Coast Guard crew issues violation to commercial fishermen off Oregon Coast

U.S. Coast Guard 13th District PA Detachment Astoria
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Astoria
Office: (503) 861-6380
After Hours: (206) 819-9154

COOS BAY, Ore. — A Coast Guard cutter crew issued a violation to commercial fishermen who caught salmon outside of the fishing season 20 miles off the coast of Newport, Oregon, Sunday.

A boarding team from the Coast Guard Cutter Orcas, a 110-foot patrol boat homeported in Coos Bay, issued a federal violation under 50 CFR 660.405 – fishing for, or taking and retaining, any species of salmon during closed seasons or in closed areas.

The crew of the vessel declared they had 18 salmon and 25 tuna on board. Commercial fishing for salmon is closed in the area between Cape Falcon, Oregon, 12 miles north of Tillamook Bay, and Humbug Mountain, Oregon, 15 miles north of Rogue River, and does not re-open until July 5.

“The life of a commercial fisher is one of the most difficult and dangerous professions in the world which is why cutter Orcas is dedicated to ensuring the safety of life at sea and the long-term sustainability of the commercial fishing industry in the Pacific Northwest,” said Lt. Steven Roth, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter Orcas. “Offshore boardings are vital to completing our assigned mission and I could not be prouder of the crew and the professionalism and expertise they displayed during our operations over the past week.”

The crew of the cutter Orcas submitted a case package to refer case disposition to NOAA for investigation.

The cutter Orcas crew conducted numerous boardings over the weekend on both commercial and recreational vessels. The vast majority of the commercial fishing fleet and recreational boating public were in full compliance with federal safety and fisheries law. However, the Orcas crew found several violations ranging from missing Commercial Fishing Vessel Industry Safety Act examinations, fishing during a closed season, failure to provide an embarkation ladder to the boarding team, and expired or missing safety equipment.

-USCG-

Additional photos >click here<

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date
November 2024

M T W T F S S

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

« Oct

November 2024
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

Recent Posts
- American Samoa: Strong views about fishing rights
  
  Utulei and Fagatogo resident Christina Lutu-Sanchez urged alia vessel owners and fishermen not to label owners and fishermen of longline vessels as “they” or people from Read More »
- Our View: White House putting politics ahead of fishery science
  
  Something happened Monday that made us wonder if there wasn’t finally some progress being made in fisheries management. About 150 businesses, organizations and individuals with interests Read More »
- Boat engineer identified as person pulled from harbor on Christmas Eve
  
  A fishing vessel crewmember whose body was pulled from the North Channel of Gloucester Harbor just off the Jodrey State Fish Pier shortly after noon Christmas Read More »
- Corps of Engineers to complete New White River fish trap, the biggest facility of its kind in North America
  
  At the insistence of tribes and federal fisheries managers, the Army Corps of Engineers will soon complete the biggest facility of its kind in North America, Read More »
- Conservation deal halts commercial salmon fishing in Greenland for 12 years
  
  A deal has been reached that will halt commercial salmon fishing in Greenland and the Faroe Islands for the next 12 years to allow adult wild Read More »
- ‘Trapped’: Women Working as Fishery Observers Allege Sex Harassment, Assault at Sea
  
  She had overcome the seasickness, the unreliable shifts, and the long hours that drive many people out of the business. But she didn’t sign up for Read More »
- BIG Tuna story! Local man hauls in huge catch
  
  It seems like everyone has a big fish story – and every year that fish – and the tall tale that goes along with it, gets Read More »
- Amendment 22: Lack of action on whiting pleases most local fishermen
  
  The New England Fishery Management Council on Tuesday didn’t appear to have much interest in limiting future access to the whiting fishery that includes Ipswich Bay. Read More »
- New Whitby lobster boat launches on choppy post-Brexit waters
  
  “Our Henry” is owned by business partners Terry Pearson and Luke Russell. Mr Pearson is the merchant for the local shellfishing fleet, while Mr Russell will Read More »
- Halibut fishermen in Bristol Bay had their best season in several years this summer.
  
  BBEDC Regional Fisheries Director Gary Cline said some would consider this summer a surprisingly good one for halibut, given the decline in quota seen in much Read More »
- Politics: Lobster dispute, frustration with Ottawa could turn the tide on the Liberals in Nova Scotia
  
  “Trudeau had the support of the First Nations in the last election. Not anymore. We’re voting NDP,” In rural Nova Scotia ridings such as South Shore-St. Read More »
- N.E. lands $33M in federal fishing aid
  
  NOAA announced the first apportioning of the federal fishery disaster funds Wednesday, awarding $32,847,955 — or 43.8 percent of the appropriated $75 million — to New Read More »
- New Jersey commercial fishing operations counting on relief funds to stay in business
  
  The Garden State Seafood Association is hoping the $11 million recently allocated to New Jersey’s seafood industry as part of the coronavirus stimulus law will prepare Read More »
- Northern shrimp season canceled for 2017
  
  In response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section extended the moratorium on commercial fishing Read More »
- DUI interlock issue nearly sinks fisherman
  
  The finicky nature of Washington’s ignition interlock program almost landed a man in jail after he failed to have the machine calibrated on time. Scott Goldade, Read More »
- Ronald David “Captain Ronnie” Bingley, of Fisherman’s Harbour has passed away
  
  Ronald David “Captain Ronnie” Bingley,63, Fisherman’s Harbour, Guysborough Co., passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021, in Fisherman’s Harbour. Born in Sherbrooke, he was a son Read More »
- Hunting for whale and votes in Barrow, Alaska-‘It’s exciting that people in this small community could shape America,’
  
  Gabe Tegoseak tired after a late night spent butchering one of three bowhead whales that subsistence hunters towed in from the pewter-colored waters of the Chukchi Read More »
- Fears capsized trawler is spilling pollutants into Burnett River
  
  A sunken trawler that has leaked pollutants in Bundaberg’s main river could pose a danger to people’s safety and the environment, a commercial fisherman and environmentalist Read More »
- Flounder Fishery Management Plan draws fire at NC Marine Fisheries Commission hearing
  
  Fishermen, recreational and commercial, along with environmentalists, scientists, seafood dealers and others spoke both for and against a proposed southern flounder supplement Wednesday. Around 160 people signed Read More »
- Claim that Annapolis tidal turbine violates Fisheries Act puts science under review
  
  Is the Annapolis Tidal Generating Station killing a lot of fish? The protesters waving placards on the causeway crossing the Annapolis River on Wednesday and Thursday Read More »
- L’Ecume II recovery operation to start as soon as possible states officials
  
  Herbosch-Kiere Marine Contractors Ltd, a specialist marine contractor, has been commissioned to raise the wreck of L’Ecume II. Herbosch-Kiere is experienced in wreck raises and they Read More »
- Offshore Wind Fiasco: Renewables Industry Faces $Billions In Compensation For Early Repairs
  
  Ørsted must repair up to 2,000 wind turbine blades because the leading edge of the blades have become worn down after just a few years at Read More »
- Norwegian fisherman’s new Cleopatra 36
  
  Kjøllefjord skipper owner Daniel Lauritzen has taken delivery of a new Cleopatra 36 from Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar. F/V Tinder is a standard Cleopatra 36 measuring 10.99 Read More »
- Linda Bean, Maine business owner and L.L. Bean’s granddaughter, dies at 82
  
  Linda Bean, the granddaughter of L.L. Bean and heir to the company who started several businesses of her own, has died. Bean died Saturday. She was Read More »
- It seems not everyone cares for Farmed Salmon! – Farmed salmon not fit for consumption
  
  After reading the June 2 letter on farmed salmon by Jon Grant, NSERC-Cooke Industrial Research Chair in Sustainable Aquaculture at Dalhousie University, I had the feeling of being Read More »