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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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    PHÚ YÊN – Typhoon Damrey wrecks lobster industry

    A total of  89 people were killed, 1,140 fishing vessels either sunk or damaged and 24,000 aquaculture cages for lobsters, groupers and cobia were lost during Read More »

  • The Northeast Seafood Coalition digs in vs. fed ‘habitat’ plans

    “It’s all about habitat,” NSC executive director Jackie Odell said when asked what’s next on the coalition’s agenda. And with good reason. It is an extraordinarily Read More »

  • N.C. Marine Patrol names new captain and he sound’s like one of the good guy’s

    Jim Kelley, a 24-year veteran with Marine Patrol, has been promoted to captain. Kelley said educating the public and helping them understand fishery regulations is a Read More »
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    2018 Victoria Classic Boat Festival highlights role of fishing boats of WWII

    This year’s Victoria Classic Boat Festival (August 31 – September 2), looks back to the Second World War with WWII-era boats on display, a special floating Read More »

  • Fisherman’s Finest LLC Fishing Corporation Guilty of Illegal Fishing

    (CORDOVA, Alaska) –  Fisherman’s Finest LLC., a Washington based corporation and owner/operator of multiple commercial trawling vessels, pleaded guilty in a Cordova Court yesterday to illegal Read More »
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    Disappearance of Daley Bros. another harbinger of bigger crisis facing N.L. fishery

    April 20 was a difficult Friday for dozens of people working with Daley Brothers Ltd. in New Harbour. Their hopes of returning to work at the Read More »
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    FFAW seeking clarification on EI extension for fishery – Fish harvester wants answers

    President Keith Sullivan says his impression was that all fishery workers would be covered by the extension that was announced earlier this week, but now he’s Read More »

  • Rescued sealer Glen Newbury gets CF/V Double N back after evacuation

    A sealer rescued off Newfoundland’s southeast coast last week when his boat was too close to an iceberg was pleasantly surprised when he got his vessel back Read More »

  • Nova Scotia fish exporters not intimidated by Trump’s anti-free trade talk, nor should they be!

    The fishing industry is used to dealing with crises, whether it’s collapsing fish stocks, low catch prices or the effects of climate change. But clouds of another kind Read More »

  • Scientists offer tips for Alaska king salmon study – Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    Oct  23, 2012  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – State fisheries  biologists planning research to determine the cause for Alaska’s poor king  salmon returns were urged to focus studies Read More »

  • Infectious Diseases Play A Part Of Declining Chesapeake Blue Crab Population

    It’s almost summer. Seafood restaurants from coast-to-coast are serving platter after platter of steaming crabs, ready for hammering and picking. The supply seems endless, but is Read More »

  • Gloucester featured in fishing documentary in the works – “Fish & Men”

    The filmmakers estimate they have interviewed more than 45 people, including many familiar Gloucester players like NOAA Regional Administrator John K. Bullard, Angela Sanfilippo of the Read More »

  • Piscine Reo-Virus found in salmon on one fish farm in B.C. but more research needed

    Scientists have detected a potential disease in farmed Atlantic salmon for the first time in British Columbia, but say more research is needed to determine if Read More »

  • Block Island Maritime Institute Lecture Series – 7pm on Tuesday August 6th

    The Block Island Maritime Institute (BIMI), will host the seventh of it’s summer lecture series at 7pm on Tuesday August 6th, at Smuggler’s Cove on Ocean Read More »

  • Casting Call For New Docu-Series Celebrating American Fishing Families

    Noelle Cain (IMDb bio: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3691838/) is a producer on a new docu-series celebrating American Fishing Families who work the oceans of the United States! She is Read More »

  • Call of the wild: Coho salmon get ready to leave net pens for the ocean

    About 442,000 coho salmon will be released from net pens near Tongue Point into the Columbia River Wednesday as part of the Clatsop County Fisheries Project Read More »

  • Golden king crab stocks around Aleutians thriving

    Amidst the salmon fisheries starting up all across the state, several Alaska crab seasons also get underway each summer.  In mid-June, the summer Dungeness crab fishery Read More »

  • Climate Changes Forcing Fish Stocks To Migrate North – Enviros in Denial.

    For decades, fishery management has focused almost exclusively on the need to restrict fishing. Now, environmental changes are forcing fishermen and regulators to reevaluate their traditional Read More »
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    Woman Reported Missing in Lake Erie After Falling From a Fishing Boat

    Pennsylvania State Police have issued search warrants as they are called in to assist in the case of a woman missing in Lake erie, after her Read More »

  • “Air Powered Sampling for Purse Seine Fisheries.” – The Net That Lets Fishermen ‘Preview’ Their Catch

    The cannon is ready, the ammo is loaded, and the controller blasts it into the sky. But this isn’t a weapon of war: it’s part of Read More »

  • To the editor: Lifting DPA no answer for waterfront, fishermen – Charlee Bianchini, Gloucester

    When doing research for my undergraduate thesis in American Studies, I came across a theory that stated that, without Gloucester’s fishing industry, the Plimoth (Plymouth) Plantation Read More »

  • Pledge to dredge will likely keep Oregon Inlet open in North Carolina

    Dare County commissioners agreed Thursday to dedicate $1 million to pay the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the inlet. The move all but assures for Read More »

  • North Carolina’s Walter Jones Calls On Administration To Fight For Bluefin Tuna Quota Increase

    “After years of steep quota reductions, U.S. bluefin tuna fishermen have more than done their part,” said Congressman Jones.  “The economic costs to them, their families, Read More »

  • St. John’s hopes to salvage coast guard radio station

    Officials in St. John’s are calling on Ottawa to reconsider removing more coast guard resources from the city. The marine rescue sub-centre was shut down last Read More »

  • Community supported fishery programs – Fishermen get hands-on with marketing their harvest

    Rhonda Hubbard and her husband Jim of Seward started selling and processing their own fish more than two decades ago. Since then, she’s seen more fishermen Read More »

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