Recently added articles from National Fisherman:
Who's zoning who?(VIEWS from Alaska)
Nov 01, 2009; Merrigan, Gerry ... One of the Ocean Policy Task Force topics is "marine spatial planning, which has large implications for fisheries. Coordinated planning is a worthy goal, particularly when actions are complementary, such as increased shoreside habitat protections to work in conjunction with conservation ...
Leveraging democracy.(Editor's log)
Nov 01, 2009; Fraser, Jerry ... A give me a place to stand," said the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes, "and with a lever I will move the whole world." This is heady stuff, even if you're not a physicist or an astronomer. In a handful of words Archimedes comprehends the utility of mechanical advantage ...
Fishing back when.(NF classics)
Nov 01, 2009; ... 50 YEARS AGO Marcel Chandelier (left), chef with Andre Surmain Associates, in New York, and Andre Surmain vie for the attention of New Bedford Scallop Festival queen Theresa Lea Sweeney on this month's cover. It's been a good year for scallopers. Through September, landings are ...
Fisherman's essays offer glimpses of harvesting herring on Great Lakes.(Fo'c'sle library)(Knife Island: Circling a Year in a Herring Skiff)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2009; Bedrosian, Linc ... Knife Island Circling a Year in a Herring Skiff By Stephen Dahl Nodin Press, 2009 Softcover, 72 pp., $16 www.nodinpress.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Stephen Dahl earns his living fishing for Lake Superior herring ...
What makes a fish a fish? Don't look to science to answer that question!(Fo'c'sle library)(Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2009; Hathaway, Jessica ... Naming Nature The Clash Between Instinct and Science By Carol Kaesuk Yoon W.W. Norton & Co., 2009 Hardcover, 344 pp., $27.95 www.wwnorton.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One could argue that no one knows the fickle ...
Change we're not so sure about.(Washington lookout)
Nov 01, 2009; Frulla, David E. ... The Obama administration entered office promising change, and that message appealed to a nation facing major economic upheaval, fired of war, and uneasy about America's status in the world. The commercial fishing industry had some reason for cautious optimism, given that President Bush's ...
Epa freezes out refrigerant.(Dock talk)
Nov 01, 2009; Ellefsen, Kristian ... The most commonly used refrigerant for onboard refrigeration equipment (RSW systems, plate freezer systems and others) in the fishing industry is R22. However, starting Jan. 1, 2010, new Environmental Protection Agency guidelines will prohibit the purchase and manufacture of new ...
A wheel out of motion.(Consequences)
Nov 01, 2009; ... From U.S. Coast Guard reports Although the most conscientious fishermen check to see that all equipment is operating properly, safety and survival items have been inspected and tested as required, and gear and stores are properly stowed until they will be needed, something can ...
Inside history.(From the town landing)
Nov 01, 2009; Hayden, Anne ... Here's a news flash from the Gulf of Maine fisheries research community--there used to be a lot more fish in the Gulf of Maine! Sounds like an old story, right? But there is a lot of news in a recently published, carefully researched study of historical landings in the Gulf of Maine. And ...
Looking back on engine installations.(Mail buoy)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2009; Woodward, Arthur S. ... It was with a lot of interest, pleasure, and remembering that I read "Sea legs for engines" by Brian Robbins in the Oct. '09 National Fisherman (p. 28). I liked his drawing, too, as it depicts how a boat floats without an engine. One thing about the drawing, though: I don't know ...
Louisiana shrimper writes protest chant for the fleet.(Mail buoy)(Poem)
Nov 01, 2009; Barisich, George ... <Pre> Ain't no use in going out The price of shrimp is too damn low. By the time I pay for ice and fuel There's nothing left for me and you. If Obama don't do something great Up goes the unemployment rate. If Governor Jindal don't set things ...
Red snapper spawning needs amendment protection.(Mail buoy)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2009; Demaria, Don ... The following is an excerpt of a letter to Duane Harris, chairman of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. I am concerned about the South Atlantic council's management of red snapper. Amendment 17A, although overly restrictive, does not adequately protect red snapper, ...
Cap'n Sane says ...(Mail buoy)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2009; Sane, Perc ... We all had a meetin' up at Amos' store the other day 'bout the price of lobsters. Shorty Gage was the moderator n'instigator. Seems with the good run of shedders, Short couldn't handle all the inventory, he was holding in his hay barn's wooden lobster pound. Short don't sell ...
Up the creek without a compass.(In search of the simple life)
Nov 01, 2009; Fitzgerald, Roger ... Figured I'd try a little sportfishing. According to the newspapers the sporties were killing them on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. As we had a family gathering that weekend on the coast, it was up to me to supply the salmon. All the young folks were up in Alaska fishing. I checked ...
NMFS charts fisheries management progress.(A letter from James W. Balsiger)
Nov 01, 2009; Balsiger, James W. ... In National Fisherman's December 2008 issue, a point was made in the Editor's Log" that little had changed in nine years and "fishery management ... is in a downward spiral." ("Eternal return," p. 6). I'd like to address that notion because it's easy to forget how much progress has indeed ...
Mass. draggers sail past president in protest of sectors: groundfishermen's hail to the chief expresses widespread concern over NMFS quotas.(ATLANTIC)
Nov 01, 2009; Moore, Kirk ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Five New Bedford, Mass., draggers made a detour to Martha's Vineyard Aug. 24 en route to Georges Bank, hoping to capture the attention of President Obama and news media accompanying him on his summer vacation. The boats, representing the Project to Save ...
Prime lobster fishing areas in Maine wind power study: seven offshore sites listed for exploration.(ATLANTIC)
Nov 01, 2009; Rappaport, Stephen ... With the Maine lobster industry already reeling from the lowest boat price in years, a state plan to explore the viability of generating electricity using offshore wind power may soon pose another problem for fishermen. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] State planning ...
Louisiana shrimpers strike at Capitol for better prices: more than 500 protesters get the attention of the state Legislature and Gov. Bobby Jindal.(GULF/SOUTH ATLANTIC)
Nov 01, 2009; Fritchey, Robert ... Louisiana's coastal waters were eerily quiet in August during the white shrimp season. Prices had already eroded to a critical level when, a week after the season opened, they plummeted further. In response, fishermen pulled their nets from the water and, on Aug. 18, marched on the state ...
Gulf grouper, tilefish IFQ gets green light from NMFS: adviser says small businesses will be out.(GULF/SOUTH ATLANTIC)
Nov 01, 2009; Childers, Hoyt ... The National Marine Fisheries Ser vice has approved a Gulf of Mexico grouper and tilefish IFQ program, scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2010. Martin Fisher, owner of Rising Sun Fisheries, Madeira Beach, Fla., has mixed feelings about the program. "The devil's in the ...
Home port: where we live: Coffman Cove, Alaska.(AROUND THE COAST: News fro the nation's fishermen)
Nov 01, 2009; Ess, Charlie ... THE TOWN Coffman Cove is on the northern end of Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. The summer population is about 250, when transient commercial fishermen and tourists are in town. Year round it's about 150. Twelve commercial fishing boats line the harbor during summer ...
