Canadian council blames recreational fishery, seals for codfish problems

The Canadian federal Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (FRCC) claims cod were overfished off Newfoundland and Labrador last season. It attributed the problem to recreational, not commercial fishing. In a letter to Fisheries and Oceans Minister Robert Thibault, Council chairman Fred Woodman said the levels of catch in the recreational fishery far exceeded the Department of

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Parliamentary committee: Canada should withdraw from international group

A Canadian parliamentary committee says that Canada should withdraw from the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization because of foreign overfishing on the Grand Banks. Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Robert Thibault isn’t so sure. In a report presented to Thibault in June, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans recommended: “That the Government

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Scholarship applicants, recipients set new record

This year a greater number of island students applied for scholarship support than ever before. As a result, the Island Institute awarded 66 traditional scholarships totaling nearly $35,000; 19 more scholarships than last year’s record number of 47. Institute scholarships are awarded for traditional college support with assistance from the Maine Community Foundation. Recipients of

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Authorities go after Newfoundland lobster poachers

Lobster poaching is becoming an increasingly serious problem in Newfoundland — but it’s being met with an equally serious increase in enforcement, according to a federal Fisheries and Oceans officer. “We’ve charged 31 offenders in 18 days,” said Leinus Fitzpatrick, Area Chief for DFO Conservation and Protection who’s based in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. “And the

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A world where up is down

About a hundred years ago, Finley Peter Dunne, safe behind his nom de plume of Misther Dooley, no doubt instructed his mythical friend Mr. Hennessey as follows: “Always remimber, no matter whether the constitution follows th’ flag or not, the Supreme Court follows the iliction returns.” And at only a slightly lower level, the Hon.

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Two coons

Coons don’t help much trying to make ends meet, let me tell you! Let them visit you and you’ll wish you hadn’t. It wasn’t long before we realized we needed to be coonproof. A case of shutting the restaurant door after the coons have been there, but better that than never shutting the door at

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Helping to make marine research happen

The coast of Maine is blessed with a wealth of marine science institutions that help track the annual movements and mysteries of Maine’s marine resources. Scientists at the University of Maine’s Darling Center, at the Bigelow Laboratory and at Maine’s Department of Marine resources all support significant marine research programs. By sharing their information and

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