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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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  • Fisherman Kirby Elson’s legal challenge of inshore fishery rules is back on

    A Labrador fisherman who launched a legal challenge of rules for Atlantic Canada’s inshore fishery only to back away from litigation last week has had another change of Read More »

  • Sea scallops close to ‘sustainable’ MSC label ? Big ENGO deal. NOT!

    NEW BEDFORD — An international environmental group is a step away from declaring the Atlantic scallop fishery as “sustainable,” properly managed and in no immediate danger Read More »
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    Oregon: Dungeness crab season a go as fisherman, California Crab Fishermen Reduce Asking Price

    After more than three weeks on strike, commercial Dungeness crab fishermen accepted an offer of $2.75 from Oregon processors. But Pacific Seafood’s offer has strings attached. Read More »

  • Greenpeace – Just 97 of the ‘world’s cutest’ sea mammals remain – Are these people for real?!?!

    One of the world’s “cutest” sea mammals is at risk of extinction unless a ruling is passed to protect the vaquita porpoise. Mexico has one last Read More »
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    Coast Guard searching for fishing vessel in distress off Barnegat, NJ

    The Coast Guard is searching for a fishing vessel in distress approximately 40-miles off the coast of Barnegat, New Jersey, Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Read More »
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    Brussels recommends legal action against Netherlands over pulse fishing permits

    Civil servants in Brussels are recommending that legal action be taken against the Netherlands for breaking the rules on pulse fishing, campaign group Bloom said on Read More »
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    Ilwaco: Commercial tuna season starts strong

    The commercial albacore tuna season kicked off over the weekend with fisherman delivering their first catch of the 2020 season to local processors. Favorable weather and Read More »

  • Casting for an answer: Can you make a living on the Cape as a commercial rod and reel fisher?

    Ken Baughman is two years into his attempt to make a living as a commercial rod and reel fisherman. It started, he said, after he got into Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 105′ Steel Midwater/Shrimp Freezer Trawler, Cat Powered

    Specifications, information and 25 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here<15:46 Read More »
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    In Cod’s Shadow, Redfish Rise

    In the North Atlantic, the trajectory following fisheries collapse has not been forgiving. Even decades after overfishing drove seemingly inexhaustible species like Atlantic cod off a Read More »

  • The Pacific Marine Expo Opens Today! CenturyLink Field Event Center, Seattle, WA

    Get GEARED UP, and get to the PACIFIS MARINE EXPO, starting today, and running though the 21st at the CenturyLink Field Event Center, Seattle, WA. Day Read More »

  • U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee-$64 billion disaster assistance bill-includes $150 million-Northeast groundfishery and three other states

    The bill’s impetus was relief for the superstorm Sandy disaster, but lawmakers have added a variety of other disaster relief measures, including farm drought relief. http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x1839366712/Some-Sandy-relief-for-fishermen Read More »
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    Elver eels rocket back up in value!

    Maine is home to the U.S.’s only significant fishery for the baby eels, which are called elvers, and it’s taking place right now. Prices tanked last Read More »

  • Maine advocates criticize quiet rollback of commercial fishing boat safety rules

    PORTLAND, Maine — Advocates said they were baffled when one of the first serious attempts at improving fishing industry safety was stripped down in an annual Read More »
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    Crews battle 2-alarm boat fire at Pier 38 in Honolulu

    Firefighters were called to Pier 38 at Honolulu Harbor Thursday afternoon for a report of a boat fire. The first call for the 2-alarm fire was Read More »
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    Fisherman’s Memorial remembers ‘Destination’ crew lost at sea

    Members of the commercial fishing community came to remember those lost at sea at the Fisherman’s Terminal in Ballard Sunday. The Fisherman’s Memorial is an annual Read More »
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    Minister praises role fishermen play in boosting P.E.I. economy

    Provincial Fisheries minister Alan McIsaac told members of the Prince County Fishermen’s Association on Monday that the Island’s fishing industry is one of the shining reasons Read More »

  • Commercial fisherman slams Noosa sustainability critic

    A commercial fisherman whose suppliers were net fishing at Noosa North Shore on the weekend has slammed claims the men were doing “irreparable damage” to local fish Read More »

  • Tom Nies: Erroneous Oceana report ignores efforts of local fishermen

    The New England Fishery Management Council takes a different position from the one expressed in the July 1 editorial (“Frightening waste of fish”), as well as Read More »

  • NPFMC Moves on Halibut, Observer, Freezer Longline Vessel Issues

    Federal fisheries regulators meeting in early October in Anchorage approved new halibut catch sharing and vessel observer plans, and cleared the way for replacement or rebuilding Read More »
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    The Honolulu Fish Auction Celebrates Its 70th Anniversary

    Commercial fishing in Hawai’i was banned during World War II and slowly resurfaced by the early 1950s. The United Fishing Agency launched the Honolulu Fish Auction Read More »
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    Busted: Coast Guard uncovers illegal halibut catch near Kodiak, Alaska

    The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bailey Barco, homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska, boarded the 38-foot fishing vessel F/V Competition and discovered 18 halibut and one ling Read More »

  • Jury delivers for ‘Deadliest Catch’ crabber maimed by firework

    A “Deadliest Catch” crabber maimed by a fireworks explosion aboard the fishing vessel Time Bandit has been awarded $1.35 million by a King County jury. Jan. Read More »
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    A new push to stop NJ offshore wind development

    As debate continues over what is causing so many dead whales to wash ashore along the New Jersey and New York coastline, New Jersey Congressman Chris Read More »

  • Commericial restrictions lifted to match new federal rules – Swordfish now can be caught in North Florida waters

    Conforming to less-restrictive federal rules that went into effect in August, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission decided Thursday that commercial fishermen can catch and Read More »

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