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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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    Letter: Consultation and collaboration with fishermen needed on whale situation

    I have watched from the comfort of my home – this from Ottawa and DFO: “Robust, science-based, coherent measures to protect these highly endangered North Atlantic Read More »
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    To protect right whales, scientists propose major changes for lobstermen

    Without prompt action to reduce entanglements in fishing lines, North Atlantic right whales could disappear from the planet over the next two decades, scientists say. In Read More »

  • The snubbing of Alaska salmon – Laine Welch

    Alaska salmon continues to get snubbed by ill informed, far away big wigs who believe they are  best suited to make  the seafood choices for their customers. Read More »

  • Coastal Villages Region Fund’s (CVRF) CUT IN HALF; LARGEST REDUCTION FOR ANY CDQ GROUP BY FAR

    “Our residents are in for a rude awakening when they see CVRF’s 2014 halibut quota limit,” said CVRF Board Member Robert Pitka Sr. of Toksook Bay. Read More »
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    Newfoundland hunger strike Fisherman Richard Gillett speaks with federal fisheries minister

    A spokeswoman for Dominic LeBlanc said the fisheries minister spoke with Richard Gillett for more than an hour on Thursday evening, covering a broad range of Read More »

  • VIMS finds an ‘off’ year for rockfish

    Juvenile striped bass, or rockfish, made a poor showing in Virginia waters this year, but researchers said it’s likely only a natural variability in recruitment and Read More »
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    Feces of entangled North Atlantic right whales show ‘extreme suffering’

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    Coast Guard Assists Hurricane Michael Response Effort

    First responders have swung into action in the wake of Hurricane Michael, providing assistance to survivors and beginning the difficult task of searching for the missing. Read More »
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    I Tried to Find Love on a Sea Captain Dating Site

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  • NH Bill looks to protect local fishermen

    While New Hampshire fishermen are struggling with federal regulations in the Gulf of Maine, state legislators are trying to give them a break with local regulations Read More »

  • American Shrimp Processors Association pushing for legislation to help the industry

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  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 140′ Raised Foc’sle Mid Water Trawler, (2) CATS D399’s, Federal Permits

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    Capt. Mark Phillips and the Illusion, the last of its kind

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  • Power outage shutdown renews Canadian Coast Guard closure worries – Ucluelet monitoring station was down for 7 hours

    The union that represents the Canadian Coast Guard says a power outage that shut down a monitoring centre in Ucluelet over the weekend is proof B.C. Read More »

  • A familiar face at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is taking on a new role as Fisheries Management Section Chief

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  • To NEFMC stakeholders – Groundfish Economic Analysis

    The NEFMC has contracted an economic analysis of the Northeast multispecies (groundfish) fishery with the economic consulting firm Compass Lexecon. The purpose is to provide the NEFMC with an Read More »

  • Can Community Supported Fishing help independent fisheries survive?

    It’s not easy making a living off the sea, but a community commitment can make all the difference — just like it has for family farmers. [email protected] 09:28 Read More »

  • North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Anchorage, December 7-15, 2015

    The Council will meet the week of December 7, 2015 at the Hilton Hotel in Anchorage, AK.  The AGENDA and SCHEDULE are available and will be updated as documents Read More »

  • “The Fluke Fairness Act,” – Schumer Announces First-ever Legislation to End Unfair Fluke Regulations that Deeply Punish Long Island Anglers

    Currently, flawed, decades-old data-sets are used to set the limits for recreational and commercial fluke allocations along the East Coast.  Furthermore, because of flaws in the state-by-state Read More »

  • Forage fish management key to protecting Pacific Ocean ecosystem health

    Pacific sardine populations have shown an alarming decline in recent years, and some evidence suggests anchovy and herring populations may be dropping as well. The declines Read More »

  • Giant tuna processed in Panacea – 777-pound bluefin caught in Canada and shipped to Mineral Springs

    A 777-pound Prince Edward Island bluefin tuna ended up in Panacea, but it did not swim there. The Panacea seafood market Mineral Springs by the Bay Read More »

  • You gotta read this one! – Fishing family’s civil-rights suit against state officials reinstated – the “organized crime of fishing.”

    Court documents claim Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) officers have stopped members of the Tarabochia family dozens of times since 2000, filing 27 criminal counts Read More »

  • Scallop Survey halted – R/V Hugh R. Sharp Losing the HabCam will create uncertainty in the assessment

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  • American lobster: the new Chinese New Year delicacy – a good-luck symbol but also a mark of prosperity

    Now on the menu in Beijing for Chinese New Year: lots and lots of American lobster. Exports of U.S. lobster to China have rocketed in the Read More »
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    Forum in Mystic focuses on the plight of local fishermen

    Local third-generation fishermen are on the brink of losing their businesses because of over-regulation by the federal government, but the public can help by writing to Read More »

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