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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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    High-dollar sports fishing boat crashes into shrimp boat, sinks

    A sports fishing boat worth more than $1 million crashed this weekend into a shrimping boat before sinking during a fishing tournament about 45 miles offshore Read More »

  • 60 Massachusetts Lawmakers urge Governor Patrick to seek fishing aid from Obama, his personal friend from their Chicago days

    A group of more than 60 state lawmakers, including many with districts far from the sea, asked Gov. Deval Patrick Thursday to appeal directly to President Read More »

  • ASMFC 2013 Summer Meeting Press Releases, Meeting Summaries and Motions

    Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Meeting Final Agenda  Link The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2013 Summer Meeting Press Releases, Meeting Summaries and Motions  Link  website Read More »

  • Another chance to prosper

    It began quietly, this year’s white shrimp season, on Friday. If you know how to look for the rhythms of the bayous, you could see the Read More »

  • McCrory gets coastal issues report at N.C. Coastal Resources Commission’s meeting

    Gov. Pat McCrory says to come up with a vision for coastal North Carolina, state government needs to balance coastal issues such as funding coastal projects, Read More »
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    DMR issues draft decision approving controversial Mere Point Oyster Co. lease

    Despite opposition from a group of neighbors and commercial fishermen who object that the lease would interfere with fishing and recreation in the bay, the Department Read More »
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    Strong Halibut Pricing Expected to Stay, American Flounder Market Overtaken by Alaska Plaice

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  • DNV GL Launches Rules for US Fishing Fleet

    The fishing vessel industry fatality rate is 30 times higher than the average of all U.S. industries. To address this, U.S. legislation requires that all new Read More »

  • Congress wants to ban the shark fin trade. These scientists think that’s a bad idea.

    Florida has a few more days until increased shark fin penalties kick in, and Congress is considering a ban that would prohibit fin sales for the Read More »

  • Cod, redfish recommended for endangered status

    Several valuable commercial fish species in Newfoundland and Labrador, including Atlantic cod and redfish, are being considered for threatened or endangered status, CBC News has confirmed. The Read More »

  • NOAA – Effective Today Trip Limit Adjustment​s for Groundfish Common Pool Vessels

    NOAA Fisheries today announced that effective immediately trip limits for Gulf of Maine cod, Georges Bank cod and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder are increased for common Read More »
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    Increasing seal population will not harm largest fish stocks in the Baltic

    It has long been debated whether the seal predation of fish play a major role in the fish decline in the Baltic Sea compared to human Read More »
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    Coast Guard Assists Hurricane Michael Response Effort

    First responders have swung into action in the wake of Hurricane Michael, providing assistance to survivors and beginning the difficult task of searching for the missing. Read More »
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    Engine failure on big scallop trawler investigated by TSB

    Canada’s Transportation Safety Board expects to complete its preliminary investigation by Tuesday into an engine failure last week on board the scallop dragger Atlantic Destiny. The TSB dispatched Read More »

  • This is good! The truth about Atlantic salmon, Owen Myers, St. John’s

    The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) is an elitist mainland/foreign organization that is not the last word in Atlantic salmon conservation, much as they would like us Read More »

  • Fishery Convictions – Maritimes Region – October 29, 2014 – Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maritimes Region, announced today that one company and 52 individuals have been convicted and fined nearly half a million dollars for fishery Read More »

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  • A week into a challenging Togiak herring fishery, some fishermen are ready for halibut season.

    Herring opened April 17 this year, a record early start for the fishery. But it’s been a tough go of it – by April 25, the Read More »

  • Wall St Wolf Nature Conservancy Teams With Bailout Queen JPMorgan Chase & Co. To Buy Our Resources

    The Nature Conservancy and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) announced today the establishment of NatureVest,,, NatureVest will convene investors; develop and execute innovative financial transactions; and Read More »

  • Letter to the Editor – Oil sheiks must celebrate our offshore wind fixation – James H. Bodurtha, Cotuit, Ma.

    We have an opportunity to be energy independent in five to seven years, but instead of using our resources to further environmentally safe production of natural Read More »

  • Canadian Federation of Independent Fish Harvesters – ‘Real change’ needed in fishery management

    An advocacy group for fish harvesters across the country says the federal Liberal government needs to follow through on its election promises for people who fish for a living. Read More »

  • California commercial salmon fishing season opens

    AP- SAN FRANCISCO—Commercial salmon fishermen are heading to sea from San Francisco  and other area ports in what is expected to be a strong fishing season. continued Read More »

  • Just Now! The Midnight Sun steams into Gloucester past Cape Pond Ice the coolest place in town.

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  • Congressmen Seek Investigation Of Hawaii Fishing Practices

    Four Democratic congressmen have written to officials at the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration claiming that Hawaii’s longline fishing fleet is Read More »

  • Thousands fewer inshore harvesters than FFAW-Unifor claimed; FISH-NL receives union support from across Canada

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is pleased with the Labour Relations Board’s release of what officials describe as an “accurate Read More »

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