Daily Archives: July 24, 2015
Twin Maggies crew member Craig Landry pleads guilty to accessory after the fact in killing of Phillip Boudreau
During James Landry’s trial, Craig testified that after James fired four shots at Boudreau, Dwayne Samson repeatedly rammed Boudreau’s small open boat with the larger Twin Maggies. James Landry then hooked Boudreau — said to be still alive — with a gaff, and the Twin Maggies hauled him out to sea. On the two occasions Boudreau managed to slip loose, James Landry caught him. Craig Landry testified that he last saw Boudreau floating, naked from the waste down, limp and foaming from the mouth. Read the rest here 16:21
Tri Marine is asking for an emergency exemption for American Samoa fishing fleet
Earlier this year, as a conservation measure, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration closed off an area of ocean to the U.S flagged fishing fleets. The closure means Tri Marine’s fleet of 12 purse seiners based in American Samoa will struggle to supply enough tuna to Samoa Tuna Processors cannery. Tri Marine is asking for an emergency exemption based on the limited fishing grounds now available to the American Samoa-based purse seiner fleet. Read the rest here 14:48
Clearwater Seafoods Welcomes the Belle Carnell to their Fleet
“The Belle Carnell represents the single-largest vessel investment in Clearwater’s history and is a testament to our dedication to the fishery, the region and sustainable seafood excellence,” said Ian Smith, CEO, Clearwater Seafoods. “The Belle Carnell is the most technologically advanced shellfish harvester in the world and we are extremely pleased to be adding her to our fleet,” The clams harvested by the Belle Carnell and her crew will be automatically shucked and individually quick frozen within an hour of catch,,, Read the rest here 14:35
Friday Funny – ‘tree hugging’ taken to the extreme
Some days you just have to wonder about the sanity of environmentalists, today is one of those days. The photo below, Twittered by PBS station KQED in San Francisco, would be considered “not safe for work” not only just for the content, but for the facts these lunatics used a child to further their goal. Use of children by unhinged environmentalists in protests is something we are seeing more and more of these days, such as we recently saw in Canada when Ezra Levant was asked by a parent to interview their child holding a sign. The parent then went on an online rant about it. Read the rest here 14:14
Minister Shea Announces New Measures to Strengthen Inshore Fleets in Atlantic Canada
Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, announced new measures to further enforce the policy on Preserving the Independence of the Inshore Fleet in Canada’s Atlantic Fisheries (PIIFCAF). The industry-led measures, developed in collaboration with the Canadian Independent Fish Harvester’s Federation, aim to strengthen the current PIIFCAF policy and address areas that some harvesters and others may be circumventing. Read the rest here 13:50
New lead biologist for lobster monitoring program, to oversee management of scallop, urchin, shrimp and large whale research
Kathleen Reardon has coordinated the state Department of Marine Resources’ lobster monitoring programs for the past 10 years. Reardon will direct and coordinate a comprehensive lobster monitoring program. The program will include sea sampling and trap surveys. She will also oversee management of the scallop, urchin, shrimp and large whale research and monitoring programs. Reardon holds a dual master’s degree in marine biology and marine policy from the University of Maine. link 12:11
Only five boats still make Scituate their home port, Five years ago, there were 16
That number includes two larger trawlers and three smaller gillnetting boats like Roche’s, said Mirarchi, who is semi-retired but still a close observer of what’s left of the dwindling industry. Five years ago, there were 16 fishing boats based in Scituate. With just a fraction of the boats now active from this harbor, Scituate’s annual catch of groundfish such as flounder and cod has fallen from 3 million pounds to just half a million pounds in five years. Many fishermen have simply given up, said Frank Mirarchi, who sold his boat – a dragger named the Barbara Peters – last month. Read the rest here 11:49
Atlantic Herring Larvae Appear to Tolerate Increases of Ocean Acidification
It is speculated, in the words of Maneja et al. (2015) that “ocean acidification might increase mortality in marine fish larvae through, for example, effects on their behavior that make them more susceptible to predation, reduce their food intake, or alter their orientation towards nursery grounds.” And, therefore, they decided to explore this possibility in larvae of Atlantic herring, which they say is “an important commercial fish species in the North Atlantic.” And what did they thereby learn? Read the rest here 10:57
2014 Atlantic Salmon tags from New Brunswick recovered in Greenland and Ireland
The recovery in Greenland and Ireland of two electronic tags attached to salmon in New Brunswick in 2014 is giving researchers valuable insight into the travels of the fish. The tags are attached to selected salmon by the Atlantic Salmon Federation in an effort to try and discover the reasons for high mortality at sea. On May 14, 2014, a 93-cm kelt — a salmon that spawned the previous fall and was returning to sea to feed before turning to span again — was tagged in the Red Bank area on the Northwest Miramichi River. Read the rest here 08:47
Nine Mile Creek fishermen say harbour needs deeper dredging
Fishermen in a small harbour on the south shore of P.E.I. say they’re worried about their boats getting damaged and possibly even running aground. Giles Clinton has been fishing at Nine Mile Creek for more than 13 years. He says there is a big problem with congestion in the area. Clinton says tried to fix the problem by dredging a section of the harbour and installing a floating dock where boats could tie up. He and other fishermen in the area said the digging wasn’t deep enough and the dock now sits on shore waiting to be reinstalled. Read the rest here 08:25
NOAA/NMFS begins fence-mending with Northeast fishermen – After they killed most of them off!
NOAA/NMFS this week undertook an effort to build trust and cooperation from the New England fishing industry by including the industry in upcoming groundfish stock assessments. Dr. Kevin Stokesbury (SMAST) is concerned about the inaccuracy of the various computer models being used to evaluate trends from year to year. As those who attend fisheries council meetings know all too well, the models regularly show discrepancies from one year to the next. These “retrospective patterns” are corrected by amending previous years’ estimates, which indicate an ongoing problem with the models, Stokesbury said. Read the rest here 07:55
