Daily Archives: December 28, 2019
Oregon ground fishing fleet could get loan-interest relief
Bipartisan language was added to the 2020 spending bill Dec. 16 that will forgive more than $10 million in accrued loan interest that was forced on the Pacific Coast groundfishing fleet. The language included in the 2020 spending bill was presented by Oregon’s Democratic Reps. Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader and Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. >click to read< 13:03
Crab-price talks set to continue Saturday – processors initially pushed for an open ticket
A fleet leader said Friday night that “We have only one price offer on the coast of $2.75. Fishermen will be continuing talks tomorrow [Saturday] with hopes the processors will come out with a more realistic price offer under current market conditions.” Crabbers are urging an opening price of $3.25, while processors initially pushed for an open ticket, meaning they could pay whatever they determine to be appropriate after crab are delivered. In Northern California, where the season opened on Dec. 15,,, >click to read< 10:09
Record of decision on Pebble delayed to autumn 2020
A final environmental impact statement that will determine the future of a proposed copper, gold and molybdenum mine abutting the Bristol Bay watershed in Southwest Alaska has now been delayed until the summer of 2020. “The delay is caused by us deciding that we needed more time to refine our analysis, and to finalize the respond to the concerns raised through the public comment period,” said Sheila Newman, deputy chief of the regulatory division of the Corps. The final EIS was previously anticipated no later than the beginning of March. >click to read< 09:19
Commercial Fisherman James Wallace “JW” Cicchitti, 33, of Cape May has passed away
James Wallace “JW”Cicchitti , – 33, of Cape May passed away on December 20, 2019. JW truly was a “jack of all trades” but his true passion regarding his working career was fishing, he worked on his father’s fishing boats from the time he could walk and later became a commercial fisherman. He not only went fishing for work but also for fun. He had a passion for the water whether he was working on it or just enjoying the view. He had the biggest heart and kindest soul; he loved his family more than anything and spent his life trying to do his best for them. >click to read< 07:56
Fishermen adjust after Charleston ice house burns down
Fisherman are still trying to adjust after the Charleston ice house burned down. When the fire broke out last Friday, it initially started an ammonia plume that resulted in a recommended evacuation in the immediate area, according to the Coos Bay Fire Department. Now that the ice house is gone, many fishermen said that it was tremendous loss for a community that relies heavily on fishing to make a living. Video >click to read< 06:52
They were trapped inside the wheelhouse at the time of capsize and it was full of water, no air pockets, and Curtis Green from Russell’s Marine fuel pier jumped in the water,”
Curtis Green saw the 40-foot Darean Rose get stuck on a sand bar Thursday as he worked the dock at his family’s business in Charleston, Russell’s Marine Fuel & Supply. “As they were trying to get off, I think that something inside broke from their keel and they started taking on water,” Green said. “As they were trying to get off the sand bar there is when it kind of sluffed off and then we saw it take a turn for the worse and capsized.” Green yelled for someone to do something. Photos, Video, >click to read< 06:14
