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F/V Mary B II captain tested positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine

May 13, 2019 Mid Atlantic, National, Pacific

Coast Guard investigators revealed that the captain of the doomed fishing vessel Mary B II tested positive for methamphetamines and alcohol. Captain Stephen Biernacki registered 0.17 mg per liter of amphetamine and 0.50 mg per liter of meth, according to post mortem toxicology results. The alcohol level was 0:033g/dL. A five-member panel of Coast Guard investigators on Monday kicked off a multi-day hearing on the Jan. 8 capsizing that took the lives of Biernacki, of New Jersey, and crewmen Josh Porter of Toledo and James Lacey of New Jersey. >click to read<14:55

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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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F/V Mary B II captain tested positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine

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

Recent Posts

Four crew members on charter fishing vessel taken to area hospitals after suspected overdoses

Feds wasting too much taxpayer money on public relations efforts

Shark liver, giant squid, and commercial fish species on seal sea-food-and-eat-it diet

Submitted by George Washington – Seals, Sea Lions, Polar Bears, Bald Eagles, Sea Stars, Turtles, King and Sockeye Salmon, Herring, Anchovies, Sardines All Dying

Drilling beneath Gulf of St. Lawrence could harm environment more than forecast, research says

BP fine money RESTORE money up for grabs

The last Connecticut lobstermen: How the LI Sound lobster die-off led to a ‘loss of identity’ for some fishermen

Fraser River sockeye salmon run may be lower than expected, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Woman officer of fishers group in CamSur killed, others get death threats

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, Aug 9, 2015

Michael L. Linquata of Gloucester, Massachusetts, has passed away

SCU student astounds scientific minds with new discovery – published in the Canadian Aquatic Science Journal

Cooke Aquaculture announces $203M Scottish purchase

No surprises in search and rescue critique, locals say – Auditor general’s report shines light on existing concerns, say politicians, fishermen

New lobster marketing board joins forces with Culinary Institute of America

2 Alaska fisheries council representatives disqualified from voting on halibut bycatch

“The fact is, law abiding, licensed commercial fishermen are considered by our government to be the most dangerous people in America.”

Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall in Texas as a Category 1 Storm

Carlos Rafael files a motion of opposition to forfeiture

FISH-NL calls on Ottawa to release 2018 caplin management plan for the Gulf; roll over last year’s quota

What? No Fresh Oregon Crab? Oregon crab fleet remains in port 2 weeks after open of Dungeness season

Nova Scotia Fish processing industry facing ‘imminent’ labour shortage

‘Wicked Tuna’ captain honors fallen firefighter

A poaching commercial fishing captain who reeled in hundreds of yellowtail snapper from a marine reserve get’s jail time

‘Mackerel wars’ Scottish fishermen at risk as Iceland & Greenland plot to target UK stocks

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