Daily Archives: October 27, 2019
Managing Coorong seals could provide local jobs, say Indigenous elders
The number of seals in the region has increased dramatically in the past five years, and many fishermen have called for a cull. But Indigenous elders in the Lower Lakes and Coorong region said there could be other ways to manage the seals.,,, A recent senate inquiry recommended culling overabundant species, such as corellas and kangaroos, when the pests’ impact on the community warrants it. But South Australian Environment Minister David Spiers said in the case of the Coorong seals, more research was needed before the State Government would consider a cull. >click to read< 16:24
Hundreds honor seafood industry hall of fame inductees
While it’s been a rough year for the seafood industry on the Coast, Saturday was a time to celebrate a heritage that has resilience beyond disaster. Twenty-five inductees have been added to the Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum Hall of Fame. There was more than just seafood history being honored. This was a cultural celebration. “The stories are beautiful. Every story is a part of the big picture, and every story is valuable,” said museum board president Kim Ross Bush. “It’s just like threads of a great tapestry; you need them all to make the tapestry work.” >click to read< 14:36
‘You’re not listening to the science’: Pebble Mine fight aired at US House hearing
For Alaskans opposed to the Pebble Mine, a hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday was an opportunity to raise the issue on a national stage, and to ask Congress to stop the proposed gold and copper mine upstream from Bristol Bay. But Alaska Congressman Don Young made it clear he didn’t think much of the hearing. He said he’s neither for nor against the mine, but he believes in science-based decision-making.,, The hearing produced sparks and several impassioned speeches, but no specific legislation.>click to read< 11:00
On This Day: October 27,1660, Cape Cod’s first whaler was persecuted “for his evil ways”
The New York Times in October of 1894 reported on the first whaler from Cape Cod. Unfortunately, he was persecuted for “his evil ways” by the Puritans, which delayed the further development of whaling for another half century when it then flourished for the next century on Nantucket and Provincetown where in May 11, 1843 the Provincetown whaling schooner Cordelia took the largest whale ever known to be captured on this coast, southeast of Chatham. The earliest records indicate that one William Hamilton was the first person who killed whales on the New-England coast. >click to read< 08:49
