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Phillip Boudreau ‘murder for lobster’ case now in jury’s hands

November 28, 2014 Canada

The jury in the “murder for lobster” trial in Port Hawkesbury, N.S., has been sequestered for the night after beginning deliberations Friday afternoon. Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Kennedy spent the morning giving jurors directions and outlining their duties. Kennedy said there are three possible verdicts: guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of manslaughter; or not guilty. Read the rest here 20:38 ‘Murder for lobster’ rocks Acadian village of Petit-de-Grat Read it here 22:08

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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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Phillip Boudreau ‘murder for lobster’ case now in jury’s hands

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

Greymouth fishing company Westfleet loses multi-million dollar trawler for coral weighing ‘less than half a pound of butter’

Giant waves and slimy seas: 2018 crab harvest a mixed bag for Conception Bay fishermen

About 200 fishermen held a protest at the Golden Shell Fisheries Ltd. crab processing plant in Hickman’s Harbour on Monday. Company’s crab dumped

It’s always easier to spot the lobsters from heaven – Tribute to Jim Waddell, Peter Prybot and Bob Morris

PFD’s – A case for life jackets for all: By Roger R. Locandro

It never end’s. Analysis targets commercial fishing’s role in manatee deaths and injuries

Turning an invasive problem into a bait solution

Omega extends the Olive Branch – Meeting could lead to truce over menhaden

Fish becoming transgender from contraceptive pill, chemicals being flushed down household drains

Quin Sea sale to Royal Greenland approved by N.L. government

Bipartisan Congressional Push for Summer Flounder Assessment

Fish wars obscure need to manage for max economic yield

Time to change the cod fishery – Barry Darby writes from St. John’s

‘You’re gonna need a bigger boat’ – monster 6ft cod landed in seaside town

Too Few Tuna! Commercial season off to standard slow start

Fifth-generation fisherman Edward Mark Muise of Sullivan, Maine has passed away

U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Availability of $1.5 Billion in CARES Act Funds to Aid Communities Impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 80′ Steel Dragger,Scalloper, 450HP Cummins – State and Fed Permits

Black sea bass poachers on Buzzards Bay return with the season

Giacalone Testifies before House Committie: “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act”.

Starkist threatens to move ops away from American Samoa due to rising wages, fishing rules

Jolly moves to eliminate guesswork from fishing regulations with third party data collection

Robert Morrissey cautions P.E.I. fishermen about future of lobster stock

DFO Affirms Canada’s Control Over Northern Cod Management

Dumfries and Galloway trawler boss who told crew to keep fishing after colleague injured fined £13,500

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