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BC: Fishing-boat captain from Courtenay presumed drowned near Kelsey Bay

June 14, 2014 Canada

RCMP and a coast guard crew are looking for the body of a 48-year-old Courtenay man believed to have drowned after his commercial fishing vessel overturned Thursday night near Sayward.The 28-foot aluminum crabbing vessel overturned around 9 p.m. near Kelsey Bay, dumping two crew members overboard, according to Sayward RCMP. The deck hand, a 32-year-old Comox Valley man, was wearing a personal flotation device that allowed him to swim to safety. Read more here 16:55

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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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BC: Fishing-boat captain from Courtenay presumed drowned near Kelsey Bay

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

California Crabbers Could Feel the Pain, State Reaches Tentative Agreement With Enviro Group Over Whale Entanglement

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Louisiana Fishermen make passionate call against Mississippi River diversion plan – video

Climate Change Will Upset Vital Ocean Chemical Cycles, Research Shows

Cape Cod fishermen hoping for a lifeline as the region faces ongoing cod shortages

Stellwagen alarm premature, says NOAA

Energy giant pays off fisherman blocking Wicklow wind farm

NC Commercial, recreational fishermen offer thoughts on proposed flounder rules

The Nova Scotia boatbuilding industry is booming!

#CatchOfTheDay – Tony Delahunty, Chairman of the NFFO writes about the idea behind the #CatchOfTheDay campaign.

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Marine Patrol officers Corrie Roberts, Matt Talbot recognized for heroic acts boarding lobster boat ‘Legacy’

New tool improves fishing efficiency and sustainability

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, January 11, 2015

Commercial fisherman moves operation north of Martin County to avoid polluted water

Salmon fishing shut down on the Fraser River in the Lower Mainland

Coast Guard suspends search for person in the water in Mobile Bay, Alabama

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 49′ Marine Mgt Lobster/Scalloper, Detroit Johnson & Towers twin 671N, Permits are available

Lobster cooperative asks court to order feds to hand over $70,000 in confiscated funds

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Mid-Atlantic Council to Hold Workshop on Deep Sea Coral Zone Boundaries

NO TO 2.20: Harvesters Protest at ASP and OCI Offices

Canadian lobster in the pink thanks to European trade deal

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