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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?
While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here
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Trident’s new fishmeal plant to go online soon in Naknek
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Is the Norfolk Canyon the next Atlantic National Marine Sanctuary?
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NAFC students make complete trawl from scratch
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New classification rules for U.S. fishing vessels – DNV GL Tackles Safety through Standards
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U.S. Dolphin Deaths Rise to 300; Cause Still a Mystery
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Officials say they cannot enforce Hawaii fishing contracts
Federal officials cannot enforce a contract being proposed by the commercial fishing industry as a solution to concerns about foreign fishing crews in Hawaii, leaving the Read More » -
Alaska fishermen and their families have led the Walmart/MSC charge – Alaska salmon row moves onto political stage
THE ongoing dispute between Alaskan salmon fishermen and the US retail giant is moving into the political arena. Walmart has said it will only buy Marine Stewardship Council Read More » -
Russian fishing trawler “Mekhanik Maslak” catches fire in St Petersburg shipyard
The Russian fishing trawler “Mekhanik Maslak,” caught fire while reportedly under construction at the Admiralty Shipyards in St Petersburg. The fire covered more than 800 square Read More » -
Watch National Stock Assessment Seminar – Dr. Cadrin will discuss “Optimal Spatial Boundaries and Strata for Stock Assessment
Dr. Steve Cadrin, Chair & Professor of the Department of Fisheries Oceanography at UMass Dartmouth , will present at NOAA Fisheries’ National Stock Assessment Seminar on Read More » -
Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Price Sheet for January 2019 Has Arrived!
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Florida and Hawaii brace as hurricane season hastens
Florida braces for life-threatening floods and fierce winds as Hawaii’s Big Island stares down the barrel of an encroaching hurricane. Forecasters issued a tropical storm warning Read More » -
Our view: Fishing disaster’s unseen casualties
Anyone visiting the Gloucester waterfront these days can’t help but notice the lack of commercial fishing boat arrivals and departures and the slow pace of commerce Read More » -
Cod comeback
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Coronavirus: With China’s Borders Closed to Imported Live Seafood, Local Fishermen Feel the Pinch
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Poor salmon runs result in low harvests, disaster request
Poor salmon returns across the Gulf of Alaska are putting commercial fishing catches far behind the average and prompting a request for a disaster declaration. Commercial Read More » -
Obituary: Commercial Fisherman Ron Ellis
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American Samoa push to remove marine reserves
American Samoa’s US Congresswoman, Aumua Amata Radewagen, is pushing for the incoming US Government to overturn President Obama’s decision to create marine monuments in the Pacific. Read More » -
Law on menhaden snags Delaware Bay crabbers – video
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP – Jimmy Layton fishes 300 crab pots in the Delaware Bay and fills each with about 2 pounds of menhaden that he catches himself. But Read More » -
Commercial harvesters “financially devastated” – 79 B.C. commercial salmon fisheries closed for the 2021 season
The abrupt closure of nearly 60 per cent of B.C. salmon fisheries this summer has left commercial harvesters “financially devastated,” according to a survey by the Read More » -
Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium wants Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary designation
Fishermen not on board with Hudson Canyon Sanctuary – The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hear a proposal from New York Aquarium, which has nominated the canyon for a National Marine Sanctuary designation. Read More » -
Federal help for fisheries may stall until 2013 – Johanna Thomas, the Environmental Defense Fund say’s “It is complicated,,,,,,” heh!
Stalled by Congress’ focus on the contentious “fiscal cliff”,,,,dimmed for New England fisheries getting,,,,victims of Hurricane Sandy,,,,Midwestern farms,,,,Sen. John Kerry,,,,Rep. Stephen Lynch,,,, “lame duck”,,,,U.S. Commerce Department,,,, disaster,,,,NOAA,,,fish populations,,,$100 Read More » -
China, Spain, Taiwan, Japan and S Korea account for 85% global fishing efforts
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Tākaka fisherman who illegally removed monitoring device fined $20k, loses boat
A fisherman who removed essential position monitoring equipment from his boat and then tried to hide it in a bag beneath the sea has been convicted Read More »
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