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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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  • Kenai Kontencious. Kenai keeps 2011 salmon habitat law on the books

    KENAI, Alaska — It boiled down to science vs. emotion and personal property rights vs. government encroachment as scores spoke about the future of salmon habitat Read More »

  • Two Boynton Beach men issued fines totaling $27,500 for illegally selling a 700 giant bluefin tuna

    A Notice of Violation and Assessment of Administrative Penalty was sent to David Fidel, of Boynton Beach, who was fined $12,500 for violating the federal Magnuson-Stevens Read More »

  • N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has chosen a compromise on a controversial shrimp trawl amendment.

    In a split vote, the commission chose an amended management option as one of its preferred options for the shrimp fishery management plan Amendment 1 on Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44ft. Blue Water Marine Lobster,Longliner, 230HP, 6 Cylinder Daewoo

    Specifications, information and 9 photo’s  click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 14:26 Read More »

  • Maine lobster processor targeted in federal overtime lawsuit

    A former employee of Richmond-based has filed a lawsuit against the lobster processor, seeking allegedly unpaid overtime and class action certification. Plaintiff Bunthoeun Perez, a Cumberland Read More »
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    Creed declines calls to meet fisherman on hunger strike over fisheries bill

    The Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has declined calls to meet a Donegal fisherman who is on hunger strike in protest at legislation to restore reciprocal Read More »

  • Gloucester Doryman Paul Francis Frontiero Sr left fishing to pursue painting

    The son of a Gloucester fisherman, the late Paul Francis Frontiero Sr., began fishing with his father at the age of 12. He did not know Read More »

  • Commercials to fish Tuesday night in lower Columbia – 14 hours of commercial fishing for spring chinook

    Washington and Oregon officials have approved 14 hours of commercial fishing for spring chinook salmon Tuesday in the lower Columbia River. The Columbia River Compact on Read More »

  • Labour Relations Board Hearing Tuesday into release of FFAW membership list

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) welcomes a hearing called by the Labour Relations Board over the FFAW’s failure to release Read More »
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    Rockland Council holds off on resolve that supports lobster industry, dismisses right whale concerns

    The City Council voted Monday evening, June 12, to postpone for two months a resolve to support the lobster industry out of concern that the language Read More »

  • Why successful salmon season spells trouble for BC fishermen

    Commercial salmon fishermen in Prince Rupert spent three days tied to the dock last week, forgoing fishery openings, in protest of a drop in salmon prices.  Read More »

  • My Turn: Time to continue moving Alaska forward – By Sen. MARK BEGICH

    The election is over and the dust has settled. I congratulate Dan Sullivan. He and I disagreed on many issues, but now he is senator and Read More »
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    Offshore Wind: California’s New Gold Rush

    When it comes to States promoting renewable, non-fossil electricity generation, California surely leads the list, from utility-scale regional grids to individual rooftop solar panels. In fact, Read More »
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    Facing mounting bills and a vanishing season, some crab fishermen are defying the union and heading out to sea

    It’s been more than a month since crab fishermen in Newfoundland and Labrador decided to keep their boats docked in protest of this year’s catch price Read More »

  • Maine DMR to hold off on new lobster measures

    After holding more than a dozen meetings along the Maine coast in January, state fishery officials have decided not to pursue any new management measures for Read More »
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    Nova Scotia fishers, Indigenous stakeholders call for more dialogue amid violence

    As Nova Scotia RCMP continues to investigate violence on a wharf in St. Mary’s Bay, stakeholders on both sides are calling for more conversation instead of Read More »
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    Fukushima fishing port hit by 2011 tsunami reopens after 8-year hiatus

    Tomioka fishing port, which was severely damaged by the tsunami following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake in northeastern Japan reopened on July 26 for the Read More »

  • East Hampton Town Trustees to State Opposition to Methoprene – Why it Matters

    The Suffolk Legislature is expected to soon decide on the county’s 2018 vector control protocol, directly affecting the methods used by the Department of Public Works Read More »
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    Lobstermen union meets for 1st time Sunday at the Portland Regency

    Fishermen who are forming the Maine Lobstering Union are gathering Sunday at the Portland Regency. Opening remarks will be open to the public, then the meeting Read More »

  • Can they save the fish? Environmentalists push back against bills

    “We think that the conservation requirements are working and more can — and should — be done to actually improve fishery management from a comprehensive point Read More »

  • Coast Guard terminates two fishing trips for safety violations

    The U.S. Coast Guard halted the voyages of two commercial fishing boats Thursday after multiple safety violations were found on each. The Coast Guard Cutter Spencer Read More »
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    Bernadette Jordan: Fisheries officers will enforce the rules. Moderate livelihood fisheries must take place within the commercial season

    Anyone caught harvesting lobster outside the commercial fishing season this year will have to contend with fisheries officers, says federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan. The minister Read More »

  • Officials Back Deep Cuts in Atlantic Cod Harvest to Save Industry –

    New York Times “I do not deny the costs that are going to be paid by fishermen, families, communities. They are real. They will hurt.” The problem, Read More »
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    George Carter: Former Caithness skipper has passed away

    Caithness skipper George Carter, who witnessed the aftermath of wartime tragedies, landed 378 boxes of cod in one day, and once caught a great white shark Read More »
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    Off Washington state’s coast, Dungeness crabbers get early start to season, haul in bounty

    Some 60 vessels in Washington’s oceangoing crab fleet worked through a stormy December to bring in more than 4.69 million pounds of Dungeness in a strong Read More »

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