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U.S. Coast Guard investigates fishing vessel for knowingly discharging oil in Canadian waters

July 20, 2018 Canada, North Pacific, Pacific

Investigators from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage and Marine Safety Detachment Dutch Harbor, and Coast Guard Investigative Service agents are investigating the fishing vessel Mark I for knowingly discharging oil overboard in Canadian waters. A Transport Canada aircrew detected the Mark I transiting through the Canadian exclusive economic zone 97-miles off of Cape St. James, British Columbia, with an approximate 26-mile oil sheen trailing behind, July 7. (photo credit vesselfinder.com)>click to read<11:12

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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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U.S. Coast Guard investigates fishing vessel for knowingly discharging oil in Canadian waters

Ocean Resource Privatization

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

N.L. processors dumped 5 times as much crab in 2023 as they did last year

Bids for Icicle Seafood lining up

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Captain Jimmy Ruhle Honored Posthumously with New Cooperative Research Award

Search and rescue operation ended after fisherman found deceased in capsized vessel

Proposal sent to minister – Fishermen propose ‘flexible’ closures to protect whales and livelihoods

Crafting of Bycatch Reduction Plan for Trawl Groundfish Fisheries – Like it or not, catch share programs are a preferred tool for federal fishery managers.

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak medevacs fisherman from F/V Ruth M near Cordova, Alaska

Coast Guard responds to sunken vessel off Grays Harbor, Wash.

Merkley, Wyden, Schrader, DeFazio, Blumenauer and Bonamici Ask Coast Guard to Keep Newport Air Facility Open

Big Green Bureaucracy – Commercial fishermen fight to fish near NASA

ADFG expect huge Togiak herring return but low harvest this season

Only 3 percent of juvenile salmon survived California drought in 2015

Six years after the Montara oil spill, those who suffered most still seek compensation

New Jersey: Legislators Propose Bill To Limit Local Say Over Offshore Wind Farm Projects

Strong Amicus Support in Fishermen Case Challenging Chevron Deference

Seals and deals

Video fish survey simple in concept, challenging in execution

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 84′ Steel Stern Trawler, 500HP Cummins, State and Federal Permits

FISH-NL says FFAW no longer entitled to represent inshore harvesters; urges Labour Board to order immediate vote

Changes coming to Maritime Lobster Fishery

Cape Fear Community College getting new ship for Marine Technology program

Reidar’s Trawl Gear and Marine Supply – Their innovations boon to fishermen

Inshore harvesters voice concerns at DFO outreach meeting in Marystown

1979: NBC 10 reported on oil platforms drilling offshore New England

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