Forget Salmon and Tuna- its time to start eating trash fish
Link to AlterNet story. January 19, 2014
Commercial Fishermen Thank New England Delegation
On January 17, the U.S. Senate approved the FY2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which included $75 million in funding for fisheries disaster assistance. The House of Representatives had already done the same, and now the bill awaits President Obama's signature - something he has promised to do. The New England fishery for iconic, bottom-dwelling species such as cod and haddock was declared a disaster by Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank on September 13, 2012, but no funds had been made available before Congress appropriated them through this spending bill...
Documenting Halibut Uptick
In the fall of 2012, the Fishermen’s Alliance and The Nature Conservancy secured a research permit to tag and release undersized Atlantic halibut. Halibut was once a significant fishery, but the population collapsed in the 1940’s and has not recovered. “We had seen an uptick in halibut, but recent federal fish counts were low. We suggested doing research to track size and location of fish, how fast they grow and where they migrate...
Cape Cod Fisheries Trust Brokers Exempted Fishing Permit to Land Surfclams
Cape Cod Fisheries Trust Brokers Exempted Fishing Permit to Land Surfclams Fishermen Regain Access to Traditional Cape Fishery Contact: Nancy Civetta, 617-901-7193, (Chatham, Mass...August 15, 2013) The Northeast Regional Office of the NOAA Fisheries Service has just granted an Exempted Fishing Permit to the Cape Cod Fisheries Trust, which will allow the use of alternative landing containers and tag protocols to support a high-quality, niche market for Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima) harvested by day-boat vessels on Cape Cod...
Fallout follows after herring protection rejected
By JAY LINDSAY / Associated Press BOSTON — A plan to protect the important Atlantic herring from what many believe is its biggest threat has been shelved indefinitely after years of work devising it — and even after winning support from the very vessels being targeted. Last month, federal regulators at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rejected a measure that would have required independent catch observers aboard every trip taken by mid-water trawlers, which can scoop herring out of sea hundreds of thousands of pounds at a time...
Experts call for greater urgency in adapting fisheries management to climate change
Experts call for greater urgency in adapting fisheries management to climate change
More than climate seen threatening Maine fisheries
More than climate seen threatening Maine fisheries Scientists at a Portland symposium say further study is needed to determine what is causing problems in the ocean.
Provincetown lobsterman is trained for level two whale disentangling
Provincetown lobsterman is trained for level two whale disentangling
CEO John Pappalardo Interviewed About Herring Monitoring Changes
CEO John Pappalardo interviewed about herring monitoring changes
Cape fishermen angry over herring monitoring changes
Cape fishermen angry over herring monitoring changes
Nick Muto's MSA Testimony
Fishermen's Alliance Board Chairman and Fisherman Nick Muto Testifies in Washington D.C. Testimony on the Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act July 23, 2013 Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate