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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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    He’s not shellfish: N.L. fisherman gets catch of a lifetime, and lets it go

    Most fish harvesters like to keep what they catch, but a fisherman in the Bay of Islands decided it was his patriotic duty to let one Read More »

  • Western rock lobster price falls due to a drop in China demand, cheaper American exports

    The value of premium species of lobster sourced from Western Australia has plummeted, causing the lucrative industry to grind to a near halt. The western rock Read More »

  • 2017 Sweep Efficiency Study Targets Summer Flounder – Cooperative research program effort reveals a few surprises

    Testing the efficiency of different sweep types on fishing nets was the focus of twin trawling operations August 18-28 aboard the F/V Karen Elizabeth from Point Read More »

  • No buyer for Kuskokwim salmon, so no commercial salmon fishing

    For the first time since 1960, for as long as the state has managed fisheries, a season’s worth of salmon will travel up rivers in the Read More »

  • Maine lobstermen’s union votes to buy Hancock County lobster business

    The Maine Lobstering Union voted Saturday to buy a wholesale lobster business near Mount Desert Island to help its fishermen net a bigger share of the Read More »
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    Annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum underway

    Hundreds of fishermen and their families gathered at the Samoset Resort for the annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum. They host gear suppliers, scientists, vendors that sell the Read More »
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    A Huge Haul! £80m of cocaine found on fishing trawler near Falmouth

    More than a tonne of cocaine with a street value of £80 million was recovered from a vessel off the English coast. Officers from the National Read More »
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    Early numbers show strong start for commercial sockeye salmon harvest in Prince William Sound

    Commercial sockeye salmon fishing in Prince William Sound is off to a strong start, while it’s weaker in a handful of other fisheries, according to Anchorage Read More »

  • CG36500 – Renovated rescue boat ready for the spotlight

    Following an $18,000 renovation this fall at Chatham’s Pease Boatworks, the 36-foot wooden Coast Guard motor lifeboat is ready for the red carpet. The CG36500 is Read More »

  • Charter captain: Pew Charitable Trusts and Audubon Florida forage fish report is not based on the reality

    Thus, Pew and Audubon are striking up fear of something that isn’t there, Eller says. “I can guarantee if the oxygen leaves the room, we’re all going Read More »

  • South Atlantic – More no-fishing zones unjustified – Rep. Steven Goldfinch

    Of the 59 snapper-grouper species managed by the SAFMC, just six are now considered experiencing overfishing or are overfished. None of the mandatory fishery rebuilding plans Read More »

  • Mendocino Coast fishermen smiling over 2014 salmon returns

    Over the past decade the numbers of fall run Sacramento River Chinook salmon predicted to return by the Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) have been overestimated, Read More »

  • Coastal Louisiana land loss worth price to fix, study will attempt to show

    Clint Guidry, president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association, said fishermen are told decisions will be based on science, but they remain skeptical. “I notice you guys Read More »

  • Your View: Cape Wind is already a bad deal, by Peter A. Kenney, Yarmouth Ma.

    Following the saga of Cape Wind has been nothing if not amusing. Since 1999 when he first hired an engineering firm to survey likely sites in Read More »
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    Fleet of Flowers – Depoe Bay on Memorial Day 2018

    On Memorial Day, each year since 1945, Depoe Bay has hosted the FLEET OF FLOWERS. This colorful ceremony is recognized as one of the most impressive Read More »
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    It’s the 100th anniversary! Let’s raise a glass to Prohibition

    On a foggy evening on April 23, 1927, the fishing schooner Etta M. Burns was sailing back to New Bedford when the helmsman fell asleep and Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman from F/V Prowler near St. Paul, Alaska

    A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak, forward deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Munro, transported the man to emergency medical services Read More »
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    Judge denies bid for temporary halt to lobstering in Massachusetts

    A federal judge has declined to issue a temporary restraining order to temporarily stop commercial lobster pot fishing in Massachusetts costal waters to protect North Atlantic Read More »

  • Canadian Risk Assessment Finds GMO Salmon Susceptible to Disease, as Food and Drug Admin Rubber Stamps Approval!

    A never-before-seen draft environmental review of AquaBounty Technologies’ (ABTX) genetically engineered (GE) salmon reveals that Canadian government scientists disagree with the engineered (GE) salmon (FDA) on Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Provincial Lobster/Gillnetter, 3208TA Cat Diesel

    To review specifications, information and 5 photos, >click here< Vessel is in good condition. To see all the boats in this series, >click here<13:04 Read More »
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    Coast Guard announces naming of new cutters after FDNY, NYPD, USCG Reserve 9/11 heroes

    The Coast Guard announced today that two of its new Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) will be named in honor of two extraordinary public servants who Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 50′ Steel Stern Dragger, CAT C-18, Northern Lights 20 KW, Permits Available

    Specifications, information and 3 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here Vessel underwent approximately $ 100,000 in upgrades at the Derektor Shipyard Read More »
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    Chignik Bay ‘hanging by a thread’ in second year of scant fishing

    For the second year in a row, Allen and other Chignik fishermen have mostly been left to twiddle their thumbs. During the summer of 2018, they Read More »

  • Former Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo evades questions about alleged sexual relationship with staff member

    Hunter Tootoo, Nunavut MP and former fisheries minister, evaded questions this morning about allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with a female junior staff member. Tootoo abruptly resigned his cabinet Read More »

  • In Deep Winter Alaska’s Largest Fisheries Get Underway

    (SitNews) – Salmon will always be the heart of Alaska’s fisheries. That’s why many people think of summer as “the fishing season.” But that’s not the Read More »

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