Daily Archives: June 15, 2025
Despite a hard season, Cape George celebrates with Lobsterpalooza
On Sunday, Cape George celebrated anyway. Poor prices ($7 a pound for market sized lobster at season’s opening), worse weather and some of the lowest landings in recent memory have plagued the 2025 lobster season for the communities along the peninsula that juts out of Nova Scotia’s north shore to divide the Northumberland Strait from St. Georges Bay. “Bittersweet,” Kim Novak said of the LFA 26a season as it winds down. Minutes later, the crowd gathered for the Ballantynes Cove Lobsterpalooza was cheering Novak and her partner Nick Vinck as they competed in the fishermen’s skills competition. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 19:24
Fresher trawler for Rawson
Mar del Plata’s Contessi shipyard has launched Siempre Don Oscar, the yard’s 152nd newbuild, which hits the water as Argentinean fishing industry faces a number of challenges. A fresher trawler designed to target Argentine red shrimp and other species, Siempre Don Oscar has been built for Oscar Martella’s Alamar, a fishing company based in the Patagonian port of Rawson. In his speech during the launching ceremony, yard director Domingo Contessi criticised the government and touched on the serious crisis facing the fishing industry – including mentioning that President Javier Milei’s decision to allow Argentina to import used capital goods may include second-hand fishing vessels. Photos, video, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 16:44
G7 summit: Who is attending and what’s on the agenda?
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the US – will meet on Sunday in the remote town of Kananaskis, Alberta, nestled in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, for three days of intense discussions. This will be the 51st G7 summit meeting. The first took place in 1975 in Rambouillet, France. Back then, it was known as the G6 meeting, as Canada did not become a member until the following year. Russia joined the forum in 1998, making it the G8, but was effectively expelled in 2014, following its annexation of Crimea. Since then, the forum has been known as the G7. Tensions at this year’s gathering, taking place June 15-17, are likely to be high for many reasons. Links, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 11:53
Captain Ed Brown of Panama City has passed away
Edward “Ed” Brown, Jr. age 77, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 6, 2025. He was born on December 24, 1947, in Darby, Pennsylvania. Known to many as Captain Ed Brown, he was the proud owner and operator of the commercial fishing vessel Billy B, which he skillfully navigated for over 30 years, from Newfoundland to the Virgin Islands and throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Ed shared a passion for racing with his son, Bill. Together, they built and raced cars across the East Coast-from Daytona Beach to Texas-including competing in the renowned Pensacola Snowball Derby. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 09:50
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Announces Closure of Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in North Management Area
June 14, 2025 – California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and announced a season closure in the commercial Dungeness crab fishery (opens in new tab) in Fishing Zones 1 and 2 (CA/OR border to the Sonoma/Mendocino County line, 38°46.125’ N latitude) to further reduce the risk of entanglement in crab fishing gear. The closure will go into effect at 6 p.m. on June 20, 2025, at which time the commercial take and possession of Dungeness crab from those waters is prohibited. Season closures have already been implemented for Fishing Zones 3-6. Links, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 08:23
U.S. shrimp industry dwindling from decades of foreign competition
Shrimp are the quintessential Georgia seafood. But even though they’re ubiquitous on coastal menus, those shrimps often aren’t from Georgia. The shrimping industry has a long and storied history in the Southeastern U.S., but it’s in trouble. For decades, domestic shrimpers have struggled to compete with cheap foreign imports, and they’ve largely lost. Imported shrimp often cost $5 or less per pound. Wild-caught Georgia shrimp can go for more than $15 per pound. Some are celebrating the prospect of tariffs on foreign shrimp, while other shrimp experts are skeptical. Fewer than 200 shrimp boats are working the Georgia coast these days, down from around 1,500 in the early 2000s. Photos, links, more, <<CLICK TO READ<< 07:07
