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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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    New Brunswick fishermen get $2M to test gear to prevent whale entanglements

    Snow crab fishermen in northern New Brunswick are getting more than $2 million over three years to help test technologies aimed at reducing the risks of Read More »
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    Help sought from a higher authority to help shrimping crisis

    Local shrimp fishermen and dealers say the industry’s prices are locally hitting some of the lowest points in nearly a decade, and warning of a market Read More »
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    Skrobie’s last hurrah on the harbor

    William Dixon Skrobacz made his last trip on a boat on Friday. For once, he didn’t have much to say. But if he did, he probably Read More »

  • Newport Fishermen’s Wives: Blazer sinking highlights need for Coast Guard rescue helicopter

    The helicopter was dispatched before dawn on Saturday to rescue the boat’s five-person crew as the vessel sunk near Siletz Bay. If the helicopter hadn’t been Read More »

  • Fisheries ministers from the Maritime provinces have named a three-member independent lobster panel

    The panel has a representative from each province: • New Brunswick: Gilles Thériault, a long-time fishing consultant • Nova Scotia: John Hanlon, a retired area manager Read More »

  • Derelict Boats Are Subject of North Carolina Survey

    Abandoned and derelict boats dot waterways and marshes all along the N.C. coast, in some cases creating hazards to navigation and other safety or environmental problems, Read More »

  • World first Anglesey underwater energy ‘sea kite’ project in licence bid

    Swedish-based Minesto has applied to fix its underwater energy ‘kites’ in the sea off Holyhead on Anglesey. It is part of plans for a 10MW underwater Read More »

  • Crisis highlights running dispute over US fish law

    Jay Lindsey once again tells us a portion of the story, and shame on Peter Baker for capitalizing on it, as is the usual for Peter Read More »

  • Management Measures for Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Finalized Today

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    Catch Shares versus Sharing Catch – Comment by Stephen J. Hall, David J. Mills & Neil L. Andrew

    Lee van der Voo considers catch shares in the US to be, “one of the coolest vehicles environmental policy has seen in decades,” because they reduce Read More »
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    FISH-NL calls for resurrection of arm’s-length body to bridge massive divide between science and inshore harvesters

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is calling on Ottawa to resurrect the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (FRCC) to bridge the Read More »

  • Good news, bad news for Alaska commercial fishermen in 2013

    Depending on their quarry, some commercial fishermen working Alaska waters can expect a productive year in 2013, while others will face tighter limits. The North Pacific Read More »

  • Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board oversight shifted to lt. governor

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  • N.J. Recreational fishermen push for pots off state’s artificial reefs

    Recreational fishing clubs and divers threw their support behind special management zone status for 13 reef sites at the Mid-Atlantic Marine Fisheries Council public hearing held Wednesday in Read More »
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    Portugal faces sardine ban

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  • Portsmouth: New England Fishery Management Council Meeting – January 28-30, 2014

    Full council Meeting at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 – NEFMC January Council Meeting Webinar Registration here    Meeting Agenda here 13:38 Read More »
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    Garnish fishermen facing big bill after boat sinks

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    Oct 6, 2016 17:00 EDT – Hurricane Matthew Approaching the Southeast U.S. Coast

    At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Matthew was located near latitude 26.2 North, longitude 78.6 West. The hurricane is moving toward the Read More »

  • National Marine Fisheries Service’s Office of Law Enforcement returns to Unalaska/Dutch Harbor

    A federal fisheries agency office is reopening in Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, as soon as three enforcement officers are hired and trained, according to Kevin Heck, acting deputy Read More »

  • Rodney Mercer’s “sealfie” of Ellen DeGeneres has found a home at Gitanos’ Supper Club and Tapas Bar

    The seal fur creation can now be seen at Gitanos’ Supper Club and Tapas Bar in the Millbrook Mall, hanging near the entrance of the Donna Read More »

  • Experts expect large herring run in Togiak

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  • Marine Fisheries Center’s first meeting discusses fishing yields in Ocean Springs Mississippi

    OCEAN SPRINGS — The newly funded Science Center for Marine Fisheries’ first meeting began Friday and continues today at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Read More »

  • “They’ll eat anything.” Newfoundland – The green crab invasion

    Port Saunders fisherman Eugene Caines has been monitoring the green crab invasion for the last few years. The European species was first detected in Newfoundland back in Read More »

  • Jersey Shore Fishing: Change in fluke quota split on the table

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  • Fishing Catch Share restructure a ‘shambles’ in New South Wales!

    Attempts to prepare fishers for the share trading program of the NSW fishing industry restructure are a shambles says a local industry representative. Clarence River Fishermen’s Read More »

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