Daily Archives: January 12, 2025
Remembrance service for 6,000 lost trawlermen
A service to commemorate Hull’s lost trawlermen will be held on Sunday 26 January. The tribute will take place at St John the Baptist church, known as the fisherman’s church, at 12:00 GMT. This years’ service also marks the 70th anniversary of the loss of the trawlers Lorella and Roderigo and their 40 crewmen. It is estimated that over 6,000 trawlermen have been lost from the port city of Hull. Lost Trawlermen’s Day is organised by St Andrew’s Dock Fishing Heritage Group (STAND) and a service is held on the last Sunday in January every year. 2 photos, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 14:00
US YouTuber bought an old lobster boat and it’s taking up a lot of his money restoring it, there’s not even any living space
An American YouTuber best-known for his eccentric videos, engineering anything from mini houses to flying leaf blowers, is now trying his hand at a spot of fishing by restoring a lobster boat. In May 2023, he announced via a YouTube video that he had purchased a 31 BHM Downeast Lobster Boat. He has been renovating it with a new purpose: to become a ‘Science Boat’ for his YouTube channel. Despite many challenges, the boat is now seaworthy, even if it doesn’t have any living space. The Downeast lobster boat, described by YouTuber Peter Sripol as ‘crusty’, was in bad shape, including having several large holes in the stern which were worryingly close to the waterline. Includes the Maiden Voyage of the Lobster Boat video. links, more, CLICK TO READ<<. 11:50
Young Salmon May Face Hungry New Competition from Juvenile Sablefish Along US Northwest Coast
There is a new mouth to feed in the coastal waters of the Northwest where juvenile salmon first enter the ocean, and it’s a hungry one. Over the last two decades large numbers of juvenile sablefish have increasingly spread into coastal waters from central Oregon north to northern Washington. New research published in the journal Marine and Coastal Fisheries shows the influx follows the warming of ocean temperatures off the West Coast. It matches reports of fishing boats catching more small sablefish closer to shore. The finding means that salmon may face new competition from sablefish at a critical time in their life cycle, which is already at risk from climate change. Adult sablefish live for many years in deep offshore waters along the ocean floor. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 08:49
Coastal Federation’s lost fishing gear recovery underway
The 20 commercial fishermen and women hired for this year’s Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project headed out Wednesday to begin collecting crab pots from the northeastern and central coasts. In its 11th year, the North Carolina Coastal Federation coordinates the project, which aims to locate and remove displaced fishing gear that can pose a threat to boaters, wildlife and the fishing community. The 2025 project is focusing on Marine Patrol Districts 1 and 2, the waters between the Virginia-North Carolina border and the N.C. Highway 58 bridge to Emerald Isle. The project takes place each year during the annual closure Jan. 1-31 that prohibits using crab, eel, fish and shrimp pots. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 06:55