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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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Blue Crab catch dwindles in Indian River Lagoon
Add blue crabs and stone crabs to the list of wildlife plummeting in the Indian River Lagoon region. While crab harvests can vary widely year-to-year, the Read More » -
Oregon fishing disaster declared after failure impacting Chinook Salmon
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek announced Friday that a fishing disaster has been declared following a three-year commercial fishery failure in the state. The declaration comes after Read More » -
The Gig Harbor fishing fleet had a bonanza season in Alaska this year
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Baker | There’s no sense being deluded about a cod comeback – Rethinking the future of the province’s cod fishery
For the benefit of those who haven’t been around the actual fishery a lot since the wild and crazy days of the early 1990s, let me Read More » -
A veteran commercial fisherman’s invite to fish for giants came along and I wasted no time in accepting.
Catching a giant bluefin with rod and reel has been on my bucket list for a long time. I grew up on the water and spent Read More » -
Crab industry, Oregon continue plans to avoid whale entanglement
New regulations for commercial Dungeness crab fishermen in Oregon aim to get boats on the water earlier in the season and reduce the amount of gear Read More » -
Local Nanaimo scientists featured in film on salmon
Two scientists from Nanaimo figure prominently in a feature-length movie that examines whether European salmon viruses are linked to the decline in Pacific salmon stocks. continued Read More » -
‘Blame the fishermen’ media narrative only hurts the endangered right whale
It is not easy to see this population of giants of the sea become extinct, and yes, it is sad. Perhaps it’s because it hits us Read More » -
A “Shotgun Start”: Bay Area crab fisherman race out to sea
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Coast Guard finds empty boat used by missing 18-year-old lobsterman
The U.S. Coast Guard has found the empty boat of a missing 18-year-old lobster fisherman. Tylar Michaud of Steuben went out on his lobster boat Friday morning, Read More » -
Honoring the Last “Old Salt” of Ocracoke
The last of a generation of Ocracoke Island men who were true “old salts” died recently, but Edgar Maurice Balance will be remembered on this island Read More » -
No vote to protect deep-sea corals off Va and Mid-Atlantic
Council members meeting in Raleigh, N.C., decided instead to postpone a final decision until its June meeting in Virginia Beach, giving them time to hold another Read More » -
AK salmon permit values slump on forecast of lower fish prices
2014 was one of the busiest years ever for brokers who help Alaskans buy, sell and trade fishing permits and quota shares. Olivia Olsen runs Alaskan Read More » -
Fisherman medivaced from scalloper F/V Ocean Prowler approximately 50 miles east of Nantucket
BOSTON – An aircrew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., medically evacuated a man 50 miles east of Nantucket, Mass., June 30, 2013. Read More » -
Only a Misunderstanding? He ain’t buyin’ it!
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Lower and middle class Americans will pay for the Biden Administration offshore wind power “plan”
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20th anniversary ceremony: Preserving the Memory of Those Lost at Sea in Montauk
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Google Pitchman Bill Nye: Fighting Climate Change Will Make You ‘Filthy F-cking Rich’
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Chad See Named to Head Freezer Longline Coalition
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Mid-Atlantic Council Meeting in Baltimore December 8 – 11, 2014 Listen live with Adobe Connect
Briefing Materials: All briefing materials will be posted at www.mafmc.org/briefing/december-2014 as they become available. Webinar Access: For online access during the meeting, enter as a guest here at adobe connect! Read More » -
Brian J. Rothschild to Testify at MSA Reauthoization Listening Session: Mon. 11/4 in Boston
Senator Warren and Senator Begich’s offices have announced that the MSA Reauthorization hearing has been rescheduled for this coming Monday, November 4th. CSF’s President and CEO, Brian J. Read More » -
Coast Guard seizes 450 red snapper illegally caught off South Texas coast
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The QUIKSLING – New life-saving device to be unveiled at Skipper Expo
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Expanding monument will do more harm than good – Shane Yoshimoto, Honolulu
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Commercial Fishing Operations Reporting Record Catch Along Lake Superior’s South Shore
Commercial fishing operations near the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior are reporting record numbers of whitefish and a strong recovery of lake trout from a low Read More »
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