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EU review gives Wicklow skipper CJ Gaffney hope as home support wanes

November 15, 2023 International

After being shown a glimmer of hope in his ongoing quest for justice via an EU safety review, Arklow skipper CJ Gaffney has slammed the support he has received from Irish representatives, saying: “When the EU is helping you but your own reps aren’t, something is seriously wrong”.In 2007, CJ purchased the Dutch trawler ‘Mary Kate’ and subsequently found she had serious stability issues, which made the boat uninsurable. After trying to take legal action in Holland and Germany (as she was German registered) without success, he took out a loan to cover the considerable cost of fixing the boat. Despite finishing the repairs in 2012, CJ had been unable to earn a living fishing the boat for so long that he was now forced to sell. A UK buyer was found, but due to the boat’s history, she could not be registered with the UK fishing fleet. >>click to read<< 09:47

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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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EU review gives Wicklow skipper CJ Gaffney hope as home support wanes

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

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F/V Demi Lynn, sinks at her Warren Town Wharf berth

MREP bridging trust gaps between fishermen, scientists and regulators

Invasive Green Crab Detected in Alaska for the First Time

Oregon Coast fishing families lean on Newport nonprofit following tough years

Whale death confusion abounds, and some is deliberate

Atlantic City, N.J. Tells Boat Businesses That They Can’t Operate

Lender seeks foreclosure on whale rescue group’s land

NOAA selects Penobscot River Watershed, and Choptank River Complex for targeted habitat conservation efforts

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Sens. Murkowski & Begich differ on EPA and Bristol Bay

Western Australias Fishing industry’s elder statesman had salt in his blood

Fishermen Fight for Their Livelihoods Against Wind Farm Project in New England

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

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Melbourne is now home to a pink Champagne and lobster bar

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Battle over endangered fish has led Oregon to cull sea lions

Kiribati tightens control over fishing waters

Bill would ban drift gillnets in California – “This is really a moral imperative,” Geoff Shester, Oceana

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