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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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oooh. I like it! Sen. Lisa Murkowski launches bill to stop gov’t meddling with seafood eco-labels
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Lisa Murkowski today introduced legislation (bill attached) to combat the influence of outside certification parties on Alaska’s sustainable seafood industry. Her Responsible Read More » -
Pacific Hake Mid-Water Trawl Fishery Earns MSC Re-Certification
The Pacific hake mid-water trawl fishery, which operates off the west coast of the United States and Canada, has achieved MSC re-certification following an independent, third-party Read More » -
Drastic New England Young Larval Lobster Decline May Be Linked to Warmer Waters
Despite booming populations of adult lobsters, marine biologists and fisheries along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States are concerned about a dramatic population decline Read More » -
Uncovering the secret lives of bay scallops – Fisherman Todd Corayer
Saturday last opened another sagging season steeped in stories of great harvests, piles of bushels of glistening shells and an aging promise of a paycheck by Read More » -
Post-Brexit trade: Fish prices ‘collapsing’ in Scotland as red tape hits UK exports to EU
Post-Brexit red tape is causing some UK exports to the EU to grind to a halt, industry bodies have warned, as the new rules that came Read More » -
Coast Guard assists one from sinking vessel near Guemes Island, Wash.
At approximately 5 p.m. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received a mayday call from Clam Digger, a 59-foot fishing vessel, reporting that it was taking on Read More » -
The Massachusetts Christmas Celebration Where You Can Visit with a Lobster Boat Santa
If you think that Santa only travels by a sleigh pulled by reindeer, you may be surprised that he travels a bit differently when he comes Read More » -
NOAA Predicts 70 Percent Chance of Rainy La Niña Weather Across the Pacific Northwest
The drought-stricken Pacific Northwest is expected to see heavy rainfall in the coming months, scientists say. The NOAA predicts that the La Niña weather pattern could Read More » -
SouthCoast fishermen call NOAA’s civil action against Carlos Rafael ‘overkill’
New Bedford- Current and former area fishermen balked at NOAA’s reach in its civil action against Carlos Rafael. “It’s total overkill,” said Stephen Lozinak, captain of Read More » -
Killybegs-Based Fishing Reps say Norway is Holding EU Fishing Deals to Ransom
Irish fishing representatives have accused Norway of stalling EU quota talks because they failed to secure privileged access to blue whiting in Ireland’s EEZ (European Economic Read More » -
Drawing The Line – Impacts of Food Production on the Environment
Special thanks to South Australians Against Marine Parks. Click here 09:03 Read More » -
Coronavirus: Eat More Fish! Shoppers urged to support UK fishermen as export markets dry up
With the export markets to Europe and China ruined, restaurants and chippies closed, hospitality shut down and many supermarkets not staffing their fish counters, skippers have Read More » -
Calling All Green Horns – Kodiak Arts Council auctioning week on crab boat – live aboard a Kodiak-based Tanner crab boat!!
hooboy. KODIAK, Alaska – “Deadliest Catch” shows up on T-shirts, coffee mugs and even fireworks that try to cash in on the success of the Discovery Read More » -
Podcast: “F/V Destination, Do You Copy?”
It was the kind of disaster that wasn’t supposed to happen anymore. On February 11, 2017, the fishing vessel Destination disappeared in the Bering Sea on Read More » -
Video: Fisherman airlifted by Coast Guard to South Jersey hospital
A fisherman aboard a scallop boat off the South Jersey coast had to be airlifted when he needed medical attention on Sunday afternoon. The man on Read More » -
So crickets from the fishing industry on the fraud called ocean wind farming? – The Guest Commentary of Ec Newellman
This is not farming for the benefit of the American public…oh “no siree”…..this is for the benefit of big green investors who see the cash cow Read More » -
No West Coast fishery relief funds again in Congress’ $1.2T spending bill
For Yurok Tribe member Sammy Gensaw III, the divide between Capitol Hill and his hometown of Requa on the mouth of the Klamath River is measured Read More » -
Obituary: Commercial Fisherman Edwin Lee Owings, 1958-2021
Eddie passed away peacefully on February 23, 2021, at 62 years old, in Crescent City. He was born in Fort Bragg to Thelma and Joel Owings. Read More » -
Off-the-boat sales strong: Salmon fishermen drawing seafood lovers to Half Moon Bay
Three-and-a-half weeks ago, Jim Anderson, commercial salmon and crab fisherman and captain of the Allaine, said the fish hadn’t bitten that good since 2005. Between 200,000 Read More » -
60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue NOAA under the Endangered Species Act Regarding Sea Grant’s Funding of Offshore Aquaculture Projects
Dear Secretary Ross, et al.: Friends of the Earth (“FOE”) and Center for Food Safety (“CFS”) hereby notify you of violations of the Endangered Species Act Read More » -
Coast Guard crews rescue overboard lobsterman John Aldridge Video – Photos
“This ending had a lot of people shaking hands and smiling,” said Lt. Joe Klinker, First Coast Guard District public affairs officer. “Reports of persons in the Read More » -
Boston lockdown stalled lobster shipment
Portland Press Herald – New Meadows Lobster in Portland, which ships live lobster, said it had a shipment of lobsters stalled in Boston due to the Read More » -
Five Maine fishermen plead guilty in herring scheme
The trial of five fishermen accused of a multi-year scheme to sell unreported Atlantic herring and falsify fishing records ended Monday when the defendants all pleaded Read More » -
Tributes paid to fishing industry leader Donal O’Driscoll – A champion of the Irish fishing industry
“A champion of the Irish fishing industry” is how the Irish South and West Fish Producers’ Organisation (IS&WFPO) described him yesterday (sun), as plans were made Read More » -
Nantucket Fisherman Finds a Digital Lifeline for His Fading Livelihood – Video
For many years now, Willis Blount, the last offshore commercial fisherman still operating around Nantucket, once the center of the country’s whaling industry, has been having Read More »
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