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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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“I don’t know what we’ll find here,” Enigmatic eels a focus of concern
On a chilly morning when other watermen on the Patuxent River dredged for oysters, Jimmy Trossbach sought more slippery quarry — American eels. Last week, the Read More » -
As wind giants set sights on NY, fishermen demand a role
As global wind-energy interests set their sights on more than a dozen offshore U.S. energy area’s, two longtime British fishermen who act as go-betweens to the Read More » -
Alaska: Proposed measures seek fishing dollars as legislators continue digging into the industry for revenue
Gov. Bill Walker’s commercial fisheries tax bill is stalled in committee, but legislators continue digging into the industry for revenue. Two bills, sponsored by legislators from Read More » -
700 pounds of poached shrimp seized from F/V Way Maker in Gulf of Mexico – No Permit – No Turtle Extruder
A joint effort by the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration resulted in the seizure of 700 pounds of illegally-caught shrimp in Read More » -
New England Fishery Management Council Meeting – February 25 – 26, 2014 in Danvers , Ma. LISTEN LIVE!
February 25-26, 2014 – New England Fishery Management Council Meeting at Double Tree Hotel 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923 Phone: 978/777-2500 ; Fax: 978/750-7959 Read the agenda Read More » -
Hoyle’s Bill to Support Commercial Fishing in Port Infrastructure Act Passes
This week 4th District Congresswoman Val Hoyle’s “Supporting Commercial Fishing in Port Infrastructure Projects Act” passed both the House and Senate as part of the Maritime Read More » -
Festival! – Cape May – Annual blessing 5:30-6:30 p.m. Friday evening Fisherman’s Memorial – Harbor Fest drops anchor Saturday, June 15.
Preceding the Harbor Fest will be the annual blessing of the waters ceremony 5:30-6:30 p.m. Friday evening at the Fisherman’s Memorial on the harbor at the Read More » -
Should Russia be kicked out of NAFO; its trawler fleet banned from fishing outside Canadian waters?
There’s a case for it considering Canada has closed its airspace to Russian aircraft, and even a call by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky for Russia to Read More » -
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – No Tanner crab fishery next year at Kodiak and the Westward regions. More after this
There will be no January Tanner crab fishery for fishermen at Kodiak, Chignik and the South Peninsula. It’s not unexpected. We’ve been seeing a decline in Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs injured woman near Cold Bay, Alaska from the 680-foot F/V Processor Ocean Phoenix
Coast Guard Communication Station Kodiak received a call Wednesday afternoon from the master of the 680-foot fish processing vessel Ocean Phoenix who reported that the 25-year-old Read More » -
“Fill Our Xtratuffs” Saturday to benefit Westport Coast Guard families
A Westport nonprofit is collecting donations to help keep unpaid local Coast Guard members and their families afloat during the government shutdown. “WeFish is a nonprofit Read More » -
Fishermen fear going out of business after Alaska cancels snow and king crab harvest
For the first time ever, the Bering Sea snow crab harvest is closed, and for the second consecutive year, the Bristol Bay red king crab harvest is as well. Read More » -
New lobster boat Alyssa Noreen launched in Stonington
No one can spend a lifetime as a lobsterman without a deeply imbedded kernel of optimism. While that characteristic might not be obvious in everyone, Stonington Read More » -
Scientists release a million tiny scallops into Sarasota Bay
A microscope photograph of scallop larvae like those released Wednesday into an area of Sarasota Bay as part of a series of releases designed to restore Read More » -
When enviro bloggers go koo koo
The saddest untold story in the environmental movement is the demise of the world’s oceans. We are literally eating it to death. Fish stocks are collapsing Read More » -
Letter: The time is ripe for a Fishing Permit Cap
The New Bedford ground fishing fleet as been laboring under a quota system for five of more years now. Many are unhappy with the quota system, Read More » -
Southern Shrimp Alliance: The Outlaw Ocean Project Investigation Regarding Imported Shrimp Supply Chains
On the same day that Corporate Accountability Lab (CAL) publicly released the results of its three-year investigation into forced labor practices in the Indian shrimp industry, Hidden Read More » -
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update Swordfish Dinner to benefit Heating Assistance Fund
A Swordfish Dinner to Benefit Heating Assistance Fund will be held on Friday, November 16th at the South Kingstown Elks Lodge. The event is sponsored by Read More » -
Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Management Measures for Groundfish Fishery for 2013: DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS IS APRIL 15, 2013
Today, NOAA Fisheries is officially announcing several new management measures for groundfish. These measures include, among other things, recommendations by the New England Fishery Management Council Read More » -
Sealers rescued near Harbour Round
CBC News – Two seal hunters are safe after their vessel became wedged in the ice near Harbour Round this week. continued Read More » -
2 fishermen lost at sea saved by cooler
Two fishermen survived two days at sea thanks to their trusty cooler. Michael Watkins and Raymond Jacik went missing in Galveston Bay on Monday morning after Read More » -
From Magnus Johnson – Any chance you can complete this and promote it in your networks please, BH?
Magnus, how broad an outreach would you like? We can get this in front of a worldwide, diverse group. That’s exactly what we are after! We Read More » -
Spotted in Maine! Pot Warp ‘n All! Those Maine fishermen sure don’t pull punches.
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Massachusetts Lobstermen to rally in Plymouth over Cape Cod Bay closures
After a period of bad weather, surveyors of North Atlantic right whales were able to fly on Tuesday over Cape Cod Bay, where the continuing presence Read More » -
What’s eating at Dr. Ray Hilborn today?!! Dr. Geoff Shester from Oceana
Last week Dr. Geoff Shester, California campaign director for the nonprofit advocacy group Oceana criticized the Pacific Fishery Management Council for the persistence of low numbers of Read More »
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