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Lobsterman Julie Eaton running for House District 134

March 11, 2020 New England

Lobster boat Captain Julie Eaton has announced she is running for Maine State House of Representatives for District 134. District 134 represents the towns of Frenchboro, Swans Island, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, Stonington, Deer Isle, Cranberry Islands, Vinalhaven, Isle-au-Haut, North Haven and the Marshall Island Township. She will run as a clean elections candidate as a Democrat with special emphasis on fishing issues, the opioid crisis and supporting small businesses in the coastal communities along her district, more, >click to read< 09:56

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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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Lobsterman Julie Eaton running for House District 134

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

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 50′ Fibreglass Stern Trawler, 425HP Volvo, Northern Lights 12 kw Generator

One of Sheepshead Bay’s last fishing boat captains says he’ll go down with the ships

Watermen Meet Elected Reps Over Conflict – Conch Pots Destroyed By Offshore Wind Farm Survey Vessel

Genetic study of river herring populations identifies conservation priorities – Most by catch in Mid Atlantic and Southern New England

Call for Increased Seal Hunt as Population Surges

Deadliest Catch star Sig Hanson survives heart attack

There appears to be a problem with the Caledonian Tragedy Family Relief Fund

Letter: Clueless research drives NOAA’s ‘science’ – Sam Frontiero, Gloucester

Canada contemplating new Aquaculture Act

The Wild Blue Mussel is disappearing from the Gulf of Maine

Fish potentially worth millions of pounds found off Cornwall – but fishermen will not be able to touch them

Tin Can Bay businessman rejects recreational fisherman’s call for net fishing ban

Louisiana Fishing Industry Suffered $579 Million in Damages Due to 2020-21 Hurricanes

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Fishermen haul up other deadliest catch

Factory trawler runs aground near Unalaska airport runway

Bumble Bee Foods agrees to $6M settlement in worker oven death

Letter: Trip limits would make fisheries worse Captain PAUL COHAN F.V. Sasquatch, Gloucester

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 37.5′ H & H Lobster boat, 300HP, 6 Cylinder John Deere

Boat of the Week from TriNav Marine Brokerage Inc. – 50′ Kustom Fiberglass Industries Crab/Shrimp Vessel

Coast Guard: Good Samaritans Rescue 11 Boaters in 4 Calls Tuesday

Commercial vessel a ‘total loss’ after Monday morning fire at Westport Marina

Do you think your seafood is cheaper? It is. The Coronavirus pandemic caused a drop in demand

Former Patriot Jarvis Green stumps for small boat fishermen

‘Safety culture’ among fishermen sees fewer accidents, lower insurance

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