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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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In pictures: Florida fisherman catches 805lb Mako shark then barbecues and eats it with his friends
A DETERMINED fisherman caught a record-breaking 805lb Mako shark – and then barbecued and ate it with his friends. Joey Polk, 29, and his two cousins Read More » -
Hurricane Laura: Shrimpers rescue each other from sinking boats while riding it out
Phillip “Rooster” Dyson Jr., held onto an industrial icebox on the back deck of his 50-foot shrimping trawler and prayed for daylight. He thought of his Read More » -
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Riding out Hurricane Irma – A reprieve in Dry Tortugas
Richie Stiglitz is having a sleepover on Key Colony Beach, grilling for his crew and friends six days post-Irma, telling stories of the past week. His Read More » -
Group tells IRS Sierra Club evading taxes, colludes with commercial firms
Sierra Club officials pay no taxes on income the environmental nonprofit generates from solar panel sales by its commercial partners. At the same time, the functions Read More » -
Recreational crabbers are not playing by the rules
Abiding by the rules is a mantra we follow in our day-to-day lives, but in the past two weeks, hundreds of crabbers have not. That is Read More » -
Battery-Electric Fishing Vessel Marks a Sea Change for Small Commercial Fishers
On a brisk morning this fall, a 46-foot commercial fishing boat will cruise into the cold waters of Sitka, Alaska, and cut the diesel engine. In Read More » -
GMFMC to give significant portion of recreational red-snapper quota to charter-boat industry – Up to 95% could be privately owned!
Recreational-fishing advocacy groups have come out with guns blazing after the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted at a meeting last week in Mobile, Ala., Read More » -
Sad news from San Diego – Cathy Driscoll, owner of popular commercial fishing wharf, dies in reported suicide
San Diego’s commercial fishing industry took a major hit today upon learning of the death of Cathy Driscoll, owner of Driscoll’s Wharf Marina at America Cup’s Read More » -
Kuskokwim fish wars heat up again as silvers enter the river
Kuskokwim River villagers say they accepted early summer fishing restrictions that cost them a chance at treasured king salmon in order to boost the struggling run. But Read More » -
Southern New England Crustacean frustrations ahead of ASMFC Lobster Board meeting
Fisheries regulators this week will weigh the need for new restrictions on lobster catches in the southern New England coastal area in the wake of steep Read More » -
Oyster Collapse Gulf of Mexico along Florida’s Big Bend and Panhandle.
State officials have determined there has been an oyster collapse in the Gulf of Mexico along Florida’s Big Bend and Panhandle. They also say that nothing Read More » -
Invasive species known as ‘marine vomit’ found at Drakes Estero – Santa Rosa Press Democrat
A newly discovered invasive species capable of blanketing shallow bay bottoms has turned up in Drakes Estero in the Point Reyes National Seashore, prompting calls for Read More » -
Letter to the Editor: Lobster bill deserves lawmakers’ support – Capt. Arthur “Sooky” Sawyer, Vice president, Massachusetts Lobsterman Association
After reading the story about selling of processed lobster tails and the followup editorial (the Times, March 19, March 21) plus letters to the editor, a Read More » -
New Hampshire, Mass, Seek Applicant’s for New England Fishery Management Council
Mass – Applications Sought for New England Fishery Management Council N.H. Candidates Sought for New England Fishery Management Council 11:19 Read More » -
Letter: Fishermen must band together – Sam Frontiero, Gloucester – do what you have to do
I’ve been writing letters as a fishermen’s advocate for years now because I was a fisherman for almost 40 years, it’s been the history of my Read More » -
D-Day confidential: How four Canadian soldiers made it through their longest day
A fisherman, a farmer, a labourer and a civil servant were among the thousands who fought in the Allied invasion that turned the tide of the Read More » -
A peaceful protest by commercial fishermen turned confrontational in Nova Scotia
There was yelling and cursing between Indigenous and non-Indigenous fishermen, but there were no injuries. The commercial fishermen are protesting what they claim is an illegal Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association is working on relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Laura in the Gulf
Doug Cross of Pamlico Packing and Meade Amory are working on accumulating seafood and other items that will be trucked to Amory Seafood in Virginia and Read More » -
Wicker advocates for bipartisan bill to end illegal global fishing, seafood trade
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), a member of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, earlier this week questioned whether increased federal action would aide Read More » -
Coronavirus restaurant closures are devastating. We thought we had insurance for that.
It’s been devastating to close our doors and say goodbye to our daily routine — and, with it, the camaraderie we experienced with our teams and Read More » -
The Morons at NMFS, US Fish and Wildlife, Rubber Stamp Cape Wind
A day after the U.S. Department of Energy conditionally approved a $150 million loan for Cape Wind, two other federal agencies on Wednesday filed required paperwork Read More » -
Warming Waters Heat Summer’s Feast Well Before It Gets to the Kitchen
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Groundfish boosts Alaska fishing jobs, 84% of total fish poundage
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American Shrimp Processors Association Welcomes House China Select Committee’s Bipartisan Trade Enforcement Recommendations
On December 12, 2023, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party adopted a bipartisan report with scores of policy recommendations to reset the terms of Read More »
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