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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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Tender capsizes near Clark’s Point, two rescued, one crewman is missing.
A commercial fishing vessel has capsized in the Nushagak Bay close to Dillingham. The United States Coast Guard received a report Wednesday morning that the F/V Read More » -
‘We are at 50% of the quota we had’: boss of UK’s last long-range trawler rues ‘squandered’ Brexit hopes
Just hours after docking, the latest catch – about 300 tonnes of frozen fish fillets – has already been transported in Kirkella-branded boxes to the fish Read More » -
Sakonnet Lobster found a way to deal with Coronavirus. Door-to-door delivery
Doug Mataronas saw what restaurants were doing during the initial weeks of the governor’s orders to stay at home, so he figured he’d give it a Read More » -
Whales may impact herring stocks’ recovery. No! That just can’t be! The Whales are over fishing?
While whales are not to blame for the decline of herring in places like Lynn Canal and Prince William Sound, they may be keeping depleted stocks Read More » -
Sitka Sound roe herring harvest reduced
Sitka…..the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today the final guideline harvest level (GHL) for the 2014 Sitka Sound herring sac roe fishery is 16,333 Read More » -
The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong
Wednesday March 20, 2013 – The loss of a great Labrador ambassador…retired Inuit fisherman Perry Michelin, and Some lessons from Boston, what I learned at the Read More » -
Three New Calves! North Atlantic Right Whale calving season is now underway
Right whales are an endangered species that usually migrate south along the Georgia and Florida coastline to give birth to their calves. The Florida Fish and Read More » -
Clammers, wormers hope for compromise to avoid controversial bill
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Despite angry words and a few veiled threats, worm diggers and clam harvesters will try to work together to find common ground and Read More » -
One of Sheepshead Bay’s last fishing boat captains says he’ll go down with the ships
To Robert Sapanara, the sea is friend and foe, but his passion for it remains undeterred. “There are no words to describe how breathtaking the ocean Read More » -
Coast Guard aircrew, good Samaritan boat crew medevac injured vessel captain northeast of Biorka Island, Alaska
A Coast Guard aircrew and a good Samaritan boat crew medevaced a vessel captain after he was injured aboard a fish processing vessel northeast of Biorka Read More » -
As Pacific fisheries observer force grows, so do complaints
As the Marshall Islands and other islands ramp up recruitment and training of fisheries observers, the number of reports by observers claiming verbal and physical abuse Read More » -
Yes, the fleet will be blessed on Friday
They did not summon a queen and they did not call for a king, because the contagion had wafted across the land. The Florida Seafood Festival, Read More » -
THEN and NOW – Blessing of the Fleet – Gloucester, Mass.
The THEN photo was taken circa 1950, the Now was this year 2013. In the 60’s the fishing vessels would fill the Harbor waiting to be Read More » -
China has finally developed a taste for lobster—and it’s keeping Maine fishermen flush with cash
Seafood is a classic luxury item in China. But until recently, people there weren’t big on lobster. The iconic, bright-red crustaceans were known as the “Boston Read More » -
Maine lobster group backs Canadian fishermen over right whale deaths
The president of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, Kristan Porter, opposes a move to ban some Canadian seafood because of the deaths of endangered North Atlantic right Read More » -
406 Day: National Campaign for Awareness of EPIRB, Emergency Locator Beacon Importance
Editor’s Note: Coast Guard members in your area may be available to discuss 406 Day and the importance of EPIRBs and PLBs.,,,Saturday, April 6, is 406 Read More » -
Biggest Crab Boat in the World: Facts You Might Not Know
Crab fishing is a dangerous industry popularized by the hit TV reality show The Deadliest Catch. You might be wondering which boat is the biggest crab Read More » -
New England: Fisheries research collaborative calls for new regional projects
The University of New Hampshire-led Northeast Consortium has been selected to lead a new collaborative research initiative on the groundfish stocks and groundfish fishery in the Read More » -
New England Fishery Management Council pick disappoints Gloucester Mayor – feds pulling bait-and-switch
Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken on Tuesday said the June 28 decision to appoint recreational fishing stakeholder Michael J. Pierdinock of Plymouth instead of Northeast Seafood Read More » -
“Looking Back; “Fishery management; best available science, or politics?” 2009. By Jim Lovgren
I wrote this piece at the beginning of the Obama administration, concerning the politization of fishery science, over fourteen years ago. The rash of east coast Read More » -
New England’s cod catch in nosedive
The decline of the fishery has made the U.S. reliant on foreign cod, and cod fish fillets and steaks purchased in American supermarkets and restaurants are Read More » -
Fishermen voice concerns over fallout from Rafaels crimes
A century’s worth of fishing industry experience traveled from New Bedford to the Viking Hotel on Wednesday to describe the impact on NOAA’s groundfish ban on Read More » -
Confluence of factors cause disconnect in salmon pricing
Seafood producers were hoping U.S. consumers would have cheaper salmon this year, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. The $8.99 per pound of the Read More » -
Fishery annual catch limits (ACLs) and Striped Marlin Overfishing on Agenda for WPFMC Meeting in Honolulu
Honolulu – (17 June 2013) Each year since 2011, federal fishery managers have been required to set annual catch limits (ACLs) for all federally managed fish Read More » -
Downtime – This year’s Slam’n Salm’n Derby winner is a commercial fisherman who hits Ship Creek on his time off
This year’s winner of the Slam’n Salm’n Derby is an Anchorage angler who spends many of his hours off from commercial fishing at Ship Creek. Robert Read More »
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