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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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A mighty wind, by Kevin Gray – The more you read, the dirtier it gets.
Jeff Grybowksi likes to tell the story about the whale.,,, For Grybowksi and his surrogates, as well as for the powerful environmental groups blowing wind into his Read More » -
Victim of Random Attack Looks For a Way To Feed His Family – The family of Nicholas Philemonoff is collecting donations at Alaska USA – video
Halibut fishing is how Nicholas Philemonoff supports his family. “I have been doing really good at it for the last five or six years, running my Read More » -
Facing the Wind – A fisherman’s take on offshore wind
Local fishermen are on the verge of forever losing local fishing grounds to wind power as California trades one renewable resource (seafood) for another (electricity). The Read More » -
Growing tradition: Alma lobster fleet launch brings out the community
Lobster fishermen will be feeling the love early Monday in Alma, N.B., when about 10 boats leave the harbour for the start of lobster season. The Read More » -
SAFMC Summer 2013 Newsletter – Red snapper update; Overview of Public Hearings
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 47′ MDI Gillnet/Lobster, CAT 3406, Kubota 12 KW 3 Phase Generator
Specifications, information and 24 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:52 Read More » -
Newfoundland and Labrador: OFFER SIGNED TO START CRAB FISHERY
This morning, the FFAW Snow Crab Bargaining Committee reluctantly agreed to sign off on a final offer from ASP to start a crab fishery this year. Read More » -
Regulations changed on AJs, black sea bass in South Atlantic
The date change also aligns the beginning of the commercial harvest season for black sea bass with the commercial season for vermilion snapper, which are commonly Read More » -
Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet tows disabled F/V Ocean One, finds numerous safety violations
MANASQUAN INLET, N.J. – The Coast Guard towed a disabled 75-foot fishing vessel with three people aboard Tuesday after the boat lost power approximately two miles offshore. Watchstanders Read More » -
U.S. imposes new seafood import rules – DFO says it’s too soon to know what fisheries in Canada will be affected
The United States is now requiring proof that its seafood imports are harvested in a way that minimizes harm to marine mammals like whales — and that Read More » -
Fisherynation.com welcomes our newest sponsor, AFG Flame Guard USA
If you own a commercial vessel, an inboard pleasure boat, a boat with a cabin, or desire convenient fire protection in your home or vehicle, get the Read More » -
Tanker tangles with fishing vessel anchor line near Boon Island
The Coast Guard plans to investigate an incident in which a 577-foot tanker loaded with ultralight sulfur diesel was adrift off the coast of Portsmouth and Read More » -
Walmart’s need for Russian pink salmon likely exceeds available MSC supply – John Sackton, Seafoodnews.com
First, in their recent letter to suppliers, Walmart acknowledged that there was only a single Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) approved by SFP, which they called a ‘very Read More » -
Gulf states get first $113M from BP oil spill pleas
The five states that border the Gulf of Mexico are getting $113 million to improve the environment. The grants, announced Thursday by the National Fish and Read More » -
Pushing Propaganda: Underwater video shows marine life growing at wind farm
Offshore wind proponents are touting new undersea footage that suggests a vibrant marine habitat is growing around the nation’s first offshore wind farm — a five-turbine Read More » -
Bellingham fishermen rescued from boat in 70 mph windstorm
U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued three fishermen Thursday morning, March 10, from a boat that broke loose at a Bellingham harbor in an intense windstorm. A Read More » -
Chesapeake Bay Says Goodbye to a Classic Virginia Deadrise Boatbuilder
Edward Diggs, an iconic builder of deadrise workboats, left the Chesapeake Bay for good on Thanksgiving after a long, well-lived life. He was 93 and had Read More » -
Maine Voices: Dredging of Searsport Harbor would be economic folly – Rocky Allen, Maine Lobstering Union
Sen. Susan Collins has observed: “In parts of Maine, the environment is our economy.” No place epitomizes that principle more than Penobscot Bay. The members of Read More » -
Video – Two fishermen rescued after their boat sinks off the Cork coast
Two men were rescued at sea this morning by Castletownbere’s RNLI. Castletownbere’s RNLI all weather lifeboat was launched early this morning to go to the assistance Read More » -
Viewpoints: The state of Pacific sardine populations
Sardines have been a hot news topic in recent weeks. Environmental groups and others have trumpeted that the sardine population is collapsing like it did in Read More » -
Five rusty trawlers from Hull played a key role in securing victory in the Falklands War
As Hull officially commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict this weekend, attention will inevitably focus on the local military personnel who served there and Read More » -
F/V Kodiak Enterprise: Shelter-in-place remains in effect as fishing boat fire continues to burn
A massive fishing boat fire in Tacoma just northwest of Chinook Landing Marina continues to burn Monday. On Monday morning, smoke from the fire continued but Read More » -
Our Lobsterman Toby Burnham Catches A Rare Blue Lobster! Of course, The world is going crazy!
He came in to Capt. Joe’s & Sons Inc to take pictures and is releasing it back to the ocean. The lobster is quite an eye Read More » -
Ropeless fishing gear: Georgia researchers work with commercial fishermen to test equipment
NOAA has identified two areas critical for right whales: off the coast of New England, where the whales forage for food in warmer months; and off Read More » -
Alaska: Commercial fishermen struggle in coronavirus pandemic
“We tied the boat up, hoping and waiting for things to stabilize a little bit,” said Jim Hubbard, who has been commercial fishing for nearly 50 Read More »
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