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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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    Southeast Alaska pink salmon catch could be lowest in 44 years

    Two years ago the commercial catch of pink salmon in Southeast Alaska hit its lowest level in more than four decades. This year’s catch will be Read More »

  • Trump asked to remove all marine monument fishing prohibitions established by the past two administrations

    The request is from the chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Congressman Rob Bishop, and American Samoa’s Congresswoman Aumua Amata. The letter says prohibitions Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 48ft. Fiberglass Crabber/Gillnetter 349HP Cat – Price Reduced!

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    Coast Guard urges safety, preparedness for the 2021-2022 Dungeness crab season in NorCal

    The Coast Guard urges commercial fishermen throughout Northern California to review their safety equipment and seek out Coast Guard dockside examinations to identify safety hazards in Read More »

  • Maine elver dealer: Season starts late with lower prices, ‘saner’ system

    PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s short but lucrative elver fishing season has started slowly, by all accounts, and prices are down dramatically from the 2012 peak of Read More »
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    From Wheatley: Voyage to the bottom of the sea (Part 1)

    I came to be speaking with Doug Johnston in the net repair room of Johnston Net and Twine, the shop, on County Road 3 on the Read More »

  • Cook Inlet Fisherman’s Fund to argue state costs in fisheries lawsuit

    The Cook Inlet Fisherman’s Fund will not have to repay the state Department of Law for costs associated with the lawsuit about 2013 management of Cook Read More »

  • Congressman Blasts Fishery Council For ‘Improper Lobbying’ – asks for an investigation

    The Honolulu-based Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council was harshly criticized on Capitol Hill last week over allegations of anti-environmental lobbying and secretiveness. U.S. Rep. Gregorio Read More »

  • Festival! – Cape May – Annual blessing 5:30-6:30 p.m. Friday evening Fisherman’s Memorial – Harbor Fest drops anchor Saturday, June 15.

    Preceding the Harbor Fest will be the annual blessing of the waters ceremony 5:30-6:30 p.m. Friday evening at the Fisherman’s Memorial on the harbor at the Read More »
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    Prince Edward County fisherman hands family business to Syrian refugee

    A veteran fisherman from Prince Edward County is handing the reins of his company over to a 21-year-old Syrian newcomer in an effort to keep the Read More »
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    Judge hears lawsuit over fish farms in Puget Sound

    Whether Cooke Aquaculture’s plan to raise native steelhead at fish farms in Puget Sound is a simple business transition or a complex threat to the marine Read More »
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    Coast Guard pursues civil penalty for AIS violation

    The Coast Guard is pursuing a civil penalty Friday with a maximum punishment of $41,093.00 against a commercial fishing vessel for violating Automated Identification System (AIS) Read More »
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    1st Right whale of season spotted in Gulf of St. Lawrence, triggers fishing closure

    A surveillance aircraft spotted the whale in the Gulf, north of the Magdalen Islands, on Tuesday, the federal government announced Wednesday afternoon. There is now a Read More »

  • On November 18, 2012, we lost Captain Jean Frottier – beloved husband, father, and grandfather – About the Jean Frottier Family Fund

    On November 18, 2012, we lost Captain Jean Frottier – beloved husband, father, and grandfather in a tragic accident at sea, two miles off the coast Read More »

  • NEFMC fails to tackle cod problem – “We’re losing the rest of that value to protect one stock that is highly romanticized,”

    Josh Wiersma, who manages two New Hampshire fishing sectors with 14 fishing vessels, said fishermen get $100 million a year catching groundfish species like cod, haddock Read More »
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    Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting April 9-16 in Rohnert Park, California

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory bodies will meet April 9-16, 2019 in Rohnert Park, California, at DoubleTree by Hilton Sonoma, One Doubletree Read More »
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    North Atlantic Right Whale: State must secure incidental take permit within 90 days to to avoid fishery closures

    Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani said that Massachusetts has done the most of any state in the country to keep endangered North Atlantic Read More »
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    Resolute Delivered To Fraserburgh Owners

    Pelagic trawler Resolute BF-50 has been delivered to owners Castlehill in Fraserburgh, calling in its home port for the first time the delivery trip from Spain, before Read More »
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    Coast Guard medevacs man from commercial fishing vessel offshore Buras, Louisiana

    The Coast Guard medevaced a 55 year-old-male crewmember from a commercial fishing vessel 11 miles south of Buras, Louisiana, Saturday. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders Read More »

  • Gloucester Fishermen to get direct aid

    The plan to deliver the long-awaited federal fishery disaster money to Gloucester fishermen and others in the Northeast multispecies groundfishery is largely in place, but recipients Read More »
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    Obituary: Fred W. Bayley

    Fred W. Bayley, 83, passed away on Feb. 26, 2021. Born on Nov. 17, 1937, Fred was the son of Russ and Bessie Bayley. Fred started Read More »

  • Lobster industry supports emergency closures along Kaikoura coastline

    The NZ Rock Lobster Industry Council and the Canterbury Marlborough Rock Lobster Industry Association  have added support to the declaration of an emergency temporary closure to Read More »
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    Black sea bass surge off R.I.

    Scientists tell us that some fish will be winners and others losers as oceans warm. In Rhode Island, count lobster, silver hake and winter flounder among Read More »

  • Nove Scotia: Signs of sea change in fisheries safety

    In the midst of some of this beautiful scenery, however, also stand large granite monuments, each providing a harsh reminder of the hardship that has long Read More »
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    Clare Island fisherman takes action to stop fibreoptic cable project off Co Mayo

    A Clare Island fisherman has launched High Court proceedings aimed at stopping the laying of fibre optic cable off the Co Mayo coast as part of Read More »

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