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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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  • Fishermen rescued from water off Port Clyde while boat burns

    Two fishermen who jumped overboard from their burning boat Thursday morning about 4 miles south of Port Clyde were rescued by the crew of another boat. Read More »

  • Fisherman in medical distress rescued from fishing boat off Ucluelet

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  • N.L. pledges $2M to seal hunt

    The government of Newfoundland and Labrador pledged $2 million Wednesday to support the seal hunt this year – a move animal welfare advocates called a “bailout.” Read More »
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    Scientific study finds Seismic testing significantly increases mortality in scallops.

    A recently published study in the U.S. Scientific Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that seismic air gun testing led to a significant Read More »

  • Good season for Northumberland lobster

    As the wind came round to the southwest after a choppy morning on the water, Dan MacDougall smiled at a 71/2-pound lobster. “Look at the size Read More »

  • Science Café Explores Controversy: First Offshore Wind Farm in the USA Now a Possibility for North Carolina

    North Carolina has more wind off its shores than any other state on the Atlantic Coast. The Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved three Read More »

  • Coakley and Cod By Matt Rigney the author of In Pursuit of Giants: One Man’s Global Search for the Last of the Great Fish,

    Massachusetts attorney general Martha Coakley announced on May 31st that the state will sue the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for setting cod limits so low Read More »
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    No Ocean Industrialization: Shut coal power plants would be ripe for new generation of small nuclear reactors

    Recently shut U.S. coal-fired power plants could serve as sites for a new generation of small nuclear reactors, the head of the nation’s largest public power Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update FEB 22, 2015

    The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »

  • Mexico plans immediate action on US imports after WTO tuna ruling over USA “dolphin-safe” labeling

    However, the ruling could be overturned later this year if a subsequent WTO decision finds the United States has stopped discriminating against tuna caught by its Read More »
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    Alabama seafood: fresh from the Gulf to your dinner plate

    October is National Seafood Month, and there’s no better place than Alabama to enjoy fresh Gulf seafood. Whether you prefer red snapper, shrimp, flounder, oysters or Read More »

  • Brookings gets innovative seafood processing plant

    BC Fisheries owner Mike Manning cut the ribbon Aug. 19 on a $9.6 million seafood processing facility that will benefit southern Oregon coast crabbers and shrimpers. Read More »
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    Black Gill: Shrimpers and scientists collaborate to study parasite

    Georgia’s shrimpers are already facing plenty of challenges like high gas prices, inflation and international competition. But climate change is exacerbating a new problem: black gill, a Read More »

  • Fishery business spans five generations of Dixon family

    Jim Dixon was 14 years old when he started working in the holding ponds at  Dixon Fisheries in East Peoria. Today he is president of a Read More »

  • Partial transcript of Carlos Rafael’s meeting with undercover IRS agents

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  • Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall on Marco Island

    3:45 p.m. Hurricane Irma has made landfall on Marco Island, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Irma’s powerful eye Read More »
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    Body recovered after commercial fisherman goes overboard near Bodega Bay

    Authorities recovered a body Friday afternoon after searching for a commercial crab fisherman reported overboard near the southern end of Bodega Bay. The search was launched Read More »

  • Our Earth Day Hero: Rodney Avila

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  • ‘Deadliest Catch’ – A test for crab-fishing rookie Amy Majors – “There were definitely certain times that I questioned my sanity,”

    Alaska native Amy Majors, who was born into a fishing family in Ketchikan, wants to prove to the world and the crabbing industry that she’s tough Read More »

  • Nova Scotia Fish Packers Association says the pre – election loan to Blue Wave Seafoods is questionable

    The NDP is being criticized for a $500,000 loan made in a key riding on August 29 – several days before the election was called. Blue Read More »

  • New England Fishery Management Council to meet in April 22 and 23 in Mystic, CT – Listen Live!

    The Agenda and schedule of the meeting can be viewed here, Register for the webinar presentation here The council has generously set aside 15 minutes for Public Read More »

  • California Department of Fish and Wildlife – Status of the Fisheries Reports

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has found that comprehensive review of California’s fisheries is a key tool for developing effective fisheries management. The Marine Life Read More »
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    North Carolina shrimp catch soared to new record last year – why its a mystery

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