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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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    Land Based vs Open Pen Aquaculture – Fish out of ocean water dampen aquaculture enterprise

    Some day, it might be possible to raise salmon in land-based closed containment ponds and make a profit. But that day is still a long way Read More »

  • Keeping it real with eels

    ROCKPORT — There is much that still is not known about the American eel. But that’s hardly the fault of Eric Hutchins. Hutchins, a NOAA fisheries Read More »

  • Massachusetts: $185K for fishing research in proposed fiscal year 2018 budget

    The state Senate has added $185,000 for commerical fishing research to its proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget. State Senate Minority Leader Brice Tarr, R–Gloucester, and state Read More »
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    Northeast Multispecies 2018-2020 Groundfish Catch Limits, Quota allocations for 17 of 19 sectors, Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Area

    Through Framework 57, we have set catch limits for 20 groundfish stocks for the 2018-2020 fishing years (May 1, 2018-April 30, 2020), including the 3 stocks Read More »
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    Direct to the consumer – ‘We grew about 600% in 2020’: Get Maine Lobster CEO & Founder Mark Murrell

    The lobster business is one industry that has really seen a jump in sales during the pandemic. Initially, it took a hit right after the COVID Read More »
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    These guys are hot! Fishermen who rescued lost paddleboarders, rescue a man in Galway

    The father and son who rescued two paddleboarders last month have saved another life after plucking a man from the water in Galway yesterday morning. Patrick Read More »
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    Commercial Fisherman Larry H. Robbins has passed away

    Larry Harold Robbins, 45, left this world too soon Dec. 21, 2020. Your wings were ready, but our hearts were not; Heaven has gained an amazing Read More »

  • Maritime Link project will close stretch of lobster grounds for entire season

    Cable laying and other offshore construction activity for the Maritime Link landfall at Cape Breton will close a three-kilometre long and 600-metre wide swath of ocean bottom Read More »

  • NOAA Clarifies Commercial Shark Fishing Regulations to another special interest group

    An online petition signed by thousands of outraged divers aimed at preventing the upcoming shark fishing season in the Atlantic region has drawn the attention of the Read More »
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    Vision IV taking on her prawn trawls in Newlyn.

    Built at Buckie’s famous shipyard, Zander Jack’s Vision IV is one of the largest prawn trawlers to visit Newlyn this summer…along with the Ocean Vision…trawling, especially Read More »

  • Young Ilfracombe skipper helping to catch new recruits

    Ilfracombe skipper Ben Bengey has been chosen as an ambassador to encourage other young people into the fishing industry. Ben, 19, will be part of a Read More »

  • F/V Captain Gavin hauled off Point Pleasant Beach – 10 photo’s

    The commercial fishing boat that ran aground in Point Pleasant Beach was successfully removed from the beach late Saturday night, officials said. Several attempts to get Read More »
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    Fishing Industry Opposes New Floating Wind Farm Project Area

    Navy says no to proposal to move floating wind farm area. The idea was discussed at the task force’s July 1 webinar, which replaced a planned Read More »
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    Hundreds of spawning salmon killed in Squamish river; BC Hydro admits responsibility

    Biologist Chessy Knight, who captured photos of the dead fish on Sept. 20, estimates about 300 fish were killed when the water levels in the Cheakamus Read More »

  • Alaska Board of Fisheries won’t meet on peninsula

    The board made the call by a 5-2 vote at the tail end of its Bristol Bay finfish meeting, also in Anchorage. Only two board members, Read More »

  • Maine State Legislature to consider fisheries bills on “emergency” basis

    The Legislature will take up bills dealing with the lobster and elver fisheries when it returns to work next month, but new licensing rules for the Read More »

  • Pro-Brexit Scots fishermen fear Westminster ‘power grab’

    The pro-Brexit Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has warned the UK Government’s legislation to leave the EU must be amended if Holyrood’s powers are to be respected. Read More »
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    Lobstermen in Maine ready for debate over license wait list

    There are few things in Maine as coveted as a lobster fishing license, and a proposal to bring dozens of people off the state’s license waiting Read More »

  • Ketchikan fishermen fined for violating Lacey Act

    Three fishermen from Ketchikan admitted to violating a federal wildlife law on Tuesday for illegally catching halibut without the proper permits and selling it to a Read More »

  • 3-Minute Market Insight – Shrimp Market Nearing Record Level Prices, Pollock at Low Prices

    Pricing for East Coast Pandalus borealis and West Coast Pandalus jordani, Canadian Shrimp meat, Pollock is being offered at $1450/MT, more 11:25 Read More »
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    Cornish fishermen betrayed by Boris’ Brexit deal – What Changes for French Fishermen?

    The Cornish Fish Producers’ Organisation shares its reaction to the UK’s Brexit trade deal. On Tuesday 29th December members of the Cornish Fish Producers’ Organisation (CFPO) Read More »
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    Resqunit Launches Canadian Operations

    Resqunit has found its Canadian home at Dartmouth’s Centre for Ocean Venture & Entrepreneurship’s (COVE) Start-Up Yard, and on July 15th, none other than Deadliest Catch’s Read More »

  • Floating gear a go for now in offshore Provincetown-Truro shellfish grants

    Fishermen who already hold grants in the Aquaculture Development Area in Provincetown and Truro may be as happy as clams with a recent decision by a Read More »

  • Propeller For Sale – 75″ x 75″, 4 blade, Kaplan Style, .55 DAR, Nickel-Aluminum-Bronze, Right Hand, 7″ SAE STD Bore.

    Subject: NEW BOAT PROPELLER FOR SALE  Message Body: NEW propeller at a shipyard in Halifax for sale.  75″ x 75″, 4 blade, Kaplan Style, .55 DAR, Read More »

  • Louisiana – Shrimp prices up as season closes

    “This catch was probably about average. The size was larger than normal and the price has been much higher than normal,” said Danny Babin, owner of Read More »

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