Daily Archives: December 9, 2014
Newfoundland threatens to pull support for Canada-EU trade deal
For Canada to meet the terms of the recently signed trade pact with the 28-country European Union, Newfoundland must jettison what are called minimum processing requirements (MPRs), aimed at protecting local fish plant jobs. The regulations in question stipulate how much of the fish brought ashore in the province must be processed there. Read the rest here 23:37
Protester Paul Fraser climbs on roof of Sydney DFO office – Demands Crab License Accountability
A protester spent the day on the roof of the Fisheries and Oceans Canada building in Sydney’s Westmount neighbourhood on Tuesday before climbing down and being arrested at about 4:30 p.m. The man appeared to be Paul Fraser, a New Waterford fisherman who has been protesting for several years, questioning the way the federal government issues snow crab licences. It was, and Read the rest here 21:29
Few native fishing complaints valid: MNRF
It’s too early to say much about an allegation that commercial fishermen may be responsible for the presence of 14 fish found on shore,,, 
Chief Vern Roote said Friday in an interview that racism fuels a lot of people who “nitpick” about the commercial fishery, which is controlled by the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Read the rest here 19:25
Fishermen debate potential Southeast mine north of Haines
A Canadian company is exploring copper and zinc deposits at the Palmer Project site 
. It’s not even a proposed project yet – but it’s already dividing the community of Haines. One group having a hard time forming consensus on the issue is the commercial fishing fleet in the Northern Lynn Canal. Read the rest here 18:25
Trident Seafoods to acquire Western Alaska Fisheries’ Japanese owned assets
US-based Trident Seafoods has agreed to acquire the assets of Western Alaska Fisheries in Kodiak, Alaska, from Westward Seafoods, which is owned by Maruha-Nichiro. Trident in an announcement Monday says it has signed a letter of intent to purchase the plant. A purchase price was not announced. Read the rest here 17:44
Northern Ireland: Fishermen welcome wind farm decision
LOCAL fishermen have secured their biggest catch in recent times as First Flight Wind has called a halt to plans for an offshore windfarm. The fishing industry was bracing itself for another hammer blow as First Flight Wind was preparing to install a 400 megawatt site on top of some of the best fishing grounds in the Irish Sea. Read the rest here 14:41
At Asia-Pacific summit, Kerry gives wrong advice for world’s fisheries
But Secretary Kerry gets some key facts wrong here. For one, most of the fisheries of the world are not overfished. In 2014, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) placed that number at 29 percent, and reported that approximately 70 percent of the stocks that they assessed were being fished within biologically sustainable levels. If the U.S. is going to promote sustainability worldwide, it should acknowledge current management successes. Read the rest here 12:35
Fish board boosts limits for salmon dipnetters on Copper River
Meeting this week in Cordova — a commercial fishing community where dipnetters are about as welcome as the December rain at Alyeska Ski Resort — the board voted 4 to 3 to bring limits for the Copper River east of Anchorage in line with those for the Kenai River south of the state’s largest city. Read the rest here 11:18
Pacific Hake Mid-Water Trawl Fishery Earns MSC Re-Certification
The Pacific hake mid-water trawl fishery, which operates off the west coast of the United States and Canada, has achieved MSC re-certification following an independent, third-party assessment by certifier MRAG Americas. Read the rest here 10:54
Fishing License Fee’s Going up in Washington State
A new surcharge would be applied to commercial businesses that fish, harvest, sell, buy or process salmon and steelhead. The salmon excise tax would be increased. Individuals assisting in the commercial harvest of fish and shellfish would be required to buy a new crew member license. Read the rest here 10:42
$750,000 in federal funds for New Brunswick harbours
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, N. B. — The $750,000 over two years in harbour improvements at Dipper Harbour and Seeleys Cove, N.B. The project involves the construction of a ground-out bed, which will provide users at Dipper Harbour with a safe and economical means of carrying out vessel maintenance and repairs. Read the rest here 10:35
Joe’s Lobster Mart Re-Opening Is A Travesty Of Justice – Real Cape Hippie
Joe’s Lobster Mart, the beleaguered fish market on the shores of the Cape Cod Canal, is reopening under new ownership. Scott Thayer, the long-time general manager of Joe’s Lobster Mart,…What an absolute crock of shit. I didn’t need to read one sentence of this article before my bullshit detector started ringing like the dinner bell at Honey Boo Boo’s house. Read the rest here and more story’s here 10:14
The Vice Chair of the NFFO South East committee explains how the industry is often wrongly accused of damaging the environment.
The finger is often pointed at fishermen as being the direct cause of any damage done to seabeds in our waters. However, this is by no means the case. The easy solution to the problem it seems is to convert an area into a ‘marine conservation zone’ (MCZ) controlling exactly what can and can’t be fished in the said area. Read the rest here 07:42
