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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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Shaheen joins Portsmouth, NH fishermen to highlight their challenges
PORTSMOUTH — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, was at the commercial fishing pier on Thursday to hear about the many challenges the local fishing industry faces, how Congress Read More » -
MSA Re Auth: What in the Hell is this guy talkin’ about? Watch, and comment, please
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Canadian Coast Guard Inaugurates CCGS Leim
The Canadian Coast Guard inaugurated its newest near-shore fisheries research vessel CCGS LeimCCGS Leim on 26 August. The vessel was named in honour of the late Read More » -
Voices of the exterminators and the exterminated .The New England Ground Fish Fleet
Just three years ago, the industry was told that the Gulf of Maine cod stock was rebounding and was expected to be fully rebuilt by 2014. Read More » -
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Stands Up to Big Oil and Fights to Protect Atlantic Coast from Offshore Drilling. YES!
“I oppose H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act. By requiring offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, this bill threatens New Jersey’s Read More » -
Southeast’s largest and most productive wild salmon rivers at risk
Throughout history, arguments over land and water usages have run the gamut from tussles over fences with next door neighbors to shoot outs over inter-state grazing Read More » -
Whale research Vessel Shearwater traveling at 9 (?) knots plows into a North Atlantic right whale
A Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies research vessel R/V Shearwater “accidentally” collided with a North Atlantic right whale Wednesday, prompting the organization to issue a warning Read More » -
NS: Fisheries minister defends Nova Scotia lobster tradition
[HALIFAX, NS] — The province’s minister of fisheries and aquaculture says he is proud of the way Nova Scotians do lobster. The minister was speaking to a Read More » -
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) seeking applicants for five-member advisory board that will help develop a commercial fishery on the lower Columbia River.
The application deadline is Thurs., Aug. 22, and the board’s first meeting could take place as early as September, according to Ron Roler, WDFW Columbia River Read More » -
Fishing crew receives Carnegie Hero award for sea rescue
According to the award citation, on Jan. 25, 2012, a 67-foot fishing vessel, the Heritage, became disabled in a severe storm while crossing Alitak Bay off Read More » -
Groundfish Disaster Aid Spending Plan: NSC, Assoc.Fisheries of Me., CCCFA and Maine Coast Fishermen’s Assoc.
This proposal is meant to accomplish the following: (1) Offer a regional spending plan to ensure consistency in the treatment of fishing businesses affected by the Read More » -
Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Price List for May 29, 2014 has arrived!
Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. where The Only Thing Read More » -
Have We Lost Almost Everything in the Name of Science? Ret Talbot
“We have lost almost everything in the name of science. And so look at the big picture. Give us the freedom to fish.” Captain Matt McLeod. Read More » -
Fun Police Throw Wild Alaskan’s Strippers Out of Work, Pulling it’s Liquor License! So Much for Jobs Jobs Jobs. Video
In a tense meeting on Monday, Darren Byler, owner of the Wild Alaskan, met with the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control Board regarding the fate of his business’ Read More » -
Herring return to Auke Bay – Significant spawn for first time in decades
At the end of June, herring returned to Auke Bay to spawn in significant numbers for the first time in more than 20 years — and Read More » -
Slime eels – the most disgusting fish in the ocean
What some call disgusting, others call delectable. That certainly applies to hagfish, also known as slime eels. They not actually eels, though, and there is some Read More » -
Washington state confronts ocean acidification- threat to the state’s $270 million shellfish industry
The order signed by Gregoire, whose term will end in January, calls on the state to invest more money in scientific research, curb nutrient runoff from Read More » -
Fish bucks flow far beyond AK; dock prices over a decade – This is Fish Radio.
What is likely the most comprehensive report ever done on Alaska’s seafood industry was compiled this year by the McDowell Group in Juneau for the Alaska Read More » -
Commercial fishermen in Bristol Bay hauled in another 53-thousand sockeye on Wednesday to push the season total to above 15.5-million fish.
The District leading all others in harvest this season is the Naknek-Kvichak District where fishermen hauled in another 24-thosuand sockeye on Wednesday, continued@kdlg Related Read More » -
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management : Proposed US energy rules would shield whales
The so-called mitigation measures outlined by BOEM also call for visual observers to avoid vessel strikes with whales and other marine life; testing to detect and Read More » -
PUTNAM: Harder to catch fish, bring home the bacon in New England
You don’t have to be an economist to see that the fishing industry is a big deal, particularly in New England. The actions of NMFS and Read More » -
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Opposed to Obama MPA Expansion
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Hold on Rear Admiral’s Promotion as South Carolina and Oregon Lawmakers Urge Coast Guard to Reverse Course on Helicopters
The effort to keep a Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter on the central coast is picking up steam, with the chair of the U.S. House Read More » -
CORPUS CHRISTI – Coast Guard rescues 4 Mexican poachers from sinking boat
Coast Guard crews rescued four Mexican nationals from their sinking boat Saturday, after they were spotted illegally fishing north of the U.S./Mexico maritime border. At approximately 8 p.m. Read More » -
NOAA Regional Administrator John Bullard explains stock stands
NOAA Regional Administrator John Bullard said Thursday fishermen’s testimony he’s heard that the inshore waters are teeming with yellowtail has made him concerned about proposed draconian catch Read More »
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- Rocky Novello on Editorial: NOAA ‘reconsideration’ finally opens door to industry input
- Ec Newell Man on MAFMC meeting Wednesday to consider emergency action on blueline tilefish, may include harvest reductions
- StripedBassHole on N.C. Charter Boat Captains not happy with proposed rules – Video
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- Rocky Novello on Where’s the accountability from NOAA?, Sam Parisi, Gloucester, Mass
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- StripedBassHole on N.C. Charter Boat Captains not happy with proposed rules – Video
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- Rocky Novello on N.C. Charter Boat Captains not happy with proposed rules – Video
- StripedBassHole on South Atlantic: When estimating fish populations, seeing is believing
- StripedBassHole on Forum hosted by Vitter – Agriculture, forestry, seafood experts discuss key topics in Alexandria
- StripedBassHole on Man accused of shooting at whales with World War II rifle
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