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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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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 46′ Split Wheelhouse Jarvis Newman Lobster Boat, Cat 3406E
Specifications, information and 19 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 12:53 Read More » -
Fisheries Off West Coast States: NOAA/NMFS Proposed Rule 09/13/2013 Open for Comment
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Commercial Groundfish Fishery Management Measures; Rockfish Conservation Area Boundaries for Vessels Using Bottom Trawl Gear national register Read More » -
READER’S CORNER: Dal tainted by fish-farm grant
A well-known operator of open-pen fish farms has been convicted on two counts of using illegal pesticides. Some of these pesticides are lethal to lobsters, and Read More » -
Idalia demolished some Florida fishing communities. But locals say they’ll rebuild
For five generations, Austin Ellison’s family has toiled in the shrimping and fishing business here in this picturesque shoreline community nestled in what’s known as Florida’s Nature Read More » -
English Channel Scallop War Erupts! French fishermen accused of ‘endangering’ lives of British fishermen
French and British fishermen clashed on Monday night in a row over scallops. Tensions continued to rise in the early hours of Tuesday morning as 40 Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for April 25, 2022
Is North Carolina allowing fishermen to circumvent the Endangered Species Act? On April 6, 2022, the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) of North Carolina sent out an Read More » -
Fraser River sockeye salmon run may be lower than expected, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
VANCOUVER – A federal official says this year’s Fraser River sockeye salmon run may be lower than expected. continue Read More » -
Letter to the Editor: Fishermen deserve the chance to earn a living – Rick Beal, Gloucester Ma.
I’m writing because I’m tired of the misinformation I hear and read in coffee shops, on websites and in newspapers. Even our local newspaper had an Read More » -
Lobsterman rescued from boat fire ‘lost everything,’ still thankful
Hoarse and shaken from jumping into the cold Atlantic to escape his burning boat a day prior, Joshua Ford said Monday he’s “fortunate” to be part Read More » -
Brexit Allows Us To Solve This Haddock Conservation Problem By Leaving The CFP
It would be terribly wrong to compare the European Union to any of the mid-20th century unpleasantnesses in Europe like fascism and the rise of the Read More » -
Blessing boats for safe endeavors and a good harvest
Every year, in fishing communities along the East Coast of the U.S. and around the world, people gather to watch the annual Blessing of the Fleet. Read More » -
Make way for Maine-New Hampshire trawl survey!
The fall groundfish trawl survey conducted by the state of Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is scheduled to begin Oct. 2 in New Hampshire, working Read More » -
Offshore wind energy looks more promising for Oregon
“There will be some impacts to fishing grounds, some good, some bad, and some unknown,” he said. (where’s the good?) “But at the end of the Read More » -
Coast Guard crews medevac man from fishing vessel Finest Kind II near Point Judith, Rhode Island
BOSTON — Coast Guard crews medically evacuated a 28-year-old male from the fishing vessel Finest Kind II, 18 nautical miles south of Point Judith, Rhode Island, Friday. Read Read More » -
DFO office moving from Grand Bank to Marystown
The federal government is planning to close its DFO office in Grand Bank at the end of the month, centralizing its operations in Marystown. But Grand Bank Read More » -
Brexit, an “ocean of possibilities”? British fishermen mixed
A heavy weather warning was announced this weekend in the North Sea. Rain and wind are already sweeping Peterhead and its pink granite dwellings. Located in Read More » -
Tip of the Iceberg – Backlash ensues as Rep. Lamar Smith roots out corruption at NOAA
In an era of waste, fraud and abuse, one House member has decided to fight the green ideology that has infested much of the federal government, Read More » -
NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Guam Green Sea Turtles may need more protection.
When Peter Perez, 55, was a child, he used to swim with sea turtles. His father, and grandfather, he said, used to eat sea turtles before Read More » -
Iceland company to resume commercial hunting of fin whales
A whaling company in Iceland said Tuesday it is preparing its fleet to bring commercial hunting of fin whales back to the Nordic island nation after Read More » -
Lobsterman Douglas Alan Alexander of Phippsburg, Maine, has passed away
Douglas Alan Alexander, 71 passed peacefully in his Phippsburg home early morning Friday November 24th, 2023.Born on January 11th, 1952 at Bath Memorial Hospital in Bath, Read More » -
Boat fire sends smoke billowing over Portland
A fire at the Portland Fish Pier sent smoke billowing over part of the city Tuesday. The fire was reported around 9:30 a.m. Officials said people were Read More » -
An Interview with Captain Dave Marciano: Gloucester fishing comes into focus on new season of ‘Wicked Tuna’
The captains of Wicked Tuna, Nat Geo’s top-rated reality series, return for a sixth season Sunday, March 12 at 9 p.m. The cutthroat show about angling off Read More » -
This is good! The truth about Atlantic salmon, Owen Myers, St. John’s
The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) is an elitist mainland/foreign organization that is not the last word in Atlantic salmon conservation, much as they would like us Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs fisherman near Cape Cod
Search and rescue crews from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, medically evacuated a man from a fishing boat 110 miles east of Cape Cod, Read More » -
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