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Man accused of stealing crabs on Troublesome Point

August 6, 2024 Mid Atlantic

A Currituck County man found himself in a pinch Friday night after deputies say that they caught him making trouble on Troublesome Point. Deputies say that they, along with the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, arrested David Dixon, Jr. of Gibbs Woods around 11:30 Friday night after they caught him in the act of stealing crabs from crab pots in the Troublesome Point area of Currituck Sound. Deputies say that when they got near to Dixon Jr’s boat that the man jumped overboard and tried to swim away, but he was quickly caught. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 09:25

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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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Man accused of stealing crabs on Troublesome Point

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

New Bedford–based offshore wind farm gets a ‘no’ for state contract

Sirena, Lyons Seafoods buy into Canadian shrimp firm

Tuna producers up to something fishy as they face conspiracy allegations

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For fishermen traveling to Bristol Bay, Alaska Air confusion complicates early season

Fishing Boat “Never Enough” Runs Aground In Chatham- boat freed, brought to shore – Video

There is something very wrong here – DFO – Public Reporting on Aquaculture – Incidental Catch

Save our way of life

Crews receive honors Friday for saving fishermen’s lives

Letter: Safety at Pillar Point Harbor should come first

Trudeau directs reopening of Coast Guard base, action on Fraser salmon

New, state-of-the-art research vessel visits the Exploratorium – video (like a real fish trawler, only bigger!!)

Judge says DFO acted unfairly in coming to 2023 elver quota decision

A full weekend of events! Darien gears up for the 49th Blessing of the Fleet

HELLO!!!! Canada approves offshore oil exploration near Maine

Tokyo’s proposal to cap saury catch tanks after neighbors slam it as unfair

Sleepy deckhand fined after vessel ran aground on auto-pilot

Reuse of Fish Waste Yields Organic Liquid Fertilizer

Vancouver whale watching tragedy: Fishermen first on scene saved two pregnant women from icy water

Canadian Lobster Identity Crisis! Homarus Canadianus loses lobster name game

My View: Science, sense needed in fishing’s ‘human crisis’ – Scott W. Lang

Bering Sea crabbers feel like they’ve been ‘rammed’ by Congress

A thank-you letter from the owners of ‘Band Wagon’

Still on the hook

Walmart threatens to stop selling Alaska salmon over that little ENGO sticker? US fisheries are sustainable. Good enough.

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