Daily Archives: October 22, 2024
Feds deny Maine’s request for $456M to help build offshore wind port
The federal government turned down Maine’s request for a $456 million grant that would cover most of the cost of building an offshore wind port on Sears Island, officials confirmed Tuesday. The Maine Department of Transportation had applied in May for $456 million from a competitive federal fund focused on multimodal transportation. Following protests from environmentalists, tribes and Republicans, the state picked Sears Island over nearby Mack Point earlier this year for the staging area of the offshore wind port and said the project will cost $760 million. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 15:05
Canada Expands Seal Harvest Licences in NB, PEI
Seal harvesting is an important and valuable activity for many Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. In Canada, it is managed in a sustainable, well-regulated, and humane way that supports Canada’s Indigenous, rural, remote, and coastal communities. In response to growing interest in participating in the seal harvest, today, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced that personal use seal licences will be available to harvesters in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The focus of this harvest is harp and grey seals which DFO assesses to be in the healthy zone of the Department’s precautionary approach framework. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 13:43
Cassie Canastras is the second generation and first woman to run the Whaling City Seafood Display Auction
Meet the woman running New Bedford’s Seafood Auction, the only scallop auction site in the world. Tens of millions of pounds of groundfish and scallops come through its dock each year. Owner Cassie Canastras says unpredictable catches and government management make it a challenging business, so she decided the company needed to be on both sides of the industry and started buying fishing boats. In late 2023, she landed a big haul and a great deal, grabbing eight boats and 48 fishing permits from a competitor at their bankruptcy auction. Vieo, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 12:14
147-year-old NI lugger facing destruction
Built in 1877 by William Paynter of Kilkeel, the Mary Joseph is set for her final journey after a Declaration of Intent to deconstruct the vessel by current owner National Museums NI (NMNI) was approved by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Described by NMNI as representing ‘a way of life of the region and the importance of the fishing industry to the people that lived there’, the Mary Joseph was the first in the Kilkeel fleet to be equipped for 
prawn fishing in 1954, and is one of the last original vessels from the east coast of Northern Ireland. Anyone wishing to make an offer for the vessel, explore taking a section or fittings for reuse or display, propose a new use or location, or provide further evidence, should contact: [email protected] as soon as possible, and no later than 9 December. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 09:17
Another festival caught selling imported shrimp as ‘Gulf’ shrimp
The Morgan City Shrimp and Petroleum Festival was recently in the spotlight for selling imported shrimp. The same consultant group who genetically tested the shrimp continued their investigation at the National Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores and found the same situation. SeaD Consulting tested five vendors at the National Shrimp Festival that advertised to have Gulf shrimp. Of the five, only one had authentic Gulf shrimp: Rouse’s Supermarket. SeaD Consulting recently found similar results for the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City, with only one of the five vendors sampled actually serving shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico. Video, links, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 07:39
