lowest ranking in human trafficking index

Tag Archives: lowest ranking in human trafficking index

US downgrades Thailand to lowest ranking in human trafficking index for ‘systematic failure’ to prosecute slavers

June 20, 2014 International News, National

In January this year the Thai embassy in Washington signed a $400,000-plus deal with leading US law firm Holland & Knight. The money was for lobbying to persuade the White House, Congress and US Departments of State and Defence that Thailand is a country that fights human trafficking and forced labour. It seems not to have been money well spent. On Friday Thailand was downgraded,, Read more here 09:25

Comment

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date
April 2024

M T W T F S S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

« Mar

April 2024
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

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

Recent Posts
- Commercial Fisherman Captain Michael Foy still jailed in British Virgin Islands after two charges dismissed
  
  The Magistrates Court in the British Virgin Islands dismissed the illegal fishing charges against Stafford fisherman Michael Foy, according to his family and attorneys. The court did not Read More »
- Ten pirates get 12 years in prison for kidnapping 18 crewmen from the F/V Hailufeng II
  
  A court in Lagos sentenced 10 men to 12 years in prison on Friday for kidnapping the crew of a Chinese-flagged merchant vessel last year, the Read More »
- Premier in Asia to help N.S. seafood firms promote products
  
  Representatives of five Nova Scotia seafood companies promoted their products, with help from Premier Stephen McNeil, at an event in Guangzhou, China Monday. Asia is the Read More »
- Sale and trade of shark fins to continue in Florida, and environmentalists are upset
  
  Environmentalists sighed in disappointment after a Florida Senate bill banning the sale and trade of shark fins was amended last week, weakening its original intent. Originally Read More »
- New Law Would End Most Sport Fishing in Puerto Rico
  
  Puerto Rico is on the cusp of approving new law governing fishing in the country, and it threatens to spell the end of recreational fishing. Senate Bill Read More »
- PEI fishermen to integrate ‘weak rope’ in 2023
  
  Gear adjustments regarding the North Atlantic Right Whale for the 2021 fishing season are consistent with last year. Rope markings on fishing gear, first implemented in Read More »
- What was life like for fishermen in the 19th century?
  
  We have a proud and rich heritage here in Suffolk, there’s no doubt about that. If you head out to the coast, you’ll find some amazing Read More »
- Large Whale Seasonal Trap Gear Closure is Effective February 1 – April 30
  
  This advisory serves as a reminder to recreational and commercial trap fishermen. The annual large whale seasonal trap gear closure is in effect from February 1st Read More »
- Brexit fishing victory as England’s most lucrative port lands record £43.6m of seafood
  
  Brixham Fish Market, in Devon, topped 2020’s £35.8million and the previous £40.3million record from 2017. And contrary to many Remainers predicting that leaving the EU would Read More »
- Midwater trawler critics intend to appeal court decision
  
  Fishermen in the Gulf of Maine are seeking to appeal a federal judge’s reversal of an exclusion zone that keeps herring trawlers 12 miles offshore. The Read More »
- Two years after CETA took effect, fisheries minister says Tory exemptions devalued the industry
  
  In 2013, negotiations between Canada and the European Union over the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, included talks on how Newfoundland and Labrador might Read More »
- Omega Protein Disappointed by ASMFC Vote on Menhaden Fishery Non-Compliance
  
  Omega Protein is disappointed in today’s vote by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Menhaden Management Board to request Virginia’s menhaden fishery be found out Read More »
- Coast Guard medevacs 62-year-old man from vessel near Point Piedras
  
  The Coast Guard medevaced a 62-year-old man from the fishing vessel Pamela Rose approximately eight nautical miles north of Point Piedras, Thursday morning. At approximately midnight, a good Samaritan Read More »
- Forget Maine, Jersey fisherman catch quality lobsters
  
  As the sun begins to set over Shark River, the boat “Fully Loaded” approaches the dock. As the name suggests, it’s fully loaded with lobsters. “It’s Read More »
- Commercial Fisherman Ronnie Lee White has passed away in New Bedford
  
  Ronnie Lee White, age 63, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 10, 2022 in New Bedford. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia to Cecil Ronald Read More »
- LePage wants Maine to process own lobster, blames Legislature for stumbling blocks
  
  Gov. Paul LePage said he would like to see enough factories built in Maine so that all Maine lobsters that are to be processed can be handled Read More »
- Reality check – As they gear up for the season, Island fishermen receive two days of safety and survival training.
  
  Don’t put the injured on the raft first, they can slow down the evacuation. Don’t stow survival suits below decks. Don’t leave port without a Nerf Read More »
- All eyes on Washington over bill that could ‘halt’ offshore wind construction
  
  US legislation whose current language threatens to slam offshore wind project construction is expected to be passed with less restrictive provisions. But how much the manning Read More »
- P.E.I. fisheries sector gets $3.1M in government funding
  
  The federal and P.E.I. governments are investing a total of more than $3.1 million in the Island’s fish and seafood sectors. The announcement was made during Read More »
- Donald Clattenburg, a retired New Bedford fisherman, recalls the rescue of his fishing vessel, the Venture I, on Jan. 9, 1966.
  
  NEW BEDFORD — The year was 1966, four years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Cold War tensions between the world’s superpowers — the Soviet Union Read More »
- “We’re commercial fisherman. Nobody wears em,” Lone survivor of Bay Area fishing boat accident speaks out
  
  Phillip Sanchez said sheer determination got him through this ordeal, but the loss of his fishing buddies on Bodega Bay is almost too much to bare. Read More »
- West Coast Crabber’s trip cut short for numerous Safety Violations, Owner charged with Fishery Violations
  
  The Coast Guard terminated the voyage of a commercial crab fishing vessel for numerous safety violations three miles west of Long Beach, Monday. A 47-foot Motor Read More »
- Boaties rescued off Fraser Island
  
  The Bundaberg RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew has assisted in a mission to help four trawler crew members, who set off an emergency beacon, after their Read More »
- Commercial Fisherman Andy Mays given the first DMR Excellence Award. Congratulations, Andy!
  
  Andy Mays is not often at a loss for words. But when the Southwest Harbor lobster fisherman and scalloper was called up on stage at the Read More »
- Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update February 23, 2014
  
  “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 Read More »