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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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  • Report: Record tuna catch in 2012

    MAJURO, Marshall Islands  — Tuna catches in the western Pacific hit record levels in 2012 and coincided with record global market prices that bumped the value Read More »
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    Have Faith: A fisherman’s journey of deep belief

    Stanley Larsen’s fishing boat, Four Kids, pulled up to the dock in Menemsha a little after 10 am last Thursday, under a bright blue sky. Stanley Read More »
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    I rescued a bird at sea and now I’m getting called the Owl Whisperer

    Michael Clark, 55, saved the struggling animal after he spotted it being terrorised by gulls. He took it onboard trawler Benarkle II, which is registered in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, where Read More »

  • Louisiana Shrimp Season to Close December 18 in Portions of State Waters

    The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that the 2023 fall inshore shrimp season will close in all state inside waters on Monday, December 18, Read More »

  • How much gold is enough for the Golden King Crab fleet? – Gold crabbers get nod for boost

    The golden king crabbers’ bid for a bigger quota narrowly won an endorsement from the Unalaska Dutch Harbor Fish and Game Advisory Committee. By a 5-3 Read More »

  • Charter/Commercial Fisherman Gilbert R. “Moon” Tillett of Wanchese, N.C., has passed away

    Gilbert R. “Moon” Tillett crossed the bar for the last time on January 21, 2024. A native of Wanchese, he was born on December 17, 1929, Read More »

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  • Bill aimed at helping younger fishermen

    As young Alaskans gather in Juneau for the sixth annual Young Fishermen’s Summit next week to explore ways to get a leg up in an increasingly Read More »

  • Fishing Industry At Risk Of Disappearing In New England – Video

    “You base all the management on best available science, now does that mean perfect science, of course not there is no such thing as perfect science,” Read More »
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    Its National Shrimp Day! The Incredible Health Benefits Of Eating This Seafood

    National Shrimp Day is celebrated each year on May 10 to recognize America’s favorite seafood. It is estimated that an average American consumes around 15.5 pounds of seafood Read More »

  • Fisheries board member cited for violating fishery closure

    A member of the Alaska Board of Fisheries was cited by wildlife troopers in the commercial fishing hotbed of Dillingham last week for continuing to fish in an area Read More »
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    Wilkinson Celebrates new Fisheries Act Measures for Preserving the Independence of the Inshore Fleet

    Ensuring that the benefits of the fishery remain in local communities,,, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced that measures that will ensure that key policies relating to Read More »
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    Hickeys Launch New Commercial Fishing Vessel

    The Gunnar J is the new 46-foot aluminum trap net boat powered by a Cummins QSC 660 engine, built by Hickey Bros. Research. The construction was Read More »

  • Columbia River fisheries: Expect declines in hatchery production, Kent Martin, Skamokawa

    I was interested to see the pictures of beach seining in last week’s Eagle. I was troubled, however, by the third caption which read, “Fishery managers Read More »

  • Bipartisan group opposes oil exploration off Georgia

    Led by U.S. Reps Mark Sanford, R-S.C., and Bobby Scott, D-Va., a bipartisan group of 33 house members last week sent a letter to the Bureau Read More »
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    Coast Guard searching for overdue shrimp trawler with 2 people onboard near Cape San Blas, Florida

    The Coast Guard is searching Tuesday for an overdue vessel with two people aboard near Cape San Blas, Florida.  Missing is Michael Redman and Jimmy Mallory. Read More »
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    My Father’s Hands

    The first time I remember being aware of my father’s hands was when I was three. I wasn’t very tall, nor powerful. Standing on a main Read More »
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    Stone crab season opens Oct. 15 with new regulations in place

    For roughly a week now, armadas of Floridian crabbing fleets and their deckhands have boated miles offshore into the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean Read More »
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    Third time was the charm

    Light winds, fog and rain spread over Prince William Sound on the eve of a 12-hour Memorial Day fishery, then turned overcast during the holiday, as Read More »

  • Fisherman William “Billy Mac” McIntire, lost at sea, remembered as local legend, had friend’s around the world

    “Billy Mac was like a rock star, everybody loved him,” said Dwight Raymond of Kennebunk’s Performance Marine and The Pilot House. “He was the real deal Read More »
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    FISH-NL dissolves, application dead in the water

    Time has run out for FISH-NL, which announced today it is ending its membership drive far below the required number of signatures, and the group is Read More »

  • SMAST independence shouldn’t be the one that got away – Steve Urbon

    Rothschild, you see, is a frequent critic of NOAA’s scienitfic methods. And while NOAA and environmental groups have given SMAST some grants, there is a fear that too Read More »

  • British Fishermen ‘offered 25 times a day’s wage to smuggle people into UK’

    British fishermen have disclosed people smugglers have been offering them 25-times a normal day’s pay,  across the Channel. At least one former fisherman was so worried Read More »

  • The first year of a three-year experiment allowing commercial fishing for whitefish in southern Lake Huron is wrapping up.

    Tom Goniea, the administrator for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ commercial fishing program, said of Pinconning had collapsed his trap nets before pulling them. “He’s Read More »
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    Keys Stone Crab: High Demand and Low Supply Equals Big Money

    As one commercial fisherman colorfully put it, “I could catch more crabs on Duval Street right now than in the Florida Bay.” Understandably, Bill Kelly, the Read More »

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