Daily Archives: June 11, 2025
Fishing vessel Seahorse, two bodies found in Cape Cod Bay after USCG search
Two bodies were found in the submerged fishing vessel F/V Seahorse on June 11. The 30-foot white hulled boat was found in 25 feet of water near Billingsgate Shoal off Wellfleet on Wednesday afternoon, according to U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Quinn LeCain. The shoal is west of Wellfleet, in Cape Cod Bay. A recreational fisherman who was dragging fishing gear at low tide found the vessel. The Guard Cutter William Sparling arrived on scene within 30 minutes, according to a Coast Guard press release. Divers from the Massachusetts environmental police, and Massachusetts state police identified the vessel. Both individuals were found onboard, and next of kin were notified. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 19:33
Fishing chiefs furious over Sir David Attenborough ‘propaganda’
Aberdeen-based fishing chiefs have launched a scathing attack on a film narrated by “national treasure” Sir David Attenborough. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) denounced it as a work of “anti-fishing propaganda”. And it accused its makers of using “the full panoply of Hollywood tear-jerk techniques”. The movie is called Ocean, with David Attenbourough. It’s co-produced by two Bristol-based companies, Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios. Ocean was released as a “global cinema event” on May 8, Sir David’s 99th birthday. But its narrative on “destructive” fishing techniques has triggered fury at the SFF. A statement from the Granite City-based federation said: “Once again the fishing industry is in the position of defending its legitimate business activity in the face of a fresh onslaught from environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) designed to influence delegates to the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France from June 9-13.Trailer, Photos, links, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 18:26
Right whale detection in Gulf will mean restrictions for some P.E.I. lobster boats
The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association says the sighting of a North Atlantic right whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence region will mean some lobster fishing crews on the North Shore will have to remove their gear. The affected boats will have to have their equipment out of the water by Sunday at 5 p.m. AT at the latest. Fisheries and Oceans Canada said the endangered whale had come close enough to the northern boundary of Lobster Fishing Area 24A, off the west end of Prince Edward Island, to mean some parts of that region would have to be closed for 15 days in order to prevent the whale from becoming entangled in gear. Photos, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 14:25
Massive Offshore Wind Boondoggle Dead In Water
A massive offshore wind project set to be built off the New Jersey coast will be abandoned after its developer had a key Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit pulled in March, according to multiple reports. Atlantic Shores filed to cancel its contract with New Jersey utility regulators to provide electricity to the state on June 4, according to multiple reports. The company cited EPA’s decision to pull its permit and President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking permits for new offshore wind projects as major factors in its decision to walk away from the project, according to E&E News. “This filing marks the closing of a chapter,” Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Chief Executive Officer Joris Veldhoven said Monday,,, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 12:24
US shrimp fishers see Trump tariffs as a lifeline: ‘We’re basically on our knees’
Sandy Nguyen has strong opinions about where the best shrimp in the US is produced. Her family moved to the Gulf Coast from Vietnam during the Jimmy Carter administration, and her dad, like many such immigrants to the area, worked as a fisher. But things have changed drastically since the 1980s, when the Nguyen family settled in Louisiana. So, when Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs, a move that threw global markets into tumult and caused consternation among many industries, some American shrimpers instead expressed optimism. “I know it’s going to affect a lot of other industries. But for us, it’s good,” said Aaron Wallace, who helps run Anchored Shrimp Company in Georgia. “Really, our battle is the farm-raised shrimp industry overseas,” Wallace added. “We’re basically on our knees [due to] what the imports do.” Photos, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 11:05
LETTER: We need to straighten out NL’s fishery
The ocean is our greatest renewable resource in NL. For the last 35 years, we are down to approximately 10 per cent of what it once was, thanks to bad management and overfishing. We are surviving on crab and shrimp, although cod, which was once our lifeline, is showing signs of recovery. There are many reasons we are where we are today, but there are two main ones. We have an overpopulation of seals and a low abundance of capelin. Where once our beaches would be full at spawning time, now you have a job to get one to eat, and I love fresh capelin, so does the cod, we both glut ourselves. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 09:07
NJ Commercial Fishermen Sue Trump Admin. For Allowing Wind Farm To Proceed
Last Tuesday, multiple New Jersey fishermen and other groups, including Belford Seafood Co-op in Middletown, sued U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Borgum for his sudden reversal to allow construction on Empire Wind farm to proceed. The June 3 lawsuit seeks to have the stop-work order reinstated. In addition to Belford Seafood Co-op, many recognizable Jersey Shore names and commercial fishing companies signed on, including: Clean Ocean Action (the same group that hosts beach clean-ups every spring); Fisherman’s Dock Cooperative in Point Pleasant Beach; the “Miss Belmar” fishing and sightseeing boat, which docks in Neptune under Captain Alan Shinn; Lund’s Fisheries in Cape May and Seaside Park Mayor John Peterson, a Republican. Commercial fishermen in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Long Island also joined the lawsuit. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 08:08
Coast Guard searching for missing fishing boat, last seen off Cape Cod
The Seahorse, a 30-foot fishing vessel, is two days overdue from a planned return, the Coast Guard said Tuesday morning. The boat, which has a mermaid on its bow and “SEAHORSE” painted on its stern in “rough lettering,” is captained by Shawn Arsenault. According to the Coast Guard, the boat was known to be out in the area of the Target Shipwreck in Cape Cod Bay off the coast of Eastham. A cell phone ping last placed the vessel two miles offshore Chatham, according to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard is asking anyone with information to contact the Sector Southeastern New England command center at (866) 819-9128. Video, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 07:06
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 2002 36′ Wayne Beal Lobster Boat, 580HP FPT C90 Diesel
To review specifications, information, with 16 photos, >click here<. To see all the boats in this series >click here< 06:07
