long-line fishing industry has grown tremendously, with large boats putting out miles of line in search of sharks and swordfish, both of which are now greatly reduced in numbers. The Andrea Gail of The Perfect Storm
was a Gloucester "Sword Boat, " but many such vessels are also based right here in New Jersey and Long Island. New Jersey boats are more likely to be after sharks than swordfish.

Sword fishermen routinely discarded thousands of sharks as bycatch, most of which were dead already, and the rest killed before they could be safely handled. When swordfish became scarce, the long liners began targeting the sharks themselves instead. Now sharks are scarce.

A monstrous variation on long lining is drift netting, practiced mainly in the Pacific by far-eastern fishing fleets. Huge floatingThe following is an excerpt from a June 1, 2020 statement released by the New York City-based Sikh Coalition:

In the week since the murder of 46-year old George Floyd and the arrest of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the Sikh Coalition has joined demands for a completely thorough and transparent investigation into the police misconduct involved in the death of Mr. Floyd and signed onto calls for new federal legislation to increase transparency and thwart police abuse. We also echo the anger felt by millions of Americans across the nation.

Systemic anti-Black racism within law enforcement and throughout the United States contributes directly to the deaths of unarmed Black people. This deadly problem has to change and the Sikh community must stand in unequivocal solidarity with Black Americans in