A Fundraiser in Support of F/V Wind Walker Capt. Travis Kapp’s family after tragedy

December 5, 2024 Featured, National, North Pacific

On December 1st, 2024, my dear sister, Stephanie Two-Two, unexpectedly and tragically lost her life partner, Captain Travis Kapp. Travis owned and operated a commercial fishing vessel, F/V Wind Walker, a seine and long lining boat out of Sitka, AK, where they reside. In the early morning hours, the Wind Walker capsized with all 5 members aboard. A mayday call was placed reporting the boat overturning, but the crew failed to respond to all follow-up attempts by the U.S. Coast Guard. The search went for nearly 24 hours and covered more than 108 square nautical miles in low-visibility and treacherous conditions. They were unable to locate or recover any of the 5 men. Travis and crew are considered missing persons. Travis was a profound gem of a human. He had three passions in life; being a great father to Paige, his new blended family with Stephanie and her daughter Alice and running a commercial fishing operation. Video, more, >>CLICK TO READ<<. and please donate if you can. 11:22

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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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