Fishermen
Tons of dead sardines cleared from California marina but much more lurks underwater
(CP) REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — Authorities scooped, blasted and vacuumed
Wednesday as they removed tons of dead sardines from a Southern
California marina before the fish rot and possibly poison remaining sea
life in the harbour. The cleanup came after the enormous school of
sardines apparently suffocated in the confines of King Harbor, possibly
while seeking shelter from a predator or simply becoming lost near a
breakwater late Monday. Instead of leaving, the fish crowded
toward the back of the Redondo Beach marina and used all the oxygen in
the water, marine experts have said.
Post to TwitterMillions of dead anchovies swamp L.A.-area marina
(Reuters) Millions of
anchovies washed up dead early on Tuesday in the harbor area of Redondo
Beach, California, just south of Los Angeles, puzzling authorities and
triggering a cleanup effort. Local television news footage
showed the mass of dead fish, said by a police spokesman to be about a
foot deep on the surface, choking the waters in and around dozens of
private boat slips in the King Harbor Marina. READ MORE
Regulators want to reduce lobster fishing in Southern New England
(Pro-jo) Rhode Island’s lobstermen have weathered an oil spill, a recession and a net full of regulations. Now they face a threat that could end their livelihoods, they say. Biologists
and regulators are working on ways to reduce lobster fishing in
southern New England by 50 or 75 percent. The drastic step is needed,
they say, if the region’s lobster population is to survive. But
local fishermen, who met Thursday night, say the plan could ruin the
state’s $10-million lobster industry and put more than 200 lobstermen
out of business.Fisherman survives nine-mile swim through shark-infested waters after freak wave sweeps him from his boat
(Daily Mail) A fisherman survived a chilling overboard ordeal for eight hours in
shark-infested waters - dreaming of a hot meal and his fiancee as he
swam nine miles to safety. Andrew Wilson, 25, revealed he was
bumped by a shark as he battled rough seas, stinging jellyfish and a
fierce current to survive. Mr Wilson was knocked overboard from his boat by a freak wave when
he was fishing alone soon after breakfast time yesterday, nine miles
out to sea off Coolangatta in Queensland, Australia. He watched as,
agonisingly, his boat drifted off without him.Slidell-area subdivision loses civic-minded resident in fatal boat crash
(Nola) The 63-year-old resurrected the neighborhood's security-camera system after it was dismantled by Hurricane Katrina.
When the homeowners association recently needed to select a new
landscaper, he took charge of reviewing bids and interviewing
candidates. But Grimaldi died in a boat crash
Tuesday afternoon while fishing on a New Orleans waterway. Now, his
neighborhood is coming to terms with the loss of what it considered one
of its strongest assets. READ MORE
Diver feared dead great white shark attack near Coffin Bay, South Australia
(news.co.au) An abalone diver is presumed dead after two great white sharks attacked him near the surface off the state's West Coast. The
skipper of the aluminium boat from which the diver was working saw the
attack which happened south of Perforated Island, about 25km west of
Coffin Bay, South Australia. He arrived at the Point Avoid boat ramp in the Coffin Bay National Park about 6.30pm and was treated for shock by paramedics. READ MOREFisherman who spent eight minutes under water back from the dead to meet his new baby
(Daily Record) Fisherman Sean Taylor spoke for the first time yesterday about his
amazing escape from death - and the baby he says is the real miracle. Doctors
treating Sean - who was dragged 157ft below the freezing waves and
submerged for eight minutes - feared he wouldn't survive to see the
child his girlfriend Natasha MacNaughton was expecting in just two
weeks. READ MORESuffolk fishing boat hit by 200,000-tonne tanker
(BBC) Two fishermen have said they feel lucky to be
alive after their fishing boat was hit by a 200,000-tonne oil tanker
off the coast of Suffolk. Richard Morgan and Brian Wright were on board the 10m (34ft) Chloe-Paige when it was struck on the bow on Tuesday. Skipper Mr Morgan said he contacted the Zaliv Vostok when he saw the danger and was told it would pass safely. READ MORECanadian lobster gear cited in death of rare right whale off Florida
(The Gazette) U.S. wildlife officials suspect Canadian fishing gear doomed an
endangered North Atlantic right whale that died this week off the
Florida coast despite an "unprecedented" rescue effort in recent weeks
led by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
U.S. government's chief oceans authority. The two-year-old
female whale, one of only about 450 of its species in the world, was
first spotted Christmas Day off Daytona Beach trailing at least 50
metres of rope after it had become entangled in fishing equipment
somewhere along the 2,000-kilometre right-whale migration route between
Canada's Bay of Fundy and the southeastern U.S.
Fisherman falls from boat and drowns
(Boston.com) A Gloucester fisherman drowned yesterday after falling off his boat into the cold water of New Bedford Harbor, in what police said was a tragic combination of icy conditions and a narrow walkway placed between the boat and the dock. Police would not release the identity of the 47-year-old man, who was a crew member aboard the fishing vessel Sunlight, which was docked for repairs in New Bedford. READ MORE
