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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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  Who Owns Fish Under Briberization?  The Kleptocrac​y – Featured Writer Stephen Taufen

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   The Big Green Money Machine – how anti-fishing activists are taking over NOAA

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   CONQUEST OF THE OCEAN - Taking over the fishing regulations of a nation involves vanity and corruption -

   

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    Boothbay Harbor Shipyard sold to Andy Tyska and Bristol Marine

    Andy Tyska, president of Rhode Island-based Bristol Marine, has announced the acquisition of Boothbay Harbor Shipyard. Located at the head of Boothbay Harbor, the shipyard joins Read More »

  • Nominations sought for Columbia River seine advisory board

    Nominations will be accepted through Aug. 22 for a five-person advisory board to help the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife develop a commercial seine fishery Read More »

  • Letter: Lingering questions over NOAA’s perpetrators – Marty Stillufsen , Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.

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  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, OCT 25, 2015

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    NMFS – Revised black sea bass quotas for the 2017 fishing year and projected specifications for 2018.

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    Marine Stewardship Council Under Scrutiny Over Bycatch

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  • NOAA: New Opportunity Proposed for Groundfish Fishermen to Target Redfish

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    Spawning Chinook salmon are being helped by bigger Cowichan River flows starting Sept. 22, Catalyst’s brass says. The move will be conducted to help the upstream Read More »

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    After blasting Bermuda, Gonzalo will travel into Canada waters and will pass near the Avalon Peninsula in southeastern Newfoundland this weekend. How rough weather conditions get Read More »
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    Governor Walker calls for federal disaster declaration for Pacific cod fishery

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    Salmon fishermen were back out on the Copper River yesterday/Monday hoping for a catch of 33-thousand sockeyes. The first 12-hour opener last Thursday was slow going Read More »
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    Brexit Hopes Fade for Some Who Want It So Badly

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  • ASMFC 74th Annual Meeting – St. Augustine, FL November 2 – 5, 2015 Listen Live.

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  • House Passes Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill

    The House unanimously passed Wednesday a US Coast Guard (USCG) reauthorization bill that rejects cuts the White House proposed for the agency in 2013. http://www.hstoday.us/industry-news/general/single-article/house-passes-coast-guard-reauthorization-bill/20c0d9f526cf0f42c92c1920b7fd625f.html Related Read More »

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