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Ken Cuccinelli’s post-politics endeavor: oyster farming

January 4, 2015 Mid Atlantic

After losing an election, some politicians become lobbyists. Others immediately begin running for another office. Cuccinelli helped start an oyster farm on , in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Praised on Fox News, scoffed at by “The Daily Show,” the outspoken conservative now seems focused on creating a new source of sustainable jobs for people on Tangier. And on how the oysters taste. Read the rest 21:50

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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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Ken Cuccinelli’s post-politics endeavor: oyster farming

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

A “culture of acceptance”? Fishing fatalities prompt warning amid revelation working on boats more dangerous than mining

5 Fishermen Rescued by the Coast Guard when vessel runs aground on the Columbia River – Video

Thomas Quintin Jr. – Lost New Bedford fisherman’s life was his family and the sea

Opinion: Who owns the oceans?

Scalloper stranding draws crowd, ice-coated ship appeared as a broken toy of the elements to the spectators

B.C. fish farms: a tangled net

WPRFMC Press Release – Milestone Reached in Setting of New Bottomfish ACLs for US Pacific Island Territories

Alaska – Halibut dock prices rebound, but upswing may not last

Time for ‘Deadliest Catch’ to go home

Fishing Boat Rescued By Scarborough RNLI

Fate of Apalachicola Bay, seafood industry, could hang on upcoming Supreme Court test

SitNews – Complaint Filed in U.S. District Court Challenging Fisheries Monitoring Program

The Risk of Ship Strikes: Maine Congressional Delegation Ask Feds To Shift Focus Of Right Whale Protections

Not Screwing Around! Seal Fisherman Fined $1,000 for Fishing Seals with Full Metal Jacket Ammunition

‘Wicked Tuna: North vs. South’s’ Dave Marciano: ‘Sailing down from Gloucester was a nightmare’

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Bureau of Prisons: ‘Codfather’ Carlos Rafael transferred from prison to ‘community confinement’

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Cape officials push for Sea Grant program’s survival

Indian Brook man charged with allegedly threatening fishery officers in St. Marys Bay

Dunbar: Lifeboatman Alistair Punton recognised for 30 years of service

PFD’s: New Brunswick to make personal flotation devices mandatory for commercial fishing industry

Fish tales and tails: Festival celebrates Gloucester Fisheries Heritage

TUNAVILLE – Point Loma’s proud Portuguese past, and present

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