2 R.I. shipyards win grants under maritime funding program revived by Reed

September 5, 2017 New England

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on Saturday announced that two Rhode Island shipyards will be awarded $1,114,370 in federal funding to make capital improvements intended to help create jobs, increase economic activity, and improve their building, service, and maintenance capabilities. Blount Boats in Warren will receive $508,927 and J. Goodison Company in North Kingstown will receive $635,453 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The Small Shipyard Grants, which are limited to no more than 75 percent of the estimated improvement costs, are available to U.S. shipyards with fewer than 1,200 production employees. click here to read the story 14:32

Blount Boats, Federal Funding, J. Goodison Company, Sen. Jack Reed, Small Shipyard Grant Program

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
- Multiple challenges hamper commercial Dungeness crab season
  
  The commercial Dungeness season in California opened late because the state’s Risk Assessment Mitigation Plan (RAMP), which is in full-force for the first time this season,,, Read More »
- The Porcher Fleet Continues to Grow
  
  Aventurine was built in less than a year by the shipyard in Boulogne for its loyal customer in Côtes-d’Armor. It will be based in Saint-Brieuc, also Read More »
- UFA Ready to Fill Executive Director Position – Fishermen’s News
  
  Three fisheries industry veterans appear to be under serious consideration for executive director of United Fishermen of Alaska, the statewide commercial fishing trade association that represents Read More »
- Three New Calves! North Atlantic Right Whale calving season is now underway
  
  Right whales are an endangered species that usually migrate south along the Georgia and Florida coastline to give birth to their calves. The Florida Fish and Read More »
- Cooke Aquaculture authorized to process ISA infected salmon
  
  New Brunswick (NB)-based Cooke Aquaculture is assuring consumers that its fish that became ill with infectious salmon anemia (ISA) is safe to eat. Read more Read More »
- Boothville Man Cited For Commercial Fishing Violations in Plaquemines Parish
  
  Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a Boothville man for alleged commercial fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish on Aug. 23. Agents cited Webley Read More »
- American Aquafarms appeals DMR lease application decision
  
  American Aquafarms has appealed a recent decision by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to terminate two lease applications for a proposed salmon farm in Frenchman Read More »
- FISH-NL wins first battle against salt-water mafia
  
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Feb. 23rd, 2017 The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) has won the first battle in its bid Read More »
- New Jersey Fishermen, beach builders fight for ancient underwater sand hills
  
  Just a few miles off New Jersey’s coast are a series of underwater hills on the ocean floor, made of perfect quality beach sand tens of Read More »
- Western Alaska: Crab are looking healthy after downturn in 2019
  
  The region is known for its abundant crab populations and supports several species. Ten species of crab are caught throughout fisheries in the state, seven of Read More »
- Does the future of the fisheries rest on dry land?
  
  Fancy some Manitoba cod? How about Saskatchewan salmon? The idea of Prairie seafood may seem outlandish, but with soaring demand running headlong into environmental concerns over Read More »
- What happened to Andy Hillstrand? Where is he now?
  
  Andy Hillstrand is a well-known television personality. His celebrity stems from his appearance in the documentary Deadliest Catch. During this time, he sailed on board the Read More »
- An Inuk Boy Who Caught A Seal With His Hockey Stick Is Peak Canada
  
  Forget gingerbread Parliament Hill and Shania Twain’s Grey Cup entrance on a dog sled — a photo of a grinning Inuk boy who just caught a Read More »
- Cormorants – A problem on our local marshes?
  
  Medina Journal-Register – This destruction of the environment became more evident to me in recent years when I went on a few fishing trips to the Read More »
- NE Fishery Management Council welcomes aboard Jackie Odell
  
  The new face on the New England Fishery Management Council is no stranger to a group that advises on policy related to the region’s vital fisheries. Read More »
- DMR Needs Your Correct Address Information to Distribute CARES Act Relief Funds
  
  In May, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) notified you that Maine has been allocated $20 million in CARES Act relief funding to support the Read More »
- NPFMC talks crab, halibut bycatch
  
  SEATTLE — The North Pacific Fishery Management Council spent much of the day talking about Bering Sea bycatch, and agreed to move forward on one related Read More »
- In Cod’s Shadow, Redfish Rise
  
  In the North Atlantic, the trajectory following fisheries collapse has not been forgiving. Even decades after overfishing drove seemingly inexhaustible species like Atlantic cod off a Read More »
- Coast Guard terminates 5 vessel voyages for safety violations in Southeast Alaska . All five vessel crews were required to return to port in Petersburg
  
  Coast Guard Station Ketchikan boarding teams terminated the voyages of the vessels following at-sea commercial fishing vessel safety boardings where a variety of safety violations were Read More »
- BP is ordered to pay $130 million — and more — to run oil spill claims center
  
  The ruling comes as BP tries to temporarily block claims payments while former FBI Director Louis Freeh investigates allegations of misconduct by an attorney who worked Read More »
- Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association gets $100,000 grant
  
  The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association Dec. 1 as one of seven recipients to receive a grant through the Fisheries Read More »
- Our fishery is not only neglected, but for sale
  
  Imagine our centuries-old fishery taken over by a foreign country. Imagine a minister of fisheries representing our province’s interest rubber-stamping this proposal. Imagine the recommendation coming Read More »
- Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 86.7′ Steel Stern Trawler, 850HP CAT 3508
  
  To see specifications, information and 26 photos Click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:25 Read More »
- Fight to Stop Privatization of US Fisheries Continues
  
  US – In the face of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) request for increased spending of $2,000,000 to develop and implement new catch share Read More »
- Researchers find chemical toxins from personal care products in stranded N.C. and Fla. dolphins and whales
  
  A group of Florida researchers have discovered chemical toxins used in some personal care products in stranded dolphins and whales. The study, led by Florida Atlantic Read More »