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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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Coast Guard medevacs man from F/V Alaska Juris near Dutch Harbor, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Crews from the Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell and Air Station Kodiak medevaced an injured man from the F/V Alaska Juris near Dutch Harbor Friday. [email protected] The Alaska Read More » -
Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for June 17, 2015
Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. We are Direct to the Source-We are Read More » -
NOAA – Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Implementation Plans by Region
NOAA Fisheries has released nine implementation plans that identify priority actions and milestones for Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management nationally and regionally, including for Atlantic highly migratory Read More » -
Arbitrator upholds firing of Lobster 207 co-op CEO, clearing way for racketeering lawsuit
The former CEO of Lobster 207, a fishing cooperative owned by the Maine Lobstering Union, on Monday lost in an arbitration proceeding over his firing in Read More » -
Senator Dan Sullivan Applauds Senate Passage of American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) is applauding the Senate passage of S. 1322, the American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced alongside Senators Maria Read More » -
Fish Grab – Sportfishers ask Gov. Kate Brown to rescind appointment of gill-net strategist
A contingent of groups representing the Oregon sportfishing community have asked Gov. Kate Brown to rescind her appointment of a commercial gill-net industry lobbyist to the Read More » -
Vitter urges administration not to remove oil rig serving as artificial reef
U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), who sits on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell requesting that Read More » -
Gang Green Extorting NMFS – Speed up sea turtle analysis – Or Pay Our Litigators.
The Center for Biological Diversity, Turtle Island Restoration Network, Sea Turtle Conservancy and Oceana contend that shrimp nets in the Gulf of Mexico and Southeast Atlantic Read More » -
American Seafood Corp. Fights Giant Jones Act Penalties
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has stirred up a storm in the Alaska pollock fishery by issuing Jones Act penalty notices totaling about S350 million. According Read More » -
Trawler becomes Crabber/Seiner
Former Scottish pelagic trawler Unity, sold last year to Norway, has gone through a major transformation to become advanced seine netter and crabber K. Nyvoll – which include Read More » -
Boats likely stuck ‘in the middle of nowhere’ for several days after storm
A boat that broke free and ran aground during a storm that left thousands without power could take up to two weeks to salvage, a harbourmaster says. Read More » -
Re-examining safety practices in the wake of this year’s commercial fishing deaths
“It’s time for a checkup from the neck up” — meaning an industry time-out to evaluate fishing operations and behaviors — advises Jerry Dzugan, director of the Sitka-based Read More » -
Whale entanglements exceeded average in 2017, report says
The number of large whales entangled in U.S. waters was a little worse than usual in 2017, but entanglements of right whales and in the Northeast Read More » -
Highway 103 honours lost fishermen – Highway 103 runs from Halifax to Yarmouth
Highway 103 has been renamed Fishermen’s Memorial Highway in honour of the men who go to the sea in boats, some of whom do not return. continued@The Read More » -
Charter captain refutes red snapper commentary
The “scheme” discussed in the commentary by Mr. Brown (4-15-15 issue) is not that the five state plan will destroy the commercial fishery -far from it, Read More » -
LSU AG Center will hold its annual Louisiana Fisheries Summit for commercial fishermen at Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center
March 12 – 13, 2013 – Topics will include fisheries and seafood industry status updates, marketing, refrigeration, shipping and boats and motors. The summit will also Read More » -
‘Catalytic.’ How a bipartisan bill could save working waterfronts from Cape Cod to Alaska
The Working Waterfront Protection Act (S-3180) would establish a grant program that would support working waterfronts in coastal states, including the Great Lakes. The act would Read More » -
San Joaquin Valley salmon make small gains against tough odds
LA GRANGE — With a flash of silver and pink, a male salmon signaled its arrival in a stretch of the Tuolumne River near La Grange. Read More » -
Want to own the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation?
The federal government is asking for anyone “interested in ownership and governance of” the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation to get in touch. The FFMC is currently Read More » -
Commercial Fisherman Releases 30 Tonnes Of Mackerel To Save Dolphins Trapped In Nets
“The crew were determined not to hurt the dolphins in any way if at all possible and they set about trying to free them by lowering Read More » -
Change to legal size of lobster imports proposed
Draft Addendum XXX, an amendment to American lobster regulations, will consider whether new minimum lobster size increases that take effect Jan. 1, 2025, should apply to Read More » -
Historic boom in Lake Superior’s herring population could be best in 40 years
Potentially record numbers of lake herring, also called cisco born last spring seem to have survived their first year of life, according to state and federal Read More » -
Fishing crew receives Carnegie Hero award for sea rescue
According to the award citation, on Jan. 25, 2012, a 67-foot fishing vessel, the Heritage, became disabled in a severe storm while crossing Alitak Bay off Read More » -
Vineyard Wind Withdraws From Federal Permitting Process
The first announcement that Vineyard Wind would withdraw from federal review was buried in a public statement that went out Dec. 1 about the company’s selection Read More » -
South County Museum honors the legends of the Point Judith commercial fishing industry
Imagine walking into a new exhibit at the South County Museum that lists as many local commercial fishermen as can be identified, past and present, and Read More »
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