Annual Charleston Fisherman’s Memorial “Blessing of the Fleet” – Memorial Day

May 26, 2024 Pacific

In honor of the commercial fishing fleet and its importance to the Charleston community, the annual Blessing of the Fleet and Memorial Service will be held at the Charleston Fisherman’s Memorial Garden, near the launch ramp at the Charleston Marina at 10am on Monday, May 27th, 2024. The service honors the local men and women involved in Commercial fishing and the fishing industry who have died since 1941. As part of the event, local marine services firm owner, William Elderkin will speak at the memorial and a Blessing of the Fleet will take place. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 08:34

Alice I. Gunnari, Amos Allen "Red" Astor, Blessing of the Fleet, Captain James L. Moore, Charleston, Charleston Fisherman’s Memorial Garden, Don G Burks, Doris L. Hockema, Gary "Bear" Gene Warren, Gladys Johnston, Holly Hall Stamper, J. B. John Elliott Burgess, James "Jim" Nash, John Frank Hatten, memorial service, Michael L. Workman, Oregon, Richard "Dick" Lilienthal, Roy C. Cameron, Scott Heath, Spud Murphy, W.A. "Rusty" Shield

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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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