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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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MSC Americas director resigns amidst salmon certification debacle – See ya!
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Federal law requiring almost a million salmon ignored at great expense to Bay-Delta ecosystem and fishing industry
“Our salmon runs are essential to California’s natural heritage, to fishing families and to an industry that reaches from the fishing dock to your dinner table,” said Read More » -
Missing fisherman may have been shot over lobster dispute – Witnesses tell CBC News gunshots heard morning of Phillip Boudreau’s diappearance
The case police have put together draws a disturbing picture of an out-of-control fight over lobster fishing territory that ended in gunfire and death. Police officers Read More » -
Deepwater canyons off northeast US coast harbour coral hotspots
More than 70 deepwater canyons, ranging in depth from 100m to more than 3,500m, exist along the Northeast US continental shelf and slope. Few are well studied. Read More » -
West Coast: Caught in the Sardine Shortage Net
A debate is on about whether the drop is cyclical or a sign of more dire shortages to come. But whatever the reason, commercial fishers, retailers, Read More » -
US Fisheries Champion Congressman Walter Jones enters discussions of proposed wind energy in Carteret
Congressman Walter Jones has entered the discussions over a proposed wind energy facility that would be located in Carteret County. Jones, R-NC, has requested a meeting Read More » -
Opening day brings big shrimp in small numbers
Calm seas and hot weather greeted fishermen Tuesday morning on the first day of shrimp season in Mississippi. Shrimpers were allowed to drop their nets beginning Read More » -
Fisherman reported to have fallen overboard from the F/V Fleeton – Coast Guard searches
The master of the Fleeton contacted Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads Command Center watchstanders at approximately 9 a.m. reporting a crewmember was last seen as the vessel was transiting Read More » -
UPDATE: Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma towing disabled F/V Endorphin to Montauk – ***Includes Video***
The Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma arrived on scene with the disabled commercial fishing vessel Endorphin, 86 miles off the coast of Montauk, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2013. Read More » -
NMFS deny bid by SeaWorld and other aquariums to import wild-caught beluga whales
The federal government on Tuesday rejected a bid by a consortium of U.S. marine-park and aquarium owners — including SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. — to import 18 Read More » -
NH Seacoast communities rising to nitrogen challenge
Because of state and federal environmental regulatory concerns over nitrogen levels in Great Bay, the communities within the Great Bay watershed are being required to reduce Read More » -
Maine lobster bill a threat to Gloucester
The Maine legislature is considering a bill backed by Gov. Paul LePage that would eliminate the legal bar to allowing lobsters caught by accident in the Read More » -
Scallop Boat F/V Ocean One Has to Fix 21 Safety Violations, Says Coast Guard
The Ocean One, a 75-foot commercial scallop boat, has to fix numerous safety violations and pass an inspection before they get back in business, the Coast Read More » -
Greedy and gangs attracted to Maine’s lucrative elver fishery – video
“Quite often there is [an attitude] that [getting caught] is just a cost of doing business for these guys,” Chasse said. “Last year I wrote a Read More » -
How neglect of the fishery killed the Salvage fish plant – Future of workers, Dangers of greed, DFO interference
CBC News – “Last Wednesday evening, as I watched dense, pitch-black clouds of smoke belch out of the fish plant in Salvage and, pummelled by gale-force Read More » -
John Sackton – Seafood Sustainability too important to be left to NGO’s
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New Bedford: Officials promise to continue to fight for fishermen at annual blessing ceremony
The trials and tribulations fishermen face every day — from the perilous journeys to their limited benefits — were highlighted in speeches aboard the stately schooner Read More » -
Senator Warren hears the fears of a community poised to lose it all, the fishing community
An airing of grievances and an airing of fears rained down on U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Tuesday in her first meeting with the fishing community since Read More » -
Board of Fisheries is in Session! Listen Live.
When in session, the Board of Fish hosts streaming live audio. Click here 15:44 The Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries meeting starts this Friday. Posted Read More » -
National Park Service ignores National Marine Fisheries Service FishWatch Program while endorcing two private enterprises eco-labeling programs
Last month the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service (NPS) announced that it was now requiring that vendors at all of the food service establishments in its parks, Read More » -
Senator Murkowski Calls on Walmart to Carry Products Made with Salmon from Alaska
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is continuing to lobby the largest retailer on earth to carry products made with salmon from Alaska. On Wednesday Senator Lisa Murkowski Read More » -
SD’s tuna fleet went to war, changed an industry “You’re going to Guadalcanal,” one of the skippers was ordered. “This cargo has got to go through.”
The two vessels, the 110-foot Paramount and the 128-foot Picaroto, sailed northeast from the New Hebrides and into The Slot, one of the South Pacific’s most Read More » -
Company launching seafood processing business in Eastport Maine
A company known as Campobello Holdings is investing a half million dollars to start a seafood processing business in Eastport, Gov. Paul LePage announced Monday.The company Read More » -
Letter – Glosta Pride facing NOAA’s best shot – Stuart Diamond, Rockport, Ma
Once, there was a sturdy fraternity of brothers who traversed the watery part of the world in boats. Stuart Diamond, Rockport, Ma. Read more here Read More »
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