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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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    Report From the Grounds

    The bitter blast of winter, ice on salt water and nets straining with cod — a world few of us will witness. It’s everyday sight for Read More »

  • Longline permits and alia fishing questions raised at Sanctuary meeting

    Local businessman Omar Shalhout raised the issue regarding longline permits and alia fishing during a public meeting hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) and Read More »
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    Deepwater Wind Farm Representatives Face Blowback

    As a deadline looms for the submission of applications to federal and state agencies, Deepwater Wind, the Rhode Island company seeking to construct a 15-turbine wind Read More »

  • Oversight Hearing on Examining the Creation and Management of Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries Wednesday, March 15, 2017 10:00 AM

    Oversight Hearing on: “Examining the Creation and Management of Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries”  Click here to read the memo  Witnesses and Testimony: Dr. John Bruno Professor, Read More »

  • Canada: Financial Boost for Three British Columbia Harbors

    “This Government understands that by investing in infrastructure at our small craft harbors we are also creating employment opportunities that benefit local communities and ensuring the Read More »

  • Island silverside fishery sees strong prices

    Fishermen catching Atlantic silverside on Prince Edward Island are seeing a rise in demand as the lobster industry increasingly uses the small fish as bait. Read Read More »

  • Conditions ripe for ecological disaster – massive algae blooms, decimated commercial fishing from the releases from Lake Okeechobee. – Video

    Their observation: “high flows sustained over the last 50 consecutive days have caused mortality of marine organisms and seagrass habitat.” Rawl adds “let me just tell you Read More »

  • U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton gets backing from Keating, and Lynch for observer coverage from NOAA’s Asset Forfeiture Fund

    On Thursday, the freshman Democrat from the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District announced he and two other New England representatives (Reps. William Keating, D-Mass., and Congressman Stephen Read More »

  • Terrebonne sales tax exemption for commercial fishing requested

    As commercial fishermen deal with low prices, they are trying to find ways to make ends meet. Kim Chauvin, co-owner of Mariah Jade Seafoood and David Read More »

  • Fishery science dispute front and center at storm shortened NEFMC meetings

    The New England Fishery Management Council cancelled Tuesday’s session of the upcoming meetings in Portsmouth, N.H., but still holds out hope it will be able to Read More »
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    No mutiny: FFAW bans all FISH-NL supporters from running in its elections

    All fish harvesters and processors who tried to split from Newfoundland and Labrador’s only fisheries union are now banned from running for executive positions. The Fish, Read More »

  • ‘Financial predator’ who stole millions from widow and partners sentenced to 5 years

    Russell Moore spent nearly 30 years as a Northwest fisherman, investing every dime he had in the company he co-owned with businessman Terrance Cosgrove and three Read More »
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    Coast Guard comes to aid of boat on fire off coast of Trinidad

    A Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and four-member crew were dispatched to an area about 12 miles off the Trinidad coast this morning Read More »

  • Jake Harris of ‘Deadliest Catch’ recovering after severe beating

    Jake Harris of television series “Deadliest Catch” is recovering in a hospital after a severe beating over the weekend. Jake Harris’ brother, Cornelia Marie Captain Josh Read More »
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    Alder Point man sentenced for damaging fishing boat

    A 33-year-old Alder Point man has been sentenced in connection with an assault and damage to a fishing boat. Kenneth Anthony LeBlanc was sentenced on charges Read More »

  • anti menhaden fishing campaign is in full swing. Newport News Daily Press readers are presented with a biased editorial while Saving Menhaden Fisheries dissects and debunks.

    Particularly, Mr. Joseph’s depiction of menhaden stock assessments and stock assessment science is riddled with inaccuracies, especially when he writes, “the science now shows what every recreational Read More »
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    A Russian Spy Whale Defects?

    The sighting of a beluga whale wearing a Russian-made harness has caused media speculation that the animal may have come from a Russian military facility. The Read More »

  • A watched cod

    The New England cod fishery has existed for hundreds of years, lasting through many major swings in landings. Yes, this is the lowest we’ve ever “seen” Read More »

  • More from the first-ever Climate of Change conference in Portland Maine – Experts call for greater urgency in adapting fisheries management to climate change

    John Bullard, northeast regional administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries,  NMFS sees climate change as not just a cause for immediate alarm, but Read More »

  • Riding the Pew Science Short Bus to “The Best Available Science”

    Looks like U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns took a ride on the Pew Science Short Bus! Hey, Judge!  look at this graphic. 13:36 Related Read More »

  • Alarmingly warm water in Gulf of Maine bringing changes

    Officials have suggested that higher temperatures in the gulf have been a factor in bacterial outbreaks in bivalves and in sea lice infestations in Cobscook and Passamaquoddy Read More »

  • Corn Belt Pollution: Louisiana Shrimp And Oysters Pay The Price as EPA raises the ethanol mandate

    Nitrogen run-off from the nation’s booming Corn Belt is the single largest source of nutrient pollution in the Mississippi River basin, which drains a stunning 41 Read More »

  • Boundary Line Confusion in Bristol Bay

    Commercial fishing vessels in Bristol Bay have different requirements to meet depending on whether or not they are used inside or outside of a particular line Read More »
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    Court Ruling on Aquaculture – NOAA remains committed to expanding sustainable U.S. aquaculture

    NOAA is considering whether to appeal the Eastern District of Louisiana’s finding that NOAA does not have regulatory authority to regulate aquaculture under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Read More »

  • Commerce appoints Blue North CEO to serve on NPFMC

    The US Commerce Department is appointing Blue North Fisheries CEO and President Kenny Down to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC). “This is an out-of-cycle appointment. Read More »

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