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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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Federal Court rules on the side of fishermen on Class B licence policy
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New Bedford’s fishing community is working with Vineyard Wind. Here’s how.
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UPDATE: Coast Guard search continues for search continues 80 miles off Brunswick, Georgia
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Nautic Alert Gives Boat Owner Confidence During Hurricane Harvey
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The Alaska Fisheries Report – KMXT Kodiak
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North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Anchorage, April 4 thru 12, 2016 – Listen Live
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An Interview with Captain Dave Marciano: Gloucester fishing comes into focus on new season of ‘Wicked Tuna’
The captains of Wicked Tuna, Nat Geo’s top-rated reality series, return for a sixth season Sunday, March 12 at 9 p.m. The cutthroat show about angling off Read More » -
New fish hatchery opening up next month
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Our coastal communities are drowning, largely thanks to tradable quotas and licences.
British Columbia’s coastal communities, long dependent on fishing for their livelihoods, are in serious trouble: population down, youth retention down, incomes down, investment down, infrastructure down, Read More » -
F/V Paloma beached and breaking up on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach
A 40-50 foot fishing boat was leaking fuel and spreading debris along San Francisco’s Ocean Beach early Monday after it beached in swallow water and was Read More » -
Commercial troll fishery still good off coast, and sport angling good one day and slow the next
“The commercial troll fishery has caught almost 6,000 chinook in six weeks,” said Pat Pattillo, the state Fish and Wildlife salmon policy coordinator. During the first Read More » -
From the Deckboss. A Needed Juicy Diversion – Listening in
A potential legal showdown is brewing between United Fishermen of Alaska and the Kenai River Sportfishing Association. Read more, Well, Deckboss can just imagine what kind Read More » -
NOPC Action Alert: Contact Your Members of Congress!
As the House of Representatives prepares to bring the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 to the floor for debate and an anticipated vote next week, a $33 billion Read More » -
Fisherman Lance Eric Norby bought a boat sight unseen and named it PNEUMA. “can’t” was not in his vocabulary
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Kodiak – Coast Guard medevacs ailing F/V Sierra Seas fisherman
The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing 69-year-old man from the 50-foot fishing vessel Sierra Seas near Village Islands off Kodiak, Sunday. An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Read More » -
Peter Cook Tells Stories to Remember
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Community rallies for NC shrimper after boat fire
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A Tribute to the Coast Guard
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California fishermen, enviros fight over proposal to protect underwater seamounts.
California fishermen first learned of the proposal in May, out of the blue. In a six-page, unattributed document, the proposal suggested turning several of the state’s Read More » -
P.E.I. lobster levy will launch this spring
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Offshore Wind: Cuomo’s incredible wind-power pander
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Nova Scotia: Lobster fishery predictions suggest lower quality this year
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Shrimpers, maritime industry find support following hurricane
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, September 7, 2014
“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 »
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First of all you have to reject any argument that includes any dialog about “protecting the resource”. That never has and never will be the driving motivation behind any of these user groups that want to place restrictions on other groups. This is all about the money ! Put a high dollar value on a Striper, a Giant Tuna, a Fluke or any other species that swims the ocean and it all comes down to pure greed and how one group, ( in Wolf’s clothing), can screw another group so they can make more money. These part time charter operations and part time commercial rod / reelers are the largest single threat to the true commercial fishing operations, especially when they team up with the “greenies”.