Daily Archives: January 14, 2015
Fish and Game commissioner candidate list whittled to one – Samuel Cotten
Alaska’s Fisheries Board and Board of Game narrowed a list of four candidates to one this morning, choosing Samuel Cotten as their pick for Alaska’s next 
commissioner. Meeting in Juneau and by teleconference, the two boards voted unanimously to endorse Cotten for the job after interviewing him for about an hour. They chose not to interview the other three candidates. Read the rest here 19:54
Lobster fishermen favour licence stacking proposal
Members of the Western Gulf Fishermen’s Association voted overwhelmingly this week in favour of a proposal that might allow them to hold both a spring and a fall lobster license in the same name. The proposal was put out for secret ballot during the WGFA’s annual meeting Monday at the Western Community Curling Club. Read the rest here 18:54
Fishermen speaking up against proposed logbooks by NC Marine Fisheries
Captains and fishermen in southeastern North Carolina, especially, are upset about the changes that the state is hoping to make. The new 
ask for-hire license holders to fill out detailed information on each trip they take, including every fish they touch – catch or release, how many hooks were in the water, how long and what time the trip was, and even how many bait fish they catch in their cast nets. Read the rest here 16:37
Two Crisfield Watermen charged with oyster violations
Using the Maritime Law Enforcement Information Network system of cameras and radar, two officers monitored Paul Franklin Tyler III, 29, and Jeffrey Alan Cuff Jr., 31, at 10 a.m. as they dredged for wild oysters in the buffer zone surrounding the Somerset Oyster Sanctuary near Tangier Sound, police said. Read the rest here 15:57
Trial begins for Ketchikan fisherman charged in diver death
The trial of a 33-year-old Ketchikan commercial fisherman charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide has begun in Ketchikan. Joshua Wodyga is charged in the death on Oct. 8, 2013, of 32-year-old Levi Adams, of Leawood, Kansas, a diver attempting to harvest sea cucumbers. Read the rest here 15:07
Sea lions take a big bite out of returning salmon runs
“When the region is directing more than half a billion dollars a year to fish and wildlife recovery and nearly half of the spring run is being consumed by seals and sea lions, then we definitely have a problem,” a member of the Northwest Power and Planning Council said. Read the rest here 14:40
Crisis Without End: Key moments in the Oregon Inlet saga
It seemed like déjà vu all over again when the Dare Board of Commissioners voted on Jan. 5 to authorize matching funds for “immediate” dredging of Oregon Inlet — the latest chapter in a crisis that has dragged on not for years, but for decades. Observers and activists alike confess astonishment at how long the crisis has continued — and frustration at how little has been done to effectively address it. Read the rest here 14:15
Shell-Shocked
Bay Area residents could enjoy Dungeness crab for half the year, if it weren’t for big businesses squeezing out local fishermen and shipping much of the crab elsewhere. I was here to fish — for Dungeness crab with a small-boat operator who supplies crab for East Bay markets and eateries. The harbor was lined with row after row of commercial fishing boats with names that were, variously, punny and sweetly earnest: Lost Claws. Lulu. The Out Cast. Pro Fishin’t. Stacy Jeanne. Read the rest here 14:01
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 38′ x 16′ Novi Lobster,2004, Lobster Fiberglass, Mitsubishi
Specifications, and information and 29 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:39
Fishermen’s offer: We’ll catch fewer cod for chance at more haddock
As trades go, this isn’t exactly guns for hostages or Heathcliff Slocumb for Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe. Still it’s pretty interesting. Fishermen in and other sectors, with funding assistance from the Gloucester Fishing Community Preservation Fund (GFCPF), are offering to surrender up to 60 metric tons of their annual cod catch entitlement if NOAA Fisheries will relax some of the emergency measures it instituted in November to protect Gulf of Maine cod. Read the rest here 09:53
F/V Neptune: Home again at Stonington Town Dock
Stonington – Co-captains Alan Chaplaski and Gary Farrell mended and cleaned fishing nets aboard the fishing trawler Neptune Tuesday after two days at sea in search of fluke, squid and whiting. It was very cold yesterday. The task of mending cannot be done wearing gloves. I’ve tried! These are very rugged men, these fishermen from New England. Purchase this photo here. 09:23
Coast Guard medevacs ailing fisherman near Kodiak, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced an ailing fisherman from the fishing vessel Irene H in the Shelikof Strait near Kodiak Island Tuesday. The Jayhawk crew rendezvoused with the Irene H, safely hoisted the man aboard the helicopter and transported him to awaiting emergency medical services in Kodiak for further care. Read the rest here 08:45
