Daily Archives: June 21, 2025
Body of Missing Milbridge Man Recovered
At approximately 11 a.m. today, the body of Alton Wallace, 51 of Milbridge was recovered by Maine Marine Patrol Officers from the western shore of Foster Island in Narraguagus Bay. Mr. Wallace had been missing since Sunday, May 18 when he failed to return from harvesting clams, prompting a search of the Bay and surrounding islands. Wallace’s body was located today by a fisherman near the high-water line. The fisherman reported it to Marine Patrol Officers who quickly responded and were able to confirm his identity by his driver’s license, which was found in his pocket. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 17:58
Demand for fresh Copper River reds remains strong
Demand for fresh fillets of Copper River red salmon remains strong in retail markets, with prices in the Anchorage area ranging from $16.99 to $56.95 a pound, as other Alaska wild salmon fisheries start to compete in the marketplace. The season is still in the early stages, with less than 1% of the projected annual harvest of 214.6 million fish caught through June 14. And in Prince William Sound, the harvest of sockeye and Chinook salmon are down 48% and 63% from year-to-date 2024 respectively, said Sam Friedman, a fisheries economist with McKinley Research, which compiles in-season salmon marketing reports for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 16:37
Blown Off Course: The Case Against Wind Power | Opinion
President Trump’s declaration on January 15, 2025, that no new wind turbines will be built under his administration and that existing ones should be dismantled, was not rhetorical bluster. It was a long-overdue recognition of wind energy’s central contradiction: its green image masks an environmentally destructive, economically unsound, and technologically brittle reality. His administration’s immediate actions, including the revocation of offshore wind leases and the freeze on onshore wind permits, have reoriented federal energy policy around a single principle: energy must be reliable, economical, and genuinely sustainable. Wind energy fails on all counts. The mythology of wind as a clean, renewable panacea has been driven more by ideology than evidence. Manufacturing a single wind turbine requires hundreds of tons of concrete and steel, mined, transported, and forged through carbon-intensive processes. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 11:21
Newfoundland and Labrador seafood takes flight; new air cargo strategy opens doors to Europe and beyond
Thousands of pounds of premium, live Newfoundland and Labrador lobster took off from Gander International Airport this week aboard a FarCargo Boeing 757-233, destined for Madrid, Spain. The flight marks a major milestone in a bold new strategy to diversify seafood markets amid global trade headwinds. Live, cold-water lobster were carefully prepped and packed by the Gander team before takeoff. Within hours, that same catch will be featured on menus in Madrid, demonstrating how air cargo can bridge oceans and deliver premium Newfoundland and Labrador seafood to international buyers in record time. Darrell Roche, President and CEO at Whitecap, noted that the project was two years in the making, and the success of the inaugural flight was a proud day for everyone at Whitecap and its many partners. Photos, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 10:31
Outer Banks shrimpers anxiously await fate of trawling ban in NC House
Outer Banks commercial shrimpers will be waiting until next week to learn the fate of a bill in the North Carolina House of Representatives that could potentially destroy their business. An amendment inserted unexpectedly into HB 442 last week set off a firestorm in coastal communities that harvest the majority of the state’s wild-caught shrimp. The new language, added to what was originally a bill focused on expanding recreational fishing access to flounder and red snapper, calls for a ban on shrimp trawling in all of North Carolina’s inland waters and within a half mile of the Atlantic Ocean shoreline. “You’d be wiping out almost a whole industry,” said Steve House, chairman of the Dare County Commission for Working Watermen, which met in a special meeting on Thursday June 19 to discuss the bill. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 09:02
Cod recovery is about more than numbers
Wednesday’s announcement by federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson regarding the increase in Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for Northern cod marks another alarming chapter in what I’ve called the ongoing saga of “managed annihilation”. Disguised as ecological responsibility, these decisions continue to obscure the difference between catching cod for food and catching cod for profit—a conflation that is both dangerous and deliberate. This isn’t care—it’s managerial choreography disguised as ecological concern. The TAC increase from 18,000 to 38,000 tonnes, paired with a new voluntary tagging program for tour boat operators, expands commercial access to cod under the guise of sustainability. Meanwhile,,, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 07:34
EU, Britain ink divisive fishing deal through 2038
The European Union and Britain have officially extended fishing access to each other’s waters until 2038, the 27-nation bloc announced Friday, locking in a 12-year extension that has sparked criticism from the U.K. fishing industry. The deal was agreed during the first U.K.-EU summit since Brexit in May and formally adopted on Thursday, the European Commission said Friday. It means EU vessels will maintain the same fishing rights in British waters for another dozen years. The arrangement was supposed to be renegotiated annually starting in 2026, giving Britain more control over its waters. Instead, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government agreed to maintain the status quo until 2038 — move industry leaders are calling a betrayal of Brexit promises. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 06:34
