Monthly Archives: November 2014
Change Islands wharf shut down, too dangerous to use
People in Change Islands said their wharf would be shut down — and now it has been. That means the island’s main employer, the Quin-Sea Fisheries sea cucumber operation, based in the town’s fish plant, also has to shut down. Read the rest here 16:36
Philip Boudreau ‘murder for lobster trial’ resumes with key witness “He’s going to get a scare this time.”
Craig Landry told the court that on the morning of June 1, they were setting traps near Mackerel Cove when they saw an object about a quarter-mile away. He said Samson suspected it was Boudreau playing with the traps. Read the rest here 16:27
Fishermen’s Finest to build Skipsteknisk AS Designed 268 foot Catcher/Processer Vessel at Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes WA
This trawler becomes the most environmental friendly- and complete vessel ever built for the US deep sea fisheries.This US flagged Amendment 80 stern trawler to be built for producing frozen at sea, white fish products, groundfish including yellow- and rock sole species. Read the rest here 15:24
‘The Mortal Sea’: Overfishing not a new problem
The closing of the Gulf of Maine cod fishery two weeks ago was no surprise to Jeffery Bolster, a University of New Hampshire history professor. Bolster began by charting the course of North Atlantic fishing, dating back to 1000 A.D.; before then, eating fish was an uncommon practice in Europe, he said. It wasn’t until the Vikings, Read the rest here 12:58
NMFS Caves to the Enviro Quackeroos on Right Whale federally designated “critical habitat” under the Endangered Species Act
In 2009, a coalition of environmental and animal protection groups formally petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service to significantly expand habitat protections to include all of the whales’ nursery and breeding and feeding grounds.,, protected area more than tenfold, from roughly 4,000 square miles to more than 50,000 square miles.,vulnerable to threats that include commercial fishing gear, ship strikes. Read the rest here 12:20
Good to Go! – There will be Dungeness crabs for the holidays
Commercial crabbing will open Dec. 1 off the coast of Oregon, Washington and Northern California. In order for the season to open, crabs taken in sample fishing must meet criteria for the percentage of crabs that have filled their shells after the most-recent molt. In past years, commercial openers have been delayed because crabs didn’t meet the standards. Read the rest here 11:49
Autopsies from space: who killed the sea lions?
A decade ago, we set out to unravel deep ocean crime scenes we weren’t even sure existed. The crime? Endangered Steller sea lions were rapidly disappearing in parts of Alaska. Why is this important? To promote the recovery of Steller sea lion populations, fishing has been restricted in some regions of Alaska. These regulations are based on the assumption – not backed by hard evidence – that sea lions are suffering from lack of food. Read the rest here 11:32
October/November 2014 issue of ASMFC Fisheries Focus
All the ASMFC news you can use! Fisheries Management Actions, Proposed Management Actions, and much more. Read ASMFC Fisheries Focus here 11:03
Shrinking shrimp fishery could be as detrimental as cod collapse: professor
The economic, social and political stakes involved in the shrimp fishery are high and the uncertainty around the resource’s allocations draws parallels to the shutdown of the cod fishery 22 years ago. That was one point made in Paul Foley’s presentation at the final session of the,, Read the rest here 09:40
End of season Georgia shrimp – “It’s just part of being a fisherman. Sometimes they’re there, sometimes they’re not.”
Capt. Joseph Fawcett says the past few days he’s spent shrimp fishing aboard the Little Lloyd with his family have been cold, but he doesn’t blame the weather for the less than stellar trip. “Those shrimp can leave a spot overnight sometimes,” he said. Read the rest here 09:07
Maine’s Scallop Fishing Season Begins in 1 Week
Maine’s scallop season begins in one week with state regulators again focusing efforts on rebuilding the fishery. Department of Marine Resources say their 10-year rotational management plan for scallops in one of Maine’s three scalloping zones will be fully phased in this season. Read the rest here 08:43
CORPUS CHRISTI – Game Wardens Target Illegal Fishing In Gulf – Video
An increase in illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico has prompted Texas Parks and Wildlife to not only step up patrols, but also ask the public for tips. During a recent night patrol offshore, game wardens came across a “long line”, which is similar to a common trotline that you might see on a lake, but much longer. Read the rest here 07:20
Turkish seal fur magnate responds to Western criticism with new brand: ‘Fok You’
“Many NGOs from Europe and the United States have told me to stop the business in the name of humanity. They tried to buy my company by collecting money. In the brand’s name, Yavuz uses the word “Fok,” which means “seal” in Turkish but vocally resembles “f… you” when read quickly. Read the rest here 16:27
Maritime lobster levy delayed, fisheries ministers say
A promise from the three Maritime provinces to have a levy in place before the end of the year to for the region’s embattled, $1-billion lobster industry is facing more delays. Read the rest here 15:53
Dozens of fishermen killed, attacked by Islamic extremists in the northeastern Nigerian village of Doron Baga
Fisherman Usman Abubakar said that the suspected Islamic militants of Boko Haram drove into the town of Doron Baga and shot people on sight. He said he counted 60 bodies. Security officials have not yet responded to questions about the attack. Gideon Jubrin, spokesman for the Borno state police, said he has not received any official confirmation of the attack.(AP) 14:12
Supermarkets accused of selling ‘fresh fish’ that’s 15 DAYS OLD
Shoppers buying fish labelled “fresh” might expect it to have been pulled from the sea a day or two before. But a Sunday Mirror investigation has found that supermarkets are selling cod, mackerel, haddock and plaice that is TWO WEEKS old. Read the rest here 12:17
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, November 23, 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 11:22
Coast Guard assists flooded fishing vessel near Isle of Shoals, Maine
Coast Guard rescue crews assisted a fishing crew aboard a flooding boat 40 miles east of Isle of Shoals, Maine, Sunday. Watchstanders at the Sector Northern New England Command Center in Portland, Maine received a call at approximately 5:05 a.m. via VHF radio from the crew aboard the F/V Two Megs reporting their engine room was flooded. F/VRachel T also arrived on scene to help. photo, F/V Two Megs Read the rest here 10:50
Newport Fishermen’s Wives seeks injunction to prevent the USCG from eliminating our helicopter
Newport Fishermen’s Wives is filing suit in federal court, seeking an injunction to prevent the USCG in Wash D.C. from eliminating our helicopter. To make a contribution for legal fees, click the link below. OR mail your contribution to NFW P.O. Box 971 Newport, OR 97365 NFW is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Thank you so much. #savethehelo http://www.
REBRANDING DOGFISH
In Chatham, where Feeney is part of a co-op of about 30 fishermen, more than 4 million pounds of dogfish have been harvested this year since the start of the season in June, said Nancy Civetta, communications director for . Most of the dogfish caught there are processed in New Bedford and then exported, Civetta said. Read the rest here 09:09
A fisherman’s prayer
When the manaratbat – a person, usually an old man or woman, who officiates the prayer for the dead – does not arrive, Losanto ‘Ka Jun’ Castillo, a spry fisherman in his 50s, tells me he will improvise. We are on Cancabato Bay, Tacloban, about to begin a ceremony to remember the dead of Yolanda,, Read the rest here 08:28
Record North Pacific temperatures threatening B.C. marine species
The North Pacific Ocean is setting record high temperatures this year and raising concerns about the potential impact on cold water marine species along the B.C. coast, including salmon. Video, Read the rest here 05:49
NJ BPU Does it’s part to keep junk out of the ocean – again rejects pilot wind farm off Jersey coast
The state on Friday again rejected a pilot wind farm project off the New Jersey coast, arguing that the company’s financial plan is unsound and would require a state subsidy so large it would make the energy produced too costly for ratepayers. Read the rest here 18:42
Efficient reduction of Cod, Halibut and skate wings in flatfish fishery.
To enlarge, click the button on the lower right of video, www.greenlinefishinggear.com 18:13
Fish Tales: Al Cottone hanging on, ‘one month at a time’
He kind of knew that when he signed up (at least in his own mind) the summer he was 12. That summer, he started fishing regularly with his father, Frank Cottone, aboard the Peter and Josephine. That’s when he had his own Big Bang moment and his universe was created. “I caught the bug early,” he said. Read the rest here 17:32
Fish Scammer John Wilson Sentenced to Jail and Felony Probation – “I was the biggest fish in the harbor,”
Earlier this year, California Fish and Wildlife found that Wilson nabbed crabs from other fishermen’s tanks — felony grand theft — in the Santa Barbara Harbor.,, Wilson, who said he has fished in the area for 34 years, stopped by The Independent office after his sentencing to apologize for his actions, but said such activity is common among fishermen. Read the rest here 14:56
The “New” Gulf of Maine Fish War – Local fishermen fight ‘ridiculous’ recreational ban
Recreational and charter boats are essentially banned from fishing due to this, and local fishermen believe this decision is flawed because they say they have data that indicates the commercial fishermen are the ones doing more harm to fish populations. Read the rest here photo, eastmans.com 13:22
New maps show Bering Sea holds world’s most acidic ocean waters
The world’s most acidic ocean waters are found in the winter in the Bering Sea, according to studies by scientists at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory who have released a series of maps tracking changes in global marine acidity. Read more here 11:25
How does the government count the fish? Questions of Validity
There are a lot of fish in the sea. How to count them? It is, surprisingly, one of the hottest questions in New England public life these days. Scientists and environmentalists have offered broad rebuttals to Baker and the fishermen in the news media, often blaming the problem on decades of overfishing. But there has been little detailed discussion of how the federal government actually counts fish and how reliable its numbers are. Read the rest here 08:36:11
Is Millstone power plant killing lobsters in the Sound?
Each day, some two billion gallons of water are pumped from Long Island Sound into the Millstone Power Station in Waterford, Conn. — that state’s only nuclear power plant- and used to help cool systems and support the station’s two operating reactors. Read the rest here 07:42
