Daily Archives: August 25, 2015
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Aug. 24, 2015
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Brothers slapped with big fine for poaching sea bass in Mattapoisett
Three out-of-town men were slapped with a $20,000 fine by the Massachusetts Department of Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs for the illegal harvesting of black sea bass from waters off Mattapoisett’s coast after and had most of their catch confiscated after Mattapoisett Harbormaster officers discovered the trio had taken nearly 25 times more than the legal limit allowed for recreational fisherman. Brothers Chung Y. Leung, 69, of Brighton, Feo Yit Leung, 63, of Allston, and Dai Ah Leung, 60, of Malden, were handed the fine after a judge,,, Read the rest here 17:38
Coast Guard medevacs Fisherman off Ocean City
The Hannah Boden medevaced a man Tuesday requiring medical assistance aboard a boat 62 miles east of Ocean City. Watchstanders at in New Haven, Connecticut, received a call Aug. 25 on the radio Tuesday at approximately 8 a.m. from the 96-foot commercial fishing vessel Hannah Boden stating a 23-year-old male aboard lacerated his hand while fishing. Video, read the rest here 17:08
A Day in the Life of a Shrimper
Capt. Tommy Edwards and his crew Kevin, D.J. and Goat trawl for White Roe Shrimp of The Coast of South Carolina by Charleston 16:45
UPEI leads three-year study on impact of pesticide run-off
The University of Prince Edward Island is taking the lead on a team of researchers examining the potential impact of agricultural pesticide run-off on lobsters in the Northumberland Strait. The three-year study is funded by a Strategic Partnership Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and brings together partners from UPEI, the P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association (PEIFA) and Homarus Inc. — a non-profit organization managed by the Maritime Fishermen’s Union. “The lobster populations in the Northumberland Strait have been collapsed for quite a number of years and no amount of fisheries measures seem,,, Read the rest here 11:29
Cape fishermen say federal money needed for monitors, disaster money should go to offset the observer costs
A typical skate trip, at 35 cents per pound and grossing $1,100, would be left with less than $400 to split between the boat and crew, said Chatham fisherman Jan Margeson. “We don’t gross enough money to afford this,” said Margeson, who proposed allocating federal disaster money to fishermen who actually carried observers. “This cost should be paid for by the federal government,” said John Pappalardo, chief executive officer at the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance. “This fishery is bankrupt right now. It’s nonsensical to lay it on a struggling industry.” Read the rest here 09:45
Yukon River salmon swim to Canada in higher numbers
Despite a below-average overall run, the most Yukon River king salmon in a decade have made it across the border on the way to their Canadian spawning grounds. About 83,000 fish went across the border this year. An international treaty mandates that at least 42,500 chinooks must get to Canada, but Alaska fishery managers have managed that goal in only two of the past four years. Between 118,000 and 140,000 chinooks were projected to enter the Yukon this year. Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials said it took severe chinook salmon restrictions,,, Read the rest here 08:51
Fish potentially worth millions of pounds found off Cornwall – but fishermen will not be able to touch them
A shoal of bluefin tuna potentially worth millions of pounds has appeared off the coast of Cornwall – but local fishermen will not be able to touch a single fish. The record price for a single tuna on the Japanese market is about £1 million, and the shoal, of around 500 fish, is believed to be the largest sighted off the county in over a century. Duncan and Hannah Jones, the owners of a tourist cruise company in Penzance who discovered the fish, said it was as though the sea was “exploding”. But EU fishing regulations prevent British boats from catching bluefin tuna. Read the rest here 08:11
