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One Man’s Fight – Chris McCaffity – a commercial snapper/grouper fisherman

December 22, 2012 South Atlantic

I had the pleasure of meeting Chris online today, and it turned into a long telephone conversation discussing fishery issues that neither one of us knew much about because of the different regions we are familiar with, he South East, I north East. I am impressed with his methodology and tenacity, as he finds himself in the same boat as many fishermen find themselves. Endangered!

I will not bore you with a long drawn out synopsis of our conversation, what I will do, however, is give you the link to his website. This is the cornerstone that he has built from to engage government official”s, ENGO’s, and his fellow citizen’s and fishermen. Visit freefish7.com, and get to know this fisherman from North Carolina. OH! Buy a calender from him. He fights for you, too!

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

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One Man’s Fight – Chris McCaffity – a commercial snapper/grouper fisherman

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

Fishing data collection grants announced

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Southeast Alaska winter troll catch falls short of limit, Spring troll fishery underway

Fishermen hope bumper sticker gets Trump’s attention

Resqunit Launches Canadian Operations

Connecticut’s traditional fishing catch is heading north – New England marine life on the move

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Some imported farmed seafood is a toxic cocktail – sometimes laced with antibiotics and pesticides that are not allowed in Canadian food production.

F/V Jamie Lynn stuck ashore due to tides, strong winds, and a needed plan to release her

F/V Demi Lynn, sinks at her Warren Town Wharf berth

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Queensland’s trawling industry under threat over low scallop numbers

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FISHFEST – First Fish and Fleet connects California coastsiders to their seafood!

Cape Cod – Seal control measures suggested – 200,000 or more of them sitting on our shores

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