Search suspended for missing fisherman 90 miles offshore of Galveston, Texas

Houston – The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing fisherman 90 miles offshore Galveston, Texas, Monday.

The Coast Guard searched approximately 3,087 square miles for over 25 search hours.Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a notification from a concerned friend of the fisherman. The fisherman departed on Nov.30, 2021, and was expected back Saturday.

Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and launched a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin aircrew, and a Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew to assist.

The Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin aircrew located his fishing vessel near the Claypile Bank 90 miles offshore Galveston and lowered down a rescue swimmer who verified that there was no one on the vessel.

Coast Guard Cutter Hawk was launched to further assist with search efforts along with Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrews.

“Since Saturday, our Coast Guard crews, using all available assets, have been putting forth their best effort to find Mr. Marinic, working tirelessly and covering over 3,000 square miles during our search,” said Capt. Keith Donohue, deputy commander of Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston. “Mr. Marinic is a well-known and experienced maritime worker and is also a pillar in the Galveston fishing community. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who know him, during this most difficult time.”Involved in the search were:

Coast Guard Air Station Houston
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi
Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile
Coast Guard Cutter Hawk

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Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas
Office: 281-464-4810
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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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