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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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  • Another Federal Failure? Federal Sea Otter Relocation Off California Coast Ends in Failure

    What types of impact will freely roaming otters have on California’s fishing trade?   The fishing industry is likely to be adversely affected as the sea Read More »

  • Wicked Good! Maine Shrimp Rounds – The Yankee Chef

    Although I enjoy larger shrimp as often as possible, there truly is no shrimp like Maine shrimp. Some chefs compare it to Gulf of Mexico shrimp, Read More »
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    Fewer Pollock, cod found in southern Bering Sea survey

    Formal results of this year’s NOAA trawl survey of the southern Bering Sea won’t be announced until mid-September, but preliminary data shows a decided warming trend Read More »
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    SEA-NL: Province to review foreign investment in fishery

    SEA-NL is encouraged by news that the province has finally commenced a review of its policies related to foreign investment in the fishery, with consultations planned Read More »
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    Parallels: What does Coronavirus pandemic have in common with the 1992 cod moratorium?

    Barbecues, swims in cool waters and the warm summer breeze — typical beats of summer across Canada, even in 1992. That year’s summer meant a seismic Read More »
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    Northern cod 30 years after the moratorium: Confederation’s greatest shame

    As the 30th anniversary of the northern cod moratorium looms, DFO cannot say with certainty whether the at-sea fall survey will be completed this year, the Read More »

  • Adak Fish Plant Seeks Additional Operators

    The community of Adak depends on its fish processing plant for jobs and tax revenue. But they’ve struggled to keep the lights on over the years. Read More »

  • R.I. fisherman to officials: ‘We’re hanging on by our fingertips’

    NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — The government annually imposes commercial-fishing restrictions. Commercial fishermen annually complain. But this year is different. “We’re hanging on by our fingertips,” said Dick Read More »

  • Claws out: Race for best spots kicks off lobster season in Nova Scotia

    Before the crack of dawn Monday, Hubert Saulnier and nearly 5,000 other lobster fishermen prepare for the most hectic and lucrative day of their season. “Dumping Read More »
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    F/V Aleutian Isle: Fishing vessel lifted out of orca waters after 5 weeks on sea floor

    A salvage team successfully lifted the F/V Aleutian Isle onto a barge Wednesday afternoon, more than five weeks after the fishing boat sank into the depths Read More »
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    DFO returns patrol boats back to the wharf in Meteghan

    After a confusing week for both commercial and aboriginal fishers DFO’s patrol vessels have returned to the wharf in Meteghan. After stories on the move ran Read More »

  • Lobstermen pinched as inflation, new regulations cause cost of delicacy to rise

    Dwight Staples, who has worked as a lobsterman in Stonington, Maine, for 15 years, said modern-day lobster fishing can be complex, and this season is producing additional Read More »

  • Temporary closure of a fishery can help whales and fishermen, biologist says

    As right whale researchers shift their focus to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, they welcome a decision by the federal government to close a snow crab Read More »

  • Lake Manitoba Commercial Fishing In Jeopardy

    The local commercial fishing industry is being threatened by the  into Lake Manitoba. Fishermen have noticed more jackfish, also known as northern pike, since water from Read More »

  • Baker – The axeman cometh for DFO and Coast Guard?

    Some things are hard to explain even by the most verbose of politically astute minds.  The ongoing gutting/changing of budgets and services at the Department of Read More »
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    Traditional boat builders join forces for interactive series

    In towns like Gloucester, Salem and Newburyport, boats were traditionally built near the water, where locals could watch as their hulls took shape. It is a Read More »
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    Safety failings on fishing trawler Aquarius led to fisherman’s death

    An investigation has revealed that the twin rig trawler, Aquarius was “a poorly run vessel”, issued with 137 deficiencies in the years prior to the death of Read More »

  • California fishermen, once blocked by conservationists, now work with them

    Morro Bay, a town on California’s central coast, touts itself as a fishing community. Fishing has been vital for the town’s economy, but it collapsed at Read More »

  • RCMP to square off against aboriginals in a fight over an imminent commercial roe-herring fishery.

    The federal government has chosen a remote stretch of B.C. coastline to square off against aboriginals in a fight over an imminent commercial roe-herring fishery. The Read More »
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    Coast Guard rescues 3 fishermen after vessel catches fire near St. Catherines Island, Ga.

    The Coast Guard rescued three fishermen Tuesday after the fishing vessel they were on caught fire 1 mile east of St. Catherines Island, Georgia. Coast Guard Sector Read More »

  • N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries says Commercial and Recreational landings rose in 2015

    The DMF issued the 2015 Annual Fisheries Bulletin on Tuesday, which includes landings reports on both commercial and recreational landings in North Carolina. According to the reports, Read More »

  • Tens of thousands of dead fish wash ashore on South Carolina beach

    Thousands of dead fish washed up on mile and a half stretch of beach in South Carolina Tuesday, officials said, at least the second such occurrence Read More »

  • Judge Rejects Latest Water Grab on California’s Trinity River

    “This is a water grab, pure and simple, that would have put the entire California salmon fishing industry at risk,” said Glen Spain, NW Regional Director Read More »

  • Emergency closure ordered for two Maine scallop fisheries

    Maine scallop fisheries in Cobscook Bay and Owls Head will face an emergency closure after Maine’s Department of Marine Resources (DMR) identified a 30% exceeded removal Read More »

  • All in a day’s work – dragging on the ‘Kestrel’ catching fluke and sea bass in the Sound

    Wanna know what it’s like to go on a fishing trip with me, but you don’t spot any rods or reels (except a huge one with Read More »

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