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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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New Biscayne National Park management plan gets cold reception – All commercial fishing, except using lampara nets for ballyhoo, would be banned.
“It’s crazy,” said Ernie Piton, president of the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen’s Association. “They’re closing so many areas, where are people going to go? They’ll be Read More » -
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update – JANUARY 13, 2013
“ The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read more Read More » -
Fishing mogul’s arrest ripples across New Bedford waterfront – What about the quota?
Frustration and sadness moved across the waterfront Friday as news spread that Carlos Rafael and his bookkeeper had been arrested by the Justice Department and charged Read More » -
It’s time to stand up for king salmon in our transboundary rivers
In my career as a commercial fisherman, I’ve seen a lot of changes. Historically, 80% of the king salmon that return to Southeast Alaska are born Read More » -
NOAA – A Failed Agency, Part 2
NOAA. What would I ask the commerce department to look for? I would ask to see the total budget plus the line-item expenditures for each division. Read More » -
Salmon counters at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River are seeing the biggest chinook run since 1938, but environmentalists still worry.
A record fall run of chinook salmon is heading up the Columbia River — more than any year since the Bonneville Lock and Dam was built Read More » -
‘Worse now than it’s ever been’: Wheatley, Ont. harbour not safe, says fisherman
“This has been going on since the ’70s,” said Bobby Cabral, who took over his father’s business and has been fishing out of Wheatley Harbour since Read More » -
Coast Guard searching for man last seen aboard a fishing boat near St. Matthew Island, Alaska
The Coast Guard is searching for a man last seen aboard a fishing boat north of St. Matthew Island Thursday. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Bruno & Stillman Tuna/Longliner, Detroit 671N
To review specifications, information, and 22 photos, Federal swordfish hand gear permit with larger baseline available,,, >click here< , To see all the boats in this series >click here<11:52 Read More » -
Fishermen Are Making Their Last Stand Against Offshore Wind. Really? When?!! I don’t want to miss it!
U.S. Fishermen Are Making Their Last Stand Against Offshore Wind – In Massachusetts, the fishing advocates who sued BOEM say that the federal government ignored their Read More » -
Hearing – Feb 27 2014 10:30 AM North Pacific Perspectives on Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard will hold a hearing on Thursday, February Read More » -
Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk resigning, taking state job
Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk is resigning as the city’s chief executive officer to assume the position of deputy secretary in the state’s Executive Office of Housing Read More » -
Electronic Monitoring: Who Gets to Use Our Oceans?
Much of the current effort to create coordinated planning for use of our oceans started in 2010, when President Obama issued an executive order that called Read More » -
Finns visit Michigan to learn about Great Lakes trap net fishing
After spending time with Michigan commercial fishermen, a Finnish delegation returns home with new techniques and knowledge to begin to create a thriving new fishery in Read More » -
Vancouver Aquarium wants to mix conservation with commercial aquaculture!
The Vancouver Aquarium has long trumpeted its dedication to conservation of aquatic life. Under a new and potentially controversial initiative, the institution wants to have its Read More » -
Canadian funding to improve onboard handling of lobster
The Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia (NS) has announced funding support to the Maritime Fishermen’s Union Inc.’s Nova Scotia members through the Read More » -
Management Plan Released for Atlantic Herring in Southwest Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy
Atlantic herring is a vital species in Atlantic Canada. As one of the largest commercial fisheries in Atlantic Canada, the Southwest Nova Scotia / Bay of Fundy herring stock directly Read More » -
Some lobstermen refuse to take bait on new surcharge – “Advertising directly benefits the dealers’ market,”
As legislators work on a plan to provide millions of dollars to market and promote Maine lobster by adding a surcharge to licenses, some lobstermen are Read More » -
Two South Florida men sentenced for illegally poaching spiny lobsters
On Tuesday, 54-year-old Donny Caridad Gonzalez and 77-year-old Nemesio Garcia Gonzalez appeared in court to be sentenced for the crime that occurred on May 9, 2015. According Read More » -
Years of high lobster landings spark resurgence in Maine’s boat building industry
A lobsterman’s biggest expense is the boat. Analysts say Maine’s boat-building industry has made a remarkable recovery since it bottomed out during the Great Recession of Read More » -
Fish win another water fight round in South San Joaquin Irrigation District
“Today’s federal court of appeals ruling upholds protections for salmon, steelhead trout, killer whales and other wildlife that rely on natural river flows in California’s Central Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: New 2016 45′ Long Beach Fiberglass Lobster boat, 750HP, 6 Cylinder John Deere
Specifications, information and 23 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 15:29 Read More » -
Maine Lobstermen Ask Court to Block State Agency from Enforcing a 24-Hour Location Monitoring Mandate Pending the Resolution of Their Lawsuit
A group of Maine lobstermen have asked the United States District Court for the District of Maine to temporarily block state officials from enforcing the controversial Read More » -
Donald Clattenburg, a retired New Bedford fisherman, recalls the rescue of his fishing vessel, the Venture I, on Jan. 9, 1966.
NEW BEDFORD — The year was 1966, four years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Cold War tensions between the world’s superpowers — the Soviet Union Read More » -
What 2010 Gulf Spill Doesn’t Want You to Know About the 2010 Gulf Spill
Newsweek/Daily Beast – It’s as safe as Dawn dishwashing liquid.” That’s what Jamie Griffin says the BP man told her about the smelly, rainbow-streaked gunk coating Read More »
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