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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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  • REMINDER! TODAY! Watermen’s symposium set at Chesapeake College.1 p.m. Thursday, April 18, free and open to the public.

    The symposium will start with opening remarks from Franchot, Dean, Chesapeake College Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Kathryn Barbour and Martin L. Gary of the Read More »

  • Business for sea urchins is brisk in Edmunds

    EDMUNDS, Maine — Business was brisk for fishermen plying Denny’s Bay at the start of the late dragging season for sea urchins on Monday. A couple Read More »
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    At Point Judith, Capturing The Fishing Industry’s Past and Present

    Fishermen and industry advocates say there’s a real hunger among people to learn more about how fishermen do what they do. That’s why they’re planning to Read More »
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    UPDATED: Labour relations board dismisses FISH-NL certification application

    The Labour Relations Board on Friday dismissed FISH-NL’s certification application. Federation of Independent Seafood Harvesters (FISH-NL) president Ryan Cleary said he’s “absolutely shocked” by the decision. Read More »
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    SBA Offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to Small Businesses In Florida Affected by Hurricane Irma

    Small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations located in the declared counties of Florida that have suffered financial Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, May 31, 2015

    The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »

  • Seeking the sustainable

    I was watching LPB the other night, which is what I do whenever Diners, Drive-ins and Dives isn’t airing, and I came across a wonderful documentary Read More »

  • WWF calls for shut down of commercial fishing to save Pacific bluefin tuna

    World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has called for the suspension of commercial fishing to save Pacific bluefin tuna because of the inaction of responsible agencies in addressing the Read More »

  • Egan, Stedman join new Senate ‘Coastal Caucus’

    JUNEAU EMPIRE –  Five Alaska state senators, including Southeast Alaska Sens. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, and Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, released a joint statement Tuesday announcing the formation of Read More »

  • Report: Sharks in peril off coast because of gillnets, Advocates disagree

    The report, “California Driftnet Fishery: The True Costs of a 20th Century Fishery in the 21st Century,” issued by Marin’s Turtle Island Restoration Network, says the Read More »

  • Two Hialeah men arrested on charges of poaching 468 lobsters

    Two Hialeah men have been popped on charges of poaching 468 Florida spiny lobsters out of season, more than half of them undersized. continued @ MiamiHerald.com Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 65′ DMR Fiberglass Offshore Lobster boat, Cat 3408TA, JD 30 KW Generator

    Specifications, information and 25 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:23 Federal Area 1 Permit, 800 +/- lobster traps with rope and Read More »

  • Princeton Professor Emeritus of Geosciences Defends Marine Seismic Surveys for Study of Earth

    R/V Maurice Ewing – The vessel was also slated for use in summer 2014 for a Rutgers University-led near-shore seismic study – opposed by many on the Jersey Read More »

  • Great white shark numbers off Massachusetts rose sharply last year

    A big jump in the number of great white sharks seen off Massachusetts has given rise to a couple of compelling mysteries. Greg Skomal, senior marine Read More »
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    The economic fallout for plummeting demand and prices is producing the worst conditions lobster fishermen have seen in years

    “The problem is really only beginning for this industry,” said Sue Clough, who, along with her husband Vincent runs Stern Seafood, a major buyer in Scarborough Read More »

  • Interior Secretary Announces First-Ever Renewable Energy Lease Sales on the Outer Continental Shelf

    “Wind energy along the Atlantic holds enormous potential, and today we are moving closer to tapping into this massive domestic energy resource to create jobs, increase Read More »
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    New Brunswick: New harbour proposed to tackle vessel traffic on Grand Manan

    A new harbour is being designed near Woodwards Cove on Grand Manan to manage the island’s growing vessel traffic. The proposed new harbour, which will aim Read More »

  • Martello to lead Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association

    After a lengthy search, the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association has a new executive director set to start in December. The organization, which is funded Read More »
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    Michael Shellenberger: Sorry, But I Cried Wolf on Climate Change – A Mea Culpa

    If climate change is a problem, then wind turbines and solar panels aren’t a solution: heavily subsidised and unreliable wind and solar are an economic and Read More »

  • Maine Legislature sends St. Croix alewife restoration bill to LePage – easily won passage

    AUGUSTA, Maine — Emergency legislation to open the St. Croix River watershed to sea-run alewives easily won passage Wednesday in the Maine Senate and House. The Read More »

  • Enough IS Enough! FV Midnight Sun Closed area call

    09:57 Read More »

  • Hudson’s GM opens new oyster farm

    Carmines has worked tirelessly over the past few years developing relationships with shrimp trawlers, commercial fishing vessels and has also started shedding out soft shell crabs Read More »
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    Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry

    Salmon fisherman Mike Hudson sits on the bow of his boat at the Berkeley, Calif., Marina on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Baby salmon are dying by Read More »

  • FFAW-Unifor Statement on FISH-NL Application to Labour Board

    Today the exact number of cards submitted by FISH-NL in an application to the Labour Relations Board was made public. As FFAW-Unifor anticipated, Cleary did not Read More »

  • The Fisheries Broadcast with Jamie Baker – What happens when you can’t sell the cod you already have?

    Tonight you’ll hear why some fishermen on the south coast have asked government to give them an exemption to sell their cod outside the province. more@thefisheriesbroadcast  Read More »

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