standing trial in federal court

Tag Archives: standing trial in federal court

Montauk Fisherman on Trial for Conspiracy, Fraud Related to Fish Selling Scheme

September 29, 2023 National

A Montauk commercial fisherman is standing trial in federal court in Islip on felony charges of fraud and conspiracy related to the sale of what the government says was $850,000 worth of illegally caught fish sold through the well-known wholesale fish market Bob Gosman Co. Federal prosecutors have charged Christoper Winkler, 63, with committing wire fraud and mail fraud by falsifying landing reports to under-report exactly how many fish he had caught and sold on hundreds of fishing trips between 2014 and 2017, and by conspiring with the Gosman’s wholesale company to conceal the source of the fish being sold at New York City wholesale markets. Winkler’s vessel, the NEW AGE, is a relatively small, fire engine red, 45-foot steel-hulled commercial trawler that has fished out of Montauk for more than 30 years. >>click to read<< 17:46

Comment

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date
November 2024

M T W T F S S

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

« Oct

November 2024
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

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

Recent Posts
- No signs of herring stocks rebounding 2 years into moratorium, DFO says
  
  Two years into a moratorium on the East Coast’s spring herring fishery, biologists say the stock isn’t improving. Fisheries and Oceans Canada put a moratorium on Read More »
- Trump team wants State Dept. to disclose how much of your money it sends to international environmental groups
  
  Donald Trump’s presidential transition team has asked State Department officials to disclose how much money it provides each year to international environmental groups. It’s the latest Read More »
- Where do local fish come from? UNH says Red’s Best
  
  Red’s Best is a Boston-based fish processor which caters to several fishermen fishing in the Gulf of Maine. For the pilot program, UNH Dining will be purchasing Read More »
- Seeking More Volume
  
  A fishing vessel owner has two options for increasing the volume of his vessel’s hull and its money-making fishhold — one can add more length or Read More »
- Editorial: Too close for comfort
  
  Friday brought what may be the worst oil spill so far in the East Coast offshore. Husky Energy’s SeaRose production vessel spilled as much as 250,000 Read More »
- Copper River crash will cost commercial fishermen millions
  
  Copper River sockeye fishermen are facing historic low returns this year, prompting some commercial fisherman to target other species elsewhere in Prince William Sound, and leaving Read More »
- A Big Decline of River Herring – Tiny stones in fish hold clues to help restore populations
  
  Many New Englanders still recall the vast springtime runs of river herring. Millions of the small silvery fish swam up coastal freshwater streams, returning from the Read More »
- Mississippi’s Coast shrimpers cling to legacy through the industry’s choppy waters
  
  Danny Ross, an Ocean Springs shrimper, has been on a boat for as long as he could walk. He remembers driving the family vessel as a Read More »
- Chief Mike Sack – A Plea to Canadians Following Arrest
  
  Today marks a new milestone in a long history of broken trust between Indigenous people and the Government of Canada. A government that pledged its commitment Read More »
- North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for November 15 , 2019
  
  Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click Read More »
- Macduff delivers twin-rigger Forever Faithful
  
  The latest Macduff newbuild, Andrew West’s Forever Faithful, has started fishing for nephrops in the North Sea. The new vessel replaces an older one of the same Read More »
- Close call for crewmember of the F/V Glutton
  
  The emergency radio call came at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, when Capt. Beau Gribbin of the F/V Glutton reported that one of his crew had fallen Read More »
- Markey, Warren seek answers from NOAA on stock assessment and interim cod measures
  
  Massachusetts’ two U.S. senators didn’t waste much time in the New Year before demanding answers from NOAA on the unscheduled stock assessment last summer that led Read More »
- Halibut fisherman encounters freak storm on trip back from Togiak
  
  “At some point I’m thinking my arm’s failing, my body’s cramping and I’m losing control in my dexterity,” recalled Kaleb Westfall, captain of the F/V Peter. Read More »
- Maine – Four lucky fishermen win a state lottery to harvest baby eels, which can bring up to $2,600 a pound.
  
  Four Mainers hit the jackpot this week when their names were chosen in a state lottery that won’t pay them any money – at least not Read More »
- New Global Policy Effort to Tackle Crisis of Plastic Litter in Oceans Urged
  
  Plastic litter is one of the most significant problems facing the world’s marine environments. Yet in the absence of a coordinated global strategy, an estimated 20 Read More »
- Boris Worm, Coming Around Again – ‘Extinction’ of saltwater fish to fishing bandied on social media
  
  Continuous reverences to the Nothing but Jellyfish 2048 dogma that was used in Pews “Oceans of Abundance” to compel Obama to create the National Ocean Policy Read More »
- Potential Western Atlantic spawning area found for Atlantic bluefin tuna
  
  Scientists from NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) and the University of Massachusetts Boston have found evidence of Atlantic bluefin tuna spawning activity off the Read More »
- Poor Ocean Conditions Hit West Coast Fisheries Hard
  
  United States commercial fisheries are doing fine overall, but fishermen on the West Coast are hurting. An 2015 annual report out Wednesday from the National Oceanic Read More »
- Just now – F/V Miss Trish bound from Gloucester
  
  12:41 Read More »
- Coast Guard monitoring intentionally grounded Tender Vessel 65-foot Hana Cove in Prince William Sound, Alaska
  
  Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Valdez personnel are monitoring the salvage of the 65-foot fishing tender Hana Cove after the vessel was intentionally grounded on Culross Read More »
- There’s a new girl in town – Geechie Girl calls Shem Creek home
  
  Renee Rector Suggs is no stranger to the life of shrimping. She is the daughter of Bubba and Pam Rector who has owned numerous shrimp boats Read More »
- Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2 – Our View: Lift fishery restrictions to do good for all
  
  The New England Fishery Management Council votes this week on recommendations by the council’s Habitat Committee to lift restrictions in three closed areas. NOAA Fisheries Regional Read More »
- Commercial Lobsterman Michael Furlong, of Kingston, MA, has died unexpectedly at sea
  
  Michael Furlong, age 65, of Kingston, MA died unexpectedly at sea on November 14, 2021 in Plymouth, MA. He was the husband of Dina (Brock) Furlong Read More »
- Training Great Lakes captains – Online education makes Marine Institute a hub for Canadian harvesters
  
  When you think about Ontario, commercial fisheries aren’t something that necessarily comes to mind. But there is a thriving industry on the Great Lakes. In fact, Read More »