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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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    Sipekne’katik giving back lobster licences to DFO, starting own fishery

    Sipkne’katik First Nation will announce Thursday, the voluntary relinquishment and return of their commercial licences to Fisheries and Oceans Canada. At the same event, they will Read More »

  • Message to Maine fishermen: Adapt to climate change – The Gulf of Maine has experienced significant warming over the past 40 years

    The Gulf of Maine has experienced significant warming over the past 40 years, said biologist and ecologist Andrew Pershing of the University of Maine/Gulf of Maine Read More »
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    Hurricane Fiona threatens severe impacts across Atlantic Canada

    Hurricane Fiona is roaring through the western Atlantic Ocean as a powerful Category 4 storm. The hurricane will brush Bermuda overnight Thursday before threatening major impacts Read More »
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    Monterey Bay Aquarium In Hot Water Over Alleged Defamatory Statements About Maine Lobster Industry

    The aquarium’s Seafood Watch program assigns ratings to varieties of seafood based on environmental impact and sustainability. In September of 2022, Seafood Watch published a “red” Read More »

  • 12 Eastern Carolina commercial fishermen charged with illegally harvesting and selling Atlantic Striped Bass

    Thirteen commercial fishermen in North Carolina and Georgia have been charged in federal court in Raleigh for their role in the illegal harvest and sale and Read More »
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    Russell Wangersky: Fish science still taking a backseat

    In science, it’s critically important to compare apples to apples. If you’re looking at comparing data sets, you have to know that you’re using the same comparative Read More »

  • Montague Bay Foods to open lobster plant soon, looking to diversify

    A refurbished processing plant that will open shortly  to process lobster intends to become a year-round operation. That’s the hope for Montague Bay Foods, which is Read More »

  • In Our View/Obama’s Clean Water Act authority – Stopping the Bristol Bay mine

    “EPA Assessment provides unequivocal evidence of the irreversible harm the mine would pose to the 14,000 direct salmon-fishing jobs in Bristol Bay,” writes U.S. Sen. Maria Read More »
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    Lobster Fisherman Gentle Giant (Jim Buchanan) Fundraiser

    As most people have already heard, the Buchanan family is going through a tragedy. Jim Buchanan (Big Jim) passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 7th, 2017. Read More »

  • Lobsterman tagged for fishing untagged traps, faces 10 year suspension

    The Marine Patrol has charged a Hancock County lobsterman, William Haas, 55, of Lamoine, with fishing more lobster traps than authorized, fishing untagged gear and fishing Read More »

  • RACKETEERING LAWSUIT FINGERS HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

    The Humane Society of the United States actively campaigning against the seal hunt Accused of using methods that are usually associated with the mafia or other Read More »
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    LETTER: Standing up for our fishery

    A famous Newfoundland and Labrador politician was once asked about the impact of seals on the fish stocks off our coast. He replied using the wit Read More »

  • Outer Banks Catch pulls out of Seafood Fest – the public is being misled

    Citing concerns over the lack of local seafood served at the Outer Banks Seafood Festival, Outer Banks Catch (OBC) has chosen not to participate in this Read More »

  • Apalachicola Bay Oyster Restoration to get $4.1 Million in Funding

    New help is on the way for Florida’s ravaged oyster industry, and fisheries and marine projects hurt by the BP oil spill in 2010, according to Read More »

  • Oregon and California Senators seek fishery disaster declaration

    Oregon’s and California’s senators called for a federal salmon fishery disaster declaration for both states to support economic recovery for coastal communities, in a letter Friday Read More »
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    Lobster boat crew accused of catching 116 undersized lobsters

    The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said the crew of a commercial fishing boat is facing federal charges for an illegal lobster catch. DEM said Read More »
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    Jim Hightower: Can ‘Powerless Nobodies’ Fight the Corporate Powers?

    The many sparkling bays along the Texas coastline of the Gulf of Mexico have long provided both a working-class living and a valued lifestyle for generations Read More »

  • Naturally N’Awlins surgeon wears shrimp boots in surgery

    Dr. Misty Suri is born and raised here. He went to high school at Ben Franklin and is an Ochsner sports medicine orthopedic surgeon, as well Read More »

  • Alaska Bearing Sea snow Crab Season Shaping Up As Less Icy

    After a 2012 Bering Sea snow crab season that saw unusually severe sea ice inhibit fishermen’s efforts to catch almost 89 million pounds of the shellfish, Read More »

  • MAN! That was fast! Maine closes six scallop grounds for season to protect resource – Video

    HALLOWELL, Maine — Six areas along the Maine coast where scallops had been allowed to be caught on a limited basis were closed to harvesting, effective Read More »
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    Another wild night at Happy Jack’s! “Happy Jacks Saloon: The Last Morro Bay Fisherman’s Dive”

    Bob “2-Beer” Bullnair refuses to listen to reason, especially if he’s into his third beer. 2-Beer works exclusively for Rafe Monk, captain of the Mary Anne. Read More »

  • PInks are out competing sockeye salmon for food at sea, report says

    Growing numbers of pink salmon are out competing sockeyes for food in the ocean, causing the reds to grow slower and smaller. That’s the claim of Read More »

  • Fish crime does not pay: Freeport fisherman Beau Gillis speaks about his heavy sentence

    “It’s totally not worth it, fish crime does not pay,” said the Freeport fisherman. Gillis was recently sentenced to about $70,000 in penalties for not claiming Read More »

  • Maine Shrimp Sampling Project haul fetches a record price at the Portland auction.

    Buyers snatched up 1,200 pounds of Maine shrimp at the Portland Fish Exchange on Thursday, paying an average $4.02 per pound, a record price and more Read More »

  • Pricey reds rank Cook Inlet salmon value third-best in 10 years

    If measured in sheer volume of fish, the Upper Cook Inlet commercial harvest of salmon was low: preliminary Alaska Department of Fish and Game estimates show Read More »

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