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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 sea in his blood – He doesn’t plan to retire from lobster fishing any time soon.

    Roy Payzant heads out to sea at 6 a.m., where he and his two-man crew haul 250 lobster traps every day the weather is decent, which Read More »
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    Mystery: One-time “Shark Capital of the World” Cape Town, South Africa has lost all of its “man-eating” Great Whites!

    I’ve been so busy keeping up with the heaps and heaps of Great White sharks turning my once bucolic North County, San Diego paradise into a Read More »

  • International Pacific Halibut Commission sets crushingly low quota for halibut in area 4E

    Because of an adjustment in the catch limits by the International Pacific Halibut Commission, the Coastal Villages Region Fund’s allowable catch will be reduced by almost Read More »
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    Deegan Marine’s Stabicraft latest model of ‘unsinkable’ boat

    Tucked away in the marine drive at Agfest is a first in Australia. Deegan Marine’s Stabicraft is the latest model of the well-respected brand of ‘unsinkable’ Read More »

  • Nunavut officials press for Arctic search and rescue base – “Within the last six months we’ve had two near disasters”

    Nunavut’s fishing industry is renewing its call for a search and rescue base in the North after two recent major incidents where fishing vessels were in Read More »

  • Elver eel price dips from 2012 high but poaching persists

    ELLSWORTH, Maine — Maine’s 2013 elver fishing season is not playing out as a repeat of 2012. For one, the penalties now are higher, thanks to Read More »
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    Kolkata: the city that eats fish reared on untreated wastewater sewage

    It all started as an accident, if you believe the story that the fishermen of the east Kolkata wetlands tell. Around a century ago, a cultivator Read More »
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    NOAA Scientists Admit Finding In Recent Right Whale Report Just A Hypothesis

    Federal fishery regulators are taking back their claim that newer lobster fishing gear is harmful to North Atlantic right whales.,, They found a 2015 rule requiring less Read More »
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    Menhaden regulations have plagued lawmakers for decades.

    Every year, the drama has followed the same lines. Some lawmakers and environmentalists concerned about the health of the valuable fishery, the only one managed by Read More »
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    Gulf of Mexico: Containment System Complete at MC20 Oil Release Site

    The U.S. Coast Guard and contractor Couvillion Group have successfully installed a containment system to capture oil leaking from Taylor Energy’s Mississippi Canyon 20 well, despite Read More »

  • NOAA eyes lifting closures — with mandated monitors

    NOAA spokeswoman Maggie Mooney-Seus said Tuesday that the areas that would be opened under the change would includes parts — but not all — of Areas I and II Read More »

  • More Tidal – The Race for an alternative energy source

    The Day, New London – Because of the strong tidal force — ranging from about 4.4 to 6.7 mph — The Race is among three dozen Read More »
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    Retain and report American lobsters

    American lobsters have been imported to the UK since the late 1950s for consumption in restaurants and homes. In 2015, 1744 tonnes were imported, worth £15.75 Read More »

  • DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Largest log ship takes on cargo at Port Angeles terminal (exporting raw material)

    THE LARGEST BULK cargo ship to arrive for a load of logs at the Port of Port Angeles in recent memory was tied up at Terminal Read More »

  • NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

    The “blame it all on fishing” management philosophy “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as Read More »

  • OPINION: Deadly year at sea reminds us that perceptions about PFDs are outdated

    If you follow the news regularly, you read a lot of sad circumstances. Families die because of carbon monoxide poisoning from their stove, people perish when Read More »

  • Long Island lobstermen oppose closures, question how regulators are making their decisions.

    Long Island lobstermen, already straining under the weight of a seasonal closure of the Long Island Sound and sharply reduced lobster populations, face the potential for Read More »

  • Gloucester -Tomorrow – CPR/First Aid Certification Training for Fishermen – Resume builder and Job Search Information session for the Fishermen

    The Fishing Partnership has been supporting the health and well-being of fishing families since 1997.  We can help you: Navigate the health care system Find the Read More »

  • Tug-of-war grows over portion of Seattle’s fishing fleet – Video

    KIRO 7 – SEATTLE — A tug-of-war over a portion of the Seattle-based fishing fleet is heating up. Coastal Villages Region Fund, the largest Alaska-based seafood company, Read More »

  • Trawling has “negligible” effect on soft-bottom seafloor

    Trawling is continually criticised by environmental advocates for the damage it causes to rocky marine habitats and the long-lived animals that occur in them. However, important Read More »

  • Six pilot studies test sea urchin farming in Canada

    Federal scientists and others are exploring the possibility of sea urchin farming in Canada, with at least six pilot studies using Norwegian technology that proponents hope Read More »
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    Canada: Scientist, fishermen applaud loosening of whale-protection restrictions

    The federal government is easing restrictions aimed at protecting North Atlantic right whales based on data from last year, when no whales were found dead in Read More »

  • Down to Earth: Seals, sharks and sustainability

    From the late 1800s through the 1960s, Maine and Massachusetts had a bounty on  seals to keep the fishing grounds seal-free. They were hunted until there Read More »

  • 107 lobster traps set in closed area seized, DFO investigation continuing

    There will be charges laid, but what the charges will be hasn’t been determined yet. On Monday, April 6, DFO seized 54 traps off of southwestern Read More »
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    US tuna supplier Tri Marine sold to Bolton Group

    Bolton Group, the Italy-based FMCG business, has reached an agreement with fellow tuna supplier Tri Marine of the US to acquire the remainder of the company. Read More »

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