Mr. James Aliucci

GLG News by Mr. James Aliucci, President

Pollock front and center again, despite no one knowing why

November 20, 2009

Analysis of:Pollock quotas likely to drop again | www.publicbroadcasting.net

The latest prediction on the Total Allowable Catch totals for the USA pollock industry for 2010 appear to be solidly in favor of lowering them once again. This makes Greenpeace happy (not really) but is bad news for the industry as a whole. Jobs will be lost, companies may be headed for continued hard times. Yet most consumers of fish say, so what, I never eat pollock. How wrong they are.

Aquaculture Can Feed The World, Tilapia Is a Big Part Of The Answer

November 9, 2009

Analysis of:Can Aquaculture Feed the World | blueridgepress.com

We read more and more about aquaculture and how the industry is progressing, and reading about its issues of concern as well. We see that the carnivores of the industry may be more of a problem than a solution. We must work on a better feed to product ratio, but more importantly, we have part of the solution, tilapia culture.

Millions Of Canadian Salmon Still Missing

November 7, 2009

Analysis of:Canada to probe missing salmon stocks: PM | www.google.com

We have no idea what happens to the salmon when they go out to sea, but they always return. Well, up until now they have returned, this year they did not. This has had a devastating and ruinous effect on a billion dollar fishery in Canada. The sockeye salmon appear to have just disappeared. The appropriate Canadian authority is out to find the answer, they also should seek a solutions, looking forward, for the industry as a whole.

Ecuador Shrimp Problems May Be Good News For US Shrimpers

October 22, 2009

Analysis of:The Disappearance of Ecuador’s Mangroves | fishfarmaz.com

The USA shrimp industry has taken its share of hits lately. The imports form China, Cental and South America have caused the prices to drop to a point where US wild shrimp just seems to expensive to the average consumer. This may be about to change, as we look more closely at what is happening with the Ecuadorian farmed supply.

Did CBS Just Wake Up To The Growing Salmon Problem

October 21, 2009

Analysis of:Salmon Industry in Deep Water | www.cbsnews.com

The story presented by CBS recently is a great illustration on why no one outside the industry seems to be aware of our growing crisis. Unfortunately food production, fisheries and more directly the farmed salmon industry does not garner the headlines. Well not yet, although they do at times, when it is not a crisis but a catastrophe. I believe we could be close to that catastrophe. The population needs to start paying closer attention to the ever worsening developments in our food chain.

Salmon Problems Continue To Accumulate, Needlessly

October 17, 2009

Analysis of:Jacob Scherr's BlogBlown Away by Bristol Bay? Take Action on Climate Change on October 24th | switchboard.nrdc.org

We recently read about the billion dollar wild salmon industry in Alaska and its well documented problems. Some, inflicted by climate change, and how this is crippling a this billion dollar industry. In the short term we appear to be helpless. However, to see the latest developments out of Bristol Bay's hard rock mining venture, and to realize what this could mean to the industry and for wild life, is unconscionable.

The Aquaculture Industry Can Lead The World In Food Production

October 16, 2009

Analysis of:How will the world feed itself in 40 years' time? | www.guardian.co.uk

2050 is shaping up to be quite an ominous year. Forget the new millennium and " the end of the world ", recent predictions that our food supplies could be running out in 2050 seem much more troubling. Predictions about our oceans bounty, climate changes effecting land based crops, and the population levels of 2050, all tell us we are in trouble. All have a dramatic impact on our ability to feed the world. But wait, solutions abound, aquaculture is one solution moving in the right direction.

Salmon Are Losing Their Battle, And Telling Us We Are Losing Ours

October 12, 2009

Analysis of:Salmon - the Climate Change Forecasters | www.fishupdate.com

When we think of the environment and all the indicators of its health, as it relates to our seas and rivers, usually one does not think of listening to salmon let alone quoting them. However, they are talking to us, and we need to listen.

Our Fish Supply Crisis, Could Be The Status Quo, Again

October 7, 2009

Analysis of:Groups sue over offshore aquaculture plan | www.seafoodsource.com

I am speaking of the crisis not the status quo. The latest referenced article is illustrating why we will not develop off shore aquaculture. It may be just the first shot over the bow, but it illustrates that is seems everyone has their own vested interest and who suffers, the general population. They claim to be protecting the environment and our water resources, I think they have a small minded agenda. Look at the Big picture just once.

New Direction In Solving Our Fisheries Crisis

October 2, 2009

Analysis of:The next seafood frontier: The ocean | mutualfundsmag.us

Is this unique, raising fish in the ocean? Not at all. The big difference here is this could be the new direction we need to be moving. The new wave of ocean farmed fish will improve our supply chain with out sacrificing the environment where these farms are located. This new method of "fish farming" may well just be the beginning of deep sea aquaculture that helps our supply chain as well as preserves the vital waters where are they located. Now that is unique.

Species Conflict; Salmon, Water, And The Lack Thereof

September 29, 2009

Analysis of:California's breadbasket drying up for a fish | www.renewamerica.com

Species conflict is referred to by Governor Schwarzenegger. The species he makes reference of is fish and animal. It is not the conflict that is becoming, or should I say, has become, a major crisis. The real conflict in California is one between salmon (fish) and man. Irrigation water for farms or water for fish, at first glance it doesn't seem to be a tough choice. Things change, do they ever.

No More Fish Sticks

September 26, 2009

Analysis of:Still Learning Nothing | www.corpwatch.org

"Are the Oceans So Messed Up Even Fake Crab Meat and Fish Sticks are Endangered," This ia a quote from from The Daily Green, but it makes part of my point in reference to, and regarding our oceans reduced bounty. Perhaps the latest industry news on pollock and salmon have not been well publicized, but once the word is out, the public will soon know all about where and why their fish sticks have gone away.

The USA Aquaculture Industry Must Expand, Now

September 23, 2009

Analysis of:Farm-Fresh Fish -- With a Catch | www.washingtonpost.com

Fifty (50) percent of all fish consumed worldwide is from aquaculture. The USA imports over eighty (80) percent of our fish and shellfish. The wild catch fisheries cannot keep up with demand as yearly catches become flat and reports indicate they will be lower in the very near future. Forget about the long term, we need to address these issues now.

McDonalds, Pollock, Hoki And The Worldwide Problem Of All Three

September 20, 2009

Analysis of:Bering Sea pollock survey finds fewer fish than anticipated | www.adn.com

The recent news reports of the Pollock TAC (total allowable catch) volumes for 2010 may change things in the industry. The author of the article believes the low pollock findings are cyclical, I disagree. Perhaps the approaching outcome is the most important issue here, not the predictions of scientists and industry leaders. New predictions as of Friday, however, look quite ominous. McDonalds is now considering a change from pollock to hoki for their filet o fish, just to mention one.

The Billion Dollar Wild Salmon Industry Losses Continue

September 17, 2009

Analysis of:Salmon Disappearance Causes Ecological Disaster | www.thefishsite.com

Just when we thought the news could not possibly get any worse, it does. The Sockeye in the Frasier river failed to return and in the latest news, the north coast Chum Salmon are no where to be seen. As the referenced article suggests, this is an ecological disaster that is having dramatic impacts on another species. The bears of Canada are now dying from starvation. Whose next?

Salmon May Not Be The Answer, Farmed Fish And Canada's Other Opportunity

September 10, 2009

Analysis of:Canada missing boat on aquaculture | www2.canada.com

The seafood industry is rife with news; recent reports, new data and information, and we see more opportunity arising in the aquaculture fields especially. The industry is expanding daily, yet we see Canada, with great potential, not taking advantage of opportunities that are presenting themselves. Canada has vast resources and abilities, but due to the anti-salmon farming lobby, wild salmon industry supporters and some misguided perceptions, these opportunities may not be realized.

The Billion Dollar Wild Salmon Industry Has Lost It's Salmon

September 4, 2009

Analysis of:Canada: Millions of Salmon Fail to Return | www.realtruth.org

Acidic water, ocean temperature change, sea lice and warmer river waters do not bode well for the return of the Canadian wild salmon. This poses a loss of 1.6 billion dollars to the industry. With some of the environmental issues spinning out of control, and out of the control of the fishery managers, certainly no quick fix is in site. Is it then crazy to even think about farmed salmon in Alaska, probably.

Pollock, Biomass And The Rise in Our Ocean's Temperatures, Loom Large

August 30, 2009

Analysis of:Warm Sea Temperatures Whet Krill Appetite, Put Seafood at Risk | www.bloomberg.com

Overfishing has been a problem in the fisheries industry for many years. It has decimated species worldwide. We may be finally seeing positive change in our management of these same fisheries through better management and cooperation of nations. However, the warming of our oceans could prove devastating. This issue will prove to be impossible to solve in the short term. It also will illustrate that overfishing will pale in comparison in it's effect.

Aquaculture, Microalgae and Saltwater Could Help Alter Our Worlds Water Crisis

August 25, 2009

Analysis of:Our Water Supply, Down the Drain | www.washingtonpost.com

Land based aquaculture near our oceans utilizing species that tolerate or need saltwater for survival, along with microalgae being farmed in the same grow out ponds, algaculture, could be a partial answer of our two most daunting world problems, potable water and oil. Combining the three elements will save potable water, grow food for human consumption as well as provide bio fuels for industry and transportation.

Arctic Fisheries; Leading a Sustainability Effort is The USA, How Unique is That

August 21, 2009

Analysis of:U.S. approves Arctic fisheries plan | www.seafoodsource.com

The USA's Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke has approved the plan "that would prohibit an expansion of commercial fishing in the Arctic. Imagine any government taking this action prior to the fisheries being on the threshold of collapse. The plan is to put in place a sustainable program with controls to insure the health of the fisheries. The bell has sounded on our world's fisheries, and Commerce Secretary Locke has heard it.

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