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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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    34th Annual Blessing of the Fleet will be April 25th, craft show applications available

    The Town of Mount Pleasant Blessing of the Fleet & Seafood Festival craft show applications are now available. The 34th annual festival will be April 25 Read More »

  • 200-year-old anchor on display at Port of Kalama

    A historic 1,120-pound anchor found years ago at the bottom of the Columbia River is now on display at Port of Kalama’s interpretative center. Commercial fisherman Read More »
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    Investigation underway: French vessel boarded, inspected, and brought to Plymouth Harbour

    Britain’s fishing watchdog has confirmed its staff boarded a French fishing vessel a few miles off the Devon and Cornwall coast before bringing it into Plymouth’s Read More »
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    The gruesome final Pacific voyage of Captain James Cook

    Exactly 251 years ago this week, the world as it was known was about to change forever. On August 26, 1768, explorer James Cook set off Read More »
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    Alaska fishing communities would take hit under Dunleavy proposal to end fish tax revenue-sharing

    Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed legislation this week that would keep commercial fish tax revenue that has for years been shared with Alaska fishing communities in the Read More »

  • Lower numbers of sockeye salmon coming upstream this year isn’t a cause for worry for Okanagan Nation

    While it may not be as high as some of the recent record returns, there are enough sockeye to allow for the opening of some of Read More »

  • NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service seeks comments on Atlantic bluefin tuna management proposals

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  • BIG STORY: United States and China Coast Guards interdict vessel for illegally fishing on the high seas

    JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau transferred custody of the fishing vessel Yin Yuan, a 191-foot fishing vessel seized 625 miles east Read More »

  • Dischner: Another year of halibut quota cuts on the table for 2015 (lots of info)

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  • Obituary, Jerry P. Wollen 58 Petersburg, Alaska

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  • Slippery eel slides towards disaster – Cupping a tiny, translucent eel in the palm of his hand, “This is worth about one dollar,”

    phys.org – In North America, Canada has seen a precipitous drop and introduced severe fishing restrictions, while US authorities classify the fish as “depleted.” Maine, and Read More »

  • Christie administration formally asks Department of Commerce to withdraw summer flounder quota

    The Gov. Christie administration has filed a formal request with the U.S. Department of Commerce to stop restrictions on recreational summer flounder fishing from going into Read More »

  • BC: Fishing-boat captain from Courtenay presumed drowned near Kelsey Bay

    RCMP and a coast guard crew are looking for the body of a 48-year-old Courtenay man believed to have drowned after his commercial fishing vessel overturned Read More »

  • State meets fluke fishermen halfway after barring offload of entire catch

    All but one of the seven fishing boats that were barred from offloading their catch of fluke, or summer flounder, earlier this week are back fishing, Read More »

  • Massachusetts Coastal legislators secure seafood bill

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  • Lobster, crabs, shrimp and more are served up in this weekend’s Key West Seafood Festival

    Florida Keys commercial fishermen and fans of fresh fish and seafood gather Jan. 16 and 17 to celebrate the island chain’s bountiful ocean harvest during the Read More »

  • NOAA’s fishing policies under investigation

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    How Coronavirus Has Changed Business for Gloucester Fishermen

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  • The US Fishing Industry Contributes Nearly $90 Billion To The Economy

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    The power to open Bonnet Carré spillway rests 200 miles from ‘struggling’ Gulf Coast

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    N.E., Mid Atlantic-Vessel Monitoring System Software Update Required for Vessel Owners

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  • Computer Glitch shuts inshore herring fishery causing bait shortage – Price Spikes!

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    Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission bans inshore lobstering during whale migration

    Meeting via webinar, the MFAC overwhelmingly approved five of the six recommendations presented by the state Division of Marine Fisheries, setting the stage for a hectic Read More »

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