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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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  • Southeast Texas shrimpers hope two new bills will help keep imported shrimp from taking away their jobs

    The Port Arthur Shrimper’s Association held an informational meeting Wednesday to help stop shrimp dumping. Shrimp dumping is the heavy importing of shrimp from other countries. Read More »

  • AMSEA offers class on common commercial fishing injuries – Strains, sprains, pains and retraining the brain

    An Alaska Marine Safety Education Association, or AMSEA, class offered Saturday at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association building in Kenai will focus on prevention for common Read More »

  • The latest weapon in the fight against illegal fishing? Artificial intelligence

    Facial recognition software is most commonly known as a tool to help police identify a suspected criminal by using machine learning algorithms to analyze his or her Read More »

  • Father and Son Charged with Possession of Over 400 Illegal Lobsters

    Thomaston – From the Department of Marine Resources: Ricky Curtis, 48, of Union and his son, Todd Curtis, 29, of South Thomaston have been charged with Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs fisherman from F/V Jessica Heather off Atlantic City, NJ

    The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fishing boat about 48 miles east of Atlantic City at approximately 10:30 a.m. Monday. The captain of the fishing vessel Read More »

  • BP oil spill dispersants concern Nova Scotia Anti Drilling Group

    “When you mix this stuff with the oil, you create a compound that is substantially more dangerous than even the dangerous dispersant on its own or Read More »

  • Oil-covered seal, ducks seen on Cape Freels beach

    While walking along the beach, Bryden said he saw several ducks, as well as the seal, covered in oil. Bryden said the seal was not in Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs female from the 109-foot F/V Tuxedni near Sitka, Alaska

    The Jayhawk crew rendezvoused with the Tuxedni in Tebenkof Bay, 67 miles southeast of Sitka, hoisted the woman aboard and flew her to Sitka where she was Read More »
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    CoA Institute Sends Letter to Secretary Ross Requesting Public Confirmation of Controversial Fishery Regulation

    The importance of an open and transparent government is rooted in the federal government’s ability to choose winners and losers, create barriers to economic freedom, and Read More »
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    DFO scientists’ union says members’ work in N.L. undermined by industry and political interference

    Judith Leblanc of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) wrote to the deputy minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Timothy Sargent, in Read More »

  • Maine – Industry confronts access issues as scallop season opens

    The Maine scallop fishery opened Tuesday morning, with predictions that the boat price will be high, the season short and the pressure to let more people Read More »

  • Ventura harbor closure takes an economic toll, thanks to strong currents and El Niño conditions

    The Small Business Administration declared a state of emergency for the Ventura Harbor businesses on Feb. 26, according to a press release. The declaration enabled the Read More »
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    High lobster prices push fishermen to take risk, the Captain of an all-female crew pushes for change

    The F/V Nellie Row was making her return to Lunenburg, N.S., after a long night at sea, loaded with another haul of lobster, when captain Gail Atkinson Read More »

  • Fish farm veto jeopardizes company’s N.S. future – ‘This isn’t acceptable,’ says Snow Island Salmon executive – Audio

    Officials with Snow Island Salmon say a decision by the province to reject an application for a fish farm operation along the Eastern Shore has wide Read More »

  • Washington and Oregon States adopt lower Columbia seine salmon fisheries

    Washington and Oregon officials on Tuesday adopted commercial salmon fishing seasons in late August and September for six beach seiners and four purse seiners in selected Read More »
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    Ulstein Unveils New Trawler Series

    Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein has launched a new series of fish trawlers with state-of-the-art ship solutions for sustainable fishing methods and processing. The trawlers Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update August 3, 2015

    Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 08:14 Read More »

  • DFO office moving from Grand Bank to Marystown

    The federal government is planning to close its DFO office in Grand Bank at the end of the month, centralizing its operations in Marystown. But Grand Bank Read More »

  • National Marine Fisheries Service proposes rules to protect bluefin tuna

    Under the proposal, the NMFS would sharply cut back the number of bluefin tuna that individual fishing vessels are allowed to capture accidentally, setting a quota for Read More »
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    Boris Johnson urged not to cave in to ‘eco-warrior narrative’ over UK fishing

    Last Friday, the UK Presidency at the summit marked “Ocean Action Day”, championing a call for action to protect and restore ocean health and resilience. In Read More »

  • TJ’s Seafood Market in Dallas Provides Unlikely Safe Haven for Orphaned Lobster

    Generally, when lobsters leave the counter at TJ’s Seafood, they’re destined for a large pot of boiling water and plenty of drawn butter. One anonymous seafood Read More »
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    NTSB Reiterates Call for Mandatory Personal Locator Beacons Following Investigation Into F/V Emmy Rose Sinking

    The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is reiterating calls for a personal locator beacon requirement following its investigation into the 2020 sinking of the F/V Emmy Rose Read More »

  • Center for Biological Diversity offended by F&WS – NMFS ESA Proposal

    The two federal agencies tasked with listing endangered species jointly proposed to revise the Endangered Species Act’s petition process, but conservationists are not happy. The proposal Read More »

  • I thought we were safe at Fisherynation-Ebola Czar Wife Wants Travel Ban…For Fisherman

    The wife of the ebola czar favors a travel ban for…. fisherman, Gotnews.com has learned. Monica Medina, wife of Ron Klain, is the other half of Read More »

  • Hunter prawn fishermen wait on Williamtown RAAF Senate inquiry on contamination

    HUNTER prawn fishermen have been left on the breadline a few weeks from Christmas as a Senate inquiry into the Williamtown RAAF base contamination scandal kicks Read More »

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