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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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2024 Maritime elver season officially cancelled
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Alaska Fishermen Sentenced For Killing Endangered Steller Sea Lions
An Alaska salmon boat skipper who killed endangered Steller sea lions with a shotgun and hindered an investigation has been fined $20,000 in federal court. Jon Nichols, Read More » -
What is really happening in the Gulf? Declining seafood catches and deformities, and a legacy of psychological and social problems
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Here it is! The Rundown of the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
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Fishing Crew Rescued After 1 month at Sea in Thailand
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Old men on their sea: Experienced fishermen tell their tales on Chatham Fish Pier
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P.E.I. lobster fishermen hope higher prices make up for lower catches
With prices currently at $6.50 for canners and $7 for markets, P.E.I. lobster fishermen are hoping to ride out a spring of bad weather and lower Read More » -
New England Fisheries Management Council to mull new strategies
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Boswell, Cook sponsor bills aimed at shrimping rule petition
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Dredging by fishing vessels for scallops has been banned along the Northumberland coastline
A new byelaw introduced by the Northumberland Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NIFCA) brings the rule into immediate effect. The NIFCA district covers the sea area Read More » -
Science journal article disputes claims that aquaculture is a sustainable industry
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Mass Fishermen, do you remember when the delegation asked Gov. Patrick to talk to the President? He did! About Cape Wind!!
Nantucket Sound is home to several species of endangered and protected birds and marine mammals and has been designated an Essential Fish Habitat. Cape Wind’s construction Read More » -
‘This is the war’: New Bedford at center of conflict between fishing, wind industries
New Bedford is the top commercial fishing port in the country, but it’s also emerging as an epicenter of conflict between the fishing industry and the Read More » -
Nearly 200 NC Fishermen Travel To Raleigh For Second Annual Seafood Lobby Day
Today, commercial fishermen will forego a day working on the water and instead work the halls of the Legislative Building for the 2nd Annual Seafood Lobby Read More » -
Panel report sets best course for fisheries (and what a Panel it was!)
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New policies, and a court ruling, protect whales from ships in SF Bay and along the Pacific coast from the US Navy.
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Fishing vessel sinks off Lizard Point
A fishing vessel sank off the coast of Lizard Point yesterday (Saturday, October 12) – and two people had to be rescued. On social media, the Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 16, 2018
>Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >Click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here< 21:06 Read More » -
Saying goodbye: Unicorn Leaves Her Home Port, This Time for Good
Something was missing along Dutcher Dock in Menemsha this week. Before dawn last Monday, the legendary Unicorn dragger pulled away from dock and left Menemsha Harbor Read More » -
Waldoboro Selectman Emphasizes Importance of Jobs, Commercial Fishing Industry in Run for House
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Scientists worry B.C. hatchery fish threatening endangered wild chinook
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Commercial crab fishing opens Jan. 4 on North Coast
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NCFA Weekly Update for Dec. 19, 2014
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RCMP tell onlookers to stay away from Bonavista boat fire
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DFO Path Forward Rejected – ‘We’re going to establish our own fishery’
“We’re going to establish our own fishery and our seasons outside of theirs,” Chief Mike Sack said Wednesday. “We’ll push our own season and determine what Read More »
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