Daily Archives: April 4, 2015
Researchers to Conduct Harbor Seal Catch-and-Release in Alsea Bay April 7
Researchers at Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute, Moss Landing Marine Labs, Alaska SeaLife Center and San Jose State will conduct captures of harbor seals within Alsea Bay April 7 and in Netarts Bay April 8 and 9. These captures will be boat-based and will involve researchers catching and restraining adult male seals for a short period of time. The purpose of this research is to attach external satellite tags to the heads of the seals, which will then relay locational data for the animals over time, They will also receive pedicures, full body massages, and attend a sweat lodge purification ceremony. Read the rest here 19:58
Missing Fisherman’s Body Found in Kodiak Harbor
Kodiak Police Chief Rhonda Wallace said Saturday that a preliminary identification indicates it is 27-year-old Mihay Kalugin, a crewman aboard the fishing vessel Competition, who disappeared six weeks ago. Kalugin was last seen in downtown Kodiak in the early morning hours of February 22nd, a Sunday. Reutov said he was told Kalugin was having a raucous Saturday night on the town between fishing trips and had gotten into a fight on the docks with three other men the night be disappeared. Read the rest here 18:21
Redland Bay in the claws of Crabman and Crab Watch Qld
A Redland Bay man who has seen his once secluded fishing spot turn into a hotspot for illegal crabbing has taken matters into his own hands. Gavin, also known as “Crabman”, knew that something had to be done. That something, he decided, was the creation of Crab Watch QLD, a Facebook group that reports, names and shames those who go against the rules of crab fishing. “Crabman is just the voice of a lot of people who have identified a problem in our fishing community,” Crabman said. Read the rest here 17:56
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for April 3, 2015
Click here>> Weekly Update for April 3, 2015 as a PDF 17:27
Con Group Oceana wants West Coast Sardine Fishing shut down immediately!
West Coast fisheries managers will likely shut down sardine fishing this year in the face of evidence that the stock is declining. The commercial fishing fleet hopes that the Pacific Fishery Management Council will not be so concerned that they shut down other fisheries, such as mackerel and anchovies. However, the conservation group Oceana wants an immediate shut down. The group says this would leave food in the ocean for sea lions and other wildlife and speed the rebuilding process for sardines. Read the rest here 13:43
New England Clammers Fishing For Surf Clams (Rare Pictures of A Little Known Fishery)
When I first published a few pictures of this type of fishing boat it was a few images taken in the harbor. I did not know that we would ever fish in close proximity to these boats. I have never seen them working before and definitely never this close to us. Apparently herring and clams were hanging out in the same area because we were on a collision course with them every time we turned around. Not good when you are trying to fish but pretty cool when you are interested in learning about another fishery and you have a good camera. Multi images, Read the rest here 11:32
Alaska groups seek cut in salmon bycatch caught by pollock industry
Tribal organizations and fishing groups in Alaska are urging federal fishery managers to drastically reduce the number of king salmon allowed to be inadvertently caught by commercial pollock trawlers each year. Industry representatives, however, say the harvest of king salmon bycatch has never come close to reaching those limits. They also say some of the salmon caught is frozen and distributed through food banks. “The pollock fishery and the boat owners and the captains are all very, very well aware of the crisis that is occurring in these communities,, Read the rest here 11:18
State boards 2 clam dredging boats off Provincetown, seizes clams, one Skipper arrested on unrelated charge
On the morning of March 24, Massachusetts Environmental Police patrolling off the coast of Provincetown in the patrol boat Jessie observed two fishing vessels, the Aimee Marie and Miss Maegan, harvesting the surf clams in less than 12 feet of water, according to Peter Lorenz, communications director for the Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs. Read the rest here 10:36
National Marine Fisheries Service’s Office of Law Enforcement returns to Unalaska/Dutch Harbor
A federal fisheries agency office is reopening in Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, as soon as three enforcement officers are hired and trained, according to Kevin Heck, acting deputy special agent in charge, in Anchorage. In recent years, the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Office of Law Enforcement has been flying in agents from around the state for short tours of temporary duty lasting between a week and a month, Heck said Monday Read the rest here 07:57
