesh gill nets
Officials with the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources say the waters will reopen shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday. The affected waters are located between the N.C. 58 bridge to Emerald Isle and the South Carolina state line. Read the rest here 17:59
Coast Guard suspends search for missing fishermen near Matinicus Island, Maine
The Coast Guard suspended the search for two missing fishermen near Matinicus Island, Maine, Sunday pending further developments. Coast Guard air and sea assets from Station Rockland and Air Station Cape Cod, as well as the Maine Marine Patrol, searched for more than 17 hours covering an area of 130 nautical square miles. Read the rest, well, you know,, 15:01
Coast Guard continues search for two missing Maine fishermen despite snowstorm
Two people aboard a fishing boat (F/V No Limits) that sank on Saturday afternoon were still missing on Sunday morning, On Saturday, the water temperature was in the high 50s, but it likely dropped overnight because of the storm, he said. A helicopter that was supposed to launch Sunday morning to continue the search was not able to do so because of icing, he said. Read the rest here 14:22
Drop In Female Striped Bass Prompts 25 Percent Catch Cutback
But the biggest dollar loss will be felt by commercial watermen. “It’s going to be a pretty significant hit for the commercial guys. Twenty percent, you’re talking about several hundred thousand pounds,” O’Connell said. That’s fish that will go unharvested and unsold. Read the rest here 11:06
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, November 2, 2014
The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the update here To read all the updates, click here 10:42
Bizarre sea-life visitors arrive with North Pacific’s historic warmth
The waters of the Pacific Ocean have been so unusually warm this year that fishermen and researchers from Alaska to California have spied a host of bizarre visitors, from thresher sharks that rarely make it north of Vancouver, B.C., to the northernmost recorded sighting of a skipjack tuna. Read the rest here 08:43
Sustainable Fish and Seafood – Avoid Atlantic Scallops? Swordfish?? More Green Drivel!
After learning his trade at the famed Rodney’s Oyster House in Toronto, Joshua Bishop went off to see the world. There’s nothing too unusual in that — global backpacking is a rite of passage for innumerable young adults — except that when Bishop was in Australia, he decided to work on a few commercial fishing boats. He’s still got a lot to learn! Read the rest here 08:14
Hooked on the thrill and tedium of commercial fishing
Anyone considering commercial fishing in Alaska as a way of life would do well to turn off reality TV and pick up “Dead Reckoning” by Dave Atcheson of Sterling. In this short but enthralling memoir, Atcheson, a veteran of many summers plying the waters off the state’s coast, offers readers a peek into the world of fishermen during three key seasons of his career. Read the rest here 07:35
