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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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Video: Coast Guard Medevacs Injured Fisherman from F/V Jerilyn in Southeast Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoists and injured 21-year-old fisherman from the vessel Jerilyn 92 miles southeast of Sitka, Alaska, Aug. 5, Read More » -
Oil spill victims could get financial help from Small Business Administration
Local victims of the oil spill off the coast of Orange County could be eligible for low-interest loans from the Small Business Administration, which on Wednesday Read More » -
The ups and downs of being a Tasmanian lobster man
Lobster man Brendan “Squizzy” Taylor happily admits to loving his job, but the overheads are huge, and when he’s under the financial hammer and his pots Read More » -
F/V Aleutian Isle Successfully Raised
The Aleutian Isle, the fishing vessel that sank on August 13 near Sunset Point on the west side of San Juan Island, has been raised to Read More » -
U.S. Coast Guard announces formal investigation into F/V Coastal Reign capsizing
The Coast Guard announced today a formal marine casualty investigation has been convened into the marine casualty of the commercial fishing vessel Coastal Reign which capsized Read More » -
Kenai Kings Focus of Alaska Board Meeting – Video
Many fishermen feel it’s time for a rule change when it comes to the management of the king salmon runs in Alaska. The board will discuss Read More » -
1 dead, another presumed dead after fishing boat capsizes off Cape Breton
Four crew members from the Tyhawk fishing vessel were rescued from the water Saturday evening and taken to hospital. But one, identified by community members as Read More » -
PFD’s: New Brunswick to make personal flotation devices mandatory for commercial fishing industry
The New Brunswick government has introduced legislation to make personal flotation devices or life jackets mandatory for the commercial fishing industry, answering a recommendation issued after Read More » -
Prepping for salmon: Truncated season a response to drought, conservation efforts
Instead of a typical flurry of commercial fishermen prepping for the start of salmon season next weekend, the docks at Pillar Point Harbor have been relatively Read More » -
Maine fisherman finds military rocket entangled in lobster trap
Here’s something you don’t hear about every day. A couple of lobstermen find a military rocket stuck in their traps. That’s what happened to Captain Cameron Read More » -
Dare County leaders reviving Working Watermen Commission
A group focused on guiding Dare County leaders about issues surrounding the fishing industry is being revived after laying dormant for almost six years, and will Read More » -
Three Fishermen rescued after fishing boat sinks off Nova Scotia
Three crew members are safe after their fishing boat sank late Thursday night off Pubnico, N.S. A nearby fishing boat, the Angela O, rescued the trio Read More » -
Climate change changing marine landscape
Last summer, area fishermen were surprised to catch bonita fish and black sea bass off the local coast, neither of which normally venture further north than Read More » -
Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) warns skippers of dangers fishing near Total’s gas pipelines in Yell Sound
The fishermen’s body has accused the company of “doing nothing” to make the area safe. It is urging shellfish boats in particular to stay away amid Read More » -
NEFMC Meeting – September 30 – October 2, 2014 in Hyannis – Attend via Webinar
Read the Agenda here Register to attend the meeting via Webinar here 11:31 Read More » -
North Carolina to get tougher on fisheries rules violators – tougher stance on recreational fishing rule-breakers. – hamptonroads.com
The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Marine Fisheries Commission late last year adopted new laws that will place recreational anglers under the same Read More » -
Environment squall over MP’s Devon fishing trip, helped him understand the problems
MP Anthony Mangnall sailed into a social media squall when he spent the weekend on board a Brixham beam trawler. Mr Mangnall gutted fish on the Read More » -
Fishermen, regulators disagree over cause of Brunswick fish kill
As a massive vacuum truck from Clean Harbors traveled along the shoreline near Simpsons Point midweek to clean up rotting pogies, local fishermen were battling what Read More » -
The Night the New Bedford Scalloper F/V Atlanta Sank
Nearly 150 fishermen who sailed from New Bedford have lost their lives at sea since 1912. The website Lost Fishermen From the Port of New Bedford Read More » -
Fishing industry backs Chris Oliver for NMFS director
A coalition of commercial fishing, Native and environmental entities is backing Chris Oliver, executive director of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, to become the next Read More » -
Why was this NOT used in the Surprise Gulf of Maine Cod Assessment?
Most models of fish population dynamics are based on fisheries-independent surveys, fixed over a particular area during a specific season, and rarely cover the entire range Read More » -
Hauling lobster traps for the season
TJ Faulkingham, David Black and Lucky Skidgell helped each other load up their lobster traps in Belfast Harbor Dec. 4 to be taken home and stored Read More » -
Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 4, 2020
A big bump of fish hit the Naknek-Kvichak and Egegik yesterday — those fleets caught most of the bay’s daily harvest of nearly 1.2 million. Total Read More » -
WCPFC meeting stirs dissatisfaction
Several non-government organisations as well as members of the Parties of the Nauru Agreement (PNA) have shown dissatisfaction at the results of the Western and Central Read More » -
Did you know Beaufort’s ‘Captain Billy’ North? A memorial Mass will honor him Wednesday
Woody Collins knew William North for years. He walked the shrimp docks in Port Royal on Wednesday recalling the man the Lowcountry came to know as Read More »
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