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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

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    The Voices of Gloucester Fishermen: NOAA offers virtual trip through Gloucester fishing history

    The voices speak to the experience of living and fishing in America’s oldest commercial seaport, of the challenges and the joys of working on the waters Read More »
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    There won’t be new scallop fishing off the coast of Nahant after all

    After hearing from more than 200 people who wrote letters demanding a reconsideration, the state has decided not to allow sea scallop dredging where it is Read More »

  • Birds Bite into Fish Recovery Plans

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  • Editorial: More carp fishing

    Before commercial fisheries can be contemplated, a sustained supply of the carp must be in place. Simply changing the regulations won’t guarantee that the fish go Read More »

  • Tropical storm Gabrielle heading to N.S., N.L. – Heavy rain, wind forecasted to hit Friday and Saturday

    A tropical storm that has reformed near Bermuda is on track to hit Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Friday. Tropical storm Gabrielle reformed Monday night. Read More »
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    Three Chinese Fishermen Dead in S.Korea Coastguard Confrontation

    Three Chinese fishermen were killed on Thursday in a fire that broke out on their boat when South Korean coastguard men trying to apprehend them for Read More »
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    A Big Wave journey

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  • Officials work to remove capsized boat near Ventura Harbor

    A boat remained partially submerged at the mouth of the Ventura Harbor on Monday after hitting the south end of the jetty while returning from a Read More »

  • From the Moderator – We did some upgrades to Fisherynation.com

    When you log on, it might look like the same ‘ole website, but if you’re using a phone or tablet, the first thing you should notice Read More »

  • Maine Lobstermen divided on license proposals

    The legislature’s Marine Resources Committee heard six hours of testimony Feb. 10 on a bill proposing changes to the commercial lobster licensing system. Those offering testimony Read More »
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    A “very black day for Britain” – Yorkshire’s last distant-water fishery has been scuppered

    The failure to land a deal allowing the UK to fish in Norwegian sub-Arctic waters means the crew of the £52m Kirkella, which lands into Hull, Read More »

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  • Lobster Fisherman Derrick Wadden says Lobsters filling traps ‘like flies’ in Cape Breton

    “It’s unbelievable,” said Derrick Wadden, who has been fishing out of Main-a-Dieu, Cape Breton County, for 25 years. “It’s almost like, I don’t know, like flies Read More »

  • Saving the Salmon – 38 sea lions killed near Bonneville Dam this year

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    The Grind: Faroe Islands divided over whaling tradition

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  • The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett KMXT radio

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    Salmon moved to B.C. hatchery as Fraser River landslide work continues

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    Maine Men Sentenced for Illegally Trafficking American Eels

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    Newfoundland: A Discussion of the Impact of Seals on Cod Stocks

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    After 39 years of NOAA/NMFS fisheries management, how are they doing? How are we doing because of their efforts?

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  • Breaking: New England Regional Fishery Management Council – Cod limit cuts projected at up to 82 percent

    “Based on recent reports developed by fisheries scientists and peer reviewed by independent experts, there is little good news about the health of cod stocks in Read More »
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    Lobster season fast approaching – International market struggles could prove for huge domestic boost this year

    With lobster season fast approaching, for some it means the return of one of the best seafood delicacies out there. But for Ray Kennedy, it’s a Read More »

  • Maine fisheries chief moves to suspend license of accused lobsterman

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