F/V Arctic Hunter went on the hard in November, 2013. I ran a few stories about her, and ironically, the last one in July, because a restaurant in Florida claimed they were getting fresh Weathervane Scallops from the Arctic Hunter! Anyway, I found this photo article by Chris Miller at his blog. Lets make one more trip on her! Read more here, with 14 great shots! 22:34 July 17 post
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
The Ocean Hunter, the sister vessel of the Arctic Hunter fished scallops and crab. The Arctic Hunter fished crab only. There appears to be confusion between the two. I have worked aboard both.