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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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    Homer News – As fisheries managers throughout Alaska prepare for low king salmon returns, federal regulators are considering new limits on king bycatch in the Gulf Read More »
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    “Everybody is getting paid but us,” Crabbers struggling after Jessie’s Ilwaco Fish Company failure

    More than a week after Jessie’s filed paperwork to enter receivership, fishermen such as Teall are feeling the fallout. Teall is a crew member of the Read More »

  • FISH-NL recommends Ottawa cancel 2017 sentinel cod program 

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) recommends that Ottawa cancel the 2017 sentinel cod program, a series of tests fisheries around Read More »

  • Socio Economic Studies and the Piss Poor Science of Fishery Mismanagement.

    Listening to the NEFMC meeting over the past three days, I’ve noticed some blatant flaws of connectivity on a number of issues. Where to begin? Thats as Read More »
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    Oceana Canada Audit finds Canada’s fisheries in decline, says response lacks urgency

    An annual audit of Canada’s fisheries has flagged a decline in the number of healthy fish stocks over the last two years,,, The findings are contained in Read More »

  • MSA Re Auth: What in the Hell is this guy talkin’ about? Watch, and comment, please

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  • CORPUS CHRISTI – Game Wardens Target Illegal Fishing In Gulf – Video

    An increase in illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico has prompted Texas Parks and Wildlife to not only step up patrols, but also ask the Read More »

  • Outer Cape project is largest salt-marsh restoration project from Maine to New York – Against the tide in Herring River Basin

    WELLFLEET — Tom O’Connell and Laura Runkel live in a Cape on a lush 2 acres on Upper Pole Dike Creek with a view of the marsh Read More »
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    Friendship Lobsterman Pleads No Contest to Arson

    The Friendship lobsterman whose feud with another fisherman led him and his sternmen to torch the other man’s Waldoboro boathouse has pleaded no contest to arson Read More »

  • Slowing Chinese lobster demand, anticipated early season likely mean more conservative pricing

    Lobster prices have fallen significantly after anticipation of continued strong growth in Chinese demand failed to come to fruition, with some industry executives expecting more conservative pricing for next season. In Read More »

  • Can the Sea Shepherds Cult Survive the Lawsuits?

    Ady Gil has become dead-set on rooting out the dishonesty he sees in Watson’s radical conservation organization. He and his own conservation group, Ady Gil World Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association – SPECIAL UPDATE!!!

    SPECIAL UPDATE!!! Attached above is a pdf flyer for several meetings this coming Monday, January 25th, all to be held at the Riverfront Convention Center in New Bern. Please Read More »
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    Peconic Bay scallops die-off tied to newly detected parasite

    The catastrophic die-off of Peconic Bay scallops in eastern Long Island waters may be tied to a previously undetected parasite that can infect the kidneys of Read More »
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    Paul Fraser continues his Sno Crab protest in Halifax

    Paul is a Lobster Fisherman out of Cape Breton and has been ignored a Snow Crab License, he has been trying to get DFO to review Read More »

  • The last moments of the Bounty, the ship with Maine ties that fought Sandy and lost

    PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The ship’s engineer was seasick and spitting up his medication. A deckhand had been tossed past the mainmast, breaking three ribs. The captain Read More »

  • PORT TOWNSEND – Fin-fish farm issue resolved, Jefferson County officials say

    The net pen policy has held up approval of the shoreline management program, which regulates development on the shoreline, since February 2011. That’s when Ecology approved Read More »

  • American Samoa – Tri Marine says return of tuna boats good for everyone

    Tri Marine International’s ten U.S. flag Cape fleet vessels and other U.S. flag boats based in American Samoa are once again allowed access to their historic Read More »

  • Documentary filmmaker Twyla Roscovich captures the wild life of salmon

    It’s a Vancouver International Film Festival first for Ms. Roscovich, who has worked as a director and cinematographer for the BBC Natural History and Discovery Channel. The Read More »

  • On a roll! Coast Guard terminates F/V Snark voyage near Sitka, Alaska

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Naushon terminated the voyage of the fishing vessel Snark near Sitka after discovering several safety issues aboard Read More »

  • Letters to the editor: Keep East Coast free of drilling – Hadley Wingate

    Hadley fails to make a critical connection regarding U S Interior’s “Smart from the Start”, All of he Above” strategy. Knowing that view could possibly change Read More »

  • Commercial fisherman moves operation north of Martin County to avoid polluted water

    Lake Okeechobee releases continued to flow into the St. Lucie Estuary Friday night, creating another night of worry for local business owners who who rely on Read More »

  • Rescued at sea – Turr hunters attribute CF/V White Star I crew to saving their lives

    Thanks to the efforts of three Randell brothers – Ralph, Kevin and Keith – from Bide Arm, Graham Hancock and Tom Fillier are safely back on Read More »
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    Commerce Secretary Announces $300 Million CARES Act Allocation – NOAA will disburse funds through partners

    As a next step, NOAA Fisheries will use these allocations (see below) to make awards to our partners—the interstate marine fisheries commissions, Puerto Rico, and the Read More »

  • Disease in herring threatens broader food web

    Tiny herring eggs and larvae are eaten by a multitude of invertebrates, such as crabs and amphipods. They are also important to fish, such as juvenile Read More »
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    US-China Trade Deal: US lobster dealers anxious to resume business with China

    Hugh Reynolds, a lobster dealer from Stonington, Maine, was excited to learn that the China-US phase-one economic and trade deal came into effect on Feb 14. Read More »

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