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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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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ MDI Lobster boat, CAT 3406C, Price Reduced!

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  • Researchers test bycatch reduction device for groundfish trawling – tested a new “flexible sorting grid excluder”

    statesmanjournal.com. – In a series of tests that included 30 tows off the Washington coast, commercial fishermen were able to reduce the number of halibut taken Read More »
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    Lobster prices high, but dropping as summer approaches

    Lobster prices are high in the U.S. right now, but members of the industry expect them to come down soon as the Canadian catch creeps up Read More »

  • Real Reality – Men in the water on Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove

    Last nights showing of Dungeon Cove brought reality to the forefront of the viewing public when they interjected the tragedy of the fishing vessel Eagle III into Read More »
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    Yank Marine – 820-ton boat lift could boost Cumberland town’s economy

    A hulking apparatus recently assembled on the banks of the Maurice River could spur economic development in this large, rural township. Yank Marine, a shipbuilding and Read More »

  • Controversial ocean fertilization project defended by B.C. village

    Dumping of iron-rich soil off Haida Gwaii still being investigated by Environment Canada – The head of a small First Nations community in British Columbia plans Read More »

  • VIDEO – Russian Fishermen Catches Giant Squid

    There are far too many mysteries that lurks in the deep blue ocean. Among these mysteries are stories of creatures found in the ocean. Ranging from Read More »

  • Maryland Natural Resources Police Charges Five Watermen with Oyster Poaching

    “The message is out,” said Col. George F. Johnson IV, NRP superintendent. “Whether it’s patrolling the waters, checking seafood trucks on the highways and back roads, Read More »

  • An open letter to the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs regarding Roe Herring Fisheries in 2015

    This letter responds to the UBCIC letter of March 25, 2015, which opposes 2015 commercial roe herring fisheries. British Columbia herring stocks are intensively managed, with Read More »
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    A little story about my day at sea yesterday

    So we leave to go fishing at 0330 with an observer that the government forces us to take. Now the young man is a likable enough Read More »

  • Maine fisheries scientist Maggie Hunter is honored for her work

    PORTLAND — A fisheries scientist from Maine has been recognized by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission for her years of contributions to fisheries science and Read More »

  • Massachusetts Environmental Police mum on identity of accused lobsterman

    The Massachusetts Environmental Police said Wednesday it is not naming the lobsterman for whom it is seeking a criminal summons for allegedly unloading 183 illegal lobsters Read More »

  • Seattle: Coast Guard stops two commercial fishing boats for safety violations. Why does this happen?!!

    The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Wahoo terminated the voyage of the fishing vessel Daybreak in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Thursday. Law Read More »

  • Narwhal tusk smuggler Gregory Logan fined $385K

    A New Brunswick man has been fined a record $385,000 for smuggling narwhal tusks into the United States. “We set up an operation called Operation Longtooth,” said Glen Ehler, Read More »

  • EPA Moves to Protect Bristol Bay from Pebble Mine

    The Environmental Protection Agency today announced that they are using section 404 C of the Clean Water Act to halt development of the Pebble Mine in Read More »
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    Montauk 1915: When the Village Was on the Arc of Fort Pond Bay

    The wooden shacks composing this village had all been built around 1895 by people who did not own this land. They were squatters on this arc Read More »

  • Fishing Boat “Never Enough” Runs Aground In Chatham- boat freed, brought to shore – Video

    A 40-foot fishing boat, “Never Enough,” ran aground in Chatham Harbor on Wednesday morning, a US Coast Guard spokesperson told Boston.com. “At 7:30 a.m. a good Read More »

  • Maine – Industry confronts access issues as scallop season opens

    The Maine scallop fishery opened Tuesday morning, with predictions that the boat price will be high, the season short and the pressure to let more people Read More »

  • Skipper grounds vessel, gets busted in failed sobriety test, Blows a .115 – Leads to a slight pollution issue.

    A Coast Guard Station Bellingham 45-foot Response Boat- Medium crew towed and safely moored the fishing vessel  at the Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes after receiving Read More »

  • Fishermen happy with their jobs; Don’t like privatized fisheries

    Alaska fishermen are happy with their career choice, but not so pleased with programs that carve up the catch. That pretty much sums up the findings Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Canadian Built 115ft. Steel Dragger, Seiner, Tuna, 830HP MTU 2000 Diesel

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    Ice conditions continue – FFAW getting calls from ‘desperate’ workers in 3L

    Staff representative for FFAW-Unifor, John Boland, says he is fielding 20 to 25 calls per day from concerned fish harvesters and plant workers in the Bonavista Read More »

  • A Fish Story

    This documentary follows the plight of 2 commercial fishing families as they cope with falling fish stocks and increasing government regulation. This is a foundational expose Read More »

  • CF/V Poseidon Princess sinks, four rescued off southwest Nova Scotia

    The crew of the Poseidon Princess called for help in the early morning hours, saying their boat was in danger of capsizing off the coast of West Read More »
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    Prince William Sound pinks find their way into Cook Inlet commercial harvest

    The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has been conducting a limited study on straying hatchery pink salmon around lower Cook Inlet and Kachemak Bay to Read More »

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