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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

• Recent Posts

  • Motive behind the set net ban is reallocation – Jerry McCune

    This is about the anti-set net ballot initiative that is before the Alaska Supreme Court and the devastating effect it will have on commercial fishing and Read More »
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    FV Sally J – A Community Restoration Project

    This past year, the iconic commercial fishing vessel the Sally J, located in front of the Lopez Island Historical Museum, had her gillnet gear reinstalled. The Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44′ LeBlanc Cape Forchu Sword/Tuna, CAT 3406, Loaded!

    Specifications, information and 17 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:19 Read More »
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    FISH-NL against proposals to grant Labrador harvesters 25% of northern cod quota; calls on FFAW-Unifor to reveal its stand

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is against proposals that could see 25 per cent of the northern cod quota allocated Read More »
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    Maritime Foundation shares vision, seeks to improve facility for fishermen

    Carter’s Wharf, a lobster buying station on the east side of Boothbay Harbor, was recently donated to the Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation (BRMF), a nonprofit organization Read More »

  • High prices expected for elver eel season

    PORTLAND — Last year’s eel fishing season started strongly when prices rocketed above $2,000 a pound. High prices are again expected when the 2013 season kicks Read More »

  • Sea Scallop mother lode found off Cape May – “Ten billion is my best guess”

    “Normally we’d see one scallop per square meter, which is actually good recruitment. We had a wide range of more than 100 per square meter and Read More »

  • Sitting in the hot seat – Stewart Lamont managing director of Tangier Lobster Company Ltd

    THE SOU’WESTER – Standing at the front of the room, Stewart Lamont likens himself to that guy who sits in the dunking booth – he’s the Read More »

  • Lower East Pubnico Fisherman Paul Vernon (Brex) Malone dies after fall from the mast of CF/V Savana & Jax off Cape Sable Island

    “Before most of those assets were either in the air or had left the shore, we received a call back from the same fishing vessel stating Read More »

  • Geo Engineering – Science, or Quackery?!! – To Fix Climate Change, Scientists Turn To Hacking The Earth – 11 minute audio

    Some very mainstream scientists are saying the climate change situation is so bad that saving life as we know it might require something radical: like shooting Read More »
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    FISH-NL: Escalating war between fish processors/buyers exposes fact inshore harvesters have been ‘royally screwed’ on price of fish

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says the existing system of setting fish prices in the province is broken beyond repair, Read More »
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    Harvest of clams continues to dwindle in New England

    The clam fishery is coping with a declining number of fishermen, a warming ocean, harmful algal blooms in the marine environment and growing populations of predator Read More »

  • Epic 1888 cruise of the USS Albatross netted details of pioneer fishermen

    The 1887 to 1889 cruise of the USS Albatross all along the mainland West Coast would have been an awe-inspiring adventure for anyone interested in American Read More »

  • Aquaculture debated in Delaware, booming in Maryland

    Looking into Tar Bay, the man at the helm of the Chesapeake Gold confidently clicks the mud-splattered throttle forward. The morning is too cold, he says; Read More »
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    Coast Guard rescues 4 fishermen from the water after boat capsizes near Eastport, Maine

    The Coast Guard rescued four people Tuesday after a 14-foot skiff capsized in Deep Cove near Eastport, Maine, sending five people into the 39 degree water. Read More »

  • Ecuadorian fishermen transporting cocaine for Mexican cartel operations

    Ecuadorian fishermen are playing an important role in Mexican cartel operations by transporting cocaine via boat to Central America so the drug can then be transported to Mexico, and Read More »
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    Georgia extends shrimp trawling season until Jan. 15, announce the opening of commercial harvest of jellyfish

    The state has extended the food shrimp harvest season 15 days until Jan. 15 and announced the opening of the season for the commercial harvest of Read More »
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    Request for Participant: 2018 Northern Shrimp RSA/Cooperative Winter Sampling Program – Massachusetts

    The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MA DMF) are seeking one Massachusetts (MA) trawl vessel/captain to collect northern Read More »

  • Lobster roll-over on Saint John bridge spills 40,000 pounds – “And we said, ‘Let’s try to see if we can help out,”

    Nobody was injured, but tens of thousands of lobsters were spilled onto the bridge from the trailer. Cecil McCavour, whose parents operate Whitetail Fisheries Inc./Lorneville Lobster Shop, Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues 2 after fishing vessel takes on water near Coos Bay, Oregon

    A Coast Guard 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Station Coos Bay assisted the fishing vessel Car Tanya, Sunday evening. The boat crew successfully dewatered and towed Read More »

  • Hundreds Gather Today in Boston to Demand Federal Action on New England Groundfish Disaster

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  • AUDIO: NEFMC Groundfish Committee’s Oct. 11 Meeting Prompts Discussion Related to Closed Area Access and Transboundary Stock Shares

    HAMPTON, N.H. – October 11, 2012 – The New England Fishery Management Council’s (NEFMC) Groundfish Oversight Committee met last Thursday to continue development of Framework Adjustment 48 Read More »

  • Maine shellfish dealer to be sentenced for illegal money transactions related to unauthorized purchases of lobsters

    The owner of a seafood dealership in southern Maine who was snared in a federal and state probe that began with an allegation that more than Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues 3 from sinking boat near Sanibel – Video

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued three people Monday after their 68-foot fishing boat started to sink, 36 miles southwest of Sanibel Island. [email protected] 14:45 Read More »

  • DONOFRIO: Federal fisheries law in need of reform

    As a longtime Jersey charter boat captain, listening to my customers’ needs was critical to business success. Now as executive director of the Recreational Fishing Alliance, Read More »

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