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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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The Plot Thickens!! Missing F/V Paloma Captain Timothy Lybrand Is A Wanted Man
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Maine legislators reject (alewive) gaspereau-blocking bill – Canadian delegation credited for helping convince Maine committee
A legislative committee in Maine has unanimously rejected a bill that would have blocked the gaspereau migration in the St. Croix River. Last week, Canada was represented Read More » -
Placentia Bay rescue recognized 41 years later
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Yarmouth is heartbroken by fishing tragedy – ‘It’s such a feeling that ‘sad’ doesn’t even describe’
If there is one thing Yarmouth prides itself on, it is for being a fishing community.,, There are ups. And there are downs. It’s almost like Read More » -
New safety gear needed for P.E.I. lobster fishermen, but supply comes up short
P.E.I. lobster fishermen will have some new safety gear on board when the spring lobster season opens at the end of April. At least, they are Read More » -
Going On Tour! Chesapeake Bay Buyboat History Comes to Life with 17th Annual Rendezvous
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Federal models for saving the species have proved faulty as Feds scramble to avoid another mass salmon die-off in the Sacramento River
Larry Collins, a commercial fisherman operating out of Pier 45 in San Francisco, said that in the fight over water, the fishing industry – and wild Read More » -
New Documentary ‘Dirty Energy’ highlights dangerous role of dispersants in BP’s cleanup effort
In the movie, marine toxicologist Riki Ott summarized what the oil industry learned from the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska in 1989: “We have to control the Read More » -
North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Portland Oregon, Feb 1thru 9, 2016
The Council will meet the week of February 1, 2016 at the Benson Hotel, 309 Southwest Broadway in Portland, Oregon. The AGENDA and SCHEDULE are available and will be Read More » -
New Bedford Fish processing workers worried about respiratory health
Workers are complaining of respiratory issues due to a fish processing machine that releases vapors. Worker advocacy groups sent a letter last week to a city Read More » -
Dwindling winter steelhead are on their own again at Willamette Falls
With the first four dozen winter steelhead counted at Willamette Falls and scattered early catches reported in both the Clackamas and Sandy rivers, Oregon scientists, fish Read More » -
“our efforts to redesign fisheries”
This article should be renamed to “How a TED grant helped spread a job killing scam” Some of the lowlites: – Overfishing is the number-one threat to Read More » -
Starting in Maine, tidal energy projects slowly taking hold across nation
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Petit-de-Grat murder suspect Craig Landry released on $50K bail – Carla Ann Samson, was released on a $25,000 bail.
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Scotland: Safety changes pledge after concerns over deaths involving alcohol while in port
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Commercial Fisherman Thomas “Tommy Guns” Blevin, 60, of Wildwood, NJ, has passed away
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UNE researcher gets $1.7M grant to aid fishing industry – will research the mortality rate of winter skates
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Scottish fishermen say their industry is in crisis after Brexit
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Washington discusses tangle-net chinook fishery
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 11, 2018
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DFO ‘fudging the numbers,’ unprecedented court injunction has barred Department of Fisheries and Oceans from opening commercial fishery off Vancouver Island
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Rockfish poaching: It’s more than just a few fish
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Facebook posts lead to first book deal for author, 68
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Halifax trawler owner denies vessel damaged subsea cable
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Hundreds of thousands of salmon released in Northern California river die in ‘large mortality’ event
As many as hundreds of thousands of fall-run Chinook salmon died early last week due to suspected gas bubble disease. The fish were released into the 257-mile-long Klamath Read More »
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