Tag Archives: F/V Sao Paulo

New rule allows NB and Southern NE fishermen to stop throwing away fish

December 7, 2019   New England

The change, which is also expected to be made in Rhode Island and Connecticut, will allow fishermen to make one trip and then return to the three states and offload their catches without going back to sea after every offload,,The conditions are that they must have licenses to catch fluke in the states where they offload, and the states must be open for catching fluke. “We just want to go from state to state and not kill fish unnecessarily. Anyone who thinks fishermen don’t care about fish is wrong,” said Tony Borges, owner and captain of Sao Paulo, Photos, >click to read< 14:12

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Coast Guard, F/V Sao Paulo respond to disabled fishing boat 30 miles south of Block Island

February 11, 2016   New England
The Coast Guard assisted two people aboard the 50-foot fishing boat Lois Virginia Thursday after the boat became disabled 31 miles south of Block Island. The crew aboard Lois Virginia used a VHF-FM radio to contact Coast Guard watchstanders at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday to report their distress. The crew aboard the nearby 87-foot fishing boat Sao Paulo overheard the transmission and offered to tow the Lois Virginia into Point Judith, Rhode Island. F/V Matador assisted the Lois Virginia crew with their outriggers in the harbor. Read the rest here 21:32
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Coast Guard chopper plucks sick fisherman from F/V Sao Paulo

January 11, 2013   New England

The boat’s crew called Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England at approximately 3:50 p.m., and the helicopter had the fisherman off the boat by 6 p.m., the Coast Guard said. Read more

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