Daily Archives: August 16, 2015
A Look inside the F/V Araho Wheelhouse, along with Advances in Electronics and Trawl Technology
Advances in electronics and trawl technology are taking some of the guesswork out of finding fish, making the harvesting of those fish more efficient and environmentally sound, and improving the efficiency of hauling them aboard. One of these advancements is the complete line of electric winches recently delivered by Rapp Marine for the O’Hara Corporation’s DNV-classed, 194-foot stern trawler F/T Araho, ensuring the vessel is fully equipped for bottom and pelagic trawling. NET Systems offers a wide range of trawl netting for several fisheries including bottom and midwater trawls as well as cod ends and trawl doors. Read the rest here 19:01
F/V Avalon Owner hit with big fines for spill, and salvage bill – Has a Payback Plan
The state Department of Ecology has fined the owner of Avalon, a 1929 wooden purse seiner, $16,244 after it sank and spilled diesel near Brinnon on Sept. 14. The owner, Randall Schleich, 56, of Brinnon, said he plans to partially contest the ruling, although he said he doesn’t have the resources to hire legal counsel and accepts responsibility for the spill. “They can get a judgment against me, take all my property and force me into foreclosure, but I’d like them to give me the opportunity to pay this off.” Read the rest here 12:26
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, Aug 16, 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 To read all the updates, click here 11:12
FFAW President Keith Sullivan says Time to Increase Cod Quotas is now
The president of the FFAW says you might not see a commercial fishery in the next couple of years, but he says there’s certainly an opportunity for an increase in quotas. Keith Sullivan says the industry is still fighting some misconceptions in the province, but this year he says they will land the highest value ever for the fishery. He says the fishery remains a driver in the province, and will be for some time and he pointed to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Listen, Read the rest here 10:48
In the shadow of Key West, change ahead for a neighboring island
On a morning run between restaurants, he waves to locals as the smell of fish overwhelms the air. Mongelli, a long-time Conch, opened the Hogfish with one sandwich on the menu in 2002. Since then, he has seen Stock Island’s oceanside growth from a Key West outskirt — it’s just five miles from Duval Street — with shrimpers and fishermen to an island on the brink of major development. “Throw Cuba into the mix, I think Stock Island will be a jumping-off point. I think it will be a boom town,” Read the rest here 10:25
Alaska salmon season may finish a bit short of forecast
Alaska’s salmon season has seen ups and downs, but it will be a stretch for the total catch to reach the forecasted 221 million fish. “It just depends on how these late-returning pink salmon at Prince William Sound performs, and whether or not pinks pick up at Southeast. It’s possible, but we would still have to harvest around 30 million more salmon,” mused Forrest Bowers, deputy director of the state’s Commercial Fisheries Division. One of the biggest stories of the season, of course, was the surprising double run of sockeye salmon (reds) to Bristol Bay,,, Read the rest here 10:14
One dog too many
A dogfish in every mesh – in this part of the world dogfish (as in spurdog) are one of the few fish that will get stuck – enmeshed – in a trawl to such an extent that the trawl cannot be hauled in the normal way. In this instance, the Innisfallen has filled her trawl and had to tow it astern of the boat all the way into the harbour and alongside the quay…where a hire crane was used to lift out the trawl, dogs and all. Normally a haul of this size would be cause for celebration… Photo’s, Read the rest here 09:30
Woman officer of fishers group in CamSur killed, others get death threats
Gerlie Menchie Alpajora, mother of two and secretary of Sagñay Tuna Fishers Association (STFA), was shot dead while sleeping beside her two children, aged 4 and 2, inside their home last July 30.Alpajora was reportedly killed for being a staunch anti-illegal fishing advocate, and for allegedly providing information to local authorities on persons involved in dynamite fishing and other forms of illegal fishing activities in their locality, the BFAR spokesperson said. Read the rest here 09:21
EPA’s Gina McCarthy should be fired for Western waterway mess
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy’s career of administrative neglect, malfeasance and outright incompetence has been capped by her Agency unleashing one of the worst environmental disasters of the 21st century. EPA clean-up crews breached a waste storage dam that produced a torrent of heavy metal-laden toxic waste, potentially fouling an entire western river system and impacting the drinking water of tens of millions of people. Read the rest here 09:00
