NOAA/ Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Gillnet Bycatch Workshop, Ocean City, MD January 22 and 23, 2013 Attend by webinar

January 22, 2013 Mid Atlantic

Gillnet Bycatch Workshop, NOAA/ Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Ocean City MD

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date
February 2023

M T W T F S S

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28

« Jan

February 2023
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28

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

Recent Posts
- Sac roe herring fishery opens as first spawn is seen in Sitka Sound
  
  The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery opened on Saturday, March 26. Seiners landed an estimated 450 tons of herring in 75 minutes of fishing, in Read More »
- Copper River salmon return may not be huge, but at least they’re en route
  
  After a long hard winter, Alaska’s commercial salmon fishing season officially gets underway in less than two weeks. The first big fishery for sockeye and king Read More »
- F/V Kristin and Michael Towed to Gloucester – experiencing engine problems and had become disabled
  
  At about 4 p.m., Wednesday, the three person crew of the fishing vessel Kristin and Michael notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Boston that their vessel Read More »
- Maine lobstermen seek to claw into new markets
  
  With last year’s glut of lobsters and plummeting prices still a vivid memory, Maine lobstermen are hatching strategies to cultivate new markets and more customers for Read More »
- Fishermen concerned about loss of fishing grounds: Deepwater holds hearing on planned wind farm off Rhode Island
  
  Developers of LIPA’s planned offshore wind farm gave the first glimpse Thursday of the project’s proposed undersea cable route and connecting point in the Hamptons, drawing Read More »
- B.C. fish-farm foes criticize aquaculture committee, fear being “shouted down”
  
  VANCOUVER – Critics of British Columbia’s salmon-farming industry fear they could be “shouted down” and that their concerns will disappear into a “black hole” when a Read More »
- Longliner concept hooked state agency for $2 million in 1980s
  
  I cannot remember which Rockland city councilor it was. In exasperation, he said, “All you have to do is to show up with a suit and Read More »
- Sealers rescued near Harbour Round
  
  CBC News – Two seal hunters are safe after their vessel became wedged in the ice near Harbour Round this week. continued Read More »
- P.E.I. – Working toward hybrid and electric fishing boats
  
  Ian MacPherson, senior adviser for the Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association, said the pilot project will not only help the environment, and get P.E.I. closer to Read More »
- Environment Canada greases the AquaBounty skids – clears one hurdle but still waits for key OKs
  
  What seemed like a step towards approving the world’s first genetically modified (GM) creature for human consumption a few days ago actually “doesn’t change anything,” according Read More »
- Who is Vitaly Orlov?
  
  Vitaly Orlov returned to Russia from Norway in 2007 with a single vision: to develop a world-class fishing industry in Russia. Today, Norebo Group, the company Read More »
- Scientists say Maine’s lobster boom won’t last. Here are the fisheries coming next
  
  In southern New England, many fishermen have turned their attention to species such as Jonah crab and black sea bass, the numbers of which have increased Read More »
- Coast Guard rescues 3 fishermen at mouth of Columbia River when vessel began taking on water
  
  The Coast Guard rescued three commercial fishermen after their vessel began taking on water at the mouth of the Columbia River early Sunday morning. Coast Guard Read More »
- DFO seizes illegally harvested fish in Hay River
  
  Yellowknife, NWT – An investigation is underway and charges are expected to be laid after Fisheries officers seized 2.35 tons of illegally harvested fish in Hay Read More »
- New Charisma shines before heading for shakedown trip
  
  At 75m long and 15.3m beam she is five metres longer and 0.8m beamier than her predecessor, which has gone to Iceland after 16 years service Read More »
- Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds California ban on legal shark fins
  
  “The purpose of the shark fin law is to conserve state resources, prevent animal cruelty, and protect wildlife and public health,” said Judge Andrew Hurwitz in Read More »
- The most abhorrent occupation in the world?
  
  Magnus Johnson, a marine scientist at the University of Hull, published this observation on his blog almost a decade ago, as many readers with good memories Read More »
- The Fisheries Broadcast One Hour Phone in Special
  
  One hour phone-in special Host Jamie Baker is joined by Jim Wellman, the managing editor for Navigator magazine and former host of The Fisheries Broadcast – Read More »
- New Crewing Mandate Could Be a ‘Gut Punch’ to U.S. Offshore Wind Projects
  
  The U.S. House has this week passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), in which it attached a provision that would change rules for manning offshore Read More »
- Opposition mounts to proposal to close part of Cook Inlet to salmon fishing
  
  The southern half of Cook Inlet will have a new fishery management plan in under a month. Commercial fishermen are organizing with the help of their Read More »
- editorial – Fishing ports should use disaster funds for new jobs. The Wind Shills are taking advantage, the NSC is planning, and some fishermen are ready to roll!
  
  Battered by new federal limits on the amount of fish they can catch, Northeastern cod fishermen need help both to maintain their boats and equipment in Read More »
- DEEP fires employee whose guns were seized after he was accused of threatening coworkers
  
  Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said Saturday it has dismissed John Hirschfeld, a 25-year employee who was suspended earlier this summer after the agency said Read More »
- TV crabber nets Conch Key lodge, marina
  
  “Deadliest Catch” crabber Erik James didn’t just check into a room at the Bayview Inn Motel & Marina, he bought all 11 rooms, the bay bottom Read More »
- Fields withdraws name from fish board consideration
  
  It was a quick dip into the state fisheries politics pool for Duncan Fields. The Kodiak resident on Wednesday withdrew his name from consideration for the Board Read More »
- Maine scallop season opens with record high prices
  
  Opening-day prices in Maine, where fishermen with state licenses will have up to 70 days spread out over the next five months to drag or dive Read More »