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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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    Customs Crackdown: U.S. blocks Fiji fishing boat from unloading, citing forced labor and debt bondage

    Customs officials have blocked a commercial fishing boat from bringing tuna and other seafood into the United States, citing what they said was the use of Read More »
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    Coronavirus: Disruption in the seafood supply chain ripples from empty Philly restaurants to idle N.J. docks

    “This is crazy,” says Mike Johnson, 53, a lifelong commercial fisherman who captains the Sea Farmer out of Barnegat Light. “[Stores] can’t put food on a Read More »

  • ‘Catastrophic failure’: Efforts to salvage fishing trawler Susan Rose end with it sinking

    The salvage of the Susan Rose, the fishing boat that ran aground in Point Pleasant Beach, was going as planned early Sunday when water started coursing into Read More »

  • Crab fisherman killed when boat overturns

    The Canadian military says one fisherman is dead and three others were taken to hospital Thursday after their crab boat capsized off the west coast of Read More »

  • Fishing poundage fees will fund Port of Brookings Harbor projects

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  • A Fluke: 17 Years Later, DEC Sent Him $1K for Some Fish

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  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 50′ Duffy Scalloper with limited access – part time small dredge

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    How Nantucket Came to Be the Whaling Capital of the World

    Today Nantucket Island is a fashionable summer resort: a place of T-shirt shops and trendy boutiques. It’s also a place of picture-perfect beaches where even at Read More »

  • Mobile clean-up opportunity presented to Shell as alternative to dispersants

    As the clock ticks down to the final decision of the Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (NSOPB) on Shell Canada’s proposed drilling program in the Read More »

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    Russia’s wealthiest official arrested over links to ‘Crab King’ murder & smuggling cases

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  • Gloucester Daily Times Editorial: Fishing aid package far short of even basic needs

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    Cortez supporters scramble – Net camp gets 60-day reprieve.

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    Orsted hit with lawsuit over ‘$1bn unconstitutional giveaway’ for giant US offshore wind farm

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    Cape Bald Packers abandons Richibucto-Village, but will rebuild in Cap-Pelé

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  • How does Nova Scotia compare with their haddock and cod fishery? – Struggles in the sea urchin fishery

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    SEA-NL calls on Ottawa to lift moratorium on Atlantic mackerel

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