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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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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 35′ Duffy Tuna Boat, 410HP Sisu Diesel, Phasor 3.5 kw Aux.
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Ropeless gear is not the silver bullet – New technology promises to save the whales by reducing the need for crab fishing lines.
“We are working with fishermen to see what works and what doesn’t and what allows the fisherman to survive economically,” says Geoff Shester, a Monterey-based scientist Read More » -
When All Hell Breaks Loose: Years after Deepwater Horizon, Offshore Drilling Hazards Persist
This is part one of a three-part investigation into offshore drilling safety. >Read part two here. Read part three here.< They are known as the “last Read More » -
Symposium offers clues to how lobsters adapt to climate change
While he’s the first to admit predicting the impact of climate change on the lobster population is far from an exact science, Dr. Remy Rochette says Read More » -
Offshore wind foes in New Jersey gathering force legally and politically
Opponents of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey are gathering force legally and politically as they seek to snuff out the nascent industry. Within the last Read More » -
Jacobs (fourth-generation waterman) unopposed in District 36 in the Maryland House of Delegates
“For 20 years, I feel like Annapolis has really regulated the industry, really in a way that has been very detrimental to the industry,” Jacobs said. Read More » -
‘Fearless’ member of the RNLI awarded for heroic rescue of six fishermen
A fearless member of an Irish RNLI lifeboat crew who defied horrific sea conditions to save six fishermen on a sinking trawler has been awarded the Read More » -
Search For Missing Fisherman in Nantucket Waters
The search is continuing off the coast of Nantucket for a fisherman who has been reported missing. Officials say the original report came in Saturday night, Read More » -
Video: Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel 65 miles east of Kodiak, Alaska
The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fishing vessel approximately 65 miles east of Kodiak, Monday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak Read More » -
Did Russ George’s Geoengineering experiment actually work?
Iron seeding of the high seas was back in the news this Earth Day, 2014. Good timing – with Blue Planet in the Emergency Room and Read More » -
Kodiak: Study Shows Skepticism With Fisheries Privatization
A survey of fish harvesters in Kodiak by University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers shows much concern over future of fisheries access because of privatization of fishing Read More » -
Miracle at sea: Nova Scotia Fishermen escape death from rogue wave
THE HAND of God delivered two Nova Scotia fishermen from the deep earlier this month, says a Woods Harbour skipper. Sandy Stoddard, captain of the Logan Read More » -
Paul Sparkes: Other species
Lobsters in the hundreds of thousands were hooked, trapped and dragged ashore at Pool’s Island, Bonavista Bay, in the 1870s. Overnight it seemed that everyone was Read More » -
Tributes paid to “visionary” skipper and head of north-east fishing dynasty
The head of a north-east fishing dynasty has been described as “visionary” who helped shape the modern industry after losing his brave battle with illness. Andrew Tait Read More » -
VIDEO: Dredging the Oregon Inlet
The U.S. army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, started recently dredging operations at the Oregon Inlet in order to remove the shoaling that has been obstructing Read More » -
Walker administration says loophole costs $1.4M in taxes from some of the big Washington-based factory trawlers
Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed fish tax increase has drawn attention to a loophole giving a discount of as much as $1.4 million a year to some Read More » -
IUCN “Red Listing” Unwarranted- American Eel Sustainability Association Sets the Record Straight
Today, the American Eel Sustainability Association, an industry leader in the science and management of American eel, published their response to a misleading stock status designation Read More » -
Groundfish Disaster Aid Spending Plan: NSC, Assoc.Fisheries of Me., CCCFA and Maine Coast Fishermen’s Assoc.
This proposal is meant to accomplish the following: (1) Offer a regional spending plan to ensure consistency in the treatment of fishing businesses affected by the Read More » -
Prepping for Dumping Day in LFA 35 October 14
The Digby Wharf is looking even more colourful than usual as boats are stacked high with lobster traps, rope and buoys for this year’s Dumping Day Read More » -
Video shows B.C. ferry getting caught in fishing net, giving fishing boat a tow
Some commercial fishers near Nanaimo found themselves with a bigger catch than they could handle on Wednesday: a B.C. ferry. A ferry passenger captured cellphone video, Read More » -
Louisiana Seafood Board Encourages Gulf Council to Keep Current Red Snapper Quota
Meeting at the Capitol in Baton Rogue, the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board took a strong stand against the current preferred alternative recommended by the Gulf Read More » -
3-Minute Market Insight – Strong Pink Salmon Run in B.C.; Bristol Bay Sockeye Production Doubled
Published on Aug 4, 2014 – Pink salmon numbers are higher than expected as they follow a two-year cycle on odd numbered years. – H&G Sockeye Read More » -
Halibut fishermen in Bristol Bay had their best season in several years this summer.
BBEDC Regional Fisheries Director Gary Cline said some would consider this summer a surprisingly good one for halibut, given the decline in quota seen in much Read More » -
It’s Down to the Wire! ‘Wicked’ Tuna’ – The Season Finale
“Like every season, everybody wants to be the top boat for multiple reasons—one being bragging rights and the next making the most money,” Captain Dave said. “And we Read More » -
Monterey Bay salmon fishermen report record prices, disappointing harvest in the early season.
Monterey County Weekly – Boots planted on the floor of his boat in Monterey Harbor, Bryan Lucas hoists his only catch of the day: a sparkling Read More »
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