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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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Iconic in Alaska, classic Xtratuf boot gets a redesign
Xtratuf has launched a redesigned version of the classic dirt-brown Legacy boot that overwhelmingly outfits sport and commercial fishermen throughout Alaska. Purists needn’t fear, said Bo Read More » -
Officials examining right whale found dead off N.J. – wounds are “consistent with a vessel collision”
The whale’s carcass was spotted floating in the ocean near Monmouth Beach at 12:15 p.m. Friday after first being seen a few miles south in the Read More » -
Canada – changing its laws to fit salmon farming , Alexandra Morton
The salmon farming industry in BC is on the verge of a major expansion and the federal government is changing Canada’s laws to make sure it Read More » -
Paine & Partners Enters into Agreements to Sell Icicle Seafoods
Under the transactions, Convergence will acquire Icicle’s land-based wild seafood processing and farmed salmon activities, and Dominion will acquire the Company’s harvesting and processing vessels as Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Gamage Scalloper/Lobster, Cat 3306, Federal Permits
Specifications, information and 5 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here13:12 Read More » -
Clifford Cooper, an early pioneer of the shrimping industry in Aransas Pass
Clifford Boyd Cooper (84) passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at his home peacefully with his family at his side. He was born on November Read More » -
Baker Polito Administration Announces Coronavirus Disaster Relief Funding for Fishing and Seafood Industries
The Baker-Polito Administration has announced the distribution of $27.8 million in federal disaster relief funding to mitigate the financial impacts to the fishing and seafood industries Read More » -
Oyster fishermen on the east bank of the Mississippi river expect the worst season they’ve ever seen this year.
For businesses still recovering from the oil spill, the news is especially grim. “We don’t have the growth of oysters that we normally have,” said Don Read More » -
Coronavirus shuts down Chinese market for live Nova Scotia lobsters sending industry into panic mode
The sudden and unexpected temporary loss of the Chinese market for Nova Scotia live lobsters due to the coronavirus epidemic is creating a panic situation for Read More » -
Bullard – Harbor Porpoise – Will Announce Decision Wednesday at NEFMC Meeting – Sept. 26 at 1:15 pm – LISTEN LIVE!
Mr. Bullard has stated that he will announce whether he has decided to change NOAA’s position Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 1:15 pm at a New England Read More » -
The Waning of Political Power for Fishermen? by Ben Martens
There is a long and storied history of great supporters of fisheries and the fishing industry in Congress. The late Senator Warren Magnuson of Washington was Read More » -
#NOPIPE – Fishermen still determined. No pipe in the Strait
Lobster traps are out of the water now in Nova Scotia as fishermen along the Northumberland Strait wrap up a successful spring season. The wharves on Read More » -
Conservationists: Overturning Net Ban is Fishing for Trouble
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida commercial fishermen are working to overturn a 20-year-old amendment to the state constitution that limits the gear they can use. The Net Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 20, 2015
Click here -> Weekly Update for March 20, 2015 18:16 Read More » -
“This was my dreamboat as a kid” The Viking legacy lives on
After a long winter dry-docked at Sunset Bay Marina in Hull, the snow has finally melted from beneath the Viking’s stilted home along side other boats Read More » -
The City of Whittier declares a State of Emergency following a July dock fire
The City of Whittier is declaring a State of Emergency following the dock fire back on July 7th. In the declaration from the city manager, it Read More » -
Chignik salmon fisheries made $3000 between six permits in 2018
The exvessel value per permit has been over $100,000 for the past 10 years in the Chignik Management Area. This year, the entire fishery brought in Read More » -
Holtec has decided to dump radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay
The company decommissioning Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station has told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it plans to start discharging radioactive water from the plant into Cape Read More » -
Webinar Invitation: “NEFMC Groundfish Committee Meeting – Closed Area Technical Team Discussion”
The New England Fishery Management Council will be live streaming the discussions scheduled to occur on the second day of its Groundfish Committee meeting to be Read More » -
Alaskans hear East Coast perspective on MSA
SEATTLE — Several members of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council participated in a workshop on the Magnuson-Stevens Act Tuesday organized by the Center for Sustainable Read More » -
The personalities behind this week’s Supreme Court cases
There’s almost always a real human at the bottom of a Supreme Court case, but the justices’ work this week is notable for the number of Read More » -
Court finds Radical environmentalist anti-whaling Sea Shepherd’s in contempt
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a commissioner to determine how much Paul Watson and members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society he founded Read More » -
Trident Seafoods to close Alaska plant for three weeks after COVID-19 outbreak
Seattle based Trident Seafoods is shutting down its largest Alaska seafood plant for three weeks after a COVID-19 outbreak, a difficult decision that points to a Read More » -
Florida oysters in crisis: ‘Our industry needs to be shut down,’ Apalachicola seafood rep says
Things in the bay have gotten so bad, oyster fishermen can barely pull out enough oysters to pay for the gas their boats use, said Shannon Hartsfield, Read More » -
North Haven fisherman found dead aboard circling boat
A 78-year-old North Haven man was confirmed to have died Friday afternoon aboard his lobster boat that was found racing in circles off the Rockland breakwater. Read More »
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- Gary Hatch on Jerry Leeman: So, let’s plug in what we know.
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- Joel Hovanesian on Commentary: Fishing rules are strangling honest, hard-working, blue-collar fishermen
- Ryan on Fishers struggling to get lobsters to take the bait
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While we can long argue over whether Zobel made the right decision,,,,,,,
She didn't.
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