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  The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet           

  It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

  

  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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    Commercial crab fishery closed for 2023-2024 season

    The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed the commercial red and blue king crab fishery for the 2023-2024 season, the sixth year in a Read More »
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    South Shore lobstermen donated their boats to Harvey’s Salt Water Fishing Club’s 61st Annual Disabled Vet’s Day Fishing Outing

    It’s the heart of the catching season and local lobstermen use everyday to the fullest – pulling in traps and spending days on the water to Read More »
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    Fish traps for Columbia River salmon get another look

    More than eight decades after their demise, fish traps are getting a fresh look from researchers convinced they offer a more sustainable way to catch Columbia Read More »

  • Lawsuit in the works over Southern Flounder

    Carteret County will join fisheries groups in fighting the state Marine Fisheries Commission’s southern flounder supplement changes to reduce catch, which local fishermen say will kill Read More »

  • Cecil waterman gives up the catch after nearly 60 years

    Henry “Pip” Pratt has been a fisherman since he was a junior in high school in 1956. “I went fishing one night on the Susquehanna Flats Read More »
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    How this pastor is helping a small, tight-knit community grieve after 3 deaths

    When pastor Russell Austin left the funeral for Minnie Bishop of Port de Grave earlier this week, he learned that the community’s sadness was only just Read More »

  • Snapper silliness still has anglers seeing red

    The bumper sticker on the white Ford pickup truck could not have been more clear: “National Marine Fisheries Service: Destroying Fishermen and Their Communities Since 1976!” Poignant. Read More »

  • PETA is Hooked on Killing the Fishing Industry

    The organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently posted a laughable video calling for an end to fishing. In the video entitled “Fish Read More »
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    Fisherman John Paul Feller Jr. has passed away

    John Paul Feller Jr. passed into the “happy hunting grounds” on Aug. 10 in Wrangell after a hard battle with cancer, his family wrote. “He will be Read More »

  • The Miami Herald | EDITORIAL – OUR OPINION: No time for Florida to increase fishing days

    On Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will consider having a 44-day fishing season for red snapper within state waters — up to nine Read More »
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    F/V Villa de Pitanxo: Spanish fishing tragedy survivors appear in court amid negligence claims

    The survivors of Spain’s worst fishing tragedy in four decades appeared in court on Monday as part of an investigation into claims the boat’s captain was Read More »

  • Mattituck Commercial fisherman pleads in illegal fishing scheme

    A commercial fisherman from Mattituck pleaded guilty Thursday to falsifying documents and lying to investigators in connection with a 2011 scheme to illegally harvest fish valued Read More »

  • Coast Guard crews tow disabled fishing boat to Point Judith, RI

    Coast Guard crews towed a 52-foot disabled fishing boat safely to port in Point Judith, Rhode Island, Saturday morning. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command Read More »

  • Changes proposed to Calif. twin tunnel project

    The height of pumping plants would also be reduced and the tunnels’ length would  be shortened from 35 miles to 30 miles. The tunnels would carry Read More »

  • 41st Maine Fishermen’s Forum on tap for March 3

    The weather has been crazy this winter, with the temperature sometimes below zero one day and near 60 the next. A semblance of order will soon Read More »

  • Model pitchmen: Fishermen promote “Gloucester Fresh” branding campaign

    A year ago? No way. But in this, the springish winter of 2015-16, a late-afternoon February photo shoot along the docks at St. Peter’s Square and Read More »

  • Could ‘balanced harvesting’ really feed the world and save the oceans?

    Scientists and policymakers are simultaneously looking for new ways to feed the world and save the oceans. Global seafood demands are increasing, and fisheries and aquaculture Read More »

  • They’re off! Lobster season gets underway in southwestern Nova Scotia

    The lobster season in lobster fishing area (LFA) 34 – which takes in all of Yarmouth County and parts of Shelburne and Digby counties and LFA Read More »
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    New Sealord fishing vessel Totaku soon to head for Nelson

    Sealord’s brand new $70m fishing vessel has been given a name as it nears completion in Norway. The Nelson-based fishing company has named its new 82.9m Read More »
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    BC fishing industry’s ‘Christmas season’ – it’s time for spot prawns

    It’s time to fire up the barbie: Spot prawn season has arrived. “It’s the Christmas of the fishing season,” says Jennifer Gidora, operations manager at Finest Read More »
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    Maine man spent more than $100,000 to dredge for quahog. Now the practice might be banned.

    Raymond “Bucky” Alexander figures he has at least $100,000 and several years invested in rebuilding his boat and crafting, by hand, the iron dredger he’s used Read More »
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    ‘Waves of tears’

    When Angie Chase got the phone call that a fishing boat had flipped near the Tillamook coast, she “just knew.” Todd Chase was on the fishing Read More »
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    The two sides of the Strait of Georgia roe herring fishery

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    Banff and Buchan MP criticises Banffshire and Buchan Coast MSP for ‘disowning fishing industry’

    Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid has criticised Karen Adam for “disowning the fishing industry” and putting “political games ahead of constituents” after she voted against Read More »

  • The Long Haul, Part 7 – Investigating Fish Contamination Leads to Questions About Genetics

    In a marine biology lab at Roger Williams University, Professor David Taylor placed a small, bite-sized chunk of fish inside a counter-top piece of equipment called Read More »

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