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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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  • Our View: Fishery management needs balance

    The requirement for consistency, above, might explain why Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator John Bullard told Rep. Ayotte that “eliminating overfishing” supersedes all other priorities. The Standard-Times Read More »

  • Trawler crew vanishes without trace off Fraser Coast

    The Sunshine Coast prawn fishing fraternity fears a trawler and its crew that vanished without a trace off the Fraser Coast met a sudden and catastrophic Read More »

  • Gulf Shrimpers Taking a Beating Thanks to Cheap Imported Shrimp.

    Previously crippled by disease, imported shrimp from countries such as Indonesia have made a major comeback and have flooded the U.S. market, experts say. In summary, Read More »
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    First month of Dungeness crabbing disappointing

    Crabbing season is off to a slow start in Crescent City and Brookings, Ore. “We’ve had a lot of bad weather, not too many days out Read More »

  • WWF, “THE” Authority on Fish tells fishery managers, Halve catches or lose Pacific bluefin tuna

    The long term sustainability of the Pacific Bluefin Tuna fishery can only be guaranteed by following the science and halving catch limits, WWF will tell the Read More »

  • Harbor Fish Market: A whopper of a story – Portland Me. monument to fishmongering, a 47-year-old family business, has had a remarkable life.

    Nick Alfiero, one of the three brothers who own Portland’s Harbor Fish Market, says that whenever anybody talks about their 47-year-old family business these days, they Read More »

  • Coast guard captain recalls Queen of the North ferry search

    VANCOUVER – The confusion over whether the Queen of the North’s passengers were all accounted for after the ferry sank off the northern coast of British Read More »
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    Female Blue Crab Population Up In Chesapeake Bay, Juvenile Numbers Low

    Chesapeake Bay blue crab population appears to have a healthy number of spawning-age female crabs, according to the 2020 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey. Maryland, Virginia Read More »
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    UK fishermen feeling ‘widespread shock and betrayal’ at Boris Johnson’s ‘broken promises’

    Brexit fury has erupted after UK fishermen raged they have been left with a “widespread feeling of shock and betrayal” while claiming Boris Johnson broke “promises” made to the Read More »
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    NMFS: Maine’s proposal to keep right whales from getting entangled in lobstering gear doesn’t go far enough

    The National Marine Fisheries Service has concluded that Maine’s plan to use a combination of weak rope and a 25 percent reduction in the number of Read More »
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    Kodiak fishermen continue to stand down amid processor price dispute

    Fishermen should have been setting their gear on Sunday morning for the opening of Kodiak’s biggest Tanner crab fishery since 1986. But the boat harbor was almost Read More »

  • Sen. Marco Rubio calls for Commerce IG to review controversial red snapper regulations

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which sets the rules, announced last month that the 2015 ban would be extended into 2016. In his letter, Rubio Read More »

  • China will keep ban on West Coast shellfish – test results showed geoducks were safe

    BREMERTON (AP) — The Chinese ban of shellfish imports from the U.S. West Coast will continue indefinitely, according to a letter by Chinese officials to the Read More »
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    SMAST meeting brings fishing, offshore wind in the same room

    Offshore wind developers spent the majority of a 3-hour meeting Monday attempting to win over the local commercial fishing industry. For much of he meeting, the Read More »
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    Lobstermen take break from industry worries to race and ‘raise some hell’

    Harpswell’s annual lobster boat race returns this Sunday, when Maine lobstermen and fishermen compete in a mile-long, full-throttle boat race for a chance to win a Read More »

  • Grand Manan’s lobster season hurt by hard winter – ‘The guys out on deck are freezing’

    Weather has all but ended the lobster fishing season in. The season started in November and recent weather has caused most fishermen to miss more than Read More »

  • John Lee’s Dented Bucket Blog has a new look!

    John Lee has reworked his blog, and has included the photography of Zach Harvey, Kieeran Broach, and aerial photographer Wayne Davis. Click on The Dented Bucket! Read More »
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    50-Year Sitka Troller ‘Friend of the Fleet’

    Longtime Sitka troller James Moore has won formal recognition for his work in developing salmon hatcheries in Southeast, promoting a troll fleet logbook program, and many Read More »

  • Fishermen: Legislation To Protect New York’s Horseshoe Crabs Is ‘Overkill’

    There is a new layer of protection for New York’s horseshoe crabs. Environmental groups said it’s needed to preserve a threatened marine species, but commercial fisherman Read More »

  • Researchers discover ‘spectacular’ coral formations in the Gulf of Maine – Video

     Long known as a place rich in seafood, the Gulf of Maine also is home to “spectacular” formations of deep sea corals, scientists have discovered. Researchers Read More »

  • Constitutionality of seizing Carlos Rafael’s permits in question

    Judge William Young decided half of Carlos Rafael’s fate on Monday: The New Bedford fishing mogul was sentenced to 46-months in prison with three years supervised Read More »

  • V-notched lobster decline is a threatening sign in Maine

    Lobstermen’s efforts to mark egg-bearing female lobsters with a V-notch on their tail have been on the decline since 2008, which could put pressure on the Read More »

  • Seafood supplier sues over lobster heist

    Seafood importer and supplier Maxfield Seafood sued Seneca Logistics over a major seafood theft from its warehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. In the complaint filed in federal Read More »
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    New commercial fishing vessels are needs-tailored

    A new compact commercial fishing vessel is meant for general use but designed for conditions of the particular fishery of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Elliott Bay Design Read More »

  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Urges Creation of Vast Marine Reserve in Antarctica

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for establishing the world’s largest protected marine area in Antarctica and urged stronger global safeguards for oceans. continue Read More »

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