Coast Guard orders tuna boat to shore

[CaptKevin]

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pb...0334/-1/NEWS01

Does anyone know where to get the information on what is needed "by law" when Tuna Fishing?

[SteveH2112]

National registry, can be accessesed through Coast Guard. It was difficult to find when I looked for it sometime back. For a bigger boat out there
1. Upgraded flares
2. Raft with release I believe
3. Cat 1 406 epirb with release
4. Survival suits (I believe)
5. SSB radio
6. Lifering

and much, much more!

[boot]

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pb...0334/-1/NEWS01

Does anyone know where to get the information on what is needed "by law" when Tuna Fishing?

http://www.amsea.org/pdf/CommFishSafetyDigest-2008.pdf

[CaptainCJ35]

Should be noted that all those requirements are for fishing commercially vs. fishing recreational. However, those requirements are a good idea in any case, especially for being 150 miles offshore.

[starrfish]

http://www.uscg.mil/d1/prevention/Co...gest-20081.pdf

here is a good start.. anything over 100 miles you need to be able to communicate with the uscg.. a sat phone meets this requirement.

[Charlie Wade]

And once you have all the safety equipment, remember NOT to land more fish than allowed. Same boat:


NEW YORK FISHERMEN PENALIZED FOR EXCEEDING BLUEFIN TUNA LIMITS, MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO AN OFFICER

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cited Timothy William Ott and his son, Timothy James Ott, a $75,000 Notice of Violation and Assessment and a 75-day Notice of Permit Sanction on May 11 for exceeding daily Atlantic bluefin tuna catch limits and making false statements to an authorized officer. NOAA is an agency of the Department of Commerce.

Timothy James Ott is alleged to have landed five Atlantic bluefin tuna on the FV Hot Tuna Oct. 19, 2003 at Saquatucket Harbor in Harwich, Mass., at the direction of his father. The legal landing limit for the vessel at the time was three Atlantic bluefin tuna per day. The Otts allegedly attempted to hide the illegal landing by falsely stating to special agents from NOAA's Office for Law Enforcement that two of the five Atlantic bluefin tuna were landed by another vessel.

"The outcome of this case was the result of a joint investigation between the NOAA Office for Law enforcement and the Massachusetts Environmental Police," said Special Agent Louis Jachimczyk, Office of Law Enforcement - Northeast Division. "Successful Investigations like these highlight the positive cooperation that is fostered by joint enforcement agreements."

NOAA requires an accurate accounting of all Atlantic bluefin tuna caught off the East Coast of the U.S. to ensure proper management of the species."

[Fissues]

Sounds like a ship of foolish pigs.

[HeavyDuty]

sounds like a commercial fisherman trying to make ends meet.....and you keyboard jockeys are gonna sit here and judge him via the internet and bring up past mistakes

[backman]

I'm sure all the other big name Montauk commercials who followed the rules and steamed in 130 miles with only 3; turned around and went back out again at great cost in time and money would cut the person a pass for breaking the law.

And yes I am a keyboard jockey but I have both integrity and know what is and isn't the right thing to do....

[Tuna Meltdown]

sounds like a commercial fisherman trying to make ends meet.....and you keyboard jockeys are gonna sit here and judge him via the internet and bring up past mistakes

Sounds like an ass to me, that likes to break laws and put himself and his crew in great danger.