HELLO!!!! Canada approves offshore oil exploration near Maine

December 7, 2015 Canada, New England

Oil drilling near Maine’s coastline is causing some concern for fishermen and environmentalists. The government of Canada has given the go-ahead to a Norweigan oil company to look for oil near where water enters the Gulf of Maine. That’s just 225 miles from Bar Harbor and right next to the important fishing ground of George’s Bank. Oil drilling off Nova Scotia has happened for decades. What makes this exploration different is its proximity to one of New England’s most important fishing grounds. Read the article here 20:18

Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine, oil drilling

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date
November 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

« Oct

November 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
- Feds, con groups file appeal to reinstate seasonal lobstering ban
  
  In their appeal, the federal government and the conservation groups, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Conservation Law Foundation and the Defenders of Wildlife, argue that Read More »
- UPDATED:SEARCH SUSPENDED – Search on for overboard fisherman from F/V Seeker 10 miles northwest of Unimak Island
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans are searching for a mariner who reportedly fell overboard from the fishing vessel Seeker 10 miles northwest of Read More »
- Qikiqtaaluk Corp. signs deal to acquire new fishing vessel
  
  Qikiqtaaluk Corp. has reached a deal to purchase a new fishing trawler, to be called Saputi II, from a Spanish firm. “It’s a big project,” Jerry Read More »
- Whats up with this NOAA Fisheries stuff? I cannot find anything official, but they have it plastered on everything!
  
  This abandonment of NMFS and the increased use of “NOAA FISHERIES” prompted me to do some snooping around, but I can’t find anything about it! What the Read More »
- Cape May wants oyster firms to flourish
  
  LOWER TOWNSHIP – In 1997, Dan Cohen started growing oysters on the Delaware Bay tidal flats using a unique French method that promised to produce the Read More »
- Are the Feds gonna let Carlos cop a plea? Trial pushed back again!
  
  Indicted New Bedford scallops magnate Carlos “Codfather” Rafael has asked the court to postpone his upcoming trial in part to pursue talks with prosecutors about “resolving” Read More »
- Wanted: Port of New Bedford – Harbormaster
  
  Harbor Development Commission Harbormaster/HDC Operations Officer (this is not a City of New Bedford job) 13:36 Read More »
- All options to protect right whales ‘on the table,’ says Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc
  
  The federal government will bring “absolutely every protection possible to bear” to prevent any further deaths of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Read More »
- A 50-year situation: the market dynamic between fishing fleets and processors in Bristol Bay
  
  This year, Bristol Bay’s 50 cents per pound base price had fleet members questioning the industry’s longevity. The dynamic between fleets and processors has existed for Read More »
- New Report Suggests “Whale Psychiatrist” Trump May be Right About Wind Farms and Whales
  
  US Bureau of Ocean Management report says whales, dolphins, birds and bats can all be injured by wind turbine construction, and offshore fishing harmed. Trump has Read More »
- Click Here – Cod, Cod and more Cod! – Various articles from the region indexed in this post. More will be added
  
  Feds reduce cod fishing, cite new evidence – Read it here Cod fishing in Gulf of Maine effectively banned for six months – Read it here Read More »
- Video: A sea of obstacles imperil American Samoa’s tuna industry
  
  Locally based fishermen who supply the lone Starkist tuna cannery in American Samoa are facing a perfect storm of obstacles that are threatening their economic survival. Read More »
- Alaska, Washington senators team up to seek disaster declaration for closed crab harvests
  
  Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell of Washington sent the request to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Read More »
- Happening Now! Fishermen block off DFO building in St. John’s for protest
  
  Fishermen have set up camp outside the Department of Fisheries and Oceans office in St. John’s Thursday morning for another protest. The group of 18 protesters Read More »
- Mysterious South Carolina fish with humanlike teeth stumps the internet
  
  The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday asked its social media followers to identify a fish with “humanlike incisors.” he department posted a riddle to Read More »
- In loss — hope and a view forward
  
  Lincoln County students will be better positioned for a shot at their dreams due to the memory of a man lost at sea. Edgar Ruiz Garcia Read More »
- NEFMC – Whiting Amendment 22: Five Hearings to Consider Limited Access Program for Small-Mesh Multispecies
  
  The New England Fishery Management Council has scheduled five public hearings on Draft Amendment 22 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. This amendment proposes to Read More »
- Cleethorpes PETA ad compares eating fish to ‘eating a cat’
  
  Animal rights charity PETA has put up a new billboard near a Cleethorpes chippy telling locals that ‘eating fish is like eating a cat’. The new Read More »
- Hybrid green crab species threatens N.L. lobster – also eat clams, scallops and even each other
  
  They’re fearless. They can live for weeks out of the water. They will eat anything, even each other. “They were born ferocious,” said Cynthia McKenzie, a Read More »
- Governor Mills Urges Commerce Secretary Ross to Reject Pew Charitable Trusts prohibition petition
  
  Standing up for Maine’s vital lobster industry and its hardworking men and women, Governor Janet Mills today urged U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to deny Read More »
- America Is Finally Spilling Its Shipwreck Secrets
  
  Word had gotten out about a productive patch of scallops in Stellwagen, and a commercial fishing fleet pounced. Smaller coastal boats took to the water, each Read More »
- Eastport boatbuilder required to auction boat molds
  
  A settlement agreement between the boatbuilding firm Millennium Marine USA and the Washington County government includes auctioning off four boat molds used by the company. The Quoddy Read More »
- New generation longliners
  
  BP Shipping is unveiling designs for new longliners that are to be presented at IceFish, with plans for the new vessels already at an advanced stage. Read More »
- How Valuable Is FishNet-USA?
  
  The question should actually be “how much is FishNet USA worth to you?” I’ve been writing stuff for the commercial fishing industry for over three decades. Read More »
- Obama declared the first National Marine Monument in the Atlantic Ocean, and I helped!
  
  Roll the tape! Click on the image to watch. 06:28 Read More »