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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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Lennox Island treaty lobster fishery gets underway without government approval
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Latest BBSRI Forecast Puts the Bristol Bay Sockeye Run at 38-Million
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Coast Guard searching for Fort Pierce fishing captain who fell overboard
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 31-year-old Russell Minor, the captain of a 46-foot fishing vessel who reportedly fell overboard at 2:57 a.m. on Sunday Read More » -
Oyster Collapse Gulf of Mexico along Florida’s Big Bend and Panhandle.
State officials have determined there has been an oyster collapse in the Gulf of Mexico along Florida’s Big Bend and Panhandle. They also say that nothing Read More » -
FISH-NL calls on provincial parties to reveal stand on major fishery issues before provincial election
“The inshore fishery is critical to the province’s future, and the responses from each of the parties will give harvesters, their families, and rural communities where Read More » -
Seeking stability, some Maine lobstermen join union – The Maine Lobstermen’s Association voices concerns
With promises to fight bad legislation and negotiate prices for their catch, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has been recruiting fishermen in some Read More » -
US Coast Guard continues search for overboard fisherman off the coast of Massachusetts
The search for a fisherman who went overboard off the coast of Massachusetts continues. The United States Coast Guard Northeast shared an update on Twitter around 9:20 Read More » -
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council not listening to fishermen
Do you think fishery managers listen to fishermen? After last week’s South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting you have to wonder. A proposal to limit the Read More » -
Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries Officials urge changes needed on striper limits
PLYMOUTH — Orleans and Chatham residents knew something extraordinary was going on. Since 2009, the second week in July meant jammed-up town landings as hundreds vied Read More » -
PCFFA Reacts to News of Jeopardy Finding for Salmon, Southern Resident Killer Whales
As reported today in the LA Times, the National Marine Fisheries Service determined in an important draft biological opinion [link to the document here] that the Read More » -
Non-profit helps scores of commercial fishermen with free fishing licenses
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Blessing of the Fleet ceremony enters 21st year
A popular part of the N.C. Seafood Festival is remembering and recognition of the commercial fishing industry. The Blessing of the Fleet ceremony honors those who Read More » -
Turf War – Newburyport fisherman ordered to stay away from counterpart
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Clearwater Seafoods wants 72 tonnes of lobster added to its annual harvesting quota
The Indigenous-owned company has exclusive rights to Lobster Fishing Area 41, or LFA 41, off southern Nova Scotia, where Clearwater maintains a long-held quota of 720 Read More » -
National Marine Fisheries Service to consider listing for lake harbor seals
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – ANCHORAGE — The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Thursday it will consider listing a population of harbor seals that live in a Read More » -
Rare species discovered on Long Island Sound as Maritime Aquarium pulls up abandoned lobster traps
While recovering derelict and abandoned lobster traps from the Long Island Sound, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk and colleagues from Williams College and Project Oceanology came across a Read More » -
“The priority is the safety of the men,” Lobster season delayed in Halifax-Digby zones
The start of the lobster season has been postponed in two Nova Scotia zones because of bad weather. It was originally supposed to start Monday. more@cbcnews 11:24 Read More » -
Changes loom for Maine elver fishery – catch limits – swipe-card monitoring of elver sales – welfare fraud prevention project
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Opinion: Alliance defends prices paid to lobster fishermen
I am writing on behalf of the Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance, in response to the editorial reprinted from the Charlottetown Guardian in Friday’s Chronicle Herald complaining Read More » -
US seafood landings reached a 17-year high in 2011 thanks in part to rebuilding fish populations (But not in New England!) hmm.
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HONOLULU – State Land Board approves emergency ban on sea cucumber harvesting
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FishNet USA/NOAA Enforcement, media bias, and what’s fact checking?
Much attention has been directed towards a recent IRS/NOAA investigation of alleged criminal activity of New Bedford (MA) fleet owner/seafood wholesaler and retailer Carlos Rafael. Particularly Read More »
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