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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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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 72′ Steel Shrimp Dragger, 500H Cummins K-19 Diesel
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Gloucester Fleet readies for ‘Year of No Cod’
The 2015 season will dawn at 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing with it all of the uncertainty and angst that have become the Gloucester inshore fleet’s constant Read More » -
New England Fishery Management Council meeting in Portland, ME June 21- 23, 2016
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Business Opposition Grows Stronger to Offshore Oil Exploration and Drilling
Today we are delivering our clear message to Interior Secretary Zinke—no offshore oil exploration and drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. With the addition of the Miami Read More » -
Fisherman William “Billy Mac” McIntire, lost at sea, remembered as local legend, had friend’s around the world
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Washington state asks lawmakers for $90 million to improve habitat for orcas, salmon
If approved, a $90 million budget request to the state legislature could aggressively tackle what’s needed to help Puget Sound’s southern resident orcas survive. A request Read More » -
Rising fuel costs: British fishermen are being forced to tie up their boats
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No endangered listing for prized pinto abalone
The National Marine Fisheries Service has declined to list a prized 6-inch Pacific Ocean marine snail as an endangered or threatened species. The mollusks need federal Read More » -
Illegal commercial fishing to blame for dead mullet on Anna Maria Island beaches, officials say
Some initially blamed red tide, but county officials said nearly all the fish were white roe mullet, which points to another culprit: commercial fishermen illegally throwing Read More » -
Framework 55 slashes groundfish quotas, halves at-sea monitors, enviros pissed
It seems the proposed rule, also known as Framework 55, has a little bit of something for everyone to hate. They have until close of business Read More » -
‘Deadliest Catch’ Pays Tribute to Late Crew Member Nick McGlashan
Crab fisherman Nick McGlashan died last December of a drug overdose at just 33 years old. McGlashan had been a regular part of the Discovery Channel Read More » -
Coast Guard, locals help fishermen, dog after boat floods off Hampton Harbor, NH
The Coast Guard and Hampton Fire Rescue helped two people and a dog to shore Saturday after their boat started taking on water about three miles Read More » -
‘These boys loved what they did’: Former crabber on missing Destination talks about lost boat, lost brother
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Never Ever Start a Trip on a Friday! – Friday the 13th – Supersitions at Sea – This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch
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Port of Savannah leads in the export of shark fins
For the last three years the port of Savannah has been the U.S. leader in the export of shark fins, a legal but controversial trade item Read More » -
Bill to ax Alaska fish commission passes out of committee
The House Fisheries Committee on Thursday passed a bill that would eliminate the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission and move its duties to the Alaska Department of Read More » -
Boat of the Week from the Athearn Agency: 45′ Dixon Tuna/Longliner – LOADED!
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Canada: What’s missing from CETA deal? Some folks in the province’s sealing industry can probably give you an idea.
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Sealing industry is much more than the sealers. Its other jobs, too
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Ghost traps major problem in the Keys – Bill Kelly says there would be a lot of fishermen out of business
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) fisheries biologist Tom Matthews and other scientists found that 85,000 spiny lobster ghost traps which have lost their buoys, Read More » -
Commercial Crab Vessel Skipper Fined $15,000
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Explaining Hypocrisy – Conservationists like me can condemn one cull while supporting another – it all depends on what WE think is best for wildlife diversity
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‘Big shrimping family’ in Florida left homeless by Hurricane Ian
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