Russell Wangersky: Fish harvesters have the most to lose

January 29, 2017 Canada

The whole issue is in the hands of the Labour Relations Board right now, so this column is unlikely to sway any votes — and that’s fine. Because, really, it’s fight for those involved. (And just for clarity’s sake, I’ve known Lana Payne, with the FFAW’s parent union, Unifor, since we worked together at The Sunday Express in the late 1980s. I’ve known FISH-NL’s Ryan Cleary since 1997, when he worked at The Telegram, and we get along, on and off.) I understand why the fish harvesters might want to leave the FFAW. The union, representing harvesters and those who work in the processing sector, is juggling a variety of interests, from processing workers to inshore fish harvesters to offshore trawler workers. And that does create problems. Read the op-ed here 09:10

FFAW, Fish harvesters, FISH-NL, Labour Relations Board, Opinion, Russell Wangersky

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
April 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

« Mar

April 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
- North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for October 6, 2017
  
  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here for older updates listed as NCFA click here11:33 Read More »
- Another dead whale washes up on Jersey Shore beach
  
  A third humpback whale in about a month washed up at the Jersey Shore over the weekend, concerning both residents and conservationists. Atlantic City officials say Read More »
- Big Bar Landslide blasting resumes, In-river drilling and excavation underway.
  
  The huge remediation project is jointly managed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the B.C. government and B.C. First Nations, who are guided by an Indigenous leadership Read More »
- DFO contemplating sweeping North Coast salmon fishery closure
  
  Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is strongly considering a total shutdown of all chinook and sockeye fishing on the North Coast. The potential 2018 fishing ban Read More »
- Lets help this guy get to the International Seafood Expo in Quindao, China and expand the dogfish markets
  
  My name is Doug Feeney. I have been a commercial fisherman for over 20 years. I used to catch a lot of ground fish back in Read More »
- South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting – Hilton Head, South Carolina. Listen Live
  
  The public is invited to attend the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to be held in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Read the Meeting Agenda Click here, Read More »
- California’s Salmon Fishers Are Facing a Summer Without Salmon. Will They Get Federal Help?
  
  On another day, Matt Juanes would have set out on the water long before sunrise. Juanes, an experienced salmon and crab fisherman who has worked out Read More »
- North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 6, 2017
  
  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 08:36 Read More »
- Coronavirus: Crew screening, enhanced cleaning part of P.E.I. lobster season launch Friday
  
  The season was delayed two weeks by the COVID-19 pandemic. That delay was partly in the hopes that depressed markets would recover somewhat, and partly to Read More »
- One a those things: Kodiak bookkeeper allegedly paid for plastic surgery with stolen fishery funds
  
  A 57-year-old woman working as a bookkeeper at a fishing operation in Kodiak — a city on the Alaska island of the same name, where life largely Read More »
- Capt. Keith Williams: New head of DEEP’s EnCon Marine Division
  
  As the newly appointed head of the Marine Division of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s EnCon Police, Williams, 44, is in charge of Read More »
- Bering Sea Crab harvests set: Kings still in decline, snow and Tanner see bump
  
  Commercial fishermen will be allowed to harvest a total of 45 million pounds of snow crab from the Bering Sea waters this year, with 4.5 million Read More »
- Fishermen’s Mission Appeal for Filipino Fishermen page
  
  This is the page dedicated to helping Filipino fishermen, fishing in UK waters, to return home during this time of crisis. If you would like to Read More »
- WICKED TUNA: Season Five Premiere on Nat Geo Brings New Challenges, (Video)
  
  This Monday, top-rated series WICKED TUNA is returning to National Geographic Channel for Season Five. Some of the captains are still struggling, with a rough winter Read More »
- Alaska’s wild salmon are getting smaller
  
  For years, people in Alaska have been noticing that wild salmon were getting smaller, but the reasons have been unclear. In the new study, published August 19 in Nature Read More »
- ‘Tis the season – Commercial crabbing begins off the coast of Half Moon Bay
  
  As the clock struck midnight, local fishermen of the coast of Half Moon Bay began eagerly reeling in the first commercially caught crabs of the season. Read More »
- Low haul, rough waves expected for North Coast commercial crab season
  
  While last year’s crab season got off to a rocky start due to contentious price negotiations, North Coast fishermen this year will instead have to worry Read More »
- A five-year failure – Jes Hathaway, Editor in Chief, National Fisherman
  
  Catch share programs have been heralded in all corners of the country, first by NGOs and second by some of the fleet owners, fishermen and processors Read More »
- Gov. Cooper leads bipartisan effort to oppose East Coast seismic testing, offshore drilling
  
  Following last month’s announcement that the Trump Administration authorized airgun use in waters off the East Coast, Governor Roy Cooper and a group of bipartisan governors Read More »
- Retired Commercial Fisherman Joseph Correia of South Dartmouth has passed away
  
  Joseph Correia, Jr., 85, of South Dartmouth, gently passed after a long illness on January 9 at 12:26 a.m. at St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by his Read More »
- The Pew Charitable Trusts Urge Fishing-Industry Changes to Protect Right Whales
  
  Support for this reporting was provided by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Katharine Deuel, an officer with The Pew Charitable Trusts, said action can’t come soon enough for Read More »
- P.E.I. Lobster fishermen are going to some extreme lengths to keep the crustaceans cold
  
  Like the rest of P.E.I., the lobster industry, now into its fall season, has had to adjust to this week’s hot, sunny weather. Lobsters suffer in Read More »
- A Pinch o’ this, and a Dash o’ that – To Fix Climate Change, Scientists Turn To Hacking The Earth – DON”T FORGET THE CALCIUM!
  
  An Experiment With Unclear Results One of the wild things about geoengineering is that even the scientists proposing it don’t really want to do it. The Read More »
- UK-wide funding scheme supports purchase of life-saving safety equipment for fishermen
  
  The new UK-wide funding scheme, which is being delivered by Seafish in co-operation with the MCA and Trinity House, is open to owners of active UK Read More »
- Southwest Nova Scotia seafood industry on edge as wildfires surge
  
  As many as 20 seafood processing and holding facilities along Nova Scotia’s South Shore could be at risk because they fall within the wildfire evacuation order Read More »