Daily Archives: August 23, 2015
‘The Long Haul’ looks at the future of Cape fishing
Eight years ago, Pedro Verde, captain of the dragger F/V Blue Ocean, stood on MacMillan Pier and blasted scientists and fisheries regulators for allowing him to fish only 52 days the previous year. He was talking to Sean Corcoran, a reporter at public radio station WCAI who was investigating the decline of the Provincetown dragger fishery. Those reports have now been collected in a book, “The Long Haul: The Future of New England’s Fisheries,” edited by Corcoran and published by Clock & Rose Press in Harwich Port. Read the rest here 19:17
Keeping the Nut’s Out – Federal agencies, Point Lay seek to minimize media enacted walrus disturbances
Federal agencies are stepping in to shield a North Slope village from the possibility of a deluge of international attention should a large walrus haulout develop nearby, as it has in years past — agreeing to act as an information clearinghouse on behalf of the Native Village of Point Lay. The village has also taken its own steps to reduce the impact of international attention and its own activities on the marine mammals. About 35,000 walruses swarmed the coast of Point Lay toward the end of summer last year, likely because the ice they usually use for rest had melted, scientists said. The event drew international visitors, mostly media, to the village of 189 residents. Read the rest here 15:11
Kotzebue Fishery Closes Early with ‘3rd Best Harvest in Over 25 Years’
The commercial fishing season in Kotzebue came to a close Friday, and while both the chum salmon run and the payout to fishermen pales in comparison to the gargantuan success of last year, the fishermen at Alaska’s northernmost salmon fishery still have plenty of reason to smile. “Right now we’re a little over 300,000 harvested, and this was the third best harvest in over 25 years in the Kotzebue fishery,” Read the rest here 13:38
Ocean Global Fisheries withdraws objection to petition
The Partner and Owner of Ocean Global Fisheries and Sea Global Fisheries, Mr. Douglas Hines, now agrees that the US fleet and vessels operating our of American Samoa may be experiencing a disproportionate burden and is hoping that the National Marine Fisheries Service is able to address the concerns raised in Tri Marine’s petition for exemption from the catch limits on fishing in the high seas. There are 37 US purse seiners fishing in this area of which only 18 deliver their catches to the local canneries. Mr. Hines’ companies represent purse seiners that dont send their catches here. Read the rest here 12:21
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, Aug 23, 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 11:41
‘Let it Spoil’ campaign as fish prices skyrocket – Prices begin to drop in local markets as citizens boycott fish
Citizens kicked off “Let it Spoil” campaign yesterday by boycotting fish in order to arrest skyrocketing prices of different varieties of fish in Kuwait market. As the campaign started yesterday, the fish market at Souq Sharq presented a totally different picture with the conspicuous absence of regular customers and the usual ear-shattering noises of bargaining. The Kuwait Times visited the market to find out if the campaign had really started to make any impact on the prices. Some fish vendors have apparently started to reduce prices of certain varieties of fish. Read the rest here 11:16
Four old boats (and the $100K to remove them) stand in way of industrial park
Four discarded fishing boats the size of school buses are holding up what could become a marine industrial park on Far Creek. Extracting them would cost about $100,000. “We’ve got great hopes for this area,” said Kris Noble, Hyde County economic developer. “It’s bad when somebody leaves a little sailboat in the channel. But this is that 10 times over.” The Engelhard Marine Industrial Park could attract needed jobs, Noble said. A metal building sits on the 7.5-acre tract with public water and sewer. Read the rest here 10:56
Mines minister Bill Bennett to meet Alaska fishermen, natives
Bill Bennett met with mining representatives in Alaska last November, four months after a tailings dam burst and spilled 24 million cubic metres of waste into area waterways, including salmon-bearing rivers. However, Alaskans living downstream from northwestern B.C. mines said Bennett ignored their worries about the flowing their way in the event of another catastrophe. A year after the August 2014 spill, Bennett said he’s taking the lead from state officials who have arranged dozens of meetings with conservation groups and tribal associations. Read the rest here 09:32
