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Daily Archives: September 2, 2014

“The Deadly Winch.” A Kit to Prevent Injuries and Fatalities On Deck.

September 2, 2014 Canada, International News, National

Yet another Fisherman’s limb was nearly ripped off by one of the deadliest pieces of equipment on deck. Last week in Kodiak a man’s leg was severely damaged and his foot was crushed when it was sucked up into the winch. Read the rest here 19:43

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Dick Grachek: Thank you Seth Macinko

September 2, 2014 International News, National

Thank you Seth Macinko. Since I’ve been reading your work, over several years of Fish Wars, it has always been gratifying to see that there is at least one person in the URI Economics Department and Department of Marine Affairs that values truth and integrity over personal economic gain. Read the rest here 17:26

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‘If they were sensible, they’d be issuing weir permits and closing down the elver fishery’: Palmyra man, son have last eel weir in state

September 2, 2014 New England

Whitten’s weir, located off a side street in downtown Newport, is the last one in the state. As a concession to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which has said that the population of American eels is depleted, the state last winter banned fishing for silver eels, the adult life stage of the species. Whitten and his son, Theodore “T.J.” Whitten, are the only exceptions to the ban. Read the rest here 16:40

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Nunavut-based marine training helps grow Inuit fishing crews

September 2, 2014 Canada

Nunavut has more then 40 per cent of Canada’s coast line, but very few marine crew members in here are actually from the territory — or even Inuit. The Nunavut Fisheries and Marine Training Consortium wants to change that, starting with the territory’s fishing industry. Read the rest here 14:54

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Astoria man cited for commercial fish-related charges

September 2, 2014 Pacific

Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife troopers cited an Astoria man on several commercial fish-related charges after seizing 748 pounds of illegally caught Chinook salmon on the Columbia River near the Willamette River. Troopers also seized an illegal 1,200 foot gillnet used to catch the fish. Read the rest here 14:10

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N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries to consider new Commercial fishing-license applications

September 2, 2014 Mid Atlantic

The Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board is scheduled to meet 10 a.m. Sept. 17 at the Division’s Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City. Read the rest here 14:00

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Seth Macinko – Challenges facing small-scale fisheries – The Privatization Model, Ocean Grabbing

September 2, 2014 International News

Rhode Island University Associate Professor Seth Macinko delivering his keynote speech to the delegates of the 6th World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) General Assembly. Published on Sep 2, 2014 09:34

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Ocean Resource Privatization

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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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