Daily Archives: February 21, 2015
Steinbeck’s Western Flyer purchased, coming to Monterey
,The Western Flyer, a ship immortalized by author John Steinbeck, has been purchased by an investor who plans to restore it to its former glory and bring it back to Monterey Harbor, said Cannery Row historian Michael Hemp. “Bob and I have been working since 1983 to get our hands on the Western Flyer with basically no money and no resources,” Hemp said. “In recent years it’s been moored in a boat yard in Port Townsend, Washington, where it sank twice in the past two years.” Read the rest here 17:23
DA: Westbury Seafood Firm Sold Over $100G in Fish, Shellfish Without License, Permit
The owner and CEO of a Westbury-based seafood marketing company allegedly sold more than $100,000 in fresh fish and shellfish to Long Island restaurants without proper licenses and permits, authorities said. Richard Scores, Jr., 57, of Commack, was arrested Thursday by Nassau County District Attorney investigators and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation police officers after a joint investigation, officials said. Read the rest here 15:58
Electronic Technology: Quinault boats test new crab pot-monitoring system
Three Quinault fishermen have been using an electronic crab pot monitoring system to track gear use. This entails placing quarter-coin-sized radio frequency tags in their crab pot buoys over the summer and since November. As the pots were pulled aboard, they scanned the buoys in front of a sensor: “Basically like you’re scanning groceries at the store,” said Quinault fisherman Pete Wilson, who was one of the three participants in the pilot program. The sensor transmitted the identification number and the GPS location to a computer. Read the rest here 15:44
Commerce appoints Blue North CEO to serve on NPFMC
The US Commerce Department is appointing Blue North Fisheries CEO and President Kenny Down to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC). “This is an out-of-cycle appointment. He has been appointed because John Henderschedt resigned,” Speegle said. Henderschedt is executive director of the Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum. Read the rest here 14:32
Faeroe Islands Boom by Selling Salmon to Russia – Video report included.
As the tit-for-tat economic confrontation between Russia and the West nears its first anniversary, there are plenty of losers: associates of President Vladimir Putin barred from going to the U.S., European farmers banned from selling fruit to Russia, and German electrical-equipment companies that have lost a fifth of their Russian sales. But one winner can be found in the rough sea between Iceland and Scotland: the tiny Faeroe Islands. Read the rest here 13:16
Offshore drilling is not the right move for Maine
Gov. LePage has been clear that Maine’s energy future should be fueled with natural gas.,, Now he has joined Southern governors in a campaign to increase offshore drilling for gas and oil, in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic, including, presumably, off Maine. Maine is a state that depends on the ocean for tourism and commercial fishing, including lobster fishing. The state has too much to lose in an oil spill to risk drilling for small amounts of expensive oil. Read the rest here 11:39
AK: Tracking Halibut
Fisheries are managed under certain assumptions that determine whether a fisherman can support a family, if a consumer can buy a fish at the local grocery and how much tourist traffic enters the state. Halibut are managed as if they spawn every year and move freely, without preference to localized areas. But are these assumptions true? Audio , Read the rest here 08:37
Dewey Hemilright, Commercial fisherman from Wanchese, N.C., One of Six 2015 Class Of ‘Busch Heroes’
Busch, the beer with a time-honored tradition of rewarding hard-working men and women who “earn it,” announced today six new men and women as its new class of 2015 Busch Heroes. Identified and nominated by friends, families, neighbors and others who recognized their overall dedication to their job as well as to their passion for making a difference in their hometown, Busch is proud to present its 2015 class of Heroes: Watch the Video here,,, Read the rest here 08:00
Fisheries Minister Vaughn Granter Optimistic About Revisiting LIFO
The Fisheries Minister says he’s cautiously optimistic that when provided the evidence, the federal government will abandon the LIFO policy. The latest in a series of protests against shrimp quota allocations was held in Old Perlican by the FFAW yesterday. Vaughn Granter says the province categorically doesn’t support the last-in, first-out policy. He says if the federal government doesn’t back off, it will mean total devastation for some coastal communities. Audio, Read the rest here 07:10
