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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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Big changes in the air over little menhaden? – Hearings examine ecological value, catch allocation of forage fish species
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which regulates near-shore fishing from Maine to Florida — including the Chesapeake Bay — has invited public comment on several Read More » -
Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for April 2018 Has Arrived!
Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 >Click here< for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. – We are Read More » -
Feds shut down 100-year-old oyster company, Stooge Salizar caught with smoking gun. Video of the year! Must see.
Sec. of the Interior Ken Salazar decided todaythe farm’s lease will not be renewed, despite some support for it from from Sen. Dianne Feinstein and serious Read More » -
It was another million-fish-day in the Nushagak! – Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 8, 2021
The Nushagak’s harvests are unprecedented. Fishermen here have caught more than a million fish for seven of the last eight days. “In 2018 we had six Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 55′ RI Marine Lobster – Big Price Reduction!
Specifications, information and 25 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:41 Read More » -
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina: February 14-16, 2017
The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s February 2017 meeting to be held February 14-16, 2017 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Read More » -
P.E.I. lobster fishermen vote to market own product
Lobster fishermen across Prince Edward Island have voted to take the marketing of their product into their own hands. They want to create a lobster commodity board Read More » -
Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall on Marco Island
3:45 p.m. Hurricane Irma has made landfall on Marco Island, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Irma’s powerful eye Read More » -
Boat of the Week from the Athearn Marine Agency: 68′ Steel Trawler – Clammer/Scalloper
Specifications and information here 22:10 Read More » -
The Real “Seafood Fraud” Mislabeling Miscreants
What is this “mislabeling” and “seafood fraud” scuffle all about these days? Why, you might ask, is Oceana suddenly so concerned about “truth in packaging” for Read More » -
Governor Deval Patrick calls for ‘immediate’ disbursement of fed fishing aid
Gov. Deval Patrick personally made the case for state disbursement in an April 1 letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, urging her to Read More » -
Fishing Vessel Engineering: An Easy Fix For Generator Caused Electrolysis – Ten photos
When you run one of your generators do your L.E.D. indicator lights twinkle? Do your digital read outs jump around or other types of lights flicker? Read More » -
Westerly Town Council seeks input on marina property – Fishermen weigh in.
The Town Council will accept input from members of the Planning Board and the Economic Development Commission as it prepares for a new contract for use Read More » -
IFAW Officials Disappointed with Lobsterman Association’s Position on Whale Issue
The Yarmouth Port-based International Fund for Animal Welfare is expressing disappointment for the Maine Lobstermen’s Association decision to withdraw its support for the Take Reduction Team Read More » -
An open letter to the Alaska commercial fishing fleets from Matt Alward, President, United Fishermen of Alaska
Our industry and communities are facing an unprecedented challenge in the COVID-19 pandemic. With the 2020 salmon season nearly here, we must all take extra precautions Read More » -
Cooke Aquaculture looks to expand operations – Opponents denounce expansion of fish farm in Liverpool Bay
As Cooke Aquaculture looks to expand its fish farming in Liverpool Bay, residents who oppose the project say the company is ignoring their concerns. In September, Read More » -
Meet Holly Faulkner, lobster buyer – the Big Bras d’Or stalwart is the only female on the job — and she’s proud
One of a handful of designated lobster buyers here at Big Bras d’Or’s Factory Wharf, the 22-year-old has faced the elements head-on since lobster fishing season Read More » -
Boaters concerned about 60-day closure of Mala Hi. boat ramp
LAHAINA – With the Mala boat ramp tentatively scheduled to close on Oct. 14 for 60 days, the handful of commercial bottom fishing boats that,,, continued@lahainanews Read More » -
Premier Horgan sends letter to federal Fisheries Minister urging discussions over fisheries closure
B.C. premier John Horgan is urging the Federal Fisheries Minister to meet to discuss problems with using fishing bans to boost Chinook salmon stocks to protect Read More » -
Cod scientist is questioning why DFO is increasing individual quotas on Northern Cod
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 72′ Steel Offshore Lobster/Crabber, 460HP Cat, Price Reduced
To review specifications, information, and 51 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:20 Read More » -
Maine To Set Up New Collaborative To Research Lobster Fishery
Maine’s Department of Marine Resources is launching a half-million-dollar project to get a more comprehensive scientific assessment of one of the state’s most valuable resources — Read More » -
Burkhart Fisheries sell assets to Fiordland Lobster Company
A family business crayfishing off the coast of Marlborough for more than 40 years has sold their factory and trucks to Fiordland Lobster Co. Burkhart Fisheries, Read More » -
Wind project scope ‘staggering’
It wasn’t “until the whales and the dolphins started washing up that people’s attention was able to focus” on the offshore wind farms, according to Cindy Read More » -
Alaska Board of Fisheries Chairman Karl Johnstone has resigned.
The chairman, whose term was set to be up in June of 2015, confirmed in an email Tuesday that he had resigned his position after being Read More »
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