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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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Seafood wholesaler, boat master fined for obstruction
The fines resulted from what DFO describes as “a serious case of obstruction,” which included the co-owner of the wholesaler eating a receipt rather than give Read More » -
Plan to privatize snapper-grouper fishery ownership off southeastern states blasted by fishing advocacy group
Tom Swatzel says the SAFMC has purposely not used the controversial phrase “catch shares” in the plan, but instead has used less understood terminology for catch Read More » -
Experts track right whale behavior in new trouble spot
Scientists from the U.S. and Canada have returned from a North Atlantic right whale survey trip in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence where they found Read More » -
NOAA, states and fishing industry reconsider buyout or buyback plans
Even as Massachusetts pushes to get the second phase of federal disaster funding to eligible Bay State beneficiaries, the fate of the federal buyout or industry Read More » -
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting March 2-6, 2015
Meeting Agenda (posted 2/10) Briefing Book Materials (posted 2/13) Webinar Registration: Watch the meeting LIVE as it happens – Sign up for daily Webinars at the links here. 15:31 Read More » -
The Coffee Break Challenge! – Make the Margaretsville Wharf Great Again, American urges his U.S. friends
A Texas man who owns a summer home in Nova Scotia has launched an appeal in his home state for donations to repair a damaged wharf Read More » -
Enviro group says it may sue NMFS and Coast Guard to prevent whale deaths from ship strikes
The Center for Biological Diversity, which has an office in Los Angeles, alleges that the government agencies are ignoring the requirements of the Endangered Species Act Read More » -
Sustaining Sea Scallops
SUSTAINING SEA SCALLOPS is a 35-minute documentary on the history and resurgence of the Atlantic sea scallop fishery, seen through the eyes of fishermen and researchers. Read More » -
Warm tribute paid to an island’s legendary last blacksmith
The life and work of Calum “Steallag” MacLeod is remembered in An Gobha, The Last Blacksmith, which will screen on Hogmanay. It features footage of MacLeod, Read More » -
Do Not Blame the Fish – Alicia Rae
The commercial fishing fleet is to “fault” for the failure of the sports fishermen, in the public mindset. They blame the commercial fleet of stealing “their” Read More » -
New rockfish catch limits eyed
Worried by recent declines in the numbers of Maryland’s state fish, Atlantic states fisheries regulators are weighing slashing the annual striped bass catch by up to Read More » -
IPHC staff reflect on 2015 season, decisions, with Joe Viechnicki
A little over a month from now, the International Pacific Halibut Commission will meet to start considering catch limits for next season. IPHC executive director Bruce Read More » -
55-year-old Fisherman medevaced from F/V John S. Dempster in Southern Chesapeake Bay
The Coast Guard medevaced a 55-year-old man Monday from a fishing boat in southern Chesapeake Bay. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a call Read More » -
Govt Shutdown Blocks Testing: Pamlico River, Neuse River Fish kill tally could number more than a million
A fish kill first reported in the Neuse River on Sunday affecting a few hundred menhaden now includes other fish species and the Pamlico River, with the Read More » -
Video: U.S. Coast Guard, Air Force, and Navy medevac fisherman from commercial fishing vessel off Hawaii
The Coast Guard, Air Force, and Navy successfully medevaced a 73-year-old fisherman from the 84-foot commercial fishing vessel Lady Alice 150 miles east of Hilo, Friday. Read More » -
New Study: Injuries among Dungeness crab fishermen examined
Commercial Dungeness crab fishing on the West Coast is one of the highest risk occupations in the United States, based on fatality rates. But non-fatal injuries Read More » -
Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for July 27 and 28 with Mike Mason
The Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for July 27th and 28th includes several stories that were not included in the Fisheries Report aired on Friday. listen@kdlg Read More » -
American-Canadian lobster industries digging in for a fight against E.U.lobster import ban
Exactly how 32 American lobsters wound up in Swedish waters isn’t clear. But because some of them were wearing the rubber bands that are put on Read More » -
Shrimpers with chainsaws: Local commercial fishermen carry on after Hurricane Matthew
October is supposed to be a month for prime Lowcountry seafood but this month, Hurricane Matthew had other plans. The Category 2 storm put local seafood Read More » -
North Pacific: Revisions to federal fisheries act released for public review
The House Natural Resources Committee released draft legislation Dec. 19 with 30 pages of proposed MSA changes that address several major fisheries issues, including catch share Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 2006 38′ Northern Bay Lobster/Gillnetter, 525HP John Deere
Specifications, information and 4 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 14:42 Read More » -
Another Look at Chris Crisman’s Women’s Work. This Time With Motion – Sadie Samuels
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Bid to reduce right whale deaths ‘extremely effective,’ Canadian officials say
A year after the population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales suffered devastating losses, Canadian officials say measures taken this season to protect the species Read More » -
Recreational IFQ’s? Louisiana wants to give 150 anglers almost unlimited access to red snapper
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 52″x18″ Steel Dragger, 3406 Cat, with Permits
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