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Fishermen to protest off Martha's Vineyard |
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Fishing boats are spending far more time docked in New Bedford than out on the water. Frustrated fisherman said Wednesday that something has to change. "We have about 65 percent of our fleet that's tied up in New Bedford. That's going to be that way through the remainder of the year," said fisherman Richie Canasta. |
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VIDEO: Fishing boats leave to join Obama protest |
| Fifteen fishing vessels left New Bedford Harbor for Martha's Vineyard Thursday morning in order to join a protest of President Barack Obama's vacation. | |||
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New Bedford fishing boats to join Vineyard protest |
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NEW BEDFORD — Fifteen fishing vessels from New Bedford will join a fleet of fishing boats from New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Connecticut today for a demonstration planned by commercial fishermen at Vineyard Haven. |
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Fishing legacy fades from some New England ports |
| "Is it progress to switch from a waterfront that produces food to a waterfront that hosts cocktail parties?" asked Warren Doty, a selectman in Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard, where fishermen are struggling to preserve a working waterfront on Menemsha Harbor. | |||
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Georges Bank fifteen thousand years ago; Why did the Tasmanians Stop Eating Fish? |
| Georges Bank is a very large shallow area in the North Atlantic, roughly the size of a New England state, that serves as a fishing ground and whaling area (these days for watching the whales, not harpooning them) for ports in New England, New York and Eastern Canada. Eighteen thousand years ago, sea levels were globally at a very low point (with vast quantities of the Earth's water busy being ice), and at that time George's Bank would have been a highland region on the very edge of the North American continent, extending via a lower ridge to eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and separated by a low plain (covered in part by glaciers) to the rest of New England. | |||
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
