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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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    Gulf of Alaska Pollock fishermen agree to delay season, will allow roe to ripen, making fish more valuable.

    Trawl fishermen targeting pollock in the Gulf of Alaska have collectively agreed to stand down from the Jan. 20 start of the fishery in order to Read More »
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    British Columbia court grants injunction to fish farm, ending protests

    A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an injunction to Marine Harvest Canada’s Midsummer Island farm, which is located amid a series of islands in the Read More »

  • Appeals Court Upholds Steller Sea Lion Decision – Environmental groups Oceana and Greenpeace intervened on behalf of the NMFS.

    The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday issed its ruling in the challenge brought by the state of Alaska and commercial fishing interests. The Read More »

  • Former ‘Deadliest Catch’ star Jake Harris arrested for car theft, drug possession

    Ex-“Deadliest Catch” star Jake Harris is in a sea of trouble. The former reality star was arrested over the weekend after allegedly stealing a car and Read More »
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    Boat that sank off Eastern Passage raised as part of investigation

    In a community where many make a living on the sea, the loss of a boat — and a life — means watching and waiting. On Read More »

  • Wow, man! Crazy, or just plain foolish! – Coast Guard crew terminates unsafe fishing vessel voyage in Navy live fire zone!

    A Coast Guard Cutter Petrel boarding team terminated the voyage after they arrived on scene to assist the 28-foot lobster boat High Life that had been Read More »

  • Tsawwassen First Nation fisherman fighting U.S. over native fishing rights

    South Delta Leader = A Tsawwassen First Nation fisherman caught with $4,000 worth of Dungeness crab about 700 metres south of the Point Roberts border has found Read More »

  • NOAA touts health of US fish stocks, but not for New England

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration submitted its annual report Wednesday to Congress on the state of all U.S. fishing stocks and did everything but paint Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 11, 2016

    Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 14:09 Read More »

  • MSA Reauth: Changes Proposed for U.S. Fisheries Management: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

    This past Tuesday, the draft bill to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act was released by the U.S. House.  The Magnuson-Stevens Act is a big deal because this Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 48′ Aluminum Scalloper, (2) Detroit 871’s, 25 kW Genset, Federal permit available

    Specifications, information and 5 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >Click here<12:30 Read More »
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    More Women Move Into Maine’s Rough And Risky World Of Lobstering

    It’s 6 a.m. on a calm morning in Maine’s Rockport Harbor, and Sadie Samuels is loading traps from her pickup truck onto her 28-foot lobster boat. Read More »
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    Come 2018, The State Plans To Dispose Of The F/V Akutan

    After months sitting abandoned in Unalaska, the state announced Friday its intention to dispose of the fishing vessel Akutan. The processor was abandoned in Unalaska’s Captains Read More »

  • Local lobstermen fear repeat of glut, low prices

    Lobstermen in Maine last year caught 123 million pounds of lobster, up 18 million from the year before, but worth $3.7 million less, Keliher said. No one knows Read More »
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    Lean year forecast for southern Labrador shellfish crews

    Roy Mangrove is worried. After years of seeing cuts to his crab and shrimp quotas, the fisherman from St. Lewis in southern Labrador is facing a Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 48’x24′ Novi Lobster Boat

    To review specifications, information and 40 photos, >click here< Vessel is in good condition. To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 15:21 Read More »
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    P.E.I. fishermen exploring compensation if damage done to fisheries

    The Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association is exploring ways members could be compensated if damage is done to local fisheries. The topic was on the agenda Read More »
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    Editorial: Without ‘share the seas’ pact, Canada risks crab boycott

    We can’t wait until the boycott is unleashed, as Canada did with the Brigitte Bardot/Greenpeace-led boycott of seal products. Then it’s too late. Public opinion, once Read More »

  • Washington State Fisherman indicted for manslaughter following a conflict that left one man dead in Unalaska

    The grand jury on June 1 indicted Anthony F. Pouesi, 28, of Shelton, Wash. According to the indictment, he “recklessly caused the death of another person, Read More »

  • Fishing Industry At Risk Of Disappearing In New England – Video

    “You base all the management on best available science, now does that mean perfect science, of course not there is no such thing as perfect science,” Read More »
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    Industry Infrastructure – shore-based businesses crucial to industry survival

    Angela Sanfilippo, executive director of the Massachusetts Fisherman’s Partnership, with offices in Gloucester and New Bedford, emphasizes that without these supportive allied businesses, the fishing industry Read More »

  • N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission look at trawl restrictions

    MOREHEAD CITY — As the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission prepares to review a petition for rulemaking that could ban shrimp trawling from the state’s coastal waters, it’s shrimp Read More »

  • Nine steps to save waterways and fisheries identified by researchers

    The key to clean water and sustainable fisheries is to follow nine guiding principles of water management, says a team of Canadian biologists. Read [email protected]  10:40 Read More »

  • Simrad unveils new trawl tech – Simrad PX TrawlEye and Simrad TV80 software platform

    Launched at Danfish this October, the new Simrad PX TrawlEye and Simrad TV80 software platform are designed to deliver a clear, detailed picture of the net Read More »

  • Lobstermen snap back at PETA video – PETA video is “just another publicity stunt to raise money”

    The PETA video is “just another publicity stunt to raise money,” said David Cousens, president of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association. “This is the same group that Read More »

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