Daily Archives: April 13, 2015
Absolutely Fascinating! FWC Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report – Alligators, Mako’s, Face Book Busted Turkey’s!
This report represents some events the FWC handled over the past week; however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement. BAY COUNTY, Officers Gore and Moore found a vessel with three commercial oystermen harvesting shell stock in a closed area, and it just gets better! Read the rest here! 18:41
Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting Apr 14 – 16, 2015, in Long Branch, NJ,
Briefing Materials & Agenda Overview Agenda, click here Complete Briefing Book, click here MAFMC Stock Status click here Attend Meeting with Adobe Connect click here Webpage, click here 18:07
Alaska groundfish sector gears up for access to resource battle with halibut
Letters in protest of potentially drastic halibut bycatch reductions for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) as groundfish fleets are flowing to fisheries regulators as companies prepare to battle with the halibut sector for access to resource at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) meeting in June. The battle will not be easy. They’re going up against an ailing 4CDE area , which has seen its quota cut by roughly 58% since 2011 as groundfish bycatch has increased to become the majority of the catch in that region. Read the rest here 17:35
Killer grey seals could attack humans say scientists
A VIDEO showing a grey seal biting and eating a harbour porpoise it has just killed has sparked fears that seals could attack humans. Seals have a reputation for being playful and friendly but the footage, off the Welsh coastline, displays another side to their character, reported the South Wales Evening Post yesterday. Filmed by a local wildlife watching operator in Pembrokeshire, the video shows an adult male grey seal eating its prey. Read the rest here 13:00
Maine’s scallop season looks strong, is over for 2015
The 2014-15 Maine scallop fishing season is over and state fishery regulators say it appeared to be a good year for the beloved bivalve. The season began in December and wrapped up April 9 for dragger boats and April 11 for divers. Maine regulators say they won’t know the total haul until early 2016. They say December 2014 numbers indicate a strong season. The fleet landed 215,920 pounds of scallop meat in that month, up 16 percent from December 2013. To be updated. Read the rest here 12:26
F/V Sea Ranger suffers mechanical problem’s – Towed in
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Smith, a machinery technician aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Tiger Shark, stands tow watch as the cutter tows the vessel Sea Ranger approximately 25 miles south of Moriches Inlet on April 12, 2015. The crew of the Sea Ranger, a 98-foot fishing vessel, reported being disabled due to a problem with the vessel’s shaft. The tow is scheduled to be passed to a commercial provider near Narragansett Bay on April 13. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Amanda Seneca. Click here 10:58
Valuable west coast fishery to close July 1
Poor recruitment, thought to be the result of unfavorable ocean conditions, has resulted in a perilous drop in the Pacific sardine of the Pacific sardine off the U.S. West Coast. Just to note, contrary to recent claims and reports – the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee states the fishery is NOT overfished nor is it subject to overfishing. Read the rest here 10:39
US pollock fleet faces reduced chinook salmon bycatch shutdown level
US pollock catchers are set for more restrictive chinook salmon bycatch limits, after a unanimous vote on a motion during the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC) on Saturday. The decline in returns of chinook salmon since 2007 means a lowering of the cap was expected by the industry. A reduction by as much as 60% was being discussed, however, so the level agreed is not as bad as some thought. Read the rest here 09:00
Commercial fishing much more fun when catching lots of fish, even above the Arctic Circle
It is my first day commercial fishing with my father again. As he fires up our 115-horsepower Suzuki boat motor, it roars on the back of our fishing boat, a baby-blue 22-foot fiberglass hardtop. Our crew includes Mary Hyatt, my younger brother Pete, and my father, the captain. My dad will soon be idling out of the newly renovated boat harbor in Kotzebue, our village of about 3,200 people located 30 miles inside the Arctic Circle in Northwest Arctic Alaska. Read the rest here 08:29
