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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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  • N.E. lands $33M in federal fishing aid

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  • Moulton unites region to reform at-sea monitoring

    U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton has expanded efforts to reform at-sea monitoring for groundfishing vessels, corralling a regional and bipartisan group of federal legislators to urge NOAA Read More »

  • Live update – Groundfish Webinar – Dave Goethel Sensored? – UPDATED

    WTF? Dave is tearing it up with real truth, and they pull the plug? STANDING BY. DON”T KNOW WHY! I missed a big chunk of Dave’s presentation, Read More »

  • UPDATE: Two of four partially submerged fishing vessels recovered

    The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that two of four partially submerged fishing vessels had been recovered. Petty Officer Bill Colclough of the U.S. Coast Guard Read More »

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

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    New England Fishery Management Council Meeting December 5-7, 2017 in Newport, RI

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  • South West Nova Lobster Fishermen to demonstrate Sept. 14

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  • Jail time for Maryland Watermen pleading guilty of illegally obtaining Virginia oyster licenses

    Edward “Bruce” Lowery and Richard N. Fluharty, both of Tilghman Island, pleaded guilty last month in Accomack General District Court to three counts each of giving Read More »

  • Editorial: President Obama waves his green wand

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  • Coast Seafoods Company gone by August?

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    “Uncharted Territory” – Marine toxin closes Washington crab season

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    Help for fishing vessels to locate their catch? Why be a fisherman?!!

    Big Data means that professional fishermen will soon be getting their own decision-making tool. It will tell them where fish shoals are located, and how their Read More »

  • All dressed up with no place to go – Alaska’s King-Crab Fleet Is Left in Port by Shutdown

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  • Pacific Fishery Management Council slash’s sardine harvest along West Coast

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  • DFO Director ‘Ready to Tackle Endangered Coho’ – will ‘do their best’ to protect endangered salmon species. Will it be enough?

    When sockeye salmon return en masse to the Fraser River this year, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) will have a large presence on land and water Read More »
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    On Friday, the commercial fishery won the day – Gillnetters get continued access to main Columbia channel

    By a tight 4-3 vote, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission veered away from an outright ban on gillnetting in the main channel of Read More »

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  • Canada sole holdout on United Nations fisheries guidelines

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  • Baker | Will rule change spark boat-building boom? Bigger Boats – Rapidly changing fishery

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  • 11 groups helping NMFS develop disaster funds spending plan

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  • Heiltsuk heartbroken by herring fishery’s re-start, with RCMP protection

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    “Oysters were critical in the development of our species. They’re a high-protein source of food.” For the first time in the 12-year history of the respected Read More »

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