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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Meeting October 20 – 24, 2014 in Mobile, Alabama
Click here to view the Committees Agenda – Click here to view the Council Agenda – Click here to watch the meetings live 14:43 Read More » -
North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting February 5-12, 2018 in Seattle
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet the week of February 5-12, 2018 at the Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA. The Agenda >click Read More » -
Coast Guard, good Samaritan vessel search for 2 missing Fishermen in Marmot Bay, Alaska
Coast Guard crews and a good Samaritan vessel crew are searching Thursday for one male and one female reported missing from the fishing vessel Miss Destinee that capsized in Marmot Read More » -
Kodiak waters remain quiet as fishermen demand higher price for crab
Captain of the F/V Isanotski Shawn Dochterman said that fishermen are not heading out to drop crab pots. “At the present time, every vessel between the Read More » -
Netherlands to ban live boiling of lobsters, crabs
Minister Carola Schouten of Agriculture wants to ban the live boiling of lobsters and crabs. She will also look into what can be done in the Read More » -
Fishermen Feeding Mainers reaches one-million-meal milestone
Fresh Maine-caught fish for local families has filled food pantry coolers since October 2020, through Fishermen Feeding Mainers. Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) started the program Read More » -
WOW BABY! Now THIS is Somethin’! factory-fishing trawler “American Dynasty” T-Bones docked Canadian navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg – video
The STAR – VICTORIA, B.C.—A huge American factory-fishing trawler smashed into a docked navy frigate, sending a wall of waves over the bows of both vessels Read More » -
Burkhart Fisheries sell assets to Fiordland Lobster Company
A family business crayfishing off the coast of Marlborough for more than 40 years has sold their factory and trucks to Fiordland Lobster Co. Burkhart Fisheries, Read More » -
UPDATE: P.E.I. lobster fishermen on strike – Photos – The Guardian
Photos of the strike at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans office in Charlottetown. here Read More » -
Strangers come to the aid of hero fishermen who lost it all
A Cape Town pupil “who loves Arniston and its people” has plans to start a fundraiser, and people who read about the plight of the fishermen Read More » -
It’s a keeper: Louisiana lifestyle show ‘Out Da’ Bayou’ to debut on Discovery Channel Saturday
John Jackson and Robin Vucinovich are storytellers. Starting Saturday, Jan. 6, they’ll be telling those stories to Discovery Channel viewers through their “Out Da’ Bayou” way-of-life Read More » -
Isle of Man catch limit imposed after ‘fishing race’ concerns
Starting on Tuesday, a daily 1,400kg (3,086lbs) limit will be in force for the next six weeks in order to tackle current “unsustainable” fishing rates. An Read More » -
Boothbay Harbor lobster boat sinks, raised with lots of help
In the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, Andy Page’s boat, F/V Sea Star sank at the Boothbay Harbor town dock. Efforts to raise the boat were Read More » -
“They treat us like criminals,” – Commercial Fishermen Rally In Hampton Bays, Demand Changes To DEC’s Enforcement Policies
Dozens of commercial fishermen from Southampton, East Hampton and other harbors across Long Island rallied on a windswept dock in Hampton Bays on Monday afternoon in Read More » -
Oversight Hearing on: •”ESA Decisions by Closed-Door Settlement: Short-Changing Science, Transparency, Private Property, and State & Local Economies”
Watch the archived video webcast – “Undoubtedly, some believe cramming hundreds of obscure species onto the ESA list under deadlines and blocking off huge swaths of Read More » -
Foreign vessels are catching lots of cod in NAFO areas next to us – Not everyone is happy!
The Fisheries Broadcast with Jamie Baker – Monday September 9, 2013 – listen 20:26 Read More » -
Yorkshire fisherman says his livelihood is being ‘devastated’ by mass deaths
James Cole, Chair of Whitby Commercial Fishing Association, has been talking about the serious impact the crisis has had on the fishing industry. He said: “It Read More » -
Editorial: Fishery appeals ruling put onus on capping catch shares
Yet no one should believe that this ruling marks the end of the fight over catch shares, or other aspects of the gross mismanagment of New Read More » -
Fishery resource status of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland to be assessed
During the next three months researchers and technicians of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) will evaluate the state of exploitation of the fishery resources of Read More » -
How Valuable Is FishNet-USA?
The question should actually be “how much is FishNet USA worth to you?” I’ve been writing stuff for the commercial fishing industry for over three decades. Read More » -
UPDATE: Northern Pulp pipeline could harm herring spawning beds, say P.E.I. fishermen
A marine biologist working with the Island’s fisheries association says a proposed effluent pipeline in Pictou, N.S. could have negative impacts on already threatened fish and Read More » -
Assessing the consequences of oil spills on commercial fish
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Trump Admin Won’t List Non-Endangered Tuna As An Endangered Species
The Trump administration declined a petition to list the Pacific bluefin tuna as “endangered” Tuesday after the Department of Commerce (DOC) found that the fish was Read More » -
Premium prices no problem for shrimp, crab, lobster consumers
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Fish Wars Heat Up – Scott Christiansen, Anchorage Press Lay’s it All Out
There’s an established fishery war on the Kenai Peninsula that heated up in recent weeks on two battlefronts: politics and news media. The feud is yet Read More »
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