Daily Archives: July 16, 2016
Coast Guard medevacs unresponsive fisherman near Jonesport, Maine
A Coast Guard rescue crew medevaced an unresponsive crewman from the fishing vessel Melinda Ann Saturday afternoon from Englishman Bay near Jonesport, Maine. Station Jonesport watchstanders were notified by the Melinda Ann at around 1:50 p.m. that a crewman had fallen overboard and was unresponsive when recovered. A 29-foot rescue boat crew from the station was underway at the time and diverted to assist. Upon arriving on scene the Coast Guard crew took the man aboard and performed CPR and used an automated external defibrillator on the patient. The rescue crew brought the patient to Station Jonesport and transferred him to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at approximately 2:26 p.m. Medical personnel continued CPR after the transfer, but the man was eventually pronounced deceased. The cause is under investigation. Link 20:56
Former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi, Chefs Protest Marine Monument Expansion
Set against a backdrop of commercial fishing boats at Pier 38 in Honolulu, former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi told a crowd of roughly 200 people Friday that they need to work together to stop the proposed expansion of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. “We should not let the federal government come in and tell us what to do with our ocean,” the 90-year-old Ariyoshi said, receiving a round of applause. It was the biggest rally to date against expanding the monument around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Some waved signs saying “Fishing Means Food” and “MVP Most Valuable Poke.” Top chefs like Nico Chaize and George Mavrothalassitis were on hand, along with longline fishermen who object to a further encroachment on their fishing grounds. Read the rest here 18:33
Fears for future of Grimsby’s iconic Ross Tiger trawler
The future of Grimsby’s iconic trawler Ross Tiger has been thrown into question after the woman put in charge of preserving it left her role. A spokesperson for North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) has confirmed Sue Marshall has “left the employment” of the authority. She had been employed as the council’s tourism and operations manager and was responsible for Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre. This involved heading up an ambitious £3 million project to save the Ross Tiger, after council officials warned the vessel could be lost forever due to corrosion. In March of last year, Ms Marshall unveiled plans to expand the Fishing Heritage Centre and put the Tiger in a dry dock. The famous fishing boat – built in 1957 as part of the Ross Trawler Group – is the last of Great Grimsby’s side trawlers. At present, she is moored alongside the Fishing Heritage Centre and is an integral part of the centre’s attraction, drawing in more than 80,000 visitors a year from all over the world. But a recent ultrasound report has shown her hull is thinning and is covered in mussels. Read the rest here 15:08
Prices and catch were all positive in lobster fishing area 27
The 2016 lobster season was marked by good weather, good catches and good prices. “The price reached $8 early in the season and stayed there until the end,” said Alvin LeBlanc, a crewmember on the All Jacked Up out the Ballast Grounds in North Sydney. “It’s a pretty intense nine weeks, but this season’s been a good one.” Fishermen in area 27 from Bay St. Lawrence to Forchu set their traps May 14. Speculation was that the fishermen would get $6 a pound to start the season. Richard Gerrow, who has been fishing for more than 40 years, said the price started at $6 and just kept climbing. “Overall it was a pretty good season and it helped that the weather was good on most days.” Read the rest here 13:09
Lobster poacher jumps into the water, challenges game wardens to come and get him. They waited!
One defendant in a lobster-poaching case Saturday reportedly threw his cell phone into the ocean at Bahia Honda, jumped into the ocean and challenged state officers “to come in the water and get him.” A second man booked in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission case ran from officers and hid for three hours before trying to return to his truck. He found that FWC Officer Adam Garrison was willing to outwait him. Miami residents Carlos M. Duran-Cantillo, 37, and Karel Cantillo-Martinez, 38, face multiple conservation counts after FWC officers charged them with possession of eight , all taken in a closed season. Five of the tails were undersized. Both also were charged with resisting arrest without violence and littering. Read the rest here 11:30
SHRIMP GUTTED: “It’s going to be very tough on a lot of people.”
A decision by Ottawa to cut into the total allowable catch (TAC) for Shrimp Fishing Area 6 drew swift response on Friday, with “disappointing” being a go-to word in reference to the numbers. The fishing area is located off Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula and southern Labrador and shared by both the inshore and offshore shrimp fleets.For 2016-17, federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc set the total allowable catch at 27,825 tonnes — a 42.3 per cent drop year over year. The slash in quota is a direct result of a plummeting shrimp stock. And it amounts to a hard blow for the commercial fishery. Read the rest here 09:38
Is Synthetic bait the answer to natural bait shortages? Kepley Biosystems is banking on it!
As the lobster bait shortage on the US east coast continues to attract more attention — recently prompting regulation changes in on the east coast — a North Carolina-based synthetic bait startup is in a good position to fill the gap in bait supply. Kepley Biosystems is responsible for developing, a hockey puck-shaped product that mimics the smell emitted by decaying forage fish, the traditional bait used to catch crab and lobster, but uses no animal byproducts. Anthony Dellinger, president of Kepley Biosystems, said that the shortage of forage fish for bait has been a growing issue for a while, but has recently garnered more attention. Read the rest here 09:06
