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Fishers killed off Gaza coast

Israeli forces intensify killing of fishers off the coast of Gaza

Vigil No 135

Gaza is effectively surrounded and has no port or means of accessing neighbouring territory. It is an open air prison. With the tight restrictions of aid entering the territory and the annexation of nearly all the cultivable land by Israeli forces, one of the few means of livelihood is fishing. Gazans have been restricted to inshore fishing only, they cannot venture into the Mediterranean. Since October 2023, attacks on fishers have intensified with 238 killed since October 7th according to the Gaza Fishers Syndicate. Channel 5 News carried a report yesterday [we have been unable to locate a link]. It appears to add an element to the policy of starvation being meted onto the territory.

A UN report said :

‘This thematic note highlights the systematic attacks on fishers and fishing infrastructure in Gaza, which have had devastating consequences on local livelihoods and the fishing industry, driving expanding protection concerns and risk of famine for families across Gaza.

‘According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Israeli military restrictions on fishing activities in Gaza significantly intensified after 7 October 2023, and fishers reported that they have been repeatedly attacked, onshore and at sea, by the Israeli military. In parallel, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in Gaza has documented the destruction of key fishing infrastructure, including Gaza’s main port and several landing sites, along with extensive damage to landing sites and fishing vessels, rendering fishing operations off the coast of Gaza nearly impossible.

‘These attacks have resulted in the collapse of the fishing industry, which was once a main source of livelihoods and food for Gaza’s population. Combined with the destruction of agricultural land and other food production infrastructure, and severe restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid and commercial goods and supplies, the targeting of Gaza’s fishers and fishing infrastructure by the Israeli military has contributed directly to risk of famine and growing protection concerns for vulnerable persons, creating conditions which threaten the survival of Gaza’s population’ [UN, May 2025]

The vigils continue

Number 135 yesterday with over 30 present with occasional ‘drop-ins’ by passers by which is encouraging. Recognition was very high with probably over 100 taking some kind of notice of our presence. In view of the continuing violence in Lebanon and the killing which continues to take place in Gaza, it is still a necessary action. Over 73,000 have been killed according to AP and nearly 1,000 since the ‘ceasefire’.

Photo: Courtesy of Peter Gloyns

• Fishers killed off Gaza coast
• War crimes and atrocities in Sudan: report
• Disappointing debate about lobby influence
• Targeted policy to kill children
• Need for vigil continues

Fishers killed off Gaza coast

Israeli forces intensify killing of fishers off the coast of Gaza

Vigil No 135

Gaza is effectively surrounded and has no port or means of accessing neighbouring territory. It is an open air prison. With the tight restrictions of aid entering the territory and the annexation of nearly all the cultivable land by Israeli forces, one of the few means of livelihood is fishing. Gazans have been restricted to inshore fishing only, they cannot venture into the Mediterranean. Since October 2023, attacks on fishers have intensified with 238 killed since October 7th according to the Gaza Fishers Syndicate. Channel 5 News carried a report yesterday [we have been unable to locate a link]. It appears to add an element to the policy of starvation being meted onto the territory.

A UN report said :

‘This thematic note highlights the systematic attacks on fishers and fishing infrastructure in Gaza, which have had devastating consequences on local livelihoods and the fishing industry, driving expanding protection concerns and risk of famine for families across Gaza.

‘According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Israeli military restrictions on fishing activities in Gaza significantly intensified after 7 October 2023, and fishers reported that they have been repeatedly attacked, onshore and at sea, by the Israeli military. In parallel, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in Gaza has documented the destruction of key fishing infrastructure, including Gaza’s main port and several landing sites, along with extensive damage to landing sites and fishing vessels, rendering fishing operations off the coast of Gaza nearly impossible.

‘These attacks have resulted in the collapse of the fishing industry, which was once a main source of livelihoods and food for Gaza’s population. Combined with the destruction of agricultural land and other food production infrastructure, and severe restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid and commercial goods and supplies, the targeting of Gaza’s fishers and fishing infrastructure by the Israeli military has contributed directly to risk of famine and growing protection concerns for vulnerable persons, creating conditions which threaten the survival of Gaza’s population’ [UN, May 2025]

The vigils continue

Number 135 yesterday with over 30 present with occasional ‘drop-ins’ by passers by which is encouraging. Recognition was very high with probably over 100 taking some kind of notice of our presence. In view of the continuing violence in Lebanon and the killing which continues to take place in Gaza, it is still a necessary action. Over 73,000 have been killed according to AP and nearly 1,000 since the ‘ceasefire’.

Photo: Courtesy of Peter Gloyns

• Fishers killed off Gaza coast
• War crimes and atrocities in Sudan: report
• Disappointing debate about lobby influence
• Targeted policy to kill children
• Need for vigil continues

Common tern / Visdief (Sterna hirundo) awesome moment when one comes in to land as the other one looked up at it. Taken last Sunday at #Arkemheen 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #commontern #visdief #fishers #sternahirundo #flight #wings

Common tern / Visdief (Sterna hirundo) awesome moment when one comes in to land as the other one looked up at it. Taken last Sunday at #Arkemheen 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #commontern #visdief #fishers #sternahirundo #flight #wings

Indiana High School Boys Basketball: Carmel takes down Fishers https://www.rawchili.com/nba/647393/ #Basketball #BasketballStateChampionship #CarmelHighSchool #Fishers #greyhounds #IndianaHighSchoolBoysBasketball #TheTigers

96th Street Nickel Plate Bridge is finally open! The days are getting longer, and so is the jogging trail. This will be good for the soul.

#Indianapolis #Fishers

96th Street Nickel Plate Bridge is finally open! The days are getting longer, and so is the jogging trail. This will be good for the soul.

#Indianapolis #Fishers

Yesterday we happened upon two fishers near #AlgonquinPark in #Ontario, #Canada. Knowing full well that fishers are not a threat to humans, we still made a point of staying back and using our zoom lens & binos to see these animals up close. #nature #wildlife #wilderness #fishers #naturephotography

Yesterday we happened upon two fishers near #AlgonquinPark in #Ontario, #Canada. Knowing full well that fishers are not a threat to humans, we still made a point of staying back and using our zoom lens & binos to see these animals up close. #nature #wildlife #wilderness #fishers #naturephotography

French fishers find creative method to protect Ukraine from Russian drone attacks

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/french-fishers-find-creative-method-to-protect-1762650547.html

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #France #Drones #fishers #nets #terror #Frontline #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни

French fishers find creative method to protect Ukraine from Russian drone attacks

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/french-fishers-find-creative-method-to-protect-1762650547.html

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #France #Drones #fishers #nets #terror #Frontline #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни

#Fishers discover first-of-its-kind bright orange #shark with two rare conditions in #Caribbean
The bright orange #nurseshark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) off #CostaRica had a mysterious condition called #xanthism, or #xanthochroism, which increases yellow pigmentation in the #skin. Researchers have recorded xanthism in several animals, but this is the first definitive case of a nurse shark with the trait. The shark also appears to have albinism, making it even more unusual.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/fishers-discover-first-of-its-kind-bright-orange-shark-with-two-rare-conditions-in-caribbean

#Fishers discover first-of-its-kind bright orange #shark with two rare conditions in #Caribbean
The bright orange #nurseshark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) off #CostaRica had a mysterious condition called #xanthism, or #xanthochroism, which increases yellow pigmentation in the #skin. Researchers have recorded xanthism in several animals, but this is the first definitive case of a nurse shark with the trait. The shark also appears to have albinism, making it even more unusual.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/fishers-discover-first-of-its-kind-bright-orange-shark-with-two-rare-conditions-in-caribbean

BASIC INCOME & RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMS IN CANADA

Read our NEW report, ‘Basic Income & Resilient Food Systems in Canada.’ This report shares the results of a series of outreach workshops with farmers, fishers, and food security organizations across Canada on the topic of basic income in the food system.

Find the report and more on page 10 of our Spring 2025 Newsletter!

#BasicIncome #Canada #FoodSystems #CanAg #Farmers #Fishers #FoodSecurity

https://foodstudies.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-CAFS-Spring-Newsletter.pdf

BASIC INCOME & RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMS IN CANADA

Read our NEW report, ‘Basic Income & Resilient Food Systems in Canada.’ This report shares the results of a series of outreach workshops with farmers, fishers, and food security organizations across Canada on the topic of basic income in the food system.

Find the report and more on page 10 of our Spring 2025 Newsletter!

#BasicIncome #Canada #FoodSystems #CanAg #Farmers #Fishers #FoodSecurity

https://foodstudies.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-CAFS-Spring-Newsletter.pdf

'They Sometimes Worry That I’m Dead Already:' Deep-Sea Fishers Fight for #WiFi
Distant-water #fishers are out on the #ocean for up to 10mo at a time, with no contact to the outside world.
“Wi-Fi Now for Fishers’ Rights” campaign, has been organizing since 2023, wants to make WiFi access standard in the industry, both to help improve working conditions through union organizing and to allow the workers to have contact with other human beings for more than 2 months per year.
https://www.404media.co/they-sometimes-worry-that-im-dead-already-deep-sea-fishers-fight-for-wi-fi/

'They Sometimes Worry That I’m Dead Already:' Deep-Sea Fishers Fight for #WiFi
Distant-water #fishers are out on the #ocean for up to 10mo at a time, with no contact to the outside world.
“Wi-Fi Now for Fishers’ Rights” campaign, has been organizing since 2023, wants to make WiFi access standard in the industry, both to help improve working conditions through union organizing and to allow the workers to have contact with other human beings for more than 2 months per year.
https://www.404media.co/they-sometimes-worry-that-im-dead-already-deep-sea-fishers-fight-for-wi-fi/

A fishing day... 🎣🐟📸

#blackandwhite #fishing #monochrome #darktable #nature #fishers #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #photoftheday #photographie #lake #janitzio #workers

I’m usually in and out of my polling place in five minutes. There’s never a line. Today the line is 45 minutes long, and my wife’s was 1.5 hours this morning when she voted. I’m not sure what conclusions can be drawn, but people are coming out to vote in #Fishers #Indiana!

#Vote #Election #election2024 #HoosierMast

I’m usually in and out of my polling place in five minutes. There’s never a line. Today the line is 45 minutes long, and my wife’s was 1.5 hours this morning when she voted. I’m not sure what conclusions can be drawn, but people are coming out to vote in #Fishers #Indiana!

#Vote #Election #election2024 #HoosierMast

In Kanniyakumari, the fisherfolk’s support for Congress comes with a warning

Denied representation for long, the fisherfolk will support Congress this LS poll, but only because it fielded a candidate from the community in Vilavancode bye-poll. “If she doesn’t win, our interests too will take a turn,” they warn.

#TamilNadu #kanniyakumari #fishers #paravars #mukkuvars #nadars #congress #AIADMK #NTK #BJP #IndianChristians #elections2024 #hindutva #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/in-kanniyakumari-the-fisherfolks-support-for-congress-comes-with-a-warning

In Kanniyakumari, the fisherfolk’s support for Congress comes with a warning

Denied representation for long, the fisherfolk will support Congress this LS poll, but only because it fielded a candidate from the community in Vilavancode bye-poll. “If she doesn’t win, our interests too will take a turn,” they warn.

#TamilNadu #kanniyakumari #fishers #paravars #mukkuvars #nadars #congress #AIADMK #NTK #BJP #IndianChristians #elections2024 #hindutva #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/in-kanniyakumari-the-fisherfolks-support-for-congress-comes-with-a-warning

8 ways that stopping overfishing will promote biodiversity and help address climate change
#Environment #ClimateChange #Oceans #Fish #Biodiversity #Fisheries #GlobalWarming #OverFishing #Fishing #Fishers #Ecosystem #SustainableFuture #GlobalCooperation #EcosystemManagement
https://the-14.com/8-ways-that-stopping-overfishing-will-promote-biodiversity-and-help-address-climate-change/

8 ways that stopping overfishing will promote biodiversity and help address climate change
#Environment #ClimateChange #Oceans #Fish #Biodiversity #Fisheries #GlobalWarming #OverFishing #Fishing #Fishers #Ecosystem #SustainableFuture #GlobalCooperation #EcosystemManagement
https://the-14.com/8-ways-that-stopping-overfishing-will-promote-biodiversity-and-help-address-climate-change/

Local #Fishers Help Uncover #Coral Clinging to Underwater Cliffs https://eos.org/articles/local-fishers-help-uncover-coral-clinging-to-underwater-cliffs paper: https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol28/iss4/art4/

"5 years ago, Capt. Joey Angnatok, an #Inuit fisher and researcher, lowered his fishing nets into the #Labrador Sea near #Makkovik. Seafloor data suggested that the ocean should be 700 meters deep. But when he let out that much net, he still had several hundred meters of slack floating on the surface, indicating the nets had hit bottom earlier than expected."

Local #Fishers Help Uncover #Coral Clinging to Underwater Cliffs https://eos.org/articles/local-fishers-help-uncover-coral-clinging-to-underwater-cliffs paper: https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol28/iss4/art4/

"5 years ago, Capt. Joey Angnatok, an #Inuit fisher and researcher, lowered his fishing nets into the #Labrador Sea near #Makkovik. Seafloor data suggested that the ocean should be 700 meters deep. But when he let out that much net, he still had several hundred meters of slack floating on the surface, indicating the nets had hit bottom earlier than expected."

Every Thanksgiving, I make sure I wake up in time to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Not for the floats. Not for the lip syncing celebrity “performers”. I watch for the marching bands.

This comes as a shock to you, I know, that Kevin is so into marching bands that he would watch a televised holiday parade just for them. I especially enjoyed this year’s parade as groups like Fishers High School from Fishers, Indiana and Stoneman Douglas High School from Parkland, Florida, really outdid themselves.

Of course, my favorite marching units are the drum and bugle corps who show up now and again. As a long time performer and fan of the activity, I get literal chills when I see a drum corps coming into the frame in front of Macy’s, with enough sound output to drown out any of the TV presenters (sorry, Willard Scott, but that many G bugles blasting out Auld Lang Syne is going to make you invisible from an audio standpoint).

Speaking of G bugles, it’s appropriate that the first example I found of a drum corps in the Macy’s parade is a long time DCA and all-age staple, the New York Skyliners. This video is actually an audio only recording of the corps performing in their home concrete canyons, but it’s also fun to hear the voices of Lorne Greene and Betty White, who hosted the broadcast for NBC that year (1963? 1968? Both?). The audio isn’t the best quality, but that adds to the nostalgic feel of the recording.

The next group of videos I found were from when DCI and the various regional drum corps organizations, such as DCE, DCM, and others, formed what was known as the Macy’s All Star Drum and Bugle Corps. These groups were made up of performers from various drum corps from all levels of the junior and all-age activity. The fun part of these groups is seeing all the different uniforms of the represented corps, as well as the humongous sound these corps put out (again, apologies to Willard Scott).

It wasn’t until the 2000s that I found the next example of Macy’s drum corps fun. This time, it’s the Cadets (pour some out), coming off their 2005 DCI world championship, performing one of their classics, Swing, Swing, Swing from the movie 1941, first performed by the Cadets during their 1995 show, An American Quintet

The most recent drum corps performance in the Macy’s parade was a big one. Coming off their 75th anniversary in 2013, the Madison Scouts put together an Anniversary Corps the following year for the parade. The corps was made up of members from the 2014 competitive corps (in white) as well as alumni from throughout their history (in green and red). The Scouts were also granted the honor to lead in Santa Claus to finish the parade, doing so with a rousing holiday mashup of Pharrell Williams‘ Happy and Angels We Have Heard On High.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is one of two parades which are on my bucket list to perform in, the other being the Pasadena Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. If I could do those parades in a drum corps, it would be the best thing ever.

https://medi-nerd.com/2023/11/23/drum-corps-in-the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/

#1941 #AngelsWeHaveHeardOnHigh #AuldLangSyne #BettyWhite #Cadets #DCA #DCI #drumCorps #DrumCorpsInternational #Fishers #FishersHighSchoolMarchingBand #Florida #Happy #Indiana #LorneGreene #MacyS #MacySThanksgivingDayParade #MadisonScouts #MarchingArts #NBC #NewYearSDay #NewYorkSkyliners #Parkland #PasadenaRoseParade #PharrellWilliams #StonemanDouglasHighSchoolMarchingBand #Thanksgiving #WillardScott

RT by @EU_MARE: Guardians of our food security, #fishers are at the heart of our work at >@EU_MARE.

As we celebrate #WorldFisheriesDay, let's reaffirm our commitment to sustainable practices that safeguard our seas, and support the future of our #fishing communities.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/vitcheva_eu/status/1726993600817537294#m

[2023-11-21 15:58 UTC]

Researchers searching for the habitat of a threatened #fish first seen in Southeast Asian markets https://phys.org/news/2023-09-habitat-threatened-fish-southeast-asian.html

"Almost nothing is known about the #ClownWedgefish's (#Rhynchobatus cooki) natural habitat or distribution because it had only been spotted sporadically in #FishMarkets in #Singapore and #Jakarta... #Researchers recently found #SocialMedia posts from #fishers that suggested Clown #Wedgefish habitat could be found in the southwest #RiauIslands in #Indonesia."

Researchers searching for the habitat of a threatened #fish first seen in Southeast Asian markets https://phys.org/news/2023-09-habitat-threatened-fish-southeast-asian.html

"Almost nothing is known about the #ClownWedgefish's (#Rhynchobatus cooki) natural habitat or distribution because it had only been spotted sporadically in #FishMarkets in #Singapore and #Jakarta... #Researchers recently found #SocialMedia posts from #fishers that suggested Clown #Wedgefish habitat could be found in the southwest #RiauIslands in #Indonesia."

Celebrating #seagrass with new works by #gamelan group #RhythmInBronze in #SeruanSetu - "Secret Gardens of the Sea". Composers, musicians, videographers, directors & production team first spent several days with the #fishers of #TanjungKupang to understand the habitat & its vital role.

The free booklet explains: https://www.rhythminbronze.com/programme-book-seruan-setu
Performances in #KL 24-27 Aug, #ArtAndEnvironment conference 29 Aug: https://www.rhythminbronze.com
#NewMusic #seabed #ecology #conservation #Malaysia

Celebrating #seagrass with new works by #gamelan group #RhythmInBronze in #SeruanSetu - "Secret Gardens of the Sea". Composers, musicians, videographers, directors & production team first spent several days with the #fishers of #TanjungKupang to understand the habitat & its vital role.

The free booklet explains: https://www.rhythminbronze.com/programme-book-seruan-setu
Performances in #KL 24-27 Aug, #ArtAndEnvironment conference 29 Aug: https://www.rhythminbronze.com
#NewMusic #seabed #ecology #conservation #Malaysia

Highlights from this year's EU Fisheries Science Seminar!
Meet Anastasia Charitou from @IseaOrg, giving us insights on Citizen Science & its contribution to increase knowledge of #marine #biodiversity and collaboration w/ recreational #fishers.
#EUFishScience https://t.co/TBzdvtoddE

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_MARE/status/1677588332501671936

Director-General @vitcheva_eu highlights for us that citizen science is the answer to our "need for alternative data sources and need to get them from everybody."
#EUFishScience https://n.respublicae.eu/vitcheva_eu/status/1674730550014226433
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Charlina Vitcheva: Speaking today at the Fisheries Science Seminar 🐟
"#Fishers need to be recognised and empowered as the stewards of the #sea. With citizen science, they can help improve the collection of #data that feeds into the scientific process."
#EUFishScience https://t.co/FcQ4Ai98hP
</div>

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_MARE/status/1674732377828999168

#Introduction

* NE #Indianapolis suburbs #Fishers & general #Indy area stuff.
* Lefty #politics. Bourgeois #liberal scum though, mileage may vary.
* Tech & #code. I write code that tests code & embed it into CI/CD processes.
* Sports
-- Basketball: #Pacers (NBA), #Purdue (NCAA)
-- Soccer: #Everton (EPL), #IndyEleven (USL)
-- Hockey: #RedWings (NHL)
-- Football: #colts (NFL), Purdue (NCAA)
* Sci-Fi TV & movies.
* Random gifs & live events
* #Tattoo
* #DnD

This article from #Greenland public media #KNR is about how a storm affected #Qaanaaq + other small communities in north west Greenland by breaking up #seaIce and destroying #fishing equipment the local population of #fishers and #hunters rely on for income especially at this time of year.
It's a textbook example of how severe #weather (and yes probably #ClimateChange too) multilply existing societal vulnerability.

#ClimateAdaptation

https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/fiskerne-og-fangerne-i-qaanaaq-er-ogs%C3%A5-ramt-af-d%C3%A5rlig-vinter

Fishermen threaten legal action to stop marine conservation plan https://www.royalgazette.com/environment/news/article/20221125/fishermen-threaten-legal-action-to-stop-marine-conservation-plan/ #conservation #marine #fishers #Bermuda