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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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    East Hampton Eyes Options After Losing Truck Beach Appeal – Fishermen, “We’re not going away,,,”

    New York State’s highest court buried the Town of East Hampton’s bid to overturn a ruling that Truck Beach in Amagansett is private property, but the Read More »

  • A New Life for the Boat Immortalized by John Steinbeck

    Sitting in dry-dock, covered in barnacles, is the Western Flyer, a piece of literary history that has been threatened by time, the sea, and a restauranteur. Read More »

  • Tonight On the Fisheries Broadcast, Fisherynation.com

    Jamie Baker of the Fisheries Broadcast interviews Fisherynation.com. 17:30, 16:00 eastern. Link I’m nervous!  14:02 Read More »

  • North Carolina Counties and fishermen’s associations file lawsuit over flounder supplement

    Several coastal counties have joined with commercial fishermen in litigation against the State of North Carolina regarding last year’s decision by the Marine Fisheries Commission to Read More »

  • Ocean City Inlet Dredging Set For This Month, But Long-Term Commitment Still Being Sought

    While the Army Corps of Engineers will return to the resort area later this month for a short-term dredging project to temporarily fix the chronic shoaling Read More »

  • One we missed! Thank you, Joe. F/V Fireman Explodes in Valdez Small Boat Harbor

    A 30-foot commercial fishing boat, the F/V Fireman, exploded Wednesday evening at approximately 7:46 p.m. in the Valdez Small Boat Harbor leaving one man with minor Read More »
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    “We shall fight on the beaches” – Michael Gerson: ‘Darkest Hour’ proves that history can hinge on a single leader

    But the central conceit of the film — that a deflated, defeated Churchill required bucking up by average Brits — is a fiction. Very nearly the Read More »
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    State of Washington v. United States: Supreme Court to tackle salmon case without Justice Kennedy

    When the full Supreme Court resumes arguments in mid-April, the Court will be short by one Justice when it considers a long-running dispute about salmon fishing, Read More »
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    Lobstermen fear offshore tracking data would be used against them

    An arm of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is considering implementing the tracking requirements on federally-permitted lobster and Jonah crab fishermen in order to collect data Read More »
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    Maine Passes Law to Help Sick Lobstermen Keep Licenses

    A new law in Maine is designed to help lobster fishermen who develop major illnesses keep their licenses active. The bill allows lobstermen who get a Read More »

  • FISH-NL presents certification application to Labour Relations Board

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH NL) presented an application this morning to the Labour Relations Board requesting that the organization Read More »

  • North Carolina Commercial Fishermen, Go to this public hearing

    We urge attendance in a 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday public hearing in the New Bern River Convention Center that the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Read More »

  • P.E.I. lobster fishermen vote to market own product

    Lobster fishermen across Prince Edward Island have voted to take the marketing of their product into their own hands. They want to create a lobster commodity board Read More »

  • Rep. Doc Hastings’ bill would protect salmon from California sea lions

    Opponents of the bill argued that the Marine Mammal Protection Act already grants local authorities appropriate action to safeguard the local fish species, saying that there Read More »

  • The spinoff: ‘Deadliest Catch’ – Dungeon Cove ’the crab fishermen of Newport, Oregon

    Deadliest Catch has taken us to the Bering Sea for 12 seasons and counting. But the spinoff, premiering Sept. 13, will take us to a location Read More »
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    Man charged with arson after vehicle fire outside one lobster pound, man charged with assault at another location

    A Yarmouth County man has been charged with arson after a vehicle was torched outside a lobster facility in New Edinburgh, N.S. Meteghan RCMP were called to a Read More »

  • Do Iliamna Lake Seals Warrant an Endangered Species Listing? Video

    ktuu.com – Last week, National Marine Fisheries Service officials made the decision to consider listing a harbor seal population in Lake Iliamna as endangered or threatened–yet another piece of Read More »
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    CARES Act: Lobstermen may get up to $50 million in pandemic relief funds

    Whatever the relationship between China and the United States — particularly the lobster industry — may be, Maine lobstermen are certainly living in interesting times. Last week, a scant two months Read More »
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    Kyle Craig of Deadliest Catch Death: The Family and Fans of a Deceased Artist Are Shocked.

    As a deckhand on the F/V Brenna A., Kyle Craig put in long hours. Who Was Kyle Craig? An Ocean Springs, Mississippi man named Kyle Craig Read More »
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    F/V Martha Rose: Menemsha becomes homeport for Wes Brighton’s 77-foot scalloper

    There’s a new boat in Chilmark, a big one. Wes Brighton recently brought the 77-foot scalloper Martha Rose to its new homeport, Menemsha.Brighton set out from Read More »

  • Key Alaska fisheries look set for strong season

    Bering Sea crab and pollock stocks all appear to be on the upswing — good news for fishermen whose Alaska harvests are mainstays of the multibillion-dollar Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 62′ Fiberglass Longliner, Cummins KT1150, John Deere – 40 KW Genset

    For specifications, information, and 4 photos of the vessel, click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here  12:14 Read More »

  • Maine Voices: A catch share system would be better than canceling the shrimp season

    The recent cancellation of the 2014 shrimp fishing season has been a devastating blow to Maine fishermen, many of whom rely heavily on the short yet Read More »

  • Scientist study the potential of marine material typically tossed overboard by the Scallop Fishery

    When you think about sea scallops you likely picture them either pan-seared or fried. But researchers at the University of Rhode Island may be changing the Read More »
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    LI fisherman indicted in connection with illegal fluke harvest

    An East Northport commercial fisherman who was once an outspoken critic of federal regulators was indicted Tuesday on charges of conspiracy, mail fraud and falsification of Read More »

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