Daily Archives: August 26, 2015
Judge Rejects Latest Water Grab on California’s Trinity River
“This is a 
water grab, pure and simple, that would have put the entire California salmon fishing industry at risk,” said Glen Spain, NW Regional Director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA), which represents commercial fishing families coastwide. “It makes no sense to sacrifice thousands of fisheries jobs over 700 miles of coastline to provide just a little bit more water to a voracious California Central Valley agribusiness system that has already used far more than its share during a major drought.” Read the rest here 23:00
First Electric Commercial Fishing Vessel Launched
The world’s first electric commercial fishing vessel is ready for commissioning in Norway. A Corvus lithium polymer Energy Storage System (ESS) with 30 batteries has been integrated with a Siemens propulsion system to power the 11 meter vessel built by Selfa Arctic AS in Norway. The fishing boat, designed to operate entirely on battery power over a planned ten hour working day, can be charged overnight by plugging into the electrical grid and has an emergency 50kW auxiliary diesel-electric generator. Read the rest here 22:30
Coast Guard towed a fishing boat on Monday after it caught fire 75 miles east of Manasquan.
The U.S. Coast Guard towed a fishing boat on Monday after it caught fire 75 miles east of Manasquan. The command center in Staten Island was notified the 82-foot vessel “Relentless” was in distress, according to a news release from the Coast Guard today. Six people were on board the disabled boat. Coast Guard personnel spoke with the crew via satellite phone and confirmed that a fire had engulfed the engine room. “The master requested to remain aboard his vessel with his crew,” said Lieutenant,,, Read the rest here 20:37
State police confirm sunken fishing vessel off Sandy Hook Channel is F/V El Jefe – Skipper is missing.
State Police divers have confirmed that a sunken fishing vessel in the Sandy Hook Channel is the missing boat “El Jefe”. Police say the presence of a body on board is not yet confirmed. Due to dangerous water currents, the State Police Marine Services Bureau has suspended activity for the day. The captain, identified by family members as Tom Andersen, a father, and a grand father, is believed to have been the only one on board; he has not been heard from since. The El Jefe is normally docked in Belford. Read the rest here 19:49
A ‘commotion’ at the dock – ‘We didn’t know’: DFO investigating possible tuna fishing infractions
The licence was granted to Hunt’s late father some 55 years ago, and has remained in the family. It’s been a good year for the fishery, with four large tuna being landed by Hunt’s 46-foot Viking sports-fishing boat so far this season. But witnesses say there was a “commotion” in Conception Bay late last week after Hunt’s vessel docked and DFO officers arrived. Hunt wasn’t present, and said the longtime captain of his vessel brought in a tuna. He said the officers pointed out the violations. “DFO is doing their job. I got no problem with that. We’re,,, Read the rest here 14:14
Oprah debuts new online store with Maine lobster
The lobster is fabulous!!!
Up your game Amazon. There’s a new online shopping destination that’s Oprah approved. The O store, launched by the Oprah Winfrey Network last week, provides online access to the top picks in luxury goods and services across the country. Curated by the lifestyle queen herself, the food section is sweet on Topsham’s Hancock Gourmet Lobster Company. “Her creative director is a fan,” said owner Cal Hancock on the phone Tuesday. “This is an honor.” Read the rest here 13:47
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Fiberglass Trawler/Tuna,1979, GM
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Miss Berdie Gets a Makeover
When she came into the Fred Wahl shipyard in Reedsport, Oregon, the Miss Berdie was a fine looking boat with a bright red hull. When she left the yard this summer she was still a fine looking red vessel but bigger and better. After taking the 77 by 27.8 by 11.5-foot boat apart, the crew at Fred Wahl’s, working with a design by Hockema & Whalen Associates, put her back together with a 39-foot beam, a 12.7-foot molded depth and an overall registered length of 80.8 feet. In order to keep regulatory requirements regarding the overall length, they reduced the rake,,, Read the rest here 11:02
Coast Guard launches search for sunken fishing boat in Sandy Hook Channel
The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies were searching for a fishing boat that reportedly capsized off the coast of New Jersey on Tuesday evening, authorities said. A witness notified the Coast Guard Sector New York command center that a 40-foot steel fishing trawler known as F/V El Jefe had begun taking on water at around 4:30 p.m. in the Sandy Hook Channel and sunk shortly after, according to a statement issued by the Coast Guard. New Jersey State Police crews found debris in the water believed to be from the sunken vessel. Read the rest here 09:14
Cod almighty: Underwater video captures quite the scene off Battle Harbour
We saw some incredible images of cod when the recreational fishery was open earlier this summer — and we have some more to share with you now. Carter Spearing used a GoPro camera to take a look underneath the water while he undertook a recent trip by Caribou Shore, not far from Battle Harbour in southern Labrador. He joked that his “GoPro got a few teethmarks on the lens, but she still works.” Watch the video here 08:43
How Gloucester won lion’s share of fishing aid
All things considered, it could not have gone much better. The small working group assembled by Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken in February was tasked with helping identify and contact city waterfront businesses that might be eligible to receive some of the $750,000 in federal funds set aside to help Massachusetts shoreside businesses damaged by the ongoing groundfish disaster. The committee identified 15 Gloucester businesses willing to go through the application process. By comparison, consider . The historic whaling city on the state’s southeast coast — and now, thanks to its burgeoning scallop fleet, the state’s most lucrative port — had 10 of its shoreside businesses collectively receive $246,430. Read the rest here 08:21
