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Dwayne Samson to be sentenced in ‘murder for lobster’ death of Philip Boudreau

September 21, 2015 Canada

Two days in Supreme Court in Port Hawkesbury, N.S., have been set aside for the sentencing hearing of Dwayne Samson, the captain of the Twin Maggies, for his part in the disappearance and presumed drowning of Philip Boudreau, 43, in 2013. Samson, 45, was at the helm of the lobster boat on June 1, 2013, the night Boudreau died. Samson was originally charged with second-degree murder, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter in May. Read the rest here 09:16

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James Landry sentenced in ‘murder for lobster’ case to appeal

February 20, 2015 Canada

A Cape Breton fisherman convicted in the so-called “murder for lobster” case is appealing his sentence. Joseph James Landry, 67, of Little Anse, was sentenced in January to 14 years in prison. His lawyer called that sentence “excessive.” Landry was one of three men on board the fishing boat Twin Maggies on June 1, 2013. Read the rest here 15:04

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Philip Boudreau ‘murder for lobster’ trial Continues: Crown witness was so frightened, he soiled himself.

November 25, 2014 Canada

On Monday, Craig Landry told court, it was James Landry who fired the shots at Boudreau’s boat, who dragged Boudreau out to sea with a gaff and who helped tie Boudreau to an anchor. Early Tuesday, the defence drilled Craig Landry on his testimony from the day before, asking him why he didn’t say anything when Landry allegedly fired shots at Boudreau’s boat. Read more here 22:12

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Phillip Boudreau was dragged out to sea, ‘murder for lobster’ trial told

November 13, 2014 Canada

The Crown in Nova Scotia says a Cape Breton man was dragged out to sea with a gaff and tied to an aluminum anchor in a case of “murder for lobster.” Prosecutor Steve Drake delivered his opening arguments today at the , who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. Read the rest here and here 11:02

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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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