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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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    U.S. Coast Guard, partner agencies continue to assess Tanker Coimbra Southeast of Shinnecock Inlet

    The U.S. Coast Guard and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, along with contracted Resolve Marine Group, continue to assess the tanker Coimbra located approximately Read More »

  • Obama Proposes New Rules For Offshore Oil Wells – How about Observer Coverage??

    The proposal Monday by the Interior Department builds on standards industry has set for so-called blowout preventers since the April 2010 disaster on the Deepwater Horizon Read More »
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    Dungeness crab delivered to Sonoma County ahead of New Year’s Eve

    “I won’t say it’s poor,” said Bodega Bay fisherman Dick Ogg, before offering a laugh. “I’ll say it’s less than good. It’s not exactly what we Read More »
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    Why Omega Protein has stirred up a big stink about a small fish

    The disagreement between activists and Omega Protein depends on the answer to a simple question: Are there enough menhaden in the Gulf of Mexico? Omega says Read More »

  • OPINION: ‘Fisher’ falls short of creating gender equality in fishing industry

    In this week’s report on Alaska’s fishing industry, fish columnist Laine Welch offered an off-the-dock response by those in the fishing industry about the use of Read More »

  • Montana investigating Walker’s former Alaska Fish Board appointee

    Jim Kropp, the director of law enforcement for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, said in a phone interview Monday that Roland Maw was under an active Read More »

  • Commission calls for proposals to spend 2012 Salmon Federal Fishery Disaster funds

    The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is asking for proposals on how to spend $2.2 million in federal disaster funds geared towards salmon research in Cook Read More »

  • Beleaguered Mar-Lees signs lease on New York plant to produce meals on plates – Deal makers dropping like fly’s!

    Michael Strange, who joined Mar-Lees as vice president of product development, has a photo on his Linkedin page of “plated entrees with ‘Skin Pak’ technology”, which Read More »
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    Bay of Fundy Herring Industry Proposes Sustainability Plan

    The Bay of Fundy Herring Industry, in collaboration with the Herring Science Council, today unveiled a plan to sustain and rebuild the herring stocks in the 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 »
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    Fire destroys 3 lobster boats on Pembroke wharf

    Three Yarmouth County fishing vessels have been destroyed by fire. It happened around 10:30 p.m.  Thursday at the Pembroke wharf. Yarmouth fire chief Mike Deveau says Read More »

  • Local Spotlight: Craig Pendleton

    Ever since he was a nine-year-old boy standing on a dock in Camp Ellis, Craig Pendleton has been constantly scanning the horizon, looking for the next Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 64’ RSW Seiner, scalloper, herring carrier

    Specifications, information and 3 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here<14:13 Read More »

  • 48% of fishermen do not think their job is dangerous – statistically, 94 deaths in 10 years make it the most dangerous UK profession.

    Research, launched today by Seafish, the industry authority on seafood, has shown that a quarter of fishermen have experienced a significant accident at sea where their Read More »

  • Few waters contain a more baffling hodgepodge of fishing rules than the Florida Keys

    Recreational and commercial fishing in South Florida waters falls under the jurisdiction of three government agencies: The federal South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Gulf Read More »

  • What it means to be a Newfoundlander is quickly changing

    Traditional Newfoundland – a world of isolated, tightly knit communities that relied on the fishery and each other for survival – is still at the heart Read More »

  • Lawmaker: Trump Can Undo Obama’s National Monument Decrees

    A top House Republican urged President-elect Donald Trump to rescind the Obama administration’s decisions to put millions of acres of land and ocean under stricter federal Read More »

  • A Good News Report: Blue crab numbers rebounding

    Blue crab population numbers have grown for the second straight year, especially for female crabs, but their numbers are still below target levels, a Chesapeake Bay Read More »

  • Vessel Review: Sorkapp – New Norwegian Stern Trawler Boasts Low Environmental Impact

    Norwegian fishing company Nergard Havfiske has expanded its vessel fleet following the recent acquisition of a hybrid-powered stern trawler designed and built by compatriot company Vard. Read More »
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    Pacific herring: Fisheries and Oceans Canada seeks herring input from the public

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is drafting its 2018 management plan for Pacific herring and looking for the public’s thoughts. DFO herring resource manager Roger Kanno Read More »
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    Mid Atlantic Council considering buffer zone south of Nantucket that would eliminate squid fishing in federal waters in that area

    The Council included an action to consider Squid Buffers in the list of “Possible Additions” in the 2017 Implementation Plan. The December 2017 Council meeting would Read More »
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    Valley Shrimping Industry Struggles While Waiting for Visas

    A Brownsville shrimp boat owner said he’s losing thousands of dollars every day in the industry. Carlton Reyes is in his 48th shrimping season. Every year, Read More »
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    Massachusetts Environmental Police recreational vessel inspection nets criminal summonses

    On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, a Massachusetts Environmental Police Officer conducted a fisheries inspection of a recreational vessel at the boat ramp in Sandwich. The inspection Read More »
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    Federal study surveys spawning Atlantic Cod – Research area sits in waters zoned for offshore wind projects.

    NOAA, the state Division of Marine Fisheries, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology are all participating Read More »

  • Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Prefered Price List for September 18, 2014

    Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273  Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. where The Only Thing Read More »

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