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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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Berried lobster catches could force ban on fishermen
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Delay Implementation of Gear Marking & Modification in Right Whale Rule
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New Program Aims to Reduce Offshore Fishing Debris
Lynne Fraker, a Vineyard Haven fisherman and member of the Martha’s Vineyard/Dukes County Fishermen’s Association, led the effort to bring the program to the Vineyard late Read More » -
Mass Senators want an additional $500 Million in CARES Act Coronavirus Fisheries Assistance Funds
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DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Boat linked to former U.S. president gets a paint job in Port Angeles
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$110M fish farm would mean changes for Jonesport
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Gloucester is at a crossroads – The end of our rope, Sam Parisi
Another slap in the face! NOAA is out to put our fishermen out of business. The endless regulations make it impossible for our small boats to Read More » -
36th Annual Stonington Lobster Boat Races
From one side of Stonington harbor to the other, lobsterman competed on Sunday to find out who was the fastest of them all at the 36th Read More » -
The Tools of Ocean Habitat Destruction. UMaine’s offshore wind buoy is ready for real test – in the ocean
ORONO — A data-collection buoy that can be plopped in the ocean and used to determine the suitability of remote locations for offshore wind farms is Read More » -
Unprecedented Dolphin Die Off Witnessed Along Eastern US Coast
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced unsettling and unfortunate news this week centered on the bottlenose dolphin and Cetacean populations on the east coast Read More » -
Catch Shares? – Researchers Fear Industrialization of Maine Lobster Fleet
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From the Deckboss
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NS: Fisheries minister defends Nova Scotia lobster tradition
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The Cannon Beach dorymen
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New Trawler Delivered From Karstensens Shipyard
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Five fishermen rescued after boat sinks: ‘God saved us from drowning’
According to reports, the 55-foot trawler with 350 hp engine, captained by James Kirwan, and owned by Christopher Ragbir, began taking in water around 7pm near Read More » -
EU pressure on illegal fishing threatens more than 8,000 Thai fishing boats
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EPA approves “vertebrate pheromone biopesticide” to battle dreaded Great Lakes Sea Lamprey
After decades of development and testing, an effort to use pheromones to fool the sex drive of lampreys in the Great Lakes has been deemed “good Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs Fisherman 131 miles west of Venice
The Coast Guard medevaced a man with a reported moray eel bite from a fishing vessel 131 miles west of Venice, Florida Sunday. A Coast Guard Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for April 30, 2021
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Marine National Monument Pushback: The Fight Over Papahanaumokuakea Just Escalated
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State legislators call on Brown to declare crab fishery disaster
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Calling for a shutdown – Fish farm protestors challenge Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
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Nils Stolpe – Summer Flounder Management – Can it get any worse?
Summer flounder, also known as fluke, support recreational and commercial fisheries that are among the most important in the mid-Atlantic and southern New England. They have Read More »
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- Gary Hatch on Jerry Leeman: So, let’s plug in what we know.
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- Joel Hovanesian on Commentary: Fishing rules are strangling honest, hard-working, blue-collar fishermen
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