Palin got $1.25 million retainer for book while in office Oct 28, 2009
He also disclosed $32,260 from his commercial fishing operation in Bristol Bay, under the business name "Toad's Fisheries.". Todd Palin reported $3,500 in winnings from the Iron Dog snowmachine race and a $3,252 snowmachine discount from his sponsor, Arctic Cat. (Anchorage Daily News)
Palin paid $1.25M for book by time she left office Oct 28, 2009
The disclosure says he also made about $32,260 in the family's commercial fishing business, $3,500 in snowmobile race winnings and a $3,252 snowmobile discount from racing sponsor Arctic Cat. Palin listed her attorney among debts of more than $1,000, noting legal fees to fight false allegations while governor. (AZCentral -- News)
Palin was paid $1.25M for book while in office Oct 28, 2009
The disclosure says he also made about $32,260 in the family's commercial fishing business, $3,500 in snowmobile race winnings and a $3,252 snowmobile discount from racing sponsor Arctic Cat. Slideshow. (MSNBC -- Politics)
California Major Dumping Ground for Fishing Gear Oct 23, 2009
"Who would have thought that recreational fishers would account for more rubbish in a deep-sea ecosystem than the commercial fishing industry?" ... The study also found a number of commercial fishing nets snagged over rocky outcrops ... "The study also found a number of commercial fishing nets". (Newsmax)
Oceans ambassador calls for Arctic research Oct 23, 2009
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke in August approved a U.S. plan that prohibits expansion of commercial fishing in the U.S. Arctic until more is known about the area. The Arctic Fishery Management Plan was prompted by changes that have come with global warming and the loss of sea ice. (Juneau Empire)
Wasilla student named Merit Scholar semifinalist Oct 23, 2009
He is a Boy Scout, an active participant in his church, swims for Wasilla High School, works on the family s commercial fishing boat and even had the lead role in his school s play Godspell. I played Jesus Christ, which was a little weird, but I really enjoyed the experience, Spargo said. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Iridium Mobile Satellite Communications Services to be Offered in Mexico Oct 22, 2009
Through Iridium Mexico and other signed distribution partners including Spacenet, Iridium will serve established and emerging markets in Mexico such as maritime, leisure and commercial fishing, aviation, oil and gas, utilities, agriculture, emergency communications, mining, transportation, government/military and heavy construction. "Iridium can now provide its full product and service portfolio in Mexico," said Matt Desch, CEO, Iridium. (Primezone Releases)
NOAA agrees with TBF on tuna conservation Oct 21, 2009
Such a listing would ban all international trade in the species but recreational and commercial fishing could still occur domestically. In the statement issued today Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator, said, "We are sending a clear and definitive statement to the international community that the status quo is not acceptable. Over the past 40 years, the international body that manages bluefin tuna, the International Commission for the... (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Anglers being cast aside? Oct 21, 2009
Especially in light of the task force's reluctance to acknowledge the importance and value of recreational angling, the fishing industry justifiably fears that public waters could be closed to sports as well as commercial fishing ... The report acknowledge economic activities and jobs related to recreational and commercial fishing (in the Great Lakes basin alone, the fishery is worth more than $7 billion annually and supports tens of thousands of jobs) ... Additionally, say industry insiders,... (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Sailor killed in boat fire Oct 20, 2009
A Micronesian sailor who was killed Saturday night in a fire on a commercial fishing boat had been drinking and cooking, then fell asleep, the boat's captain said yesterday. Coast Guard and Honolulu fire investigators determined that the cause of the fire, reported at 10:15 p.m. Saturday, was a small propane stove in the crew's living quarters behind the wheelhouse of the 75-foot commercial fishing vessel Manaloa, Honolulu fire Capt. Earl Kealohoa said yesterday. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Man killed in fishing boat fire at Pier 38 Oct 19, 2009
It appears to have started in the crew living quarters area behind the wheelhouse of a 75-foot commercial fishing vessel. After the fire was under control, firefighters found the body of a Micronesian man in his 30s in an auxiliary space below the wheelhouse and just forward of the engine room. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Dow hits 10,000, but what does that mean to you? Oct 18, 2009
So, it s likely the jobless rate here will grow some as we settle in without tourism, a slow down in commercial fishing and some cutbacks on the Slope and many at the railroad. So, while Alaska appears to be in good shape nationally, tell that to people you know who are looking and can t find work. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
San Francisco piers confront sea lion invasion Oct 17, 2009
There are now nearly 1,500, and the Hyde Street commercial fishing pier has a problem. Hyde Street harbormaster Hedley Prince has counted as many as 100 sea lions crowding his docks since August. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Carp hauled out of lake to help native fish Oct 16, 2009
Maybe not, but carp will be the catch-of-the-day for Utah commercial fishing crews who've started what's believed to be the nation's most ambitious effort to remove the bottom feeders from a lake. Fishermen are expected to pull about 6 million pounds of carp out of Utah Lake this fall and winter. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Endangered species protection critical for tuna Oct 16, 2009
The population that spawns in U.S. waters has declined by 82 percent since the 1970s, as commercial fishing fleets have responded to plunging catches by simply fishing more intensively, as if the supply were inexhaustible ... Our best science clearly indicates that such steps are necessary, but NOAA has traditionally been reluctant to oppose commercial fishing interests. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Climate Change Boosts Scallop Stocks In UK Waters Oct 14, 2009
13, 2009) A positive effect of climate change that is helping to support a 30m industry has been uncovered by new research. Ocean warming in UK waters is increasing stocks of the great scallop Pecten maximus, according to the study published in the journal Marine Biology. (Science Daily)
Greedy Dogfish Irk Mass. Fishermen Oct 14, 2009
Skipper Jamie Eldredge offloads his 2,000 pound dogfish catch at the commercial fishing pier in Chatham, Mass. Sept. 24. (CBS News)
Why anglers aren't environmentalists Oct 13, 2009
Environmental groups also fail or choose not to acknowledge the difference between recreational angling and commercial fishing ... No question exists that some waters should be closed to commercial fishing ... Commercial fishing, however, is mostly responsible for the decimation of fish stocks and destruction of fish habitat. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Southeast sea otters to be focus of survey Oct 11, 2009
"Traditionally, people went out commercial fishing and they would do a lot of harvesting while they were out there," Soboleff said. "Now, with so many fishing permits gone and economies hurting, people aren't making these long-distance treks to harvest marine mammals and other subsistence resources because it is prohibitively expensive. So you're seeing less harvest occur when, in the case of sea otters, we should probably be increasing it.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Another View: Schwarzeneggers threat is justified Oct 10, 2009
Their plight has caused a two-year cancellation of commercial fishing for the popular fish, idling boats and shuttering processing plants all along the North Coast. Nobody argues that the waterworks don't need major repairs and remodeling. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
New regs for scallop season Oct 10, 2009
Selectmen signed off on the season s opening day, which this year is on a Sunday, so there is no commercial fishing allowed. It s a rare opportunity for recreational scallopers to go out and have first crack at the resource. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Bowman: It's time to act » Oct 10, 2009
They dump our acts of solace right into the middle of commercial fishing, the same folks that put dolphin in your tuna and would rape many places if left unchecked. Teddy Roosevelt is turning over in his grave. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Groups say nothing new in Columbia Basin salmon plan Oct 9, 2009
Atrucker wrote on Oct 8, 2009 9:21 PM:" The dam people want to make power and screw the fish . The fish people want fish and screw the dams . So where do we draw a line in the sand at ? Breach the dams and keep commercial fishing with gill nets does that make sense , ?no it does not . Some thing has to give some where and it will be the fish if we do not pull our heads out soon . ". mole wrote on Oct 8, 2009 10:11 PM:" breach the dams to keep commercial fishing with gillnets! wild remarks in... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Alaska sea otters get habitat protection Oct 9, 2009
The agency found that designation would not have a large impact and should not result in any commercial fishing closures. About 90 percent of the world's sea otters are in Alaska waters. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Meet Lake Hindmarsh, back from the dead Oct 9, 2009
Doreen Altmann has spent more than 60 of her 89 years in Jeparit, and remembers when the lake sustained commercial fishing companies. She felt compelled to drive to the weir to witness this week's spill for herself. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
BASS Reporter's Notebook (10/06/09) Oct 8, 2009
A couple of the groups' key objections to the interim report are the lumping of recreational anglers in with the commercial fishing industry and the fact that sustainable use is passed over for preservationist policy. "There's a huge difference between the impacts on the resource from recreational fishing versus the commercial fishing industry," said Chris Horton, BASS director of Conservation. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Cook Inlet belugas decline again after two steady years Oct 7, 2009
Given the economic importance of Cook Inlet, Mahoney said the agency conducted an economic analysis, looking at such things as the expansion of the port, shipping, tourism, military installations, commercial fishing and oil and gas exploration. Officials have said the listing does not mean that development in Cook Inlet will stop, only that it will have to undergo a more rigorous review. (Anchorage Daily News)
Our view: Safer seas Oct 6, 2009
The deaths of five more in the sinking of the Alaska Ranger in the Bering Sea in 2008 drove home that truth once again, and for the fourth time after a fatal accident, the National Transportation Safety Board has said Congress should give the Coast Guard the power to do mandatory inspections of commercial fishing vessels ... The Coast Guard already inspects commercial fishing vessels that work Alaska waters -- but the inspections are voluntary ... BOTTOM LINE: Safety standards for the Alaska... (Anchorage Daily News)
Proposed snapper, grouper fishing ban would be large-scale Oct 6, 2009
By spring, a final decision is expected on an indefinite ban on recreational and commercial fishing from Cape Canaveral to Charleston, S.C., for any kind of snapper or grouper ... Bob Jones, who has been executive director of commercial fishing's Southeastern Fisheries Association since 1967, said the stakes have never been more serious ... Capt. David Nelson of Port Orange said he has serious doubts about the council's commercial fishing data. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
* Aboriginal patrols curb illegal fishing in Australia Oct 5, 2009
About 30 rangers using six boats conduct daily patrols looking for illegal foreign fishing vessels and Australian commercial fishing boats not authorized to be in the area ... The Djelk rangers have also proved successful against Australian commercial fishing vessels exceeding their quotas or operating in sacred Aboriginal sites, assisting in three successful prosecutions in the past year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Todd Palin quits oil field job Oct 3, 2009
Todd Palin earned nearly $34,472 working part-time last year for BP in Prudhoe Bay and about $51,679 in the family's commercial fishing business, according to state financial disclosures. He also had $5,600 in snowmobile race winnings and an undisclosed discount on snowmobiles from racing sponsor Arctic Cat. (Anchorage Daily News)
Rules laid down for Elmer's Island, state's newest refuge Oct 2, 2009
Glass containers are not allowed in the refuge, and the same goes for commercial fishing and hunting. Wildlife officials also plan to restrict the use of vehicles. (KSLA.com, LA)
Fisherman cited in Yukon village subsistence protest Oct 2, 2009
Also, commercial fishing for the fish usually provides one of the few opportunities for villagers to make money ... Commercial fishing for king salmon was curtailed, and subsistence fishing had been limited to two, 18-hour openings each week, leaving some locals to wonder if they would have enough fish to get through the winter. (Anchorage Daily News)
NTSB recommends more safety oversight for fishing fleet Oct 1, 2009
WASHINGTON -- For the fourth time following a fatal marine accident, the National Transportation Safety Board will recommend that the U.S. Coast Guard ask Congress for the authority to inspect the nation's commercial fishing fleet, which currently must meet only minimal and largely voluntary safety standards ... The Coast Guard recognizes that commercial fishing is a high-risk area, said NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman, who said she has spoken about the matter to its commandant, Adm ... There... (Anchorage Daily News)
Recommendations at a glance Oct 1, 2009
The Coast Guard should seek from Congress the legislative authority to inspect and certify all commercial fishing vessels, to ensure there s an appropriate level of safety to those on board. The vessel s owner, the Fishing Company of Alaska, should review and modify the procedures for enforcing its drug and alcohol policies to ensure full crew compliance. (Anchorage Daily News)
Officials: Rudder blamed in Alaska fishing vessel sinking Oct 1, 2009
The safety board recommended that the Coast Guard seek authority from Congress to require that commercial fishing vessels be inspected, a process that now is voluntary ... NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman said current laws protect the quality of fish better than they do the safety of fishermen - despite the dangers inherent in commercial fishing ... A bill pending in the House would require safety inspections of commercial fishing vessels at least once every other year. (Juneau Empire)
Local travelers travel by sea to Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Scotland and Holland Sep 30, 2009
Bonne Bay s population of 7,000 gets their livelihood from tourism and commercial fishing, and sometimes the two juxtapose. The pace of life seemed relaxed, although, as with many of our ports of call, living in exposed locations, and buffeted by the elements and locked into long winters and short summers, the existence calls for robust and resolute temperaments. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Paulu: Fish wars still going strong Sep 30, 2009
If history is any indication, an end to commercial fishing on the river is unlikely. In his book, Smith mentions that Oregon recreational fishermen unsuccessfully sponsored initiatives to eliminate the Columbia River gillnet fishery in 1962 and 64. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Texas Launches Post-Hurricane Oyster Reef Recovery Effort Sep 26, 2009
GALVESTON (September 25, 2009)--Oyster reefs in Galveston Bay damaged by Hurricane Ike are getting a rocky makeover in preparation for some new inhabitants and experts say the $810,000 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department project eventually will lead to the reopening of public oyster reefs to commercial fishing. The Galveston County Daily News reported Friday that at least half the habitat in Galveston Bay was destroyed by debris and sediment from the Sept. 13, 2008, hurricane. (KWTX.com, TX)
Photos, exhibits highlight event Sep 25, 2009
Published: Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:09 PM CDT Like many other families, the commercial fishing business brought Mickey Harris s parents to Port O Connor many years ago. Harris s family was one of nearly 40 long-time families from the area with a display board in the historical exhibition for the Port O Connor centennial celebration in the community center last weekend. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Change Alaska's ocean salmon weir Sep 25, 2009
The following is just a suggestion to change the massive ocean fishing weir: Change the commercial fishing regulations so that seiners and trollers will not have their fishing gear in the water while gillnets are in are fishing, and gillnetters will not have their gear in the water while seiners and trollers are fishing ... If you think this might be a feasible and more compatible commercial fishing plan, contact your state government and fishery departments to help make this happen. (Juneau Empire)
Two charged with illegally selling fish Sep 25, 2009
Jennifer Feilen, 29, of Keokuk was charged with no commercial fishing license, unlawful commercialization of wildlife, unlawfully selling buffalo, unlawfully selling drum and unlawfully selling largemouth bass. Jerry Feilen, 32, of Keokuk was charged with no commercial fishing license, unlawful commercialization of wildlife, unlawfully selling channel catfish, unlawfully selling white bass and unlawfully selling common carp. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
World's first shark sanctuary created Sep 25, 2009
UNITED NATIONS - The tiny Pacific nation of Palau is creating the world's first shark sanctuary that bans all commercial fishing in a move to protect more than 130 other shark and ray species fighting extinction. But with only one boat to patrol 240,000 square miles of Palau's newly protected waters including its exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, that extends 200 miles from its coastline enforcement of the new measure could be almost like swimming against the tide. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Port Lavaca man, brother, named team of year Sep 25, 2009
He added that commercial fishing gill netting that is still allowed in the area makes it a harder place to fish. That makes the fish hard to find, Charlie said. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
California must get serious about water Sep 24, 2009
If these things don't happen, we may see the demise of both agriculture and commercial fishing, the unwinding of the state's long-established water-rights doctrine and government allocation of water based on new unknown criteria. The ideological gaps must be bridged. (Fresno Bee)
Wish list for Harwich harbors: $7.8m Sep 24, 2009
One area of greater concern focused on Wychmere Harbor s commercial fishing pier. The main concrete support structures are in poor condition, noted Bologna. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Globalstar Announces Investment Community Event Sep 23, 2009
Global customer segments include: oil and gas, government, mining, forestry, commercial fishing, utilities, military, transportation, heavy construction, emergency preparedness, and business continuity as well as individual recreational users. Globalstar data solutions are ideal for various asset and personal tracking, data monitoring and SCADA applications. (Primezone Releases)
3 Dead Dolphins Found Along Beach Sep 23, 2009
"Lately, there (have) been a lot of fishing boats close to the shore. (They are) big black commercial fishing boats," said Leslie, who did not give her last name for this story. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration office of law enforcement is heading an investigation into the deaths. (KSBW 8, CA)
Common ground for unusual rivals: eight-man football Sep 20, 2009
In Voznesenka, children grow up speaking Russian and working their families' commercial fishing boats in Cook Inlet ... Commercial fishing is the primary occupation, and villagers live a rural lifestyle. (Anchorage Daily News)
POC has changed as years passed Sep 18, 2009
The economy has gone from commercial fishing to sports fishing. All of the traffic has put a damper on her fishing experience. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Fishing for an alternative: Lower Columbia study seeks replacements for gillnets Sep 17, 2009
jbinwa wrote on Sep 16, 2009 8:10 AM:" The gill net is to commercial fishing what the punt gun was to commercial wildfowl hunting. Indiscriminate slaughter. Come to think of it we outlawed commercial hunting for wild animals and birds. Why are fish different? Why do we go way out of our way to protect a tiny industry of commercial gillnetters who demonstrably do harm to endangered species? For goodness sake it's a second income to most of the gillnetters so hardly the stuff of taking bread out... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Inaugural New Hampshire Fish and Lobster Festival hits Prescott Park Sep 16, 2009
The food is delicious, service is great and decor beautiful. The sushi rolls have alot of fish. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Juneau couple takes over restaurant Sep 16, 2009
Between seasons commercial fishing and skiing, Andy Troxel moonlighted as a cook at the Breakwater Inn for a decade, and then he met Jamie Miller, who tended bar there and caught his eye. They plan to marry in January. (Juneau Empire)
2 Rescued From Burning Charter Boat Off Westport Sep 15, 2009
He says it was registered as a charter but working as a private commercial fishing vessel. Less than four hours later, at 10:18 a.m., Coast Guard crews responded to a call from the 56-foot fishing boat Macard, which ran aground and was taking on water near the east end of the north jetty at Grays Harbor. (KIRO TV, WA)
Coast Guard disputes delay at Bandon Sep 12, 2009
A foolish fisherman lost his life and his crew last year (as I recall) in Gold Beach trying an ill-advised bar crossing with a commercial fishing boat. Trying to do so with a kayak is suicide. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Feds address work place fatalities Sep 11, 2009
He said Thursday that the group called on federal officials from Alaska to lend their expertise because that state has seen sharp reductions in fatalities in its hazardous commercial fishing and helicopter logging industries. Conway said Alaska used to have one of the highest work place fatality rates in the country but has cut it in half in recent years. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
MARSHFIELD REED'S ARK: Prepare now for sea changes Sep 11, 2009
In addition, though, what will be the changes to water flows in the South and North rivers, to marinas, to bridges and to commercial fishing moorings. To bring the question to the doorstep of many coastal residents, will the pleasure-boat moorings in the North and South rivers be adversely changed. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Changing The Course Of Nature: Are Fisheries Directing The Evolution Of Fish Populations? Sep 11, 2009
Commercial fishing trawler ... 18, 2006) Commercial fishing causes serious fluctuations in fish populations leaving them in danger of total collapse, says new research published this week. (Science Daily)
Fishing village at Honolulu's Pier 38 may soon be fully leased Sep 9, 2009
Five prospective tenants, including Tsukiji Fish Market and Restaurant, have leased or are negotiating for all the remaining available space at the Pier 38 Domestic Commercial Fishing Village, also known as Honolulu Fishing Village ... A name change from the industrial-sounding Domestic Commercial Fishing Village is a possibility. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Rye crew on burning fishing boat calls 'Mayday' Sep 9, 2009
The staff is always accomodating. BG's beats downtown establishments by miles. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Heres how much your state rep got for driving to work Sep 8, 2009
25 percent sales tax on alcohol purchased at package stores; lifting a cap on the number of charter schools in Massachusetts; prohibiting the use of commercial fishing gear that could harm whales or sea turtles and making changes in the operation of the Legislature including requiring that the election of speaker of the House and Senate president be by secret ballot and that each branch publish detailed line item budgets showing where money is spent on their operation. Two measures that were not... (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Sep 8, 2009
An enforcement of commercial fishing regulations could be major sources of duly needed income for the government and people of Sierra Leone, she said. TOURISM. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
West Coast fishermen embark on new wave of fishing Sep 7, 2009
NOAA Fisheries Service, the federal agency that oversees commercial fishing, is pressing regional fishery councils that set harvest limits around the country to adopt catch share programs ... According to NOAA, commercial fishing contributes $28 billion a year to the economy. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
How fishing can aid wild salmon Sep 7, 2009
This is welcome news for wild salmon recovery and sports anglers alike, but also underscores the need for commercial fishing gear with a similar capacity for mark-selective harvest ... To their credit, WDFW is set to conduct tests for lower Columbia River mark-selective commercial fishing gear this fall. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Safest Jobs? Sep 6, 2009
In his recently released "Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets," author Peter Schiff foresees the rise of industries and professions such as engineering, construction (to rebuild the American infrastructure), agriculture (to become more independent from food imports), merchant marine (to transport food to foreign markets) and commercial fishing. While Schiff sees a growth for these industries, he predicts the decline of banking and finance, real estate, travel and health care. (Click2Houston, TX)
