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Fishermans Death
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Posted by Liquid_Addiction on Thursday, December 09, 2004 @ 13:44:51 EST (546 reads)
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Fisherman Dies While Fighting Tuna
A fisherman discovered an empty boat cruising off the North Carolina coast Tuesday morning with its harpoon line in the water.
When he reeled in the line, he found a live bluefin tuna speared on the end -- and the captain's entangled body.
The captain, Bruce Bartlett of South Plainfield, N.J., apparently harpooned the fish, then got his left leg caught in the 200-foot line, Coast Guard officials said. When the tuna swam away, Bartlett was pulled into the ocean off Morehead City and drowned.
Bartlett was a commercial fisherman who traveled up and down the coast, Coast Guard officials said. He was alone in the 35-foot boat, named Flat Calm, when he died, fighting a fish that can weigh from 200 to 500 pounds.
"They're not easy to handle by yourself," said Ensign Andy Green-wood, with the Coast Guard's Fort Macon group.
Greenwood said Bartlett's was one of several boats that left Morehead City early Tuesday. He was last seen at 8 a.m.
About 9:30 a.m., another fisherman found Bartlett's boat 13 miles offshore, its motor running. The man climbed aboard and pulled up about 150 feet of the line before finding Bartlett's body, Greenwood said. The catch was on the line, but it got away before Coast Guard officials arrived.
Efforts to reach Bartlett's family Wednesday were unsuccessful.
Anthony Ng of Winterville, a commercial fisherman who was also in the area Tuesday morning, said 6- and 7-foot swells were battering the boats.
He said many fishermen work alone, hauling in tuna on giant rods, then stabbing them with harpoons and chasing them until they tire. A single tuna can sell for thousands of dollars.
Ng said it is more profitable to work alone but, of course, more dangerous. "Those fish, they pull hard," he said. "All it takes is one slip."
The Coast Guard advises against fishing alone. But even having company can't always prevent accidents. In 1994, a man was pulled overboard during the Morehead City-based Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. He had wrapped line around his arm and was trying to pull a fish aboard a 52-foot boat. His body was never found.
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Letter sent to the National Marine Fisheries Service
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Posted by Dawg on Saturday, January 10, 2004 @ 09:12:30 EST (411 reads)
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A letter sent to the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding Bluefin Tuna management
December 1, 2003
Asst. Administrator William T. Hogarth, Ph.D.
National Marine Fisheries Service
1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Dear Dr. Hogarth:
I am writing to express my opposition to the misguided bluefin tuna management measures contained in the November 18, 2003 Federal Register notice. With this notice the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) continues a pattern of management decisions based on dubious science that ignore the needs of North Carolina fishermen.
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ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA LANDINGS
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Posted by Dawg on Thursday, January 08, 2004 @ 02:55:31 EST (342 reads)
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As of January 6, 2004 , fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coastwide General category closed landing approximately 589.4 mt. Harpoon category 53.2 mt out of a possible 77.5 mt. Longline North: 21.9 mt. Longline South: 4.3 mt. Purse seine category 265.7 mt. The Angling category is currently closed. Landings updates will be made as necessary, Monday through Friday.
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Bluefin Tuna fishing on National TV
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Bluefin Season to REOPEN!
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Posted by Dawg on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 @ 13:49:59 EST (474 reads)
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last updated: 12/29/2003
NMFS TRANSFERS BFT QUOTA AND REOPENS THE GENERAL CATEGORY FISHERY
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) adjusts the coastwide General category quota for the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery by transferring 15.0 metric tons (mt) from the Longline North subcategory quota, 12 mt from the Longline South subcategory quota and 3 mt from the Trap category to the coastwide General category for a revised quota of approximately 564.4 mt. To date approximately 552.8 mt have been landed by the coastwide General category, thus approximately 11.6 mt remains unharvested. Given the adjusted quota, the coastwide General category will reopen at 12:30 a.m. January 2, 2004 and close at 11:30 p.m. January 3, 2004.
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BFT Season and Size Limit Adjustments
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Posted by Dawg on Saturday, December 27, 2003 @ 17:31:50 EST (341 reads)
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NOAA Fisheries Adjusts Certain Commercial Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Seasons and Size Tolerance Limits The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has adjusted several regulations governing the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery including the opening date of the Purse seine category, closure dates for the Harpoon and General categories, and large medium BFT retention tolerances for the Purse seine and Harpoon categories. The start date for the Purse seine category BFT fishery will be changed to July 15 of each fishing year. This action is intended to minimize conflicts with other gear types and permit categories, as well as maximize economic yields from General and Purse seine category landings (i.e., avoid market gluts). The new start date will be effective on January 23, 2004. Based on market conditions and landing rates the final rule includes a provision to delay the commencement of the Purse seine start date from July 15 to no later than August 15. NOAA Fisheries is establishing a Harpoon category season end date of November 15 (or when the quota is reached, whichever comes first). The intent of this action is to preserve the traditional Harpoon category fishery by restricting its geographic activity to the New England area. This new closure date will go into effect on January 23, 2004.
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MARINE PATROL AUCTIONS TUNA
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Posted by Dawg on Saturday, December 13, 2003 @ 03:25:04 EST (970 reads)
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MOREHEAD CITY – The North Carolina Marine Patrol auctioned off a tuna on Thursday morning, Dec. 11, potentially bringing in approximately $2,400 for Carteret County schools.
During a routine patrol at Portside Marina in Morehead City on Dec. 10, Officer Mark Daniels confiscated the bluefin tuna. Barrett Gardner McMullen of Ocean Isle, N.C. was charged with selling fish without a valid Standard Commercial Fishing License. This violation is a Class A-1 misdemeanor.
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GENERAL CATEGORY BFT FISHERY WILL CLOSE DECEMBER 10, 2003
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Posted by Dawg on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 @ 11:59:42 EST (381 reads)
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NOAA Fisheries has determined that the total adjusted Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General category quota of 534.4 metric tons (mt) will be attained by December 10, 2003. Therefore, the General category fishery for BFT will close at 11:30 p.m. on December 10, 2003. Fishing for, retaining, possessing, or landing large medium or giant BFT by persons aboard vessels in the General or Charter/Headboat categories must cease at 11:30 p.m. local time December 10, 2003. General and HMS Charter/Headboat permit holders may tag and release BFT while the General category is closed, subject to the requirements of the tag-and-release program at 50 CFR 635.26. This action is being taken to prevent overharvest of the General category quota. If it is determined that quota remains uncaught in the General category, or if additional quota can be made available to the General category through an inseason transfer, NOAA Fisheries will announce the re-opening and/or transfer action in a separate Federal Register notice. General category and HMS Charter/Headboat permit holders may tag and release BFT while the General category is closed, subject to the requirements of the tag-and-release program at § 635.26. This notice is a courtesy to BFT fishery permit holders to help keep you informed about your fishery. Official notice of Federal fishery actions is made through filing such notice with the Office of the Federal Register. For further information contact Brad McHale or Dianne Stephan, 978-281-9260.
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: International Management of a Shared Resource
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Posted by Dawg on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 @ 17:12:44 EST (586 reads)
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna:
International Management of a Shared Resource
Eugene H. Buck
Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy
Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division
March 8, 1995
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna:
International Management of a Shared Resource
Eugene H. Buck
Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy
Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division
March 8, 1995
95-367 ENR
SUMMARY
Prior to the 1960s, fishing for north Atlantic bluefin tuna was limited to subsistence fishing, international sport tournaments, and small-scale commercial ventures. During the 1960s, fishing efforts intensified as international markets developed for canned and fresh bluefin. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, large numbers of commercial purse seiners, targeting small schooling bluefin, supplied canneries while harpooners and longliners sought giant bluefin for export to Japan, where consumers treasured fresh fatty bluefin flesh as a delicacy. By the late 1960s, the western north Atlantic bluefin tuna population showed pronounced signs of stress from overfishing, suggesting international management was required to prevent the collapse of the fishery.
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ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA LANDINGS
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Posted by Dawg on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 @ 17:04:29 EST (405 reads)
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ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA LANDINGS
As of December 9, 2003, fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: Coastwide General category is currently open and has landed 524.0 mt out of a possible 534.4 mt. Harpoon category 53.2 mt out of a possible 77.5 mt. Longline North: 21.2 mt. Longline South: 3.5 mt. Purse seine category 265.7 mt. The Angling category is currently closed. Landings updates will be made as necessary, Monday through Friday.
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