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February 28, 2011 Lahaina Harbor, Maui
Roger Stern had a very intriguing fishing trip. He was in a position to appreciate the thrill of catching this mahi and was also lucky ample to witness what he called an epic battle. Steve Stupak, an 18 12 months old from Minnesota, caught an about 650 lb. blue marlin just south of the Lanai lighthouse in a hundred fathoms. The fish would not give up on the brief corner purple softhead and, following six attempts, ate the lure. An hour and 10 minutes later on Steve was the successful angler of a large blue marlin. In accordance with Start off Me Ups policy for marlin above 500 lbs., Steves trip was totally free and a 300 dollar donation was produced to a neighborhood charity. Congratulations to Steve on his fish of a lifetime.
There were striped marlin all around for Amanda and Mark Quam and Ann and Matt Sutton. They successfully caught and introduced two near the Lanai lighthouse and picked up two mahis as effectively. With all that motion, these anglers described their morning as awesome.
Mike and his twin boys Nick and Alec trolled the one hundred fathom ledge and acquired a couple of bites. They converted on the two bites, landing these two mahis.
Shantel Williams landed this mahi on a brief morning journey. Thats not a undesirable way to invest a morning.
The proud father and son crew of Manning and Connor Louie also did a short morning trip and came up with this mahi. They will surely have fond reminiscences of their fishing knowledge.
Tom Carroll, Jim Lawrence, Rich Roman, and Mike Dennison had been in a position to carry some very good seafood back again to the harbor. They caught a few of shibis and a mahi.
Roger Paye and his wife Cindy caught and released a striped marlin and boated a 28 lb. aku. That is a massive aku, or skipjack tuna, which are actually named otaru when exceeding weights of twenty lbs. Michael OBrien also received fortunate and caught and released a striped marlin. This group had a fantastic day on the h2o.
Ben Rock, from West Virginia, was rock strong when he reeled in this mahi. Ben came across his mahi while trolling the one hundred fathom ledge off Lanai.
Nathan Millar did a four hour afternoon trip and hooked up to a striped marlin in the vicinity of LA buoy. Nathan caught the fish, which was released, and said that he had a great time on his 1st fishing journey in Hawaii.
Jim Higgins also caught a fish on his initial fishing trip in Hawaii. Jim boated this mahi although trolling close to the Lanai lighthouse.
Jace McNaic and Caroline and Mitch Bartrem didnt require a quite prolonged time to discover the fish. They have been on their way in from LA buoy on a two hour journey when these fish bit. Doing work jointly, Jace, Caroline, and Mitch brought the mahis to the boat.
Johannes McDonald, all the way from South Africa, landed a nice cow mahi and Doug Hansen and his spouse caught a fish for the dinner table. They all said that they had a enjoyable day.
With a complete of 10 marlin bites, Shaun Sutton and Gary Coleman had been each and every in a position to catch and release a striped marlin. All of their motion came while trolling on the backside of Lanai.
In this scenario, the picture does not notify the total story of the trip. Though Sheldon and Melanie Burch and Dean and Debra Scammell did get a mahi on the boat, they missed 8 marlin. Most ended up striped marlin but one particular was a good blue marlin. All of the motion took spot behind Lanai. This trip is just yet another example of how hard billfishing can be.
Gwen Miller, George Russell, and Rosanne and Gene Schmaltz did an afternoon journey and fished relatively shallow drinking water along the inside ledge. The ledge created these two mahis and there were a lot of whales to be noticed.
Even with all the billfish close to, Jason Chisholm was nonetheless pleased to catch this wonderful mahi.
Maui Fishin lures, made by Captain Steve Carroll, are often on display in Begin Me Ups booth at Lahaina Harbor. Captain Steve styles and creates these baits, all of which have been productive. The big lure has caught many marlin. Captain Steve is partial to the marlin lure in black and red although the so-referred to as Coors Light hues have also been used with fantastic success. The smaller flat-head lure also functions fantastic. The lure is not extremely huge, but can make a whole lot of noise in the spread. Captain Steves tiny bullet lure, however, is a favorite among quite a few captains, specially in the coloration blue. The tiny bullet is a preferred due to the fact of the confirmed ability to catch all kinds of fish time and time yet again.
This is a single of Captain Steves greater marlin lures. With Start Me Up Sportfishing embedded in the head, some anglers get these lures residence as souvenirs. Some of the anglers truly decide on to use the lures back at house. One angler, for illustration, intended to use a Maui Fishin lure to goal walleye in Canada. Anglers could also choose to use Maui Fishin lures although fishing on Maui, where the lures are identified to function properly.
This is the Maui Fishin little bullet lure. Pink has been one more 1 of the really productive hues, but the shape of the lure head alone is so good that the fish possibly dont even care about colour.
Thanks for checking out nevertheless another Begin Me Up fishing report. If anyone would like a daily report for Lahaina Harbor, phone our booth at 808-667-7879 amongst nine a.m. and 5 p.m. Hawaii time or e mail startmeupfish@gmail.com. Our next report will possibly be posted inside a week. Till then, restricted lines.
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Tona Fishing report for Feb
Tonga Fish Tales Newsletter February 2011
February …. Most of the Pacific seasoned unsettled weather and Tonga was no exception. Apart from a handful of days of powerful winds we had rain and nevertheless a lot more rain and very persistent northerly swells. In amongst the climate patterns we had a handful of great days fishing and by the stop of the month a welcome climate modify and a run of fish.
Billfish Motion ……… These that got out fishing noted it was tough heading and the bite was slow. The blues had been there but the strikes ended up lazy and half hearted. No large fish had been caught with the regular all around 80kg. The bait concentrations started out developing once more and by month conclude there have been huge educational institutions of skipjack and school dimensions yellow fin together with masses of flying fish. March really should see significantly enhanced billfishing.
Yellow Fin Motion …… The odd great fish was noted in the 70kg plus array a pity the weather was poor as February usually delivers excellent runs of large fish, especially west of the FAD regions.
Wahoo Motion ………… A number of excellent fish noted in the 20kg range but generally it was slow heading and challenging to fish the reef areas because of to the large Northerly swells.
Mahimahi Motion …….. Not considerably much better than very last month but started to boost late in the month. A return to the SE weather patterns started to bring in sensible figures of fish in and the Center Region held some very good bulls in the 20kg range.
GT & Puppy Tooth Motion ………. Tough heading in the internal Eastern Reef places because of to the major swell activity. On a few of the far better days heading out to two offshore Islands produced a great deal of action and quite a few bust offs – some good GTs and Dogtooth reported.
2011 Tournaments Dates Compose them your Diary …………
twentieth Anniversary Tonga International Billfish Tournament
15th – 21st September, 2011. This is Tongas most prestigious celebration for the yr and is a qualifying tournament for the IGFA Offshore Globe Championship.
NZFN Tournament – 20th- 26th October, 2011
Tonga Nationals Tournament – Saturday 26th November, Saturday 3rd & Monday 5th December,
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Angler thrown from boat Tweed Heads, Australia, recently survived a 5-mile, six-hour-plus swim to shore
When he ultimately dragged himself ashore, Wilson was tired, thirsty and suffering from assorted cuts and jellyfish stings, but otherwise Ok. He was fishing on your own and had the misfortune of falling out of his boat with the engine managing and in gear. He watched it little by little motor absent, in accordance to reports. Considerably, Wilson was not putting on a life jacket.
Youthful and match, the 25-12 months-outdated was established to make it to shore, even with having to swim against a latest. "I wasn’t going to avoid," he advised an interviewer. "Adrenaline and just sheer dedication."
Although unusual, Wilson’s tale is not exclusive. Throughout the final a number of many years, I have interviewed two men who fell out of shifting boats with out existence jackets and lived to notify their tales. The two males underwent grueling ordeals and, at various times, thought to be the idea that they weren’t going to make it.
And soon after becoming rescued both vowed that they would wear a PFD at all times.
Really don’t feel you need a life jacket? Ask oneself how extended you think you can tread h2o.
The longest I can recall any person staying afloat with no a PFD was a Polish mariner who fell off a container ship in 2004 and treaded water for nearly 24 several hours. The incident took place in the Bahamas, in which the h2o temperature was about 74 degrees. http://www.soundingsonline.com/compo…rchives/179402
The waterlogged seaman was ultimately spotted by a group of novice high school sailors aboard a 69-foot sloop that was component of a school’s educational program. Chat about a needle in a haystack.
The skipper of the sailboat stated the survivor, who did not converse English, was sporting just a marriage ceremony band, having shed his clothing to make it less difficult to remain afloat. "He had to have massive fortitude," the skipper told us. "It’s a credit to his psychological state."
In terms of survival time, take into account him an outlier. As a rule, if your boat swamps or capsizes, remain with it. Get as considerably of your body out of the h2o as achievable to sluggish hypothermia. Bear in mind, cold drinking water removes physique heat about 25 instances more quickly than air. And even capsized, a boat can make a larger goal for rescue forces than a individual in the drinking water.
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Official endorsement for SELFDOTT reproduction of bluefin tuna project
Official endorsement for SELFDOTT reproduction of bluefin tuna venture
Monday, February 28, 2011, 03:20 (GMT + 9)
The Ministry of Atmosphere, Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) and the Ministry of Agriculture and H2o of Murcia will indication a cooperation agreement to assistance the SELFDOTT task (Self-sustained Aquaculture and Domestication of Bluefin Tuna), in purchase to reproduce captive bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) using aquaculture strategies.
This was announced by the head of the Secretary Basic of Marine Affairs, Alicia Villauriz.
The signing of the arrangement – coordinated by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) – will get location next week.
Involved in this undertaking are thirteen government establishments, investigation institutes and sector associations from France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta, Norway and Spain.
The official stressed that Murcia is a pioneer in the improvement of bluefin tuna aquaculture.
Via the SELFDOTT task, scientists will try to total the production cycle for tuna in purchase to avoid dependence on seize fisheries thank you to new investigation.
Villauriz stated that "the union among administrations, science, business and nongovernmental organizations is the best mix to meet the challenges arising from the compromised state of the bluefin tuna population."
She stressed the progress associated to the information of the biology of bluefin tuna, that will give scientists the equipment to make a lot more correct assessments and kind the basis for determination creating, clarifies a press release by MARM.
In the European Union (EU), Spain has led the adoption of actions for the recovery and conservation of this resource, and has demanded strict compliance with them.
In November 2010, a team of researchers from the IEO did, for the very first time in Europe, adapt captive juvenile bluefin tuna in land-based services.
So considerably, this has only been reached with 4 species of tuna in Japan, Australia and the United States.
The venture is carried out by the researchers Fernando de la Gandara and Aurelio Ortega, as well as the technicians Juan Ramón Prieto and Javier Viguri, of the tuna farming team from the IEO.
The project will get area in the Marine Cultivation Plant of the Oceanographic Centre of Murcia, where they managed to adapt 20 juvenile bluefin tuna – caught off the coast of Murcia – to floor amenities.
By Analia Murias
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Another step forward in the domestication of bluefin tuna
Wednesday, December 01, 2010, 04:40 (GMT + 9)
A staff of scientists from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) have been able to, for the first time in Europe, adapt captive juvenile bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in floor services. So significantly, this has only been accomplished with 4 species of tuna in Japan, Australia and the United States.
The project was carried out by scientists Fernando de la Gándara and Aurelio Ortega, and technicians Juan Ramón Prieto and Javier Viguri of the tuna farming team from the IEO. The study is taking spot at the Centre for Marine Cultivation of the Oceanographic Centre of Murcia, in which they managed to adapt a school of juvenil bluefin tuna, caught off the coast of Murcia, to floor services.
The tuna, which weigh one particular kilogram, have put in the last 15 days in a fiberglass tank wherever they are currently being fed chopped anchovy and sardine, and seem to be showing "very energetic feeding behavior," mentioned the IEO.
This adaptation has been tried unsuccessfully in preceding years. This time it was attained by means of the use of a tank of greater proportions, and enhanced techniques of capture, transport and dealing with.
This positive end result represents a breakthrough in the domestication of the species, which had been efficiently reached in Japan, Australia and America, with Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis), southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus), but not for the Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus).
Some of the bluefin tuna were caught by trolling with a hook without killing them off the coast of Mazarrón, and transported right to the facilities of the Centre for Marine Cultivation in Mazarrón.
Other people had been caught off Cape Palos which ended up previously accustomed to captivity in cages located in the bay of El Gorguel prior to currently being transported to IEO services in Mazarrón.
In the very first scenario they attained a 70 per cent survival price, although the second was 100 per cent, generally simply because these fish had been by now adapted to captivity in cages.
This activity is component of the 3rd phase of the European task SELFDOTT (Self-sustained Aquaculture and Domestication of Bluefin Tuna), which research the progress of cultivation of bluefin tuna in captivity.
The investigation aims to create artificial diet programs for this species that are efficient and environmentally helpful.
The tactics implemented for the adaptation of bluefin tuna in captivity in floor services will be employed in the TANQUE venture, cofinanced by FEDER.
This venture, led by Aurelio Ortega, will offer the IEO with a excellent facility for the reproduction of bluefin tuna, which consists of a tank which is 25 meters in diameter and 12 meters deep. There they strategy to maintain the bluefin tuna broodstock to obtain feasible eggs from this species.
By Silvina Corniola
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NOAA Fined One Fisherman $19,000 for Catching About 20 Extra Codfish
NOAA Fined 1 Fisherman $ 19,000 for Catching About twenty Extra Codfish
Caught in a Net of Federal Fishing Fines
Fishermen in New England are caught in a net of federal red tape that is taking a toll on their business. Armen Keteyian reports on despair above 700 pages of confusing NOAA laws.
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U.S. Fishermen Battle Foreign Imports
With a lot more than 50 percent of America’s catfish enterprise coming from foreign nations, Mark Strassmann reviews domestic farmers are pushing the USDA to inspect foreign fish the way it does beef or poultry.
In accordance to a memo obtained by CBS Information, even though beneath investigation NOAA officials had a &quotshredding get together&quot destroying rubbish bags full of documents. (CBS)
(CBSNews) For 37 a long time the waters off the coast of Mass. ended up a way of lifestyle for fishermen Bill Lee. Then, with out warning – it all transformed.
"NOAA took a job that I loved and place me out of company," Lee said. "And laughed all the way to the bank."
NOAA is quick for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – the federal company that oversees the $ 3.nine billion dollar fishing industry.
CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports in 2009 NOAA fined Lee $ 19,000 for catching about 20 added codfish – practically three decades following he caught them. A great, he says, that destroyed his one particular-man operation.
"They just took it absent," Lee said.
Now dozens of New England fishermen cost their livelihood is at chance. Sinking under the bodyweight of 700 pages of complicated federal regulations.
"You virtually have to have a school diploma to comprehend what’s actually going on in this business," explained fisherman Richard Burgess.
Burgess said NOAA informed him he had to shell out $ 27,000 due to the fact of a issue with his paperwork.
"They just mentioned if I experimented with to fight it and it goes in front of a single of their judges – that I most most likely – the great will be among $ 120,000-$ 140,000," Burgess mentioned.
An investigation by the Commerce Department’s Inspector General found the laws had been "unduly complicated." Federal agents "overzealous" and "abusive." Excessive fines such as 1 for $ 270,000 for "administrative mistakes."
"We’re honest difficult-working men and women," Burgess stated. "And we have been treated as typical criminals."
The inspector standard observed the $ thirty million the fishermen compensated in fines went to a NOAA fund with no oversight. The fund was employed by regulators to obtain a lot more vehicles (202) than agents (172,) and for trips to fishing conferences in exotic locales this sort of as Australia, Malaysia and Norway. It was also employed to obtain a $ 300,000 "luxury vessel" utilized by federal government workers for "fishing trips."
And in accordance to this memo obtained by CBS News even though under investigation NOAA officials in Washington had a "shredding get together" destroying garbage bags complete of paperwork.
The shredding truck pulled up appropriate outside NOAA’s enforcement headquarters, exactly where the agency’s prime cop later on admitted he destroyed seventy five % to 80 percent of his total files.
An investigation identified the shredding violated 5 federal rules but found no proof of obstructing justice. The gentleman was later on eliminated from his position but continues to be at NOAA as an analyst, nevertheless making a six figure income.
Eric Schwaab is the new head of Fisheries at NOAA. He came to the company final February from the Maryland Division of All-natural Resources armed with a mandate for adjust.
"We have worked challenging about the previous 12 months to identify people problems and tackle individuals issues and to rebuild that trusting and productive connection that we want with fishermen," Schwaab said.
For some, like Sen. Charles Grassley, adjust can’t appear shortly ample.
"I want to make certain that heads roll," Sen. Grassley stated. "Because you know in a bureaucracy, if heads do not roll, you don’t change conduct.
Now a decide is reviewing at least 31 cases of fishermen caught up in the government’s net to see if some of the fines really should be returned.
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Costco revises seafood sustainability policy
Friday, February 25, 2011, 23:10 (GMT + nine)
Greenpeace USA this week applauded retailer Costco Corporations freshly revised coverage on seafood sustainability. The policy spans most of Costcos seafood inventory and entails halting the revenue of twelve sorts of fish linked with severe environmental worries, this sort of as shark, orange roughy, Chilean sea bass and Atlantic halibut.
As nicely, Costco a significant seafood retailer in the Western Hemisphere — vowed to look for aquaculture certification specifications that help very best procedures and specifically regarding farmed salmon and farmed shrimp, which are two of its greatest quantity products.
It is crucial that the products we supply our clients are those that we can carry on to present well into the long run and to present responsibly, stated Jeff Lyons, Costco senior vice president. Our policy will help us to continue to meet the demands of our buyers, who search to us for large high quality things at excellent worth.
In response to the chains move, the green organisation might move up the charts on the up coming approaching annual Carting Absent the Oceans seafood sustainability ranking because of out this April.
"This new coverage is a sign of tremendous progress, and we are indebted to the 1000’s of Greenpeace supporters who instructed Costco they needed to buy sustainable seafood," stated Senior Markets Campaigner for Greenpeace Casson Trenor. "While there is nonetheless a extended way to go, we are really pleased with the actions that Costco has used and their ongoing commitments.
In mild of Costcos dimension and marketplace share, its new seafood sustainability coverage will have sweeping implications for the market and noteworthy advantages for marine ecosystems, Greenpeace asserted.
"Costcos progress is additional evidence that sustainable company practices and the seafood industry not only can come together, but in simple fact must do so," said Executive Director of Greenpeace USA Phil Radford. "Unless we avoid pretending that we can catch, farm, and offer as significantly fish as we like, we will locate ourselves with empty nets and empty oceans.
Costcos coverage says the company may possibly even now offer the discontinued species if they are certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) whose standards have provoked issues for Greenpeace as well as some researchers and other environmental teams.
Hopefully a progressive business like Costco will use its important buying energy to push the MSC to continue to improve and turn out to be the gold regular that we all hope it will be, Trenor extra.
Greenpeace will now retain concentrating on the canned tuna industrys effects on fisheries.
The language in Costcos revised coverage indicates an awareness of tuna as a problem that desires to be addressed, said Radford. We are hopeful that Costco will lead the cost on generating this a far more sustainable sector.
In August, Costco ceased offering Atlantic cod, Atlantic halibut, Chilean sea bass, orange roughy, shark, swordfish and bluefin tuna – species at the moment facing depletion due to overfishing. Even more, the retailer pledged to get started compliance with Aquaculture Dialogues for salmon and shrimp and spouse with the Planet Wildlife Fund (WWF) to make confident countries such as Thailand abide by these Dialogues.
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