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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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  • Hurricane Sandy Aid Bill Includes $150 Million for Alaskan Fisheries – BREITBART (as our industry disasters East and West are marginalized)

    One out of every $20 spent in a new bill to aid victims of Hurricane Sandy will go to “non-relief-related pork,” says American Majority Action Spokesman Read More »

  • TradexFoods 3-Minute Market Insight – Pacific Hake Plugging Up West Coast, Upcoming Puget Sound Chum Salmon Run

    A Major producer in the United States has reported that more than 1000 metric tonnes of Pacific Hake will be unable to ship to Russia due Read More »

  • Clammers, wormers hope for compromise to avoid controversial bill

    BRUNSWICK, Maine — Despite angry words and a few veiled threats, worm diggers and clam harvesters will try to work together to find common ground and Read More »
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    Video: Coast Guard rescues 3 fishermen from sinking, capsized fishing vessel near Black Bay, LA

    The Coast Guard rescued three fishermen from a sinking vessel Thursday night near Black Bay. All three people on board the vessel were safely rescued with Read More »

  • Board of Fish adjusts Bristol Bay set net boundaries

    Months after the issue was first raised, the state Board of Fisheries made a decision on set net sites affected by erosion. In December, Bristol Bay Read More »

  • The first commercial fishing announcement of the season in the Upper Cook Inlet restricts commercial king salmon fishing in the Northern part of the inlet.

    The setnet fishery, which has had an average of 53 permit holders during the last ten years, is comprised of fishermen on both the East and West Read More »

  • Our Heritage on Display – Vintage fishing boat Roann catches visitors’ fancy at Cape fest

    Inge Laine used her nose to see if the vintage fishing vessel ROANN was the real deal. As she descended the steep stairway into the engine Read More »
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    Feds planning 2019 protections for North Atlantic right whales

    How the federal government will confirm, modify or adapt protective measures for North Atlantic right whales in 2019 remains to be seen, but officials are sharing Read More »
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    New regulations to protect marine mammals in effect for all coasts in Canada

    New regulations to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises are in effect for all coasts in Canada as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans works to ensure Read More »

  • Northern Peninsula Shrimp harvesters vow to keep fighting quota cuts

    “I respect science but, if I get cut, everybody across the board should be cut evenly,” he said. “I can live with it then. But for Read More »

  • Meet the women behind the nets – Net Mending Through the eye of a needle

    Joan Songer’s fingers tug at the twine, and she reels in a net as green and salty as the tide. This is where she loves it Read More »

  • The fishing vessel Enterprise in New Bedford harbor

    The fishing vessel Enterprise in New Bedford harbor on Monday, 3/25/2013, loaded with herring. They made the 9 am bridge opening and tied up at the Read More »

  • Scallops giving New Bedford fishermen a welcome break – Lucrative shellfish lift fishermen — and the port they call home

    NEW BEDFORD Gail Isaksen remembers when the commercial fishing industry in New Bedford Harbor collapsed in the mid-1980s: Cash-strapped boat owners scrimped on maintenance, borrowed to Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues 3 fishermen from liferaft 8 miles west of Cape Blanco

    The Coast Guard on Sunday plucked three fisherman from the waters along the southern Oregon Coast — about eight miles west of Cape Blanco — less Read More »

  • The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission 2015 Rules For Fish Harvests, recreational and commercial

    The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission met today and set the 2015 harvest specifications and season structures for recreational and commercial groundfish that include significant changes Read More »

  • Cuomo threatens to sue if fluke quotas aren’t reallocated

    Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo threatened Tuesday to sue the federal government if two interstate fishery-management agencies meeting in December fail to reach an “equitable” redistribution of Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 40′ Scalloper/Lobster/Tuna 220HP, 6 Cylinder John Deere 6068 Diesel

    Specifications, information and 19 photo’s click here 12:55 To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:11 Read More »

  • Has the Time Come? Joel Hovanesian ask’s a provocative question.

    Many  years ago I often wondered what would have happened if the entire nations commercial fishermen went on strike. And I mean all aspects of the Read More »

  • End of the line?

    It could be overfishing. It could be global warming. It could be the seals. It could be a lot of things. In fact, there are perhaps Read More »
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    Study: Ocean noise may hinder fish mating

    The party is noisy. The music and conversation drown out what you want to say. Welcome to the world of the cod, haddock and other fishwhere Read More »

  • HOOKED UP! PART II: Gulf Council chief talks about IFQ’s

    The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council manages the fishery resources in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It’s one of eight regional fishery management Read More »

  • Fish becoming transgender from contraceptive pill, chemicals being flushed down household drains

    A fifth of male fish are now transgender because of chemicals from the contraceptive pill being flushed down household drains, a study by has suggested. Male river fish are displaying Read More »

  • Salmon fishing shut down on the Fraser River in the Lower Mainland

    The Department of Fisheries and Oceans shut down all salmon fishing in the Fraser River from the mouth to the railway bridge in Mission. Concerns over Read More »

  • NEFMC – Press Release : Improved White Hake Stock, ABC could be increased by 13%

    Attached is a press release regarding the Quota Increase for Groundfish Stock that will be the topic of discussion at the upcoming New England Fishery Management Read More »

  • Fishermen make dead pal’s ashes into bait – and then catch 180lb monster

    Two anglers have honoured their late fisherman friend by turning his ashes into a bait that snared a monster 180lbs catch. Ron Hopper, 64, died from Read More »

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