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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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  The latest from Dick Grachek  - CLF NMFS AND LAWSUITS

  Who Owns Fish Under Briberization?  The Kleptocrac​y – Featured Writer Stephen Taufen

   Todays International news at Fisheryworld.com

   The Big Green Money Machine – how anti-fishing activists are taking over NOAA

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   CONQUEST OF THE OCEAN - Taking over the fishing regulations of a nation involves vanity and corruption -

   

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  • National Ocean Policy: A New Bureaucracy That Could Compromise Regional Fisheries Management By Stephanie Madsen

    The most disappointing aspect of the Obama Administration’s relationship with the Pacific Northwest/Alaska commercial fishing industry is its rigid and inflexible approach in creating a National Read More »

  • Ask anyone for their 2 cents: Are the state’s fisheries recovering from the 2010 BP oil spill?

    The answer will depend on who you ask and when you ask it. A balance is struck between two contradictory messages: The Gulf is fine. Come Read More »

  • The next Salmon Battle. HYDABURG, Alaska has what the Green Beans and the War Machine need. “rare-earth” element Dysprosium.

    Because the Department of Defense needs dysprosium for weapons production, it has recently shown interest in Bokan Mountain –Dr. David Shuh,  a senior scientist in the Chemical Sciences Read More »

  • Congressional delegation battles to save Apalachicola Bay

    News Service of Florida – This week, the U.S. Senate was the scene of the latest skirmish in a tri-state water dispute between Florida, Georgia and Read More »

  • Board of Fisheries rejects Kuskokwim change

    The board considered a petition from the Kuskokwim Salmon Management Working Group that would have enabled the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to restrict subsistence Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 85′ Steel Scalloper/Longline/Shrimper, Cat 3412, Kort Nozzle

    Specifications, information and 16 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >Click here<12:28 Related Read More »
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    Record Lobster Production Defies Alarmist Climate Scare

    Marine fisheries data show New England lobstermen are benefiting from a new golden age of lobster, thanks in large part to a warming Earth. Yet Democrats Read More »

  • Lobster levy to get review after Lobster Council of Canada criticism

    Provincial governments in the Maritimes want a review of the publicly funded industry group pushing for a lobster levy to help promote the industry. The review Read More »

  • The Fishing Partnership New Bedford: F R E E V A C C I N E S ! Flu – Pneumonia – Tetanus

    Fishing Partnership has partnered up with the Southcoast Health Van to provide FREE vaccines. Tuesday, November 4th 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Location: Whaling City Auction Address: Read More »

  • US Coast Guard Braces for Western Alaska Winter Fisheries

    This year’s forward operating location will consist of one Jayhawk with rotating crews from Kodiak. A second Jayhawk and crew will remain at the ready in Read More »

  • Washing up on the Florida Coast, Military Ordinance, Unexploded Bombs, Dumped in Gulf of Mexico

    Texas A& M oceanographic researcher have reported that unexploded bombs and other military ordnance washing up on the Florida coast has brought more awareness U.S. government Read More »

  • Feds shut down 100-year-old oyster company, Stooge Salizar caught with smoking gun. Video of the year! Must see.

    Sec. of the Interior Ken Salazar decided todaythe farm’s lease will not be renewed, despite some support for it from from Sen. Dianne Feinstein and serious Read More »

  • New Brunswick scientists seek cod parasite vaccine

    Loma morhua is an infectious parasite that latches onto the gills of the large fish, draining them of health. It is partly to blame for the Read More »

  • Major anchovy die-off stinks up Seaside, Ore.

    Tourists visiting Seaside were getting quite a sight – and smell – this week. Millions of anchovies have died trying to swim up the Necanicum River Read More »
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    Falklands’ fishing fleet latest incorporation F/V Argos Cies Open Day

    The stern trawler F/V Argos Cies opened its doors at FIPASS to the general public last Sunday as it became the latest new-build to join the Read More »
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    Russian trawler hulls protected with Cathelco systems

    Chesterfield based business Cathelco are supplying hull corrosion protection systems for three trawlers which mark the first stage in modernising the Russian fishing fleet. The freezer Read More »

  • SBA loans may be on line for fishermen

    In a step that could lead to the first federal financial assistance to Massachusetts’ fishing-related businesses, Gov. Deval Patrick has officially certified the widespread economic hardship Read More »
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    Making demersal seines more precise

    Demersal seines are so effective that the haul can become unmanageable. It has also been difficult to avoid bycatches when using them. Since 2013, fisheries researchers Read More »
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    Who in the Hell is Richard Gaines?!!

    I posted this to newvine.com on Wed May 25, 2011. It’s worth another look, for those that may have missed it. Who the Hell is Richard Read More »
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    Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman 300 miles east of Cape Canaveral

    The Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday for a missing fisherman who reportedly went overboard 300 miles east of Cape Canaveral. Missing is Russell Minor. After Read More »

  • Tributes paid to “visionary” skipper and head of north-east fishing dynasty

    The head of a north-east fishing dynasty has been described as “visionary” who helped shape the modern industry after losing his brave battle with illness. Andrew Tait Read More »
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    Convicted Newfoundland skipper wants trial reopened-was found guilty last month of trying to throw a female crew member overboard

    A Corner Brook judge has agreed to hear a local’s skipper’s application to reopen his trial, even though he has already convicted the skipper of trying Read More »

  • Turkish seal fur magnate responds to Western criticism with new brand: ‘Fok You’

    “Many NGOs from Europe and the United States have told me to stop the business in the name of humanity. They tried to buy my company Read More »

  • SMAST independence shouldn’t be the one that got away – Steve Urbon

    Rothschild, you see, is a frequent critic of NOAA’s scienitfic methods. And while NOAA and environmental groups have given SMAST some grants, there is a fear that too Read More »
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    Deepwater Dilemma: Parts One and Two

    Part one is opinions from knowledgeable minds, both environmental planners and long time conservationists, businessmen and board members, but most of all concerned citizens. Part two Read More »

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