Daily Archives: June 4, 2015
“Wicked Tuna” Fans are bummin’ after the Season Finally but,,, Here Come the Canadian Boy’s!!! CATCHING MONSTERS!
Are you down in the dumps knowing the Wicked Tuna guys are not on this Sunday night? Jonesing for more, but you know there’s not any coming? Is that what’s getting you down, Bunkie? WELL! On Friday, June 5th. 9:PM on the Discovery Channel. CATCHING MONSTERS Read about the show, and watch the Sneak Peak! Click here 21:38
Safety plan aims to make Nova Scotia fishing industry safer
The plan, dubbed Fishing Safety Now, was developed by the Safe Sea Alliance- a group composed of fishermen, their families, industry representatives, safety organizations and the government. In total, the group made 33 recommendations aimed at improving fishing safety. But the crux of the plan relies on fishermen themselves doing more to ensure their safety. The plan calls for more education and awareness of safety requirements, more training and safety drills for fishermen and the development of a “safety toolkit”, an easy to use checklist,,, Read the rest here 19:21
House votes to slash climate research, block new red snapper fishing plan, and ‘ocean zoning’ funding
The $51.4 billion spending bill would fund the fiscal 2016 budgets for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, NASA, the National Science Foundation and related agencies. NOAA — which is housed within Commerce — would get about $5.2 billion, a cut of more than $270 million to its current budget. The Obama administration criticized the climate research cut — as well as a $200 million cut to earth science missions in NASA’s budget — in a veto threat of the overall spending bill released Monday. The statement of administration policy also takes aim at Republicans’ decision not to include $147 million for a new ocean survey vessel,,, Read the rest here 17:41
Fishing Industry Legend Commerce IG Todd Zinser steps down
With pressure mounting on Capitol Hill for his removal, the controversial inspector general for the Commerce Department announced his resignation Wednesday night in an e-mail to staff. With the subject line “News to share,” Todd Zinser wrote that he was retiring due to “important family business.” “I have never been one for long goodbyes or a lot of fanfare but I do need to let you know that today I informed the President and the Secretary of my intent to retire effective at close of business today,” he wrote. Read the rest here 16:47
NOAA recognizes Predator/Prey Relationship of exploding populations of Marine Mammal Populations and fish!
The study by scientists from NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center and the University of Washington examines recovering predator populations along the West Coast of the United States and in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, and the conflicts surrounding them. The study was published today in the journal Conservation Letters. In the Pacific Northwest, for example, California sea lions that have increased under the Marine Mammal Protection Act have increasingly preyed on endangered salmon.,, Read the rest here 16:01
North Pacific Fishery Management Council seeks to reduce veto threat over MSA — but not during its meeting in Sitka.
Council members have concerns over amendments that would exempt fisheries decisions from the National Environmental Policy Act, and open the door to potentially biased science. (but, we already have NOAA’s “best available” science!) The final recommendations from the council on changes to the Magnuson Stevens Act won’t be made until another committee — the CCC, or Council Coordination Committee — meets later this month. Read the rest here 13:58
Scientific panel will evaluate proposals to establish commercial fish farms in Great Lakes
Department of Environmental Quality officials said in March they’d heard from two operators interested in raising rainbow trout in netted enclosures in Lakes Michigan and Huron. They would take fish from small hatcheries and raise them until large enough for the consumer food market. Among members are scientists with the NOAA Great Lakes Ecological Laboratory in Ann Arbor, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Michigan Sea Grant and others. The chairman is Roy Stein, a professor emeritus at Ohio State University. Bad idea Read the rest here 13:14
Still waiting for NOAA FOIA Docs?? “No, no, no, don’t fulfill the FOIA request,” Send it here to the White House!
An Obama administration memo has had a “chilling effect” on the government’s compliance with open records laws, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee argued Tuesday. Launching a two-day hearing on the Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) blasted an email that directs federal agencies to consult with President Obama’s general counsel following any document request that could involve the White House. Read the rest here 11:07
A new commercial fishery for deep water crabs is being considered in South Australia
“The Government occasionally receives applications seeking permission to investigate the viability of new commercial fishing activities, including harvesting species not currently fished commercially,” Mr Sloan said. He said the current application proposed to harvest deep water crabs from waters deeper than 300 metres off the South Australian coast. Fishing for crabs at these depths is expected to target Crystal, Snow and Champagne crabs which are sought after by the major export markets of China and Singapore, he said. Read the rest here 09:53
It seems not everyone cares for Farmed Salmon! – Farmed salmon not fit for consumption
After reading the June 2 letter on farmed salmon by Jon Grant, NSERC-Cooke Industrial Research Chair in Sustainable Aquaculture at Dalhousie University, I had the feeling of being dismissed as: “What do I know, as I am not a scientist but only a mother?”However, I am also a businesswoman and co-owner of two restaurants. After doing my own research, and a lot of it — yes, I can read — on farmed Atlantic salmon, my conclusion was,,, Read the rest here 09:19
Despite Oil Spill, Fishing Off Santa Barbara is Strong – Big hauls of king salmon, shrimp, and urchin are coming in
Those who fish for a living say they have been able to relocate, in many cases, and continue to fish. Santa Barbara Commercial Fishing Association President Chris Voss says,”the fish that’s coming into Santa Barbara is completely and utterly fine to eat. The current closed area is very large and more than adequate to protect the public from any effects the oil spill may be having on the fish stocks.” Video, Read the rest here 08:41
“We’re next” – NOAA observers worry lobstermen – informational meeting tonight at 6 at NOAA’s Gloucester facility
The growing consternation among lobstermen over expanding observer coverage, at least in part, is based on what they’ve seen happen within the groundfish industry. This summer has done nothing to diminish that concern, as more and more local and state lobstermen are reporting increased dockside and other approaches by NOAA observers looking to ride along with them. Those escalating concerns have prompted NOAA , through its law enforcement office, to schedule an informational meeting tonight at 6 at NOAA’s Gloucester facility in the Blackburn Industrial Park. Read the rest here 07:48
