Sunken fishing boat prompts closure of shellfish harvesting in Penn Cove
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Divers have successfully plugged the hole in the fuel tank of a 128-foot crab boat that caught fire and sank in Penn Cove this past weekend, but enough diesel leaked out that the state has closed the bay to shellfish harvesting.
According to Mark Toy, an environmental engineer with the state Department of Health, more diesel was in the boat than earlier thought and photos from the air have shown just how far the resulting sheen has spread.
"It looks like the oil sheen is pretty extensive," Toy said. "As of this morning, it went past the Coupeville Wharf."
For those reasons, the agency decided to issue a formal closure for the whole shellfish bed in the cove, he said. It will be effective immediately and will stay in effect for one week after the sheen dissipates.
Source: South Whidbey Record
Oyang fishing vessel charged for illegal dumping
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Illegal fish dumping charges have been laid over the activities
of another Korean Oyang fishing boat.
The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) says it has laid eight
charges against the foreign charter vessel Oyang 77 over illegally
dumping fish at sea.
One of the charges relates to the dumping of a large basking
shark, the second largest fish in the world.
Oyang 75 - also owned by Korea's largest fishing company Sajo
Oyang - is before the courts facing 26 fisheries charges. It was
brought to New Zealand last year to replace Oyang 70 which sank two
years ago pulling in an overweight net, killing six men.
Source: TVNZ
Muskegon-area veterans to be honored with fishing tournament, boat parade
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MUSKEGON, MI – The Muskegon Charter Boat Association is set to honor 80 military veterans Saturday with a salmon fishing tournament on Lake Michigan.
In addition, the public is invited to honor the veterans as well during a special boat parade through the Muskegon Channel after the unique fishing competition is done.
The Armed Forces Salmon Assault , scheduled for Saturday on Armed Forces Day, is designed by local charter boat captains to “take our heroes fishing.”
The 80 Muskegon-area veterans will be split into groups on 19 charter boats. The honorably discharged veterans and active-duty service members were selected for the event by local veterans'
Source: Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com