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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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McGuire tackles crabbing, whale entanglement issues at committee hearing
“Domoic acid levels in the Pacific this year have been trending upwards, especially in Northern California,” McGuire said at the start of the hearing, held at Read More » -
P.E.I.’s fall lobster season opens Friday, and there is no word yet on whether prices will be any better than they were for the spring season.
The spring season was plagued by low prices and saw fishermen across the region protest by tying up their boats for several days. @cbcnews Related Read More » -
Southern California crab fishermen given all-clear in toxin scare
In another sign that fresh crab meat soon may end up on Sacramento dinner plates, state officials announced Thursday that crabs caught along the Southern California Read More » -
New book explores rise and ongoing value of commercial fishing in Whatcom County
Joshua Stilts grew up in Bellingham the son of a commercial fisher, but never got hooked on fishing himself. Instead, he pursued his interest in journalism. Read More » -
State kills Atlantic salmon farming in Washington
Atlantic salmon net-pen farming will be phased out in Washington by 2025 under legislation passed by the state Senate on Friday after a tough floor fight Read More » -
Higher lobster catches, quality reported in some western NS areas
Some lobster buyers say fishermen are bringing in large catches of high quality lobsters across western Nova Scotia in the first few days of the crucial Read More » -
Negotiations for new US tuna deal fail
South Pacific Tuna Company executives have reported that parties failed to agree on a long-term renewal of the 1987 South Pacific Tuna Treaty, which provides US Read More » -
Regulating fishermen out of business – President Barack Obama’s 2010 National Ocean Policy executive order and his National Ocean Council
In recent years, high fuel prices and stringent federal regulations have combined to take an especially heavy toll on charter boat owners and operators across the Read More » -
Cape Wind project faces Dec. 31 deadline
BOSTON (AP) — As it seeks investors, a project off the Massachusetts coast that aims to be the nation’s first offshore wind farm must reach fast-approaching Read More » -
Salmon farms should be worried about more than just one species of sea lice
Migrating young sockeye salmon that are highly infected with parasitic sea lice grow more slowly, according to a new study from Simon Fraser University researchers. That Read More » -
New England Fishery Management Council Report
The Council Report summarizes major actions approved at NEFMC meetings or highlights items of interest. At its June21-23 meeting in Portland, ME, the Council approved actions Read More » -
4 loaded Bristol Bay fishing boats swamped in bad weather
At least four commercial fishing vessels partially sank in Bristol Bay after boats heavy with salmon had difficulty navigating poor weather in the region. U.S. Coast Guard Read More » -
Senator Ayotte Challenges NOAA regional administrator John Bullard over fishing regulation’s.
Fishermen aired grievances face to face with federal officials they say are ruining their industry, backed in person by U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., who arranged Read More » -
Rhode Island PolitiFact Meter Shows The Pew Environment Group “Facts” are MOSTLY FALSE!
“In recent years, menhaden numbers along our coast have plummeted by 90 percent.” Pew Environment Group on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement The Read More » -
On BP oil spill anniversary, ex-NOAA director urges major changes in federal spill contingency plan
Five years after the BP oil spill, the National Contingency Plan used by federal agencies to respond to major environmental threats still needs to be revamped to Read More » -
The Sockeye Run to Bristol Bay has Exceeded 30-Million
Commercial fishermen continue to harvest huge amounts of sockeye as the total run to Bristol Bay has exceeded 30-million. Monday’s sockeye harvest was just over 1-million Read More » -
Central Northumberland lobstermen have high hopes after downturn
1906, 1932, 1959 and 1987. “Those were the really good years for lobster fishing in the central Northumberland Strait,” Eben Elliott said Wednesday. “There’s lots of Read More » -
Valuable fishery – Whitefish prices rise, Great Lakes commercial anglers benefit
MARQUETTE – A 30 percent rise in wholesale whitefish prices helped keep the value of Great Lakes fish harvested by licensed commercial anglers above the previous Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 15, 2018
>Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >Click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA <click here>08:21 Related Read More » -
Cooke Aquaculture Fish farm has 60 days to fix net pens outside Seattle, risks losing lease
Just a week after the state Department of Fish and Wildlife approved shipment of 1 million more farmed Atlantic salmon to Cooke Aquaculture’s fish farm near Read More » -
The Worst Marine Invasion Ever – I could not believe what I found inside a lionfish.
“Do you know what this is?” James Morris looks at me, eyes twinkling, as he points to the guts of a dissected lionfish in his lab at the National Read More » -
The Blessing of the Fleet: Cape Breton fishermen pray as lobster season begins
Nova Scotia lobster fishermen and their families gathered on their boats in Main-a-Dieu on Sunday for the annual Blessing of the Fleet ceremony. “Protect our fishers Read More » -
FFAW plans to protest shrimp cuts; politicians talk joint management – Video Report
The fisheries union promises there will be protests after the federal government cut the Northern Shrimp Quota last week. FFAW president Earle McCurdy is accusing Ottawa Read More » -
Even the Deadliest Catch Stars Couldn’t Pull The Crowd In – Astoria: 2014 Commercial Fishermen’s Festival canceled
While the heart, soul and minds are willing, the Commercial Fishermen’s Festival board has made the hard decision to cancel the festival this year. <Read more Read More » -
Levittown fisherman admits $632G illegal catch, gets 7 months
At a hearing in U.S. District Court in Central Islip late last month,Anthony Joseph, 51, “expressed remorse” before his sentencing, according to his lawyer, Chad Seigel Read More »
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