National Fisherman articles from May 2005

National Fisherman archives from May 2005

Not so sporting.(EDITOR'S LOG)(Editorial)
May 1, 2005... Today I introduce you to Gene Mueller, an outdoor columnist for the Washington Times who has a plan to get rid of "pesky netters"--that would be many of you--from sea to shining sea. Mueller derives his inspiration from Tide, the organ of...

Fishing back when.(Fishing in 1955)
May 1, 2005... 50 YEARS AGO this month The 97-foot research vessel Theodore N. Gill is on the ways at the Sample yard in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, awaiting installation of a Minneapolis Hunnewell Sea Scannar that will facilitate herring research. Although...

A sea-tossed asylum.(Trawler)(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... TRAWLER By Redmond O'Hanlon Knopf, 2005 Hardcover, 352 pp., $25 Redmond O'Hanlon is not right. He lives near Oxford with his wife and kids, belongs to England's Royal Society of Literature, and was the natural history editor of The Times...

Mariculture offers opportunities.(FORUM)(Column)
May 1, 2005... A fisherman is a hunter with a very independent lifestyle. I would say that most who try it don't last. Those who succeed must have the physical endurance and the determination to cope with the hard work and very uncomfortable situations...

Rules without exceptions.(CONSEQUENCES)(fishing vessel accidents)
May 1, 2005... FROM U.S. COAST GUARD REPORTS At 1:41 a.m. on Sept. 8, 2003, the Coast Guard was notified of a collision between two fishing vessels 30 nautical miles off Great Point Light, at Nantucket, Mass. Vessel B, a scalloper, was out of gear...

Law firm requests aid in 'skipper per diem' tax fight.(To the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... I was wondering if you might be able to steer me in a direction that may be the right one. I'm writing concerning commercial fishermen and their claim to "skipper per diem" on their Federal tax returns. Our firm currently has a court case filed...

Calif. student asks fishermen to obey rules, spare coral.(MAIL BUOY)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... I am a student at San Jose State University in California. One of my assignments this semester has been to research the deep-sea coral reef Oculina varicosa (also known as "ivory three coral"). Oculina varicosa is located 20 miles off the coast...

Reader seeking information on 1978 Bruno lobster boat.(MAIL BUOY)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... My grandson and I are subscribers to National Fisherman. I'm having an awful time finding some info on my lobster boat. I was wondering if you could put me in touch with someone in the Northeast. I'm in Atlantic City, Gardners Basin. I've...

Fishing club offers donation, sympathy for lost crewmen.(MAIL BUOY)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... The members of the Asbury Park Fishing Club were deeply moved by the article in National Fisherman that told of the deaths of the five crew members of the Northern Edge [March NF, p. 11, "Loss of five on scalloper moves U.S. to ease rule"]. We...

Privatization is no solution for an ailing social security.(MAIL BUOY)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... Mr. Bogue's "Purse Strings" editorial on Social Security, found in the March edition [p. 42], contains statements I question. Mr. Bogue writes that private accounts may be more secure than the current system. The current system is based on...

Addressing concerns.(A Letter From Bill Hogarth)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... I've just returned from the Maine Fishermen's Forum, an event I look forward to each year. This year's conference seemed more tranquil than in previous years, possibly in part because the weather in Rockland, Maine, was beautiful and many...

Cap'n Sane says ...(commercial fishing)(Column)
May 1, 2005... Well, we all gathered last night up at Amos' store t'hear Bubba Beal, who had just returned from clam cop refresher school. Bub only takes the basic refresher 'cause he always flunks the advanced cut, which this year was how high could a...

Council enacts trawl ban to protect sea floor habitat: managers close 370,000 square miles of Bering Sea near Aleutian Islands to dragging.(NORTH PACIFIC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... In an effort to protect sea floor habitat, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council closed some 370,000 square miles of the Bering Sea--near the Aleutian Islands--to bottom trawling. The unanimous decision by the panel brought...

Crabber Northwestern wins $250,000 in derby: overall, a good season in the Bering Sea.(NORTH PACIFIC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Bering Sea king crab fishery's final derby season proved to be a memorable and profitable one for the fleet. What the fleet as a whole may like best about the 2004 season is that it netted them the best ex-vessel values in several...

Feisty meeting changes Cook Inlet salmon plan: drift fleet benefits, but setnetters hit hard.(NORTH PACIFIC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... While February has traditionally been cold in Alaska, fisheries management issues couldn't have been hotter during the two weeks that it took the state's Board of Fisheries to overhaul the Cook Inlet salmon management plan. The meetings...

Picking houses shut out of using 'guest workers': visa program cap is hit so early, crab, oyster plants lose access to vital employee source.(NORTHEAST)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The 2005 federal quota for "guest workers" has filled so quickly, many seafood processing plants on Chesapeake Bay and elsewhere fear losing all their help. The H2B visa program allows 66,000 guest workers to come into the country to work...

Menhaden cap sought for Chesapeake harvest: threatens Omega Protein share of pogies.(NORTHEAST)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... A Political shift in Maryland may build momentum for capping Chesapeake Bay's menhaden catch, a goal of sport-fishing and environmental activists that commercial harvesters fear is a prelude to drastic cuts in its share of the resource. ...

Md. officials push back Asian oyster deadline: more time needed to assess information.(NORTHEAST)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Maryland officials have pushed back their deadline for deciding whether introducing an Asian oyster strain would benefit Chesapeake Bay and its struggling oyster population. For the past three years politicians, watermen, scientists and...

Home port: where we live: Brownsville, Texas.
May 1, 2005... THE TOWN Population: 150,000 Number of boats: About 200; including nearby Port Isabel, about 350. TOP FIVE LANDINGS IN 2003 By value Shrimp--11.4 million pounds worth $36.3 million dollars Yellowedge grouper--230,000...

Gear modifications helping haddock stocks flourish: DFO report sets size of adult population at 76,000 metric tons at beginning of 2004.(CANADA)(Milton d'Eon)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Milton d'Eon has been fishing out of West Pubnico, Nova Scotia, for "between 15 and 20 years," and says he's never seen anything like it. "Fifteen, 20 years ago it used to be all cod and no haddock," d'Eon says. "Now it's got turned all...

Great Lakes fisherman is busted, permanently: Ontario overfishing case sets precedent.(CANADA)(Jarvis Sameluk)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... In a precedent-setting case, a Thunder Bay, Ontario, commercial fisherman is paying a hefty price for exceeding his whitefish quota. Jarvis Sameluk, 61, a Lake Superior operator, pleaded guilty on Feb. 4 to four counts of false reporting...

Fishermen fear expense of proposed safety rules: small boats must meet big boat standards.(CANADA)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Transport Canada has announced plans to update the Canada Shipping Act to "promote the safety and economic performance of the marine industry," including fishing vessels. But fishermen all across the Maritimes maintain that the new...

Vikki Garroutte: Ninilchik, Alaska.(SNAPSHOT: Who we are)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Talk about an early start in the family salmon fisheries: Vikki Garroutte's parents carried her aboard the boat in a beer box. "Since I was a baby I was either with them fishing on the [Cook Inlet] beach sites or on a boat," says Garroutte, 39,...

Bill seeks flexibility for capital construction funds: Oregon senators say OK'ing money for savings, retirement would ease crowded fisheries.(PACIFIC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... U.S. Sens. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), have again introduced legislation that would let groundfish fishermen use Capital Construction Fund savings for retirement, investment in bycatch-reduction equipment or capacity reduction...

Herring take no interest in San Francisco fishery: only 63 tons landed as February began.(PACIFIC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Herring fishermen showed up for this year's San Francisco Bay fishery, but the fish were no-shows. Scientists warned a couple years ago that surveys showed the herring population dropping but the industry argued successfully that it could...

Makah chinook landings far exceed expectations: tribe takes 19,500 fish, surprising officials.(PACIFIC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... In what could be perceived as a sign that salmon fisheries are doing better than expected, the Makah Tribe caught more than 12 times the number of fish regulators expected it to catch during the winter troll fishery. The catch also could...

Oyster dredging plan divides N. Carolina harvesters: state proposes halving weight limit for gear, cutting harvest days for Pamlico Sound fleet.(GULF/SOUTH ATLANTIC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Oyster harvesters in North Carolina's Pamlico Sound region are divided on state proposals for greater restrictions on the use of dredges, which some see as a valid attempt to protect declining stocks and others as one more nail in the...

Coast Guard event aims to curb deaths, sinkings: offers gear demonstrations, safety checks.(GULF/SOUTH ATLANTIC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Last year in the Coast Guard's 8th District, which encompasses 15,490 miles of coastline and 10,300 miles of inland navigable waterways in the country's midsection, 10 boats sank and nine people died. This year officials with the U.S. Coast...

Study doesn't deter use of shrimp preservative: proper use dilutes danger, shrimpers say.(GULF/SOUTH ATLANTIC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... A preservative that keeps shrimp legs and shells from changing color is still in use by some members of the Gulf of Mexico fleet, fishermen say, despite reports of related deaths on boats. A recent study by the University of Texas Medical...

Allaine: Dungeness crab and salmon boat.(BOAT of the MONTH)(Jim Anderson)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Following in the footsteps of his father, who built his own party boat and launched it in Half Moon Bay, Calif., in 1946, Jim Anderson built his own crab fishing vessel--the seaworthy Allaine. Building Allaine was a labor of love, that...

White House is set to trim NMFS budget by $100m: NMFS director 'happy' with budget, but fishing and ocean advocates criticize 11.6% cut.(NATIONAL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Seeking ways to cut into the careening federal deficit, the Bush administration has proposed a 2006 federal budget that aims to slash NMFS funding by around $100 million. Fishing and environmental advocates criticized the proposed 11.6...

Bipartisan support seen for a marine trash law: bill sets millions for enforcement, research.(NATIONAL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... A bill that would grant millions of dollars to the Coast Guard and NOAA for enforcement of marine trash laws--and research to determine its sources--could sail easily through both houses of Congress with bipartisan support, supporters say. ...

Scallops, hot and cold: Charlie Raffa, Barnegat Light, N.J.(GALLEY WATCH: At-sea cuisine)
May 1, 2005... Tow, sort and cut. Having those miniature fillet mignons of shellfish in the galley can be one consolation to the grueling routine on an East Coast scallop boat, but it helps when the crew can taste variety. Charlie Raffa says he and his...

Conditions right for prime season this year after 2004's steady pace.(GULF/SOUTH ATLANTIC: BLUE CRAB)
May 1, 2005... Environmental conditions in Louisiana and North Carolina are ripe for the start of the 2005 blue crab season and expectations are high following a steady if unspectacular 2004. "Last year was OK. It was nothing to brag about. Now we are...

Lots of fish in the sea; at issue is, who gets to catch it, and where.(NORTHEAST: HERRING)
May 1, 2005... Even with the allowable biological catch lowered from 300,000 to 220,000 metric tons in 2005 amid signs of strong year classes, there's no question that Americans could be catching more Atlantic herring. But the ongoing struggle over who will...

Weather, gear-type allocations and larger catch limit to affect markets.(NORTH PACIFIC: COD)
May 1, 2005... Look for a mix of Mother Nature, changes in gear-type allocations and a larger state quota to affect market conditions for the fleets working Alaska's waters for Pacific cod. Since last fall, high wind and sea conditions offshore of Alaska...

Northern, southern sectors seeking best way to divide up harvest limit.(PACIFIC: SARDINES)
May 1, 2005... The historic rift between the northern sardine industry in Washington and Oregon and the sardine industry in Southern California may finally subside this year if both sectors and fishery managers can agree on a long-term allocation in 2005. ...

Fishing the beach: Seiner Robert Hollowell is the last practitioner of a 300-year old Chesapeake tradition.(ON THE WATER)(Cover Story)
May 1, 2005... On the shore of Chesapeake Bay near its mouth at Cape Henry, Va., late summer afternoon is giving way to evening. The Virginia beachgoers who have opted for the less crowded bayside beaches are packing up. People are walking dogs and showering...

Safety personified: if the subject is training to save the lives of Alaska fishermen, the name Jerry Dzugan is bound to come up.(STAYING ALIVE)(Interview)
May 1, 2005... If heading west out of Chicago on a BMW motorcycle in the late 1970s seems like a circuitous route to a career in fishing vessel safety training, you might consider the travels of Jerry Dzugan, whose love for the open road led him to open...

Science vs. policy: industry leaders respond to an apparent collision at the junction of research and advocacy.(ON THE AGENDA)
May 1, 2005... The promotion of fisheries policy vs. fisheries science at a leading scientific meeting in Seattle last year prompted a rebellion, of sorts: This year, several fishing industry groups took a cue from conservationists and brought their...

Canadian lines: boats built in the Atlantic provinces have long histories and individual styles.(BOATS & GEAR)
May 1, 2005... New England, especially Maine, is well known for the boats it builds, and Yankee builders send their boats all over the country. But there are plenty of U.S. fishermen who don't hesitate to cross the northern border and come home with a boat...

Fighting fire: you need the right stuff--as in the proper equipment--to deal with a blaze on your boat.(HOT STUFF)
May 1, 2005... "It started in the engine room and quickly spread out of control." "By the time he brought the fire extinguisher to bear, the flames were out of control." "Between flames and smoke, the captain was unable to use the radio." "When...

Grading on the performance curve: checking the chart on the specification sheet is one way to assess whether that beefy hunk of iron is as powerful as it appears to be.(MOTOR MUSCLE)
May 1, 2005... The first person to come up with a system for gauging the power of an engine was James Watt, the Scotsman who invented the steam engine. He decided that one horsepower was the amount of energy needed to lift 33,000 pounds one foot in one...

Things you can live with: hopefully you've considered products like these before the boat goes out from under you.(SAFETY)
May 1, 2005... If you're on a boat for any length of time, complacency settles in. The boat becomes your own little island and even in a blow you don't think anything bad is going to happen to you. If you're thinking at all, it's about how wet, cold and...

35-footer heads to Aleutians; U.S. orders slow in Canada.(NORTH)(Gaski Boats)
May 1, 2005... Gaski Boats in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, has built several of its innovative designs for American fishermen. The latest is a 35-footer that will be going to Vince Tutiakoff in Adak, Alaska, which is about halfway out the Aleutian chain. ...

Yard builds large gillnetter; Alaska setnet skiff is redone.(WEST)
May 1, 2005... In early March, the crew at Webber Marine and Manufacturing in Cordova, Alaska, was putting the deck on an 34' x 12' aluminum gillnetter and halibut boat being built for Rick Ballas, a local fisherman. The boat is being built in two stages and...

Clammer going to Virginia; 75-foot scalloper is repaired.(SOUTH)
May 1, 2005... Dick Myers of Eastern Shore Seafood out of Mappsville, Va., obviously considers Junior Duckworth and Duckworth Steel Boats of Tarpon Springs, Fla., to be a top of the line builder as Myers is having a third clam boat built at the boatyard. ...

Bulletin board.(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... APRIL 26-28 European Seafood Exposition/Seafood Processing Europe Brussels Convention Center, Brussels, Belgium www.euroseafood.com The European Seafood Exposition brings together seafood buyers and sellers from all over...

The next step in navigation: Furuno adds muscle to the latest version of NavNet.(PRODUCT ROUNDUP)
May 1, 2005... Five years ago, utilizing technology that had been developed in the Internet industry, Furuno introduced NavNet, an Ethernet-based networking system that allowed a boat owner to connect several pieces of marine electronics to the same...

Marlink.(Company News)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... MARLINK, a subsidiary of Telenor Satellite Services, has announced a series of communications programs for the maritime industry. Free Fleet Airtime Program offers up to $3,000 worth of airtime for new Fleet F77 or F55 terminal activations and...

Xantrex.(Company News)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Research involving humpback whales near the Pacific Coast of North America is being powered by XANTREX. Scientists onboard the Alaska-British Columbia Whale Foundation R/V Evolution are using sonar imaging, underwater acoustics and underwater...

Sea-Fire Marine.(Company News)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The recently introduced Fire Foe from SEAFIRE MARINE was honored with an Innovation Award during the 2004 IBEX Industry Awards Breakfast. The Fire Foe swept the Mechanical Systems category at the second annual International Boat-builders'...

Ocean Technologies.(Company News)(Cyclone Technologies)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES has purchased the marine division technology of Cyclone Technologies, gaining worldwide rights to produce a marine engine that can burn almost any liquid fuel, including kerosene, gas, alcohol and diesel. This engine has no...

Lenco Marine.(Company News)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... For the second year in a row, LENCO MARINE has been named one of the country's fastest growing companies by Inc. magazine. The list ranks privately held companies according to averaged year-over-year sales growth during the past four years. The...

FIS Marine.(Company News)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... In late 2004, the Seattle-based insurance brokerage firm FIS MARINE celebrated 20 years of supplying marine insurance to the commercial fishing industry. The company's clients include commercial fishermen, shipyards, marinas and marine product...

A new weapon to fight slime: Maine lobstermen have discovered a new application for Krylon's Iron Guard paint.
May 1, 2005... At the Maine Fishermen's Forum in Rockport, Maine, there always seems to be a few fishermen in front of a table that is--from a marketing standpoint--rather sparsely outfitted: a couple of cans of paint and some literature. But then again,...

KVH Industries has made high-definition television available at sea with the new tracvision high-definition converter for Direct TV programming.(AT A GLANCE)
May 1, 2005... KVH INDUSTRIES has made high-definition television available at sea with the new TRACVISION HIGH-DEFINITION CONVERTER for Direct TV programming. Most of Direct TV's high-definition programming originates from a new satellite that broadcasts...

Grundens has introduced a gear bag made of waterproof-coated nylon fabrics.(AT A GLANCE)
May 1, 2005... GRUNDENS has introduced a GEAR BAG made of waterproof-coated nylon fabrics. It features two separate zippered end compartments: an organizer and a waterproof internal bag for wet or dirty items. The large main compartment opens from the top and...

Seawave's latest advancement in marine communications is the Remote Management Suite.(AT A GLANCE)
May 1, 2005... SEAWAVE's latest advancement in marine communications is the REMOTE MANAGEMENT SUITE. RMS is a set of five information technology or IT tools that run off the company's Integrator 3.0 product line to allow shore-side administration of vessel...

Teleflex Marine now offers tilt steering kits as the upgrade for its entire rotary and rack steering applications.(AT A GLANCE)
May 1, 2005... TELEFLEX MARINE now offers TILT STEERING KITS as the upgrade for its entire rotary and rack steering applications. The five-variety Dashboard Module Tilt Kit is used for a number of popular boat styles, from freshwater deckboats and runabouts...

Reverso Pumps has created oil change kits with a reversible impeller pump.(AT A GLANCE)
May 1, 2005... REVERSO PUMPS has created OIL CHANGE KITS with a reversible impeller pump. The self-priming pump generates up to 15 pounds per square inch of pressure to smoothly transfer hot or cold oil. Each kit includes an oil transfer pump and the hoses,...

MadgeTech has developed the MicroTemp programmable temperature recorder to provide instant accept or reject capability for shipments in wet or harsh environments.(AT A GLANCE)
May 1, 2005... MADGETECH has developed the MicroTemp programmable TEMPERATURE RECORDER to provide instant accept or reject capability for shipments in wet or harsh environments. The unit is fully waterproof and measures 2 1/4-inches long and 5/8-inch in...

ITT Standard has introduced brazepak heat exchangers, designed for applications requiring high performance in a small size.(AT A GLANCE)
May 1, 2005... ITT STANDARD has introduced BRAZEPAK HEAT EXCHANGERS, designed for applications requiring high performance in a small size. The brazed-plate units are compact, efficient and economical in a range of applications, offering high thermal...

Stainless Steel Coatings has released Steel It anti-rust coatings that provide a corrosion-resistant finish and can be applied without breaking down a production line.(AT A GLANCE)
May 1, 2005... STAINLESS STEEL COATINGS has released STEEL IT ANTI-RUST COATINGS that provide a corrosion-resistant finish and can be applied without breaking down a production line. The coatings feature a leafing pigment that creates a metallic barrier,...

Prospec Electronics has unveiled the Sea Mini, an auxiliary input that connects to the stereo and allows peripheral devices such as an MP3 player, VHF radio, iPod or satellite radio to be heard through the boat's speakers, without having to go to the stereo.(AT A GLANCE)
May 1, 2005... PROSPEC ELECTRONICS has unveiled the SEA MINI, an auxiliary input that connects to the stereo and allows peripheral devices such as an MP3 player, VHF radio, iPod or satellite radio to be heard through the boat's speakers, without having to go...

Icom America introduces the GM1600 Marine VHF handheld radio with built-in Global Marine Distress and Safety System technology that can automate, coordinate and facilitate the Search And Rescue process.(AT A GLANCE)
May 1, 2005... ICOM AMERICA introduces the GM1600 MARINE VHF HANDHELD RADIO with built-in Global Marine Distress and Safety System technology that can automate, coordinate and facilitate the Search And Rescue process. The GM1600 features waterproof...

Why indexing may make sense.(FINANCE)
May 1, 2005... The debate about investing in "indexes" versus managed funds has been ongoing since the index funds were introduced in the '70s. Although the investment approach was not initially popular, indexing has gained acceptance over the past decade. Is...

DOD warns that munitions can be dredged with clams.(MAIL BUOY)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... In recent months, more than 300 munitions of varying types have been discovered at private residences and commercial facilities in Delaware, where crushed clamshells had been used as paving material. The Department of Defense has learned...

Last set.
May 1, 2005... ALL HANDS watch as the Alaska Spirit slides down the ways at Giddings Boat Works in Charleston, Ore. The boat is owned by Tyler and Melissa Schmiel and her folks, David and Wanda Jentry of Kodiak, Alaska. Tyler and David decided to sponson the...