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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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  • Angela Sanfilippo: ‘What Gloucester has done for me’

    Angela Sanfilippo told her story Thursday afternoon and she told it well, the traces of her Italian heritage still dancing in her voice. It’s a pretty Read More »

  • SURETTE: Sharks in fishing waters, no lifeguard

    What is it about the Harper government’s special kink about fisheries — and the media’s failure to hold it to account for its unrelenting assault on Read More »
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    Family hoping for return of lost shrimper after Coast Guard stops search near Port Aransas

    The family of a Florida shrimper lost at sea is hoping for his discovery despite the discontinuing of a Coast Guard search for him. “I know Read More »

  • Chile’s indie fishermen say new law favors big business – Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) system

    In this three-part blog series, GlobalPost Special Reports explores what’s at stake for  following the passage of major new federal legislation governing one of the largest Read More »

  • What Happened to the Armchair Environmentalists and Climate Alarmists When the Hurricanes Hit?

    There are two ways to get ahead. Pull yourself up or push other people down. There are few better exponents of the pushdown option than the Read More »

  • Red tide clears off Collier County, but stone crab catch still down

    The red tide lingering on Florida’s Gulf coast last fall and this winter has cleared up in Collier County. Fish kills were reported in December in Read More »

  • EU approves Sweden’s American lobster assessment

    The Swedish risk assessment of American lobster is now approved by the EU, furthering the process that could lead to American lobster being added to the Read More »

  • Sea Squirt Invasion in Bay of Fundy being investigated

    Biologists Benedikte Vercaemer and Dawn Sephton, with Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Aquatic Invasive Species program, are looking for creatures that can clog a harbour or shut down a Read More »

  • Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for June 20 and 21

    The Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for June 20 and 21 includes additional content not included in the Report for Friday, June 19. [email protected] Read More »

  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation Continually Misrepresents Status of Menhaden – using biased phrasing in their articles

    In reference to menhaden, both articles uses the phrase “the most important fish in the sea,” which is frequently used without proper explanation. Originating from Rutgers Read More »

  • The World’s Biggest Fishers Agree To Catch Less Tuna – Greenpeace immediately denounced the reduction

    Asia-Pacific fishing nations and territories agreed on Thursday to cut catches  of young bluefin tuna by 15 percent, with an agreement environmentalists said  would not stop Read More »
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    Building blocks of ocean food web in rapid decline as plankton productivity plunges

    They’re teeny, tiny plants and organisms but their impact on ocean life is huge.​ Phytoplankton and zooplankton that live near the surface are the base of Read More »

  • Guest View: Tide begins turning fishermen’s way By Elizabeth Warren

    For the past two years, I have made many visits to Massachusetts fishing communities in New Bedford, Gloucester and the South Shore to hear about the Read More »

  • New research at Aberdeen University has highlighted the potential size of the prize awaiting Scots fishers after Brexit

    The study looked at 17 commercially key Scottish fish stocks, focusing not on how big they were, but on their distribution. Comparisons were made between the Read More »

  • Nova Scotia fishermen mourned

    WOODS HARBOUR, N.S.—Hundreds of people gathered in churches in southwestern Nova Scotia on Sunday as friends and religious leaders urged their communities to offer support to Read More »
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    Designers of failed toxic waste dam to work on one taller than the Washington Monument. What would the salmon say?

    The company that wants to mine copper and gold in southwest Alaska at the site of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery hired a firm to Read More »
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    Axalta’s Imron Paint Shines on Fishing Boat Featured on TV Hit Show “Wicked Tuna”

    Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings celebrating its 150th anniversary in the coatings industry, is excited to announce its sponsorship Read More »

  • Big Green Bureaucracy – Commercial fishermen fight to fish near NASA

    George Sweetman must follow the crabs. This year, they lure him to the shallows surrounding NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where the beginnings of a blue crab Read More »

  • “The Gray Curtain: The Impact of Seals, Sharks & Commercial Fishing on the Northeast Coast,”

    In the book’s first section he tells what kinds of seals are around, describing their behavior and ecology. He tracks the rise of gray seals since Read More »

  • Biologist Gets 10 Months for Yurok Grift

    A judge today sentenced a local biologist to serve 10 months in prison for his role in conspiring to embezzle nearly $1 million in federal funds Read More »

  • Fisherman survives barb through chest from 250kg stingray

    Fisherman Shane Huxley has talked about the moment he came close to death when he was pierced in the chest by the barb of a three-metre Read More »

  • ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME DIVISION OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES NEWS RELEASE

    2013 Yukon River Summer Salmon Fishery News Release # 1 Yukon Area Regulatory Changes Districts Affected: Yukon River Area. The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) met Read More »

  • Gov. Scott Requests Economic Injury Declaration for Impacted Commercial Oyster Fishery

    TALLAHASSEE –  Today, Governor Rick  Scott requested from the U.S. Small Business Administration an Economic Injury  Declaration for Franklin County as a result of impacts to Read More »
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    Fishermen to managers: Our voices are ignored

    The New England Fishery Management Council sent its program review roadshow to Gloucester on Tuesday night to gather opinions on the council’s performance and the fishery Read More »

  • The Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Council is scheduled to meet in Biloxi, Miss. to discuss red snapper rules

    Charlene Ponce, the council’s public information officer, said final action on the issue will not be taken until October. The question of sector separation is one Read More »

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