Safety
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Gulf seafood declared safe; fishermen not so sure |
| VENICE, La. - August 2, 2010 - Seafood from some parts of the oil-fouled Gulf of Mexico has been declared safe to eat by the government, based in part on human smell tests. But even some Gulf fishermen are questioning whether the fish and shrimp are OK to feed to their own families. | |||
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OSHA proposes fining New Bedford fish plant $279k |
| NEW BEDFORD, MA - July 15, 2010 - A waterfront seafood processing facility is facing $279,000 in federal fines for alleged workplace hazards. | |||
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Mustard gas-contaminated fishing boat is clean |
| BOSTON—The Coast Guard says a clam boat that dragged up canisters of mustard gas earlier this month off the coast of Long Island, N.Y., has been decontaminated. | |||
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Maritime Industry Explosive Safety Guide |
| In the wake of the recent incident involving a New Bedford fishing vessel's encounter with WWI mustard gas munitions, the New England Fisheries Management Council is circulating this Maritime Industry Explosive Safety Guide. | |||
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Safety problems systemic with paid 'observers' |
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The regional coordinator of the federal "on-board observer program" — whose operation has become a flashpoint complaint of fishermen in problem-solving meetings called by the government — withheld from the industry that observers interfering with life-saving electronics — the EPIRB signals — has become a systemic pattern. |
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BOSTON HERALD: Fishing for help
It shouldn’t be the Wild West out there on the high seas, but as one sign in the flotilla said, “Fishing families are working families.” That is a message Obama and his underlings should remember.
