Daily Archives: April 23, 2021
14,000 liters of fuel spilled when shrimp boat sinks after collision with ferry off Sinaloa
A shrimp boat sank Wednesday after a collision with a ferry off Topolobampo, Sinaloa, causing the discharge of 14,000 liters of fuel. Authorities in the nearby town of Ahome have asked beach-goers not to enter the water and are monitoring beaches for any fuel that might wash ashore. According to Baja Ferries, the Mexico Star was following its usual Topolobampo – La Paz route, carrying passengers and cargo, when it struck a fishboat with seven people on board. The ferry tried to communicate with visual and audio signals as well as by radio but the fishing vessel did not respond, Two crew members on the shrimp boat were seriously injured. >click to read< 17:15
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for April 23, 2021
Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here< 16:35
Snow crab market heats up with Record-Breaking Prices in northern Cape Breton
Soaring demand from the U.S. has resulted in snow crab coming in at over $8 a pound. The price was closer to $4.25 this time last year. Dave Donovan fishes out of Neils Harbour on board the Krista & Megan. “Eight dollars is a big bonus,” he said. “I guess it’s the best price I’ve ever seen since I’ve been in the fishery.” Donovan said the hot market this year is welcomed by all on the wharf, and in the processing plant. The high price is a surprise to Osborne Burke, “We didn’t anticipate this,” >click to read< 14:14
North Sea Annihilation: Offshore Wind Power Destroying Marine Environment In New & Exciting Ways
Energy generation systems of all descriptions take their toll, but only one of them claims moral superiority over all others. That increasingly tenuous claim rests on the ‘we’re saving the planet’ mantra – chanted by the wind cult around the Globe. Offshore wind turbine noise and vibration has clocked up a number of Cetacean fatalities, messing with whale’s sonar guidance and communication systems: Wind Turbine Noise Terrorizing Whales Here’s another take on how offshore wind farms in Britain are doing their bit for the environment in the North Sea. >click to read< 12:46
Industrial salmon farm proposal for Frenchman Bay draws local fire
“So many people around the bay have come together to try to fight this,” said Ted O’Meara,,, American Aquafarms, a Norwegian company, has filed two draft lease applications,,, Among the potential risks with the project, O’Meara said, was the prospect of pollution from “millions of gallons of effluent,” fish escapes, fish die-offs, fish disease that could impact other species, loss of commercial fishing grounds and “threats” to other small-scale aquaculture operations already taking place in the bay. >click to read< 11:10
Eastern Shipbuilding lands huge contract to build Coast Guard offshore patrol cutter
Brian Disernia founded Eastern Shipbuilding Group in 1976 on one acre of leased land on Watson Bayou in Panama City. He was a commercial sword fisherman and wanted to build shipping vessels for himself. What started as a one-man operation is now run by his children. It has more than a thousand employees and has landed a very sought-after contract. Eastern Shipbuilding is still a relatively small fish in a big pond when compared to others around the country. So being awarded a contract to build a Coast Guard offshore patrol cutter or O.P.C is no small feat. “Like the story of David and Goliath, little Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Bay County, Florida stunned the world by winning this construction project,” said President Joey Disernia. >video, click to read< 10:30
Sipekne’katik may seek United Nations peacekeepers for contentious N.S. fishery relaunch
The Sipekne’katik First Nation says it is considering asking the United Nations to send peacekeepers to police the self-regulated lobster fishery it plans to relaunch in southwestern Nova Scotia outside the commercial fishing season. On Thursday, Chief Mike Sack said Sipekne’katik fishermen will return to St. Marys Bay in June despite warnings in March from federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan that her department will enforce rules prohibiting commercial lobster fishing outside of commercial seasons. “We’re going to send a letter off to the United Nations and hoping that they can come and keep the peace. And it was very obvious to me that we couldn’t rely on the RCMP or DFO,” Sack said. >click to read< 08:44
