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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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Op-Ed: Kitzhaber salmon policy failed to meet its goals – Ryan Rogers, owner of the Fisherman’s Market
Not all Oregonians are financially or physically able to take time away from work and family to catch their own Columbia River salmon. That’s where I Read More » -
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Stands Up to Big Oil and Fights to Protect Atlantic Coast from Offshore Drilling. YES!
“I oppose H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act. By requiring offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, this bill threatens New Jersey’s Read More » -
Hurricane Dorian Moving Northwest Across the Atlantic; Major Hurricane Possible Over Florida or Georgia This Weekend
Hurricane Dorian is forecast to strengthen to a major hurricane while shifting north of the Bahamas through Saturday. The risk of dangerous storm surge and hurricane-force Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 49 ft.11 in. Fiberglass Dragger, 543HP Mitzubishi, Kabota auxiliary
Specifications, information and 32 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 12:32 Read More » -
Fraser River Sockeye run estimated at nearly seven million
It won’t be a super sockeye run this year. But salmon fishermen of all stripes should be allowed to get their nets or lines in the Read More » -
Coast Guard crews rescues 2 from sinking fishing vessel near Fishers Island
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station New London rescued two people after they abandoned their sinking fishing vessel near Fishers Island, New York, Sunday morning. At approximately Read More » -
Inland Fisheries – Asian carp study reveals market for the invaders
The despised Asian carp in the Illinois River has been beaten with baseball bats and harpooned with arrows at local events, but a study from the Read More » -
Gloucester is at a crossroads – The end of our rope, Sam Parisi
Another slap in the face! NOAA is out to put our fishermen out of business. The endless regulations make it impossible for our small boats to Read More » -
Man found in Port Clyde Harbor identified as 56-year-old lobsterman
The Maine Marine Patrol is investigating the death of a 56-year-old lobsterman whose body was found Saturday morning near the Port Clyde Fishermen’s Cooperative, where he Read More » -
Latest Garmin Fantom Series Boosts Its Market-Leading Power for Solid-State Marine Radars
The new Fantom 254/256 series uses Garmin’s signature MotionScope™ technology to detect and highlight moving targets in different colors, helping users avoid potential collisions, find flocks Read More » -
Protesters rally against fracking as oil industry claims it is ‘safe’ by Dan Bacher
“Last week, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced new lease-sales for Bureau of Land Management lands in California for ‘fracking’ development. Offshore areas are showing Read More » -
Chef Keith Rhodes resigns from N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission after flounder fracas
A prominent local chef has resigned from a state fisheries commission after a vote on flounder fishing restrictions that drew angry debate and social media comments. Read More » -
More Salmon May Survive The Ocean Than Previously Thought
When Columbia River salmon reach the ocean, they may swim off in different directions than previously thought. that could require new thinking on how many fish are surviving Read More » -
Cod scientist is questioning why DFO is increasing individual quotas on Northern Cod
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NAFO cites foreign ships with illegal catches – Spanish vessel issued serious citation for hiding excess catch
Canada’s Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) released a list of two vessels cited with not recording catches and off the coast of Newfoundland. Spanish vessel Puente Read More » -
Pacific Fishery Management Council Chooses Salmon Season Options
The Pacific Fishery Management Council has adopted for public review three alternatives for the 2018 salmon seasons off the West Coast of the United States. The Read More » -
Santa Cruz teen brothers start Point Fish Co.
Weekends usually mean sleeping in, but for not the Hofmann brothers of Santa Cruz. The teen entrepreneurs wake up while it’s still dark and head out Read More » -
Scientists find a crab party deep in the ocean
A year ago, researchers in two small submarines were exploring a seamount — an underwater, flat-topped mountain — off the Pacific coast of Panama when they Read More » -
Pew’s Greenberg and Worm Bomb – When Humans Declared War on Fish
ON Friday we humans observed V-E Day, the end to one part of a global catastrophe that cost the planet at least 60 million lives. But Read More » -
Record high prices, strong demand for Canadian snow crab bodes well for Alaska
The top executives of Royal Greenland and Ocean Choice International (OCI) noted demand has remained strong for Canadian snow crab in 2017, despite record-high prices caused Read More » -
ahh,,, what the Hell. Saving Seafood ALERT – PRESS RELEASE: Federal, State, & Local Officials, Industry Leaders to Speak at Groundfish Industry Rally Today at Boston Fish Pier
10:50 AM (4 minutes ago) WHAT: Groundfish Industry Rally WHEN: Monday, April 29, 2013 Program begins at 11:00 a.m. WHERE: Boston Fish Pier Rally event will take Read More » -
Exclusive: Canada fisheries protest US-proposed IUU Fishing Enforcement Act Import Rules
Fisheries in Canada and other countries are protesting new efforts by United States to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) imports, arguing they already have documentation Read More » -
Madelinot elected officials concerned about the situation of LA Renaissance transformer
The mayor of the Magdalen Islands, Jonathan Lapierre, and the provincial deputy, Joël Arseneau, claim to have questioned the Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Read More » -
Long Island Coronavirus Hangover: Fishermen’s business remains in the doldrums even as restaurants reopen
While many local fishermen sell to local retailers, a steady local business even through the pandemic, the lion’s share of local fish go to companies that Read More » -
Dozens of Icelandic Fishermen Charged with Tax Fraud
Fifty-seven Icelandic fishermen, who worked for Icelandic fisheries abroad, are suspected of having failed to pay income tax in Iceland, where they resided, Fréttatíminn reports. Their Read More »
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