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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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Use the $10 Million S-K money retrieved from the pilfering NOAA as a Fuel Subsidy for the little guy’s
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Commercial Fisherman, Farmer, Joseph Michael Kelly has passed away
Mr. Joseph Kelly, 59, of Parksley, passed away on Tuesday, September 29th. Mr. Kelly was born to Thomas and Teresa Kelly on Long Island, and he Read More » -
A Big Wave journey
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Florida Keys Lobster season starts with record harvest, low prices
The harvest of spiny lobster off the Florida Keys has never been better, but the price fishermen are being paid is down significantly so far because Read More » -
U S Coast Guard Goes the Extra Miles
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The ‘great Brexit betrayal’! PM’s plan to adopt EU laws blasted by furious fishermen
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Video: Coast Guard medevacs scallop fisherman 35 miles east of Chincoteague, Va.
The Coast Guard medevaced a man Saturday from a fishing boat about 35 miles east of Chincoteague. Watchstanders at the Sector Hampton Roads Command Center in Read More » -
Despite recent tweaks, New England fishermen want more changes in law
In October of 2016 NOAA made changes to NS1, which aims to prevent overfishing while achieving the optimum yield from each fishery. Changes were first proposed Read More » -
Three people to appear in court following N.S. fishing dispute
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Hurricane Ida at near-Category 5 intensity as Louisiana braces for landfall
Hurricane Ida explosively intensified overnight into a high-end Category 4 storm, and is bringing “catastrophic effects” to Louisiana as it gears up to be the strongest Read More » -
JACKSON COUNTY, MS – Not enough wildlife officers to go around
“We’re in dire straits,” admitted Colonel Steve Adcock, Chief of Law Enforcement with the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. He says his officers are spread Read More » -
Key West – FWC Arrests Man for Illegal Commercial Lobster Fishing
On Aug. 2, officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrested Pablo Enrique Anaya-Rodriquez, 49, of Key West, for actively fishing commercial lobster traps Read More » -
Kodiak Sockeye Season Opens Early on June 1
Kodiak’s commercial sockeye salmon season gets off to a bang tomorrow (today). Already this week has far exceeded expectations, with Monday setting an all time record Read More » -
heating up – Passamaquoddys to hold press conference on elver fishing controversy
The press conference is being held in response to a statement Friday by Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher that the tribe had put the Read More » -
When Editorials go bad: Ignoring science (bad science?) will limit the Gulf of Maine to a bleak fisheries future
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If you are tired of the morning commute and office life, watch this salmon troller working and start packing.
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Maine Rep Proposes Owner/Operator Requirement for Scallop and Urchin Fishery
Rep. Lydia Blume, D-York, is proposing legislation to require license holders in the scallop and urchin fisheries to own and operate their own vessels. Owner-operator provisions Read More » -
Bankrupt company ordered to remove defunct Minas Basin tidal turbine
The government issued a strongly worded order Wednesday to a company that is functionally non-existent. “(Cape Sharp Tidal) is now required to retrieve its turbine in Read More » -
The Gulf of Alaska is unusually warm, and weird fish are showing up
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World’s oldest fishhook found on Okinawa
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Newfoundland & Labrador’s Northern Shrimp Inshore Fleet: a lesson in the importance of small scale fisheries.
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Atlantic fishing fleets ditch gill nets in favour of hook-and-line technology
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Did You Know: Montauk Is Ground Zero for Community Supported Fisheries
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Rep. Carter introduces bill to prevent NOAA from implementing speed rule
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Poor Joe. Bought Poached Oyster from a thief, now the fallen fishmonger fights to keep license
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The actors were great we got to meet them ,here at my dock and apartment on Gloucester waterfront .The crew was here a week a nd shot here at my fish plant ,Iam in the movie giving them the keys to my fish plant .We got paid well and the City did well to .