Daily Archives: March 15, 2015
4 rescued after fishing boat runs aground off Fort Lauderdale
The U.S. Coast Guard rushed to the rescue of four fishermen late Friday night after their 63-foot boat crashed ran aground off Fort Lauderdale Beach. Saturday night, the Joyce Lynn II was beached and breaking apart. Low tide has left the vessel stuck in the sand. “Well, right now, it’s grounded. They’re trying to take all the oil out of it and the gas out of it right now,” said area resident Beth Drude, who is helping with cleanup efforts. Read the rest here 20:24
David G. Sellars – On The Waterfront: Platypus’ expansion bid promotes economy, jobs
Earlier in the week, Platypus hauled out Pacific Grace for a “shave and a haircut.” After the commercial fishing vessel’s bottom was cleaned and a new coat of bottom paint applied, technicians in the electronics department installed a new transducer for the fish finder on the 50-foot vessel that hails from Gig Harbor. Platypus also hauled out Shemya, a 59-foot commercial fishing vessel from Kodiak, Alaska. Personnel on Thursday and Friday were enveloping the vessel in a plastic tent in preparation for no small amount of painting. Read the rest here 13:23
The Importance of Boatyards, Friends, and Pi Day (3/14/15)
Getting a fishing boat up to Port Angeles, Washington from Astoria, Oregon in January, as we did this year, produced mixed reactions for my husband and I. Irrational thinking peppered in with the, mostly, rational thought that prevailed. In retrospect, it needed to be done. We had pole work to do, a repaired generator and a new muffler to install. It is eminently easier to do boat work in a yard where the boat and owners are well-known by the trades people who work on boats. It is also nice to go home at night. Read the rest here 12:51
JUST IN: Presidential Task Force on IUU Fishing & Seafood Fraud releases action plan
Today, March 15th, the Presidential Task Force on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, released its action plan. This plan articulates the aggressive steps that federal agencies will take both domestically and internationally to implement the recommendations the Task Force made in December 2014. Read the release here 11:14
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update MAR 15, 2015
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 
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Gloucester taking part in seafood expo
Gloucester will play an active role in the Seafood Expo North America, which will be held Sunday through Tuesday at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Interim Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken on Sunday will demonstrate how to cook under-utilized species. Read the rest here 10:19
Sea hunt: Officials plan to track seafood ‘bait to plate’ to end fraud
For crimes committed on the high seas, Arnold Bengis
is going to pay. He’s already served a five-year federal prison sentence for stealing massive amounts of rock lobster from South African waters and importing it to the United States. Now a federal judge wants the former Long Island resident and two co-conspirators to fork over another $20 million in restitution to the South Africans. Described as a modern-day pirate, Bengis is the face of fishery crime. Read the rest here 09:31
