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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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Captain Larry Sears was friendly, well-liked and a passionate and innovative fisherman
Sears, of Shag Harbour, died Monday after being pulled overboard while lobster fishing in the Cape Sable area off Nova Scotia’s South Shore. Sears was a Read More » -
Can anyone save the North Atlantic right whale? A group of South Shore lobstermen say they know what the answer is
By the time Mike Lane shoves off the Cohasset docks, it’s past 8 a.m. — practically lunch time for a lobsterman. But it’s early spring, and Read More » -
Four Fishermen Saved From Sinking Fishing Dragger Off The Coast Of New England
Amazing rescue from yesterday. Sector SENE received a MAYDAY call from the Fishing Vessel F/V Rebecca Mary, a 75-foot boat taking on water 40 nautical miles Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for April 24, 2015
Click to read Weekly Update for April 24, 2015 as a PDF To read all the updates, click here20:27 Read More » -
Gloucester: Submitted to City Council today, prior to their attempting to quickly remove two more vital properties from the Designated Port Area
From the letter: State and City government, coordinated with media, developers and bureaucrats are being used to systematically destroy the fishing industry, working waterfront, ecosystems and Read More » -
Three Men Cited For Tuna Violations in Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) agents cited three men for alleged commercial tuna violations in Plaquemines Parish. While on a Joint Enforcement Agreement (JEA) Read More » -
Bristol Bay backlash after Walker taps Ruffner to replace Johnson on Fish Board
Governor Bill Walker announced five nominations to the state board of Fish and Game on Tuesday. On the list again this year for a Fish Board Read More » -
A nice audio presentation of the NEFMC December 20, 2012 public comments from savingseafood.org
I just got this from savingseafood and am posting it for those interested in listening to the comments without the hassle of listening to the audio recordings Read More » -
MMO announce first panel dates for Fisheries and Seafood Scheme in England
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is pleased to confirm dates for the first English Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) panel. The MMO is administering the new Read More » -
Working Shrimp Boat Returns to Key West Harbor After 30 Year Absence
Ask anyone who remembers Key West in the 1960s what the Historic Seaport looked like back then, when it was still called Key West Bight and Read More » -
“Eat Gulf Seafood” Videos Tell Story of Seafood and Good Times
“Eat Gulf seafood,” said Joanne McNeely sitting in her Tallahassee, FL office. “The purpose of our organization is fairly simple, to develop a strategy to showcase Read More » -
ASMFC Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXVII
The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through New York have scheduled hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum XXVII to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Read More » -
Illex Squid: Falklands concern with vast fishing fleet gathering on high seas
A vast fleet of fishing vessels assembling to catch Illex squid on the high seas, some 400 miles north of the Falkland Islands, is an issue Read More » -
Alaska Fish and Game calls for bids for the NSCI Sablefish Longline Survey
Intends to use three commercial fishing vessels to conduct the survey. Read the press release here Read More » -
Man dies after falling overboard from fishing boat
A fisherman has died after going overboard from local whitefish trawler Copious 30 miles south east of Sumburgh in the early hours of the morning on Read More » -
Inside The Climate Change Money Machine
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Larry the Lobster of Cape Breton is one in a million
Rocket’s Lobster Pound in Cape Breton says a 77-year-old fisherman caught a white lobster this week in Lingan. The chance of catching this breed is estimated Read More » -
TUNAVILLE – Point Loma’s proud Portuguese past, and present
The Point Loma boundaries of Lowell to Talbot streets, and as high up the peninsula as Willow Street, by the 1930s, had earned the moniker “Tunaville.” Read More » -
Tradex 3 Minute Market Update
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R.I., feds spending $5.2 million to rebuild 3 sagging piers at Port of Galilee
The Port of Galilee is an economic engine for Rhode Island, bringing in $66 million in seafood last year and supporting 200 commercial fishermen and other Read More » -
We Can Restore Atlantic Cod – Are You Listening Pew?
An open letter to The Pew Charitable Trusts We just need to restore and revive their ocean plankton pastures. The top fish-head at the Pew Charitable Read More » -
Russian Fishing Vessel Oleg Naydenov catch’s fire, sink’s off Gran Canaria accused of illegal fishing
Shortly after the Russian-flagged fishing vessel Oleg Naydenov sank south of Gran Canaria after catching fire, allegations about its involvement in illegal fishing activities and revocation Read More » -
Good to Go! – There will be Dungeness crabs for the holidays
Commercial crabbing will open Dec. 1 off the coast of Oregon, Washington and Northern California. In order for the season to open, crabs taken in sample Read More » -
Here’s why 12 right whales died in Canadian waters — and why more will die if nothing is done
A macabre joke in the field is that there are more North Atlantic right whale researchers than actual North Atlantic right whales. The scientific community is Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 52′ Crab, Gillnetter, Lobster, Other, CAT, Federal Permits
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