Shrimpin' ain't easy
Louisiana fleet determined to regain its footing amid spill recovery and compounding perennial problems
By John DeSantis
As the long stretch between winter and the opening of this spring's shrimp season wore on, the nagging question for this disaster-weary region's fishermen was whether undersea goo would foul their nets and whatever catch might be found.
Mapping our way
I got an email from my dad this week. It's not unusual. In fact, I get several notes a day from him. He's retired to become a mass distributor of funny or newsy Internet links.
ATY Northeast
Donelle molds get new home; Maine tuna boat goes to Mass.
Cory Guimond at Millennium Marine in Escuminac, New Brunswick, improved his boat lineup by acquiring two molds from Donelle Boat Builder, a New Brunswick boatyard that is now out of business.
The molds are for 43' x 14' 6" and 35' x 14' hulls, which Guimond says are in excellent shape.
Gulf/South Atlantic Flounder
Oregon Inlet dredging issues resolved, N.C. ports relieved to be open for fall
Market prospects are encouraging for the Mid-Atlantic flounder fishery. North Carolina participants hope a navigational nightmare that spoiled an otherwise decent 2010-11 season won't trouble the fall fishery.
A stacked deck
From U.S. Coast Guard reports
Some 85 miles east of Atlantic City, on a mid-May day, the skipper and three-man crew of a Rhode Island offshore lobster boat were corkscrewing through rough weather. Winds were out of the southwest at 25 to 35 knots, seas running at 10 to 12 feet and the air a nippy 49 degrees. The skipper was at the helm, and the crew was on deck setting in a trawl.
Callifornia crabbing: Here's a fun video shot on the decks of the Majestik while catching Dungeness crab off the coast of northern California.
The United Fishermen of Alaska, a statewide commercial fishing industry trade association representing 36 member organizations, announces the election of Jerry McCune of Cordova District Fishermen United as president.
NMFS has announced two senior leadership changes that the agency says align with changes it is making to its West Coast operations.
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