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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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Offshore wind farms expected to reduce clam fishery revenue
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HARVEY B. MICKELSON – UMass administration owes everyone answers on SMAST, the answers to the questions put forth herein must be forthcoming.
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Lobster fishermen wary of Maritime panel report
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To our valued readers and supporters of Fisheryation.com
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Crab-fishing boat runs aground on Rose Spit
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Letter: A ‘fish bill,’ like Farm Bill needed for industry
I agree with both Sens. Warren and Markey that the federal government, not fishermen, should pay for NOAA’s at-sea and dockside observers. We need, first of Read More » -
A fishing-permit buyback program has had an as-yet-undetermined effect on the health of California’s fisheries.
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Economic Contribution of White Shrimp Commercial Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico States
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Committee studies elver license rules
The Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee was scheduled to hold a work session Wednesday morning on a controversial bill that would force elver fishermen with licenses issued Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 37.5′ H & H Lobster boat, 300HP, 6 Cylinder John Deere
Specifications, information and 12 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 14:48 Read More » -
NEFMC Press Backgrounder – Update on Habitat/Groundfish Actions
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Lobstermen who harvest federal waters will be required to install electronic trackers
East Coast lobster and Jonah Crab fishermen who harvest federal waters will be required to install electronic trackers on their boats, giving federal regulators unprecedented detail Read More » -
F/V Tyhawk: Report says deck modification led to fatal capsizing of First Nation fishing vessel
Canada’s transportation safety agency says modifications to the deck of the Mi’kmaq fishing boat Tyhawk led to the fatal capsizing in 2021. The Transportation Safety Board says Read More » -
North Carolina: Additional measures to protect marine mammals, fisheries during seismic testing
The state is requiring additional measures to protect marine mammals and offshore fisheries for a proposed scientific project that would involve seismic testing off the North Read More » -
Baker: Fabian Manning shines a light on an uncomfortable truth
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NOAA says revised analysis could allow Southeast king salmon troll fishing, despite ruling
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Selvåg Senior: New LNG-Powered Purse Seiner/Trawler cuts GHG 42%
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Officials Speak in Kodiak on Proposition Four, Bristol Bay Forever – Audio report
Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell met with representatives from around the state in Kodiak this month to discuss ballot proposal four, which would prohibit mining projects if Read More » -
Baker administration to invest $1.1M for Gloucester’s Jodrey State Fish Pier renovations
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First elver case against Passamaquoddy fisherman dismissed on technicality
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BLACK SEA BASS – THE NEW “WAR BETWEEN THE STATES”
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Research ship with URI students runs aground in the western Gulf of Boothia
A research vessel carrying a team of University of Rhode Island scientists and students ran aground Friday in the western Gulf of Boothia, a body of Read More » -
Family of missing shrimper hopeful he’ll be found; clinging to memories
The Baldwin County man apparently was thrown overboard when the 50 foot “Chief” capsized early Friday morning near the mouth of Mobile Bay. His family clinging Read More » -
Most southwest Nova Scotia beaches now clear of dead herring, latest round of tests find no viruses
Fisheries officials say the flood of dead herring washing up on southwest Nova Scotia beaches has slowed. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it is monitoring for “evidence of Read More »
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