Local shrimpers raise money for Cindy “the net lady” to continue essential work

June 8, 2025 South Atlantic

The South Carolina Shrimpers Association is working to give back to a woman who is essential to its industry. Cindy, “the net lady,” has been working for 50 years alongside shrimpers, mending their nets on land or by sea. However, her car recently broke down, which has been impacting her work. Being based in McClellanville hasn’t been easy, as she relies on her car to travel for the job she is passionate about. The South Carolina Shrimpers Association saw it was time to care for one of their own. “She’s tough, she’s resilient, she’s such a good kind-hearted person – salt to the earth. You know this is the least we can do to try to help her to getting her back out on the road. So, she can do what she loves and what she’s passionate about in helping to fix these nets,” said Bryan Jones, SC Shrimpers Association vice president. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 15:52

Fundraiser: Help Cindy “The Net Lady” Keep Our Fleet Afloat. >>CLICK HERE<<, and please donate if you can!

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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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