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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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    The Fisherman Who Saved Fishtown

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  • Delaware NREC issues shellfish aquaculture regulations – Permits could be issued as early as this fall

    In anticipation of the moment when the state will begin accepting applications for shellfish aquaculture permits, Steve Friend started getting ready. He’s began building oyster and Read More »

  • Boat of the Week from the Athearn Marine Agency: 46′ Atwood Dragger,Lobster,Other,Seining Fiberglass, CAT, 402HP

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  • Coast Guard rescues three near Grays Harbor, Washington

    Coast Guard Sector Columbia River recieved a distress call from the crew of the 58-foot crabbing vessel Persistence at 8:50 p.m.  The crew reported they were taking on Read More »

  • ‘Betrayal’! Fishermen warned UK waters could be used as ‘bargaining chips’ in Brexit talks

    The British Government have insisted that once the UK leaves the European Union, Britain will leave the Common Fisheries Policy. Speaking in the House of Commons Read More »
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    Avangrid Pursuing Huge Offshore & Onshore Wind Projects In US

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  • Coast Guard rescue boat, helicopter crew rescue fisherman off Monomoy Island, Mass.

    Coast Guard Station Chatham and Air Station Cape Cod crews teamed up to rescue a fisherman Tuesday four miles east of Monomoy Island. A crewmember aboard the Read More »
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    East Coast Fishermen File Lawsuit Over At-Sea Monitoring Mandate

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  • This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. Halibut surveys do it deeper – and shallower – and need more boats

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    The debate should be well over in the view of the person entrusted with overseeing public health in British Columbia: public health officer Dr. Perry Kendall. Read More »

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    The whole issue is in the hands of the Labour Relations Board right now, so this column is unlikely to sway any votes — and that’s Read More »

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    The RCMP in Bonavista is investigating a death that occurred on a fishing vessel at sea on Friday. There’s no word yet on where the incident Read More »
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    Indigenous leaders raise ‘serious questions’ about multimillion-dollar clam licence

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    Cape Breton man taken into custody after protesting on roof of CTV Atlantic

    A Cape Breton man was taken into police custody after he took his protest over the snow crab fishery to the roof of CTV Atlantic in Read More »

  • Economic Impacts of the Mississippi Seafood Industry

    Rapid changes in the economic structure of the Mississippi commercial fishing and seafood-related industry were observed during the last decade. Local spending by both the harvesting Read More »

  • Washington State Commercial and Sport fishermen demand transparency in setting salmon seasons

    Commercial and sport fishermen are demanding change when it comes to the annual process that determines who gets to fish how much salmon and when. It’s called Read More »

  • Fishermen fight for representative on Monterey Bay sanctuary council

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    Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Cold Bay, Alaska 

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  • Effort to restore Stonington Town Wharf gets boost from senators

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