Daily Archives: April 20, 2014

Magnuson not a weapon to use against fishing communities! Nils Stolpe/April 2014

I wrote the column below over six years ago. Since then we have gone through two demonstrations in Washington, DC that were enthusiastically supported by recreational, party/charter and commercial fishermen. Thousands of fishermen finally realized that,,,fisheries.org Read more here  17:51

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update April 20, 2014

rifa2“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Update here

Big Luke

Fairhaven fisherman dies after apparent fall

sct logoNEW BEDFORD — The body of a Fairhaven fisherman was pulled up by divers Friday night, found 28 feet beneath the boat he was scheduled to sail with that morning. Joshua Greaves, 30, was last seen around 1:30 a.m. Friday at a “downtown drinking establishment,” Lt. John Chaves said. “It looked like he slipped getting into the boat and then went into the water,” he said. Read more here 07:03