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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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  • Gloucester: Sam Novello straight up tell’s it like it is. It ain’t pretty.

    A TV news segment earlier this week showcased what’s happening in – or what’s happened to — our fishing industry at the hand of our own Read More »
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    Fishermen hope bumper sticker gets Trump’s attention

    For struggling Town Dock fishermen, President Trump’s promise to eliminate regulations and spur the economy means they might finally have success in their long fight to Read More »
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    Hundreds attend the 53rd annual Blessing of the Fleet in Darien, Georgia

    Sunday, hundreds of people gathered around the waterways of Darien to take part in the 53rd annual Blessing of the Fleet. The tradition celebrates the area’s Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for September 12, 2014

    Read the update here  08:59 Read More »
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    Fishermen are fighting windfarm company Dong Energy for their future

    Fleetwood’s last remaining fishermen have staged a stirring flotilla protest as they desperately fight to save their livelihoods. Eight of the town’s remaining ten fishing boats Read More »
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    The Great Pacific Migration of Bluefin Tuna

    Shortly after their first birthday, Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) complete an impressive feat. From the spawning grounds in the Sea of Japan where they were Read More »

  • FEDERAL COURT DECISION ON CAPE WIND NSTAR CONTRACT “GRAVELY FLAWED”

    “DOER … saw NSTAR’s merger application as an opportunity to accomplish through backroom strong-arming what Massachusetts was not lawfully permitted to do openly and directly: to Read More »

  • Unalaska Responders Put Out Fire on F/V Blue Pacific

    A fire broke out aboard the freezer longliner Blue Pacific Wednesday morning while it was tied up at the Coastal Transportation dock. [email protected] Read More »

  • Warmer Gulf of Maine clobbering the cod

    Desperate measures have been taken, cod quotas have been slashed again and again, and yet fish numbers continue to slide. Now, a new study by the Read More »

  • Larger expected king run loosens restrictions on setnets, drifters

    Commercial fishermen in Upper Cook Inlet will be somewhat freer to fish at the outset of the 2016 season thanks to a larger projected king salmon Read More »

  • Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen’s Association awarded $5,000 in scholarships

    This year the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen’s Association awarded $5,000 in scholarships from Key Largo to Key West. Proceeds were raised from the Florida Keys Seafood Read More »

  • United Fishermen of Alaska At-Large board member Kevin Adams elected as Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Chair

    The United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA), the largest statewide commercial fishing industry trade association representing 36 member organizations, is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Read More »

  • Independent scientists need not apply – NMFS denies SMAST Industry paid RSA Funding

    For almost 20 years now, SMAST has worked diligently alongside our fishermen to improve fishery science. Kevin’s research has earned him their respect, earned them a Read More »
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    DFO scientists clarify the decline of cod

    In a province where the fishery is foundational to its survival, the decline in cod stocks has many worried and searching for clear answers. This announcement Read More »
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    Study: offshore renewable energy installations rough on marine life

    Researchers suggest that if marine renewable energy devices (MREDs) – such as wave energy converters and wind turbines – are placed in marine environments without consideration Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 60 miles east of Atlantic City, NJ

    The Coast Guard medevaced a man Wednesday from a fishing vessel approximately 60 miles east of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Read More »

  • Fink forecasts end of seal industry

    Sheryl Fink is forecasting the demise of the seal industry, but how that happens should be determined by Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.  “It’s not for a group Read More »

  • Number of West Coast whales caught in fishing line higher than previous years

    A 40-foot humpback whale first spotted last week off the coast of Newport Beach became entangled in hundreds of feet of fishing line. Since January, the Read More »
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    No Charges Laid in Connection with Weekend Protest at FFAW: RNC

    Despite concerns over the large gathering of protesters outside the FFAW offices on Saturday, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary indicates that no charges were laid in connection Read More »
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    Restorative justice to be used in resolving charges in ransacking Nova Scotia lobster pound

    Restorative justice is being used to help resolve a case involving 25 people accused of ransacking a Nova Scotia lobster pound at the centre of a Read More »
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    German fishermen’s scepticism towards EU impedes compliance with its regulations

    Negative perception of a regulatory authority like the EU diminishes the honesty of those regulated, for example, that of fishermen. This is the conclusion drawn by Read More »

  • MSA Re Auth: What in the Hell is this guy talkin’ about? Watch, and comment, please

    16:49 Read More »

  • Merkley, Wyden, Schrader, DeFazio, Blumenauer and Bonamici Ask Coast Guard to Keep Newport Air Facility Open

    In a letter to Admiral Paul Zukunft, Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Oregon lawmakers stressed the safety implications of closing the facility, writing that the Read More »

  • The Alaska Fisheries Report

    Coming up this week: The Fish Board reverses itself on Kenai River Kings, Kodiak may have found its new fisheries consultant, and the plague of injuries Read More »

  • UPDATED: Fishing vessels catch fire in Galilee

    NARRAGANSETT, R.I. – At least three fishing boats docked at the port of Galilee were destroyed or heavily damaged in two separate fires on the docks early Read More »

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