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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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  • EU counters Pew criticism of ‘blurry science’ as bluefin tuna fishing kicks off with 20% hike

    As the European Union (EU)’s bluefin tuna fishing season in the Mediterranean kicks off at pace, Pew Charitable Trusts has warned the science behind this year’s 20% Read More »

  • FISH-NL condemns Ottawa’s decision to reopen south coast cod fishery to offshore factory-freezer trawlers 

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 10th, 2017 The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is out to destroy the inshore fishery off Newfoundland’s south coast with its Read More »

  • Ten Day At Sea Joint Mission Successfully Tallies 20+ Violations

    On March 10, 2016, two Alaska Wildlife Troopers, a public safety technician, and a NOAA Enforcement Officer got underway for a 10-day at-sea operation in the Read More »

  • Mike McGeoghegan steps down as PEIFA president

    After a five-year term of successive re-elections, Mike McGeoghegan has stepped down as president of the largest fishing organization in the province. The Pinette-based fisherman has Read More »

  • N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries says Commercial and Recreational landings rose in 2015

    The DMF issued the 2015 Annual Fisheries Bulletin on Tuesday, which includes landings reports on both commercial and recreational landings in North Carolina. According to the reports, Read More »

  • Gloucester fishermen’s leader cleared, but shocked by allegations

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  • DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Angeles-made vessel destined to be floating classroom

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  • Gulf Nova Scotia Sustainable Fisheries Collaborative Research Society out to net individual N.S. fishermen

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  • When it comes to in the Atlantic east of Montauk, the Fishing Industry must be considered

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  • Campobello Island mourns loss of fisherman originally from Chester who freed dozens of entangled whales

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  • The Green Party of BC releasing its new fish farm policy aimed at reversing the decline in wild salmon populations

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  • “We mean business.” Virginia Marine Police target poachers as oyster season opens

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  • Yurok Tribe Dispute with State over Coastal Access Entangled in Alleged Embezzlement – “fake marine protected areas” (wow)

    Dan Bacher, an environmental writer, calls the South Coast region “fake marine protected areas” that shield the ocean from fishing but fail to protect it from Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance – Weekly Update December 16, 2012

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    Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting in Annapolis, MD December 11-14, 2017

    The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s December meeting in Annapolis, MD. Briefing Materials & Agenda Overview Agenda click here Attend Meeting with Read More »

  • Biomedical bleeding may be hurting horseshoe crab population

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  • Tall Ship Bounty lost to Sandy. Two missing

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  • Subsistence gillnets on Alaska’s Kenai, Kasilof rivers get go-ahead

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    Northeast Fisheries Science Center study says Gulf of Maine will become too warm for many key fish

    A new study by federal fisheries scientists predicts the warming of the Gulf of Maine will cause a dramatic contraction of suitably cool habitat for a Read More »

  • In the LA Times: Cape Cod’s namesake fish population rapidly disappearing

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