Daily Archives: November 17, 2018
Oregon Crabber: ‘We’ll wait for a better price instead of going out fishing for less of a price’
Local crabbers are once again bracing for a problem they know all too well. The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season is being delayed until December 16 – at the earliest.,, Jeff Sober, a crabber of almost 40 years, said it happens frequently. He is always ready by December – but saves money just case. “We’re just going to be delayed. The season will happen eventually,” he said. “We do have a Christmas market. If we miss out on that, we’ll probably miss out on some money.” >click to read<19:38
PHOTOS: Coast guard ship partially submerged after sliding loose at Sambro shipyard
A Canadian Coast Guard ship that was undergoing a scheduled refit in Sambro is partially submerged Saturday after coming loose overnight, and police consider the incident to be suspicious. The CCGS Corporal McLaren “was released from its secured cradle” at the Canadian Maritime Engineering Ltd. shipyard and slid down the slip, according to the coast guard’s Twitter feed. >click to read<16:57
Russian fisherman shares pics of nightmare creatures from the depths
A Russian fisherman has found Internet fame by posting photos of all the weird and horrifying creatures he finds on his travels near the Arctic. Roman Fedortsov, a 40-year-old engineer and technologist on fishing trawlers in the Barents Sea, posts his bizarre finds a few times a week – to the horror and amusement of his followers. He told the Press Association: “People are very interested in unusual sea creatures. Photo’s, >click to read<16:36
Newfoundland skipper tried to throw woman overboard during fishing trip
Trent John White was convicted of aggravated assault, assault and damage to property in connection with incidents that occurred while he was skipper of a vessel participating in the 2017 turbot fishery. The 65-foot vessel had left Rocky Harbour for the Labrador Sea near Red Bay to take part in the fishery that summer. It was in the Strait of Belle Isle that White tried to throw the woman — who was also his girlfriend — overboard. Two other crew members who testified at White’s trial told the court they were in the wheelhouse when they heard the woman yelling; one of the men described it as a “desperate scream for help.” >click to read<09:39
Two tough years for tuna Pacific Northwest fishermen
One skipper said it was his worst season in 15 years of fishing. Another classified it a “weird” year with scattered schools and undersized fish. For a second straight year, the news hasn’t been good for Oregon and Washington commercial tuna fisherman. According to official figures from the Pacific Fisheries Information Network (PFIN), commercial landings are down from the previous year, dropping significantly from the 10-year average in both states. August has historically accounted for a majority of the tuna caught in a given season, but this year substantial schools arrived later than anticipated, after a majority of commercial fishermen left or turned their attention to other fisheries. >click to read<08:45
