Fat fishermen catch a break after ban stopping them from going to sea if they were too heavy is lifted by the Transport Secretary-Mark Harper ends ban on fisherman with BMI over 35 from going out to sea
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Daily Mail ^
| 3-28-24 | OLIVER PRICE
<p>The Transport Secretary has lifted a ban on overweight fisherman working at sea after outcry from the fishing industry.</p><p>Mark Harper has ended rules which mean that all crew members of fishing boats have to get a certificate of health before they head to the waters.</p>
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Fox News: Local fishermen slam Biden administration’s newly unveiled plans to industrialize Gulf of Maine
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New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association ^
| March 21, 2024 | New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association
A group of fishing associations is sounding the alarm about new plans from the Biden administration to industrialize the Gulf of Maine by leasing two million acres of area for wind farm construction, a move that fishermen say will be detrimental to their business and marine life.One large portion of the WEA
is frequented by the endangered North Atlantic right whale, the groups said. Leasing the area to wind farming "is flatly inconsistent with a policy of endangered species protection."
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News Summary-Intelligence Report Thursday 3/21/2024 Newsdump Thursday Biden Administration Postures On Gaza Cease-Fire, Fishermen Protest In Newfoundland, Doctors Strikes In South Korea And Kenya, New NATO Front Against Russia?
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Nextrush Free ^
| 3/21/2024 | Nextrush/Self
An air raid alert in most of regions of Ukraine early Friday... US-led coalition forces destroyed a drone boat and two missiles launched from Yemen... The posturing from the Biden Administration on the conflict in Gaza... In Canada a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government over the carbon tax defeated...
In the Netherlands a six-month ban imposed on an anti-Islamist leader... The European Union opening talks with Bosnia on membership... The US Justice Department targeting Apple with a major lawsuit... British politics the Conservative Party candidate for Manchester Mayor...defecting to Reform UK...new You Gov poll...Reform UK at a...
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Commercial Fishermen Find Possible Spy Balloon Off Coast of Alaska
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thegatewaypundit.com ^
| 2/2/2024 | CRISTINA LAILA
Chinese spy balloon spotted over US airspace in 2023 Commercial fishermen found what is believed to be a spy balloon off the coast of Alaska. The fishermen were instructed to bring the debris ashore and meet with FBI agents waiting at the port. CNN
reported: Commercial fishermen off the coast of Alaska have found what officials are concerned could be another spy balloon and are bringing it to shore with them, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN. FBI agents will meet the fishing vessel when it comes into port, which is expected to be sometime over the weekend....
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News Summary-Intelligence Report Thursday 2/15/2024 Epstein Victims File Suit Against FBI, UK Slips Into Recession, China Says Taiwan Caused Deaths Of Fishermen, Record Exodus From New Zealand
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Nextrush Free ^
| 2/15/2024 | Nextrush/Self
A deal cut between the government in Northern Belgium (Flanders) and farmers organizations. This
follows protests... Tonight in the UK results of two Special Elections for House of Commons seats...Labor Party taking both seats... The drama in Washington over a "national security threat" now identified as a potential Russian weapon in space... The US Defense Department leaking...cyber-attack on an Iranian vessel more than a... Greece's parliament passing a law establishing civil same-sex marriage... Pushing back on criticism from President Donald Trump, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg... The Biden Administration Justice Department indicting a former FBI informant who alleged wrongdoing by...
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Happy Thanksgiving from The Ignorant Fishermen Blog!
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IFB ^
| 11/23/23
Beloved, Greetings in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ! Who is the TRUE source for ALL Heavenly blessings here on earth and in Heaven above (Eph. 1:3)! As
we celebrate this time of Thanksgiving we are very mindful of many things. We are thankful for our loved ones, a measure of health and a sound mind. We are thankful for the earthly blessings and liberties that we possess as Americans. We are thankful for those who have shed their blood on our nation's behalf which have preserved our freedoms and liberties. We are thankful for the vision and labor...
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Four Texas Fishermen Finally Capture 13-Foot-Long, 680-Pound Alligator After 20 Years of Trying
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The Pet Zealot ^
| October 11, 2023 | James Alain L.
After two decades of relentless pursuit, a group of four skilled fishermen achieved a remarkable feat by capturing a colossal alligator measuring 13 feet in length and weighing a staggering 680 pounds.
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Hurricane Lee barrels toward New England, forcing fishermen to flee rough seas
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Nypost ^
| 09/16/2023 | Patrick Reilly
Hurricane Lee was barreling towards New England and eastern Canada as a powerful Category 1 storm early Saturday, forcing fishermen to flee from its path and retreat back to their harbors. Lee
was packing 80 mph winds and creating 20-feet ocean swells in the northern Atlantic as it churned up the coast, where it’s supposed to weaken slightly to a tropical storm before smashing into Nova Scotia sometime Saturday afternoon.
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U.S. Supreme Court takes up fishermen's fight over US conservation funding
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Yahoo Finance ^
| 5/1/23 | John Kruzel
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether the government can require commercial fishermen to help fund a program monitoring herring catches off New England's coast in a case that could undercut the regulatory power of federal agencies.
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Indonesian Fishermen Stranded by Cyclone Ilsa Rescued After Five Days, Others Feared Dead
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ABC (Australia) ^
| Mon 17 Apr 2023 | Vanessa Mills, Erin Parke, Eddie Williams, Jessica Hayes, and Gareth McKnight
Eleven fishermen have survived for six days without food and water before being rescued west of Broome The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has confirmed a group of fishermen was rescued about 3pm Monday from Bedwell Island in the Rowley Shoals, 313 kilometres west of Broome, after their vessel was shipwrecked during
Cyclone Ilsa. AMSA diverted a rescue aircraft to investigate and tasked a rescue helicopter to fly the fishers to Broome after a Border Force surveillance flight noticed people in distress. According to an AMSA spokesperson, survivors said there had been two fishing vessels with 10 crew each, but...
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Fishermen Discover Remains Of Missing Man Inside Shark [Argentina]
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Daily Caller ^
| February 28, 2023 8:23 AM ET | GRETCHEN CLAYSON CONTRIBUTOR ,
Local fishermen discovered the remains of a missing man inside a shark they had captured, authorities say. The
remains of Diego Barría, 32, were found inside the belly of a 4.9 foot school shark the two fishermen caught and cleaned off the coast of Argentina’s southern Chubut province in February, The Associated Press reported. Barría was last seen riding his ATV near the coast on Feb. 18, but when his damaged vehicle was found two days later on a beach near Rocas Coloradas, authorities instigated a search for the missing father of three, the outlet reported. On Feb. 26, the...
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About 100 fishermen rescued after large chunk of ice breaks off in Minnesota lake
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ABC News ^
| 28 Nov 2022 | Julia Jacobo
About 100 people fishing on a frozen lake in Minnesota were rescued after a large chunk of the ice broke off, leaving them stranded. Emergency
dispatchers received a 911 call just after 11:30 a.m. Monday from people who were fishing on Upper Red Lake in northern Beltrami County... ...Due to the urgent nature of getting people off the ice and the likelihood that several groups were unaware of the separation, the first responders sent out a wireless emergency alert...
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They angled for a $28,000 payout. After viral video, 2 fishermen were charged (indicted for those of you in Rio Linda) with cheating.
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nbc ^
| 10/12/2022 | Tim Stelloh and Angela Yang
Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky were indicted on multiple charges after a video showed their catch apparently stuffed with lead weights.Two fishermen captured in a viral video appearing to scam an Ohio fishing tournament are on the hook for multiple crimes, including cheating, authorities said in announcing their indictments Wednesday.Cuyahoga County Prosecutor
Michael C. O’Malley described the allegedly fishy conduct of Jacob Runyan, 42, and Chase Cominsky, 35, at last month’s Lake Erie Walleye Trail Tournament as “not only dishonorable but also criminal.”Runyan and Cominsky were indicted on charges of attempted grand theft, cheating, possession of criminal tools and unlawful...
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WATCH: Fishermen Caught Cheating During Tournament as Crowd Gets Ugly
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Breitbart.com ^
| 10-2-2022 | Warner Todd Huston
A pair of fishermen were stripped of their $5,000 tournament win after judges in Ohio discovered that they had put lead weights inside their catch also faced the wrath of a furious crowd on Friday, according to a video of the scene. Chase
Cominsky from Pennsylvania and Jake Runyon from Ohio initially won the Lake Erie Walleye Trail Championship in Cleveland, Ohio’s Gordon Park on Sept. 30. They were awarded a $5,000 prize for their big win. The duo’s catch weighed in at 33 pounds, nearly double what their nearest competitor had caught, according to the Daily Mail. But the...
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Watch professional fishermen get caught cheating to win high-stakes tournament, furious crowd wants to tear them apart: 'You should be in jail!'
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The Blaze ^
| October 01, 2022 | Paul Sacca
Professional fishermen are in hot water following accusations of cheating in a recent fishing tournament in Ohio. Competitors at the Lake Erie Walleye Trail Tournament Series (LEWT) believed something was fishy when the catch of two anglers' was suspiciously heavy. Competitors
claimed that fellow fishermen were guilty of stuffing the freshwater fish with weights. It appeared that Chase Cominsky and Jake Runyon had reeled in a victory in the 2022 Lake Erie Walleye Trail Championship event on Friday. However, a cheating accusation sank the high-stakes professional fishing event.
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Gujarat’s Muslim fishermen seek mass euthanasia
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New Indian Express ^
| May 7, 2022 | Dilip Singh Kshatriya
AHMEDABAD: It has sustained life for millennia, but now seeks death. Poignantly,
the news comes from Mahatma Gandhi’s hometown, Porbandar. A leader from the local Muslim fishing community has approached the Gujarat High Court seeking permission to undergo euthanasia for himself and 600 members of his people. Allarakha Ismailbhai Thimmar from the Gosabara wetlands in Porbandar filed the petition on Thursday, lamenting the fishing community’s deteriorating economic situation. The application, filed on behalf of the Gosabara Muslim Fishermen’s Society, alleged “the government does not provide facilities to people belonging to a particular community.” Faced with “political persecution,” the petitioners are...
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February 3 - Qualities of Fishermen/Evangelists - Devotional
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GracetoYou.org ^
| 2008 | John MacArthur, Grace Community Church
“He said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men’” (Matthew 4:19). Our
Lord did not merely command His new disciples to become “fishers of men,” He promised to help them catch people’s souls. He would remind them many times that they would never be effective disciplers—or successful disciples at all—if they didn’t rely on His power: “I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). Certain qualities that make a person a good...
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The Ignorant Fishermen Sunday Sermon - Featuring Dr. Tony Evans - YouTube Video
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IFB ^
| 10/17/21 | Tony Evans
Beloved, We wanted to share with our IFB viewership some of our favorite Bible sermons and messages that are filled with great hope, blessing, and purpose in Almighty God. Each Sunday we will share a new Bible message with you to watch, listen, learn and grow in our faith in Jesus Christ.
Of course dear friends, this is not a replacement for being gathered with God's people, but just an added message for you to enjoy and draw closer to our precious Savior in light of our ever-growing lawless day. Indeed, we need to be redeeming the time and knowing...
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West Virginia Fishermen Criticized for Using Shark’s Teeth to Open Beer (Good Job Dudes!!) :)
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Msn ^
| Today
A video of two fishermen using the teeth of a shark on a beach as a beer opener has attracted ire on social media. “Bro,
the shark just got abused. He’s trying to breathe,” wrote one commenter. The fishermen told local news it was “just a bit of fun.” The two received a warning from the game warden. They admit it wasn’t the greatest idea, but insist they did everything they could to make sure the shark was fine.
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Fishermen protest in Dublin over EU fisheries policy [Ireland]
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RTÉ News ^
| Wednesday, 23 Jun 2021 18:20 | Laura Fletcher
Trawler owners, their families and fishing representative organizations from across the country have taken part in a protest in Dublin city over quota cuts, the impact of Brexit and the European Union Common Fisheries Policy. A flotilla of 55 trawlers from all around the coast gathered at the entrance to Dublin Port
before dawn and traveled up the River Liffey in convoy through the East Link Toll Bridge to Sir John Rodgerson’s Quay. It is the second such protest in recent weeks. In May, a flotilla of trawlers from the south, southwest and southeast of the country traveled to Cork...
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