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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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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 63′ Steel Stern Trawler , 525HP, Cummins KTA 1150 with Permits
For specifications, information, and 26 photos of the vessel, click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:51 Read More » -
Lobstermen Face Hypoxia in Outer Cape Waters
Alex Iacono, a lobsterman who says he favors lobsters and ocean solitude over people, is worried about the future of his business. Iacono, who lives in Read More » -
Alaska Lt. Governor Pushes for Safety in the World’s “New Ocean”
Tromsø, Norway – The world is responding to the opportunities of a “new ocean” as Arctic sea ice changes and global shipping increases the value of Read More » -
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update JULY 13, 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 » -
Minister Highlights Benefits to Fisheries of Canada-EU Trade Agreement
CANADA – Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, followed the recent announcement of a new Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union with Read More » -
Fishermen voice concerns on new regulations at the Surf City Commercial Fisherman’s Town Hall meeting
Fishermen from up and down the coast gathered Tuesday in Surf City to make their voices heard at the Commercial Fisherman’s Town Hall Meeting. The meeting Read More » -
Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. bucks Mid Atlantic Council flounder reduction plan
.“The implications and economic tragedies resulting from such a reduction will have resounding negative consequences on the entire East Coast,” Mr. Thiele said in a letter Read More » -
Safety Training Offered for Commercial Fishermen in Cordova
Cordova Times Staff: Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will offer a one-day fishing vessel safety and drill conductor course in Cordova on Saturday, February 16, Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 11, 2018
>Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >Click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<11:50 Read More » -
Our View: Help the little guy in the fisheries, and help him now
Boat owners aren’t obligated under the federal program to give any of the money to members of the crew, and from what we hear, precious few Read More » -
“The Plan” – Mid-Atlantic states draft regional plan for improving coastal waters
With the ocean facing significant challenges in the near future, Mid-Atlantic states, federal agencies, and others have banded together to draft a plan to promote more Read More » -
Lower and middle class Americans will pay for the Biden Administration offshore wind power “plan”
Last week, the Biden administration announced “a bold set of actions” that it said will “catalyze” the installation of 30,000 megawatts of new offshore wind capacity by Read More » -
Maryland reps exploring shrimp fishery
A new shrimp fishery could be coming to Maryland, which would have direct benefits along the lower Eastern Shore. Last year, the state’s General Assembly approved Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from fishing vessel 180 miles south of Pensacola, Florida
The Coast Guard medevaced a 45-year-old man approximately 180 miles south of Pensacola, Florida, Monday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a call at 10:26 a.m. Read More » -
$11 million in federal fishery disaster money will help restore oyster and blue crab fisheries in Mississippi
Both were declared disasters following a 2011 season ruined by freshwater from the opening of the Bonnet Carre spillway. Read more here 07:53 Read More » -
Bristol Bay buyers say they can handle full 2016 sockeye run
A survey of the 12 primary processors in Bristol Bay says that they should be able to handle more sockeye than are forecast to be caught Read More » -
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, November 8, 2015
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 » -
Fight Against Atlantic Menhaden Certification Moves to Next Round
The objections raised by sportfishing groups in opposition to certification of the industrial Atlantic menhaden fishery as a “sustainable fishery” are scheduled to be heard by Read More » -
Cape Cod oyster poaching cases cracked
“We’ve definitely identified somebody,” Balcom said Monday. “We caught him red-handed and anticipate charging him in the next couple weeks. “Where he sold the oysters is Read More » -
Making a killing – As whales die in frightening numbers, New Brunswick’s lucrative snow crab industry struggles under a global spotlight.
It all started when Charles Anastasia’s boat sank. This was in 1979, when 26-year-old Anastasia took to the ocean every morning to fill his nets with Read More » -
How the blue economy will shape the future of Canada’s oceans and coastal communities
The words “blue economy” will soon shape the future of Canada’s oceans, from the fiords and straits of British Columbia to the rugged coastlines of the Atlantic Read More » -
Fish panel snubs U.S., Canada limits Gloucester Daily Times
NOAA’s New England Fishery Management Council Wednesday heaped derision on a joint assessment of yellowtail flounder conducted jointly by U.S. and Canadian scientists, then trashed the Read More » -
Plenty of Fish in the Sea? Melissa Pandika calls herself a journalist? Heh heh yeeeah OK!
Why you should care– Within our lifetimes, the world’s supply of fish could collapse entirely. That’s right: no more sushi, no more pet goldfish and moreover, Read More » -
Leviathan: Brilliant sea tale well worth its salt – Rick Groen – The Globe and Mail
A promise: This is like no documentary you’ve ever seen before. A caveat: It may be like no documentary you want to see. Brilliantly rewarding yet Read More » -
Tidal turbine in Bay of Fundy generating the most expensive electricity ever produced in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia hailed North America’s first successful grid-connected tidal turbine Tuesday with a ceremonial flipping of a switch at a substation outside Parrsboro. The electricity being generated is some Read More »
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