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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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Another Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit against NMFS? – Maybe they should be charged total cost if they lose
SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity today filed notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service for the agency’s failure to act on a Read More » -
Bristol Bay Driftnet Permits Currently Valued at over $117-Thousand Dollars
The value of Bristol Bay driftnet permits continues to increase. The value placed on those permits by the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission jumped up over $14-thousand Read More » -
Search suspended for missing for 94-year-old fisherman 90 miles offshore of Galveston, Texas
The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing fisherman 90 miles offshore Galveston, Texas, Monday. The fisherman departed on Nov.30, 2021, and was expected Read More » -
Mightier Than the Swordfish: Nova Scotia’s Harpoon Fishermen
A hundred miles off the coast of Nova Scotia, fishermen are in offseason mode. If it were wintertime, they’d be hauling lobster in closer to shore. Read More » -
Maine lobster industry fights lawsuit that aims to shut down fishery
While Maine’s lobster industry has been fighting an offensive legal battle against impending rules to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, it also is playing defense Read More » -
My View: Feds cannot ignore other fisheries data
On the morning of June 5, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center hosted a Pre-TRAC meeting at the New Bedford Public Library. The TRAC is an international Read More » -
Catch quota may be raised for bluefin tuna, ‘one of the success stories’
The bluefin tuna is on the rebound a decade after it symbolized the failure of international fisheries management. Some scientists and Maine fishermen say the assessment Read More » -
Alright Fishermen. Listen up! How a Club of Billionaires and Their Foundations Control the Environmental Movement and Obama’s EPA
Think NOAA/NMFS! How a Club of Billionaires and Their Foundations Control the Environmental Movement and Obama’s EPA A new report was released today by the Senate Read More » -
Planned “unauthorized fishery” has minister’s office concerned with Sipekne’katik treaty fishery intent
In a statement released Saturday, Bernadette Jordan’s office said the band’s self-regulated “treaty fishery,” which is slated to begin Monday, is “very concerning.” Jordan’s office said Read More » -
Steuben man found guilty of shooting fisherman’s dog, Franky the pug
A judge has convicted a Steuben man in the August 2018 killing of a dog owned by a lobsterman he had worked for. At the end Read More » -
“Protect the Gulf of Maine”: Fishermen to Rally in Augusta April 28th
Leaders in the lobster fishing industry are planning a “Protect the Gulf of Maine” rally in Augusta next week to highlight issues related to the development Read More » -
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission proposes new rules for American eel
The commission is considering 25 options for revising regulations for commercial fishing for glass, yellow and silver eels, from keeping the status quo to permitting aquaculture Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs commercial fishing vessel crewmember near Venice, La.
The Coast Guard medevaced a commercial fishing vessel crewmember Tuesday in West Bay near Venice, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call via Read More » -
Atty. Gen. Lynch: Deepwater settlement historic (it ain’t enough)
The justice department says a settlement to resolve claims against BP for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico deepwater horizon oil spill is ‘historic’. The agreement with Read More » -
Tuna ruined his life, then saved it
Nobody knows more about the ups and downs of the fish industry than Dennis Gore. Riding high, he was one of the most successful tuna buyers Read More » -
Can New England’s cod fishing industry survive? (How can the scientists and regulators ignore the ever increasing seal predation?!)
Gloucester, Massachusetts, grew up around cod. The waterfront teemed with boats and fishermen, heaps of fish thrashing in wire baskets. Boats were inherited from fathers and Read More » -
Gruff, warm, combustible, shrewd: For 49 years, Don Young’s ideology was ‘Alaska’
Rep. Young, at 88 the oldest and longest-serving member of the current Congress, died Friday. A Republican from Fort Yukon, he fashioned a career as Alaska’s Read More » -
Commission denies Barham authority to open white-shrimp season
In an unusual move, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission denied a request from the agency it manages to grant authority to Sec. Robert Barham to Read More » -
Thirteen year old girl’s heartfelt plea in front of NSW Parliament House to save NSW fishing industry
A thirteen year old girl has fronted a packed room in NSW Parliament House to urge the government to rethink commercial fishing reforms which she said Read More » -
“Alaska Salmon Now” Calls on Wal-Mart To Make A Decison About Sustainability Certifications
A small organization made up primarily of commercial fishermen and consumers is pressing Wal-Mart to make a decision about stocking products made with salmon from Alaska. Read More » -
Hugh blamed for new law that could devastate fishing industry in Plymouth – lunacy and madness
Westcountry celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is being blamed for the new rules thanks to his televised Fish Fight campaign, which targets discards. At present fisherman have Read More » -
Spiegel: Germany’s Large-Scale Offshore Windpark Dream Morphs Into An Engineering And Cost Nightmare – Cape Wind?
So far things hardly could have gotten any worse technically, and now financially and legally. One thing is becoming very clear: In the mad rush to green Read More » -
Fish farm fight continues – The Friends of Port Mouton are back on task after the restocking of the fish pens in Port Mouton Bay.
Ruth and Ron Loucks presented a slideshow on some of the affects the farm is having on the bay. The slideshow showed photographs of pink coloured waste leading Read More » -
East-West hostility may stall Ross Sea conservation
A proposal to protect one of the most pristine marine ecosystems on the earth, Antarctica’s Ross Sea, could be jeopardized by growing tensions between Russia and Read More » -
Commercial fishing company becomes first to be banned in New Zealand
In what’s believed to be a first in New Zealand, a commercial company has been banned from fishing. The company run by the Hawke’s Bay D’Esposito Read More »
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