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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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CARES Act : Maine’s cut of $300 million in federal seafood industry funding is nation’s fifth-highest.
Maine is in line to get $20 million to help its battered seafood industry weather the COVID-19 storm. The award, announced Thursday by U.S. Sen. Susan Read More » -
Stop importing £200m worth of cod and haddock from Russia
£200m worth of Russian cod and haddock imports should be stopped and efforts redoubled to open up fishing grounds off Norway and Greenland to the UK’s Read More » -
Grachek – Seismic Blasting: More Dots
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North Carolina: Petition seeks to introduce new rules to commercial fishing industry
A petition by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF) could have a major impact on the commercial fishing industry. The petition seeks to: Limit shrimpers workweek Read More » -
Gloucester’s oldest fishing vessel is entering its next stage of restoration, and we need your help to see it through.
We are the Phyllis A. Marine Association (PAMA), Inc., a non-profit corporation established in 2006, to promote the history of gillnetting in Gloucester, Massachusetts through the Read More » -
The Division of Marine Fisheries, and its Commission, use inadequate science to regulate fisheries
What if…humans can’t actually control nature to make it behave the way some humans want it to behave? North Carolina participates in a federally dominated system Read More » -
EU Discard ban extended to haddock, langoustines and prawns
A ban designed to end the “wasteful” practice of throwing dead fish back into the sea is set to cover key stocks such as haddock. The Read More » -
Fisherman breaks own record with 1004lb Giant bluefin tuna
Third generation fisherman David Soares landed the biggest tuna caught in Bermuda’s waters on Saturday morning and he did so single-handedly in 15 minutes flat.The Bermudian, Read More » -
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officers seized 2 tons of illegal Apalachicola oysters
Law enforcement officials seized 4,000 pounds of illegally harvested oysters earlier this week in Apalachicola and stopped the haul from heading to seafood markets. The oysters Read More » -
Parallels: What does Coronavirus pandemic have in common with the 1992 cod moratorium?
Barbecues, swims in cool waters and the warm summer breeze — typical beats of summer across Canada, even in 1992. That year’s summer meant a seismic Read More » -
That whooshing sound is windmills shredding tax dollars
Nothing more horrifying than a chirpy Energy Secretary tweet first thing in the morning. Especially when it contains the trifecta of bad news for taxpayers from Read More » -
Columbia River fisheries: Expect declines in hatchery production, Kent Martin, Skamokawa
I was interested to see the pictures of beach seining in last week’s Eagle. I was troubled, however, by the third caption which read, “Fishery managers Read More » -
DiMillo’s buys its neighbor – and lobster supplier – on Portland’s waterfront
One of Maine’s biggest restaurants has purchased one of Maine’s largest lobster dealers. The family that owns DiMillo’s On the Water restaurant and DiMillo’s Marina on Read More » -
Frank Teague, Storyteller, Trucker, Commercial Fisherman, has passed away in Bend, Oregon
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Letter: NOAA can never take away fishermen’s souls
To the editor: You know I’ve had people ask why I stepped down from my “official” positions in fishing industry advocacy? Because I found that I Read More » -
Canadian Cod, underharvested, What are Fishermen saying?
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Corporate interests endanger independent fishermen
To the editor: The recent purchase of fishing rights in Maine by New York-based equity firm Bregal Partners is a troubling development for fishing communities throughout Read More » -
Great news for Georgia Shrimpers! Warm, calm waters enhancing shrimp season
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Search continues for Fishing Vessel Destination
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Coast Guard medevacs 51-year-old man from fishing vessel 25 miles southeast of Murrells Inlet
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Alexandra Morton Challenges Federal Fish Farm Licences in Court
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FISH-NL: Fish harvesters in Port de Grave curious to see what will come of a push to form alternative to the FFAW.
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Nearly 26 thousand and growing fast – Otters, fishing and hunting – finding a balance in Southeast AK
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