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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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‘Why is there piles of lobsters in the woods?’ – DFO Investigates
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Ottawa distances itself from N.S. senator on fishery – Conservative Senator Stephen Greene wrote of “immoral” fleet separation policy
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Coast Guard rescue boat, helicopter crew rescue fisherman off Monomoy Island, Mass.
Coast Guard Station Chatham and Air Station Cape Cod crews teamed up to rescue a fisherman Tuesday four miles east of Monomoy Island. A crewmember aboard the Read More » -
Come 2018, The State Plans To Dispose Of The F/V Akutan
After months sitting abandoned in Unalaska, the state announced Friday its intention to dispose of the fishing vessel Akutan. The processor was abandoned in Unalaska’s Captains Read More » -
The CG36500 Historic Coast Guard lifeboat rescues kayaker
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Inland Fisheries: ‘It’s in the blood’ for Lake Erie commercial fishermen
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Wesley Loy becomes Pacific Fishing’s new editor – We wish him well!
SEATTLE – Pacific Fishing, the business magazine for fishermen, is pleased to announce veteran fisheries journalist Wesley Loy will assume the editor’s chair of the 35-year-old Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 19, 2015
Click to read the Weekly Update for June 19, 2015 as a PDF To read all the updates, click here 20:02 Read More » -
Fishermen’s blockade prevents survey ship from getting out of Pictou Harbour
In a showdown in Pictou Harbour Monday morning, a fleet of fishing boats forced a survey vessel back to port. Close to 30 fishing boats surrounded Read More » -
The hungover fisherman who narrowly escaped Triple Trawler Tragedy
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Scientists warn of too many pink salmon in North Pacific
Biological oceanographer Sonia Batten experienced her lightbulb moment on the perils of too many salmon three years ago as she prepared a talk on the most Read More » -
Vineyard Wind challenges ‘flawed’ permitting decision
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Painter Susan Tobey White captures a ‘day in the life’ of female lobstermen
First, it’s important to get it straight. She’s not called a ‘lobsterwoman’ if the person lobster fishing is female; the correct term, no matter what the Read More » -
Shellfish Harvester Education Program – Get some training, get your oyster license – Video
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$386 split top boats going into ‘Wicked Tuna’ finale
Capt. Dave Carraro of the FV-Tuna.com said he knew his team of fishermen was the New England Patriots of the fleet going into season six of Read More » -
New Jersey: Murphy signs offshore drilling ban into law
Phil Murphy (D) signed into law Friday a bill meant to block offshore drilling for oil and natural gas in state-controlled waters. The new law is Read More » -
Protesting fishermen gather at DFO office to voice frustration over redfish quota
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Pendulum ticks toward commercial fishermen as Cook Inlet meeting wraps
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Tsunami death toll rises as rescue efforts expand along the Indonesia coast
The death toll from a tsunami that hit the coast of Indonesia after a volcanic eruption rose above 370 on Monday, as rescuers dug through rubble Read More » -
Menhaden are flourishing
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All around Washington State, Salmon returns to the Rivers
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Update 3 and final: Coast Guard suspends search for fishing vessel near St. George, Alaska
The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the crew of the fishing vessel Destination northwest of St. George, Alaska, Monday afternoon. Watchstanders from Coast Guard Read More » -
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“The declines [the researchers] find are huge,” says Martin Smith, an
economist at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, who was not
involved in the study. For the Great Barrier Reef, he says: “The real
benefit of marine reserves is not the fishery, but the broader
ecosystem.”
Shifting the goal posts. They assured fishermen it would mean more fish but now its “Oh well, screw them we’ll invent a new reason”