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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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Baker | A tale of two controversial fisheries magnates – Bill Barry and Gus Etchegary: Agree or disagree with their views, it matters not to them
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Seafood packers struggle with shrimp shortage – Gulf shrimp proving to be hard to come by this year
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Seafood Lover owner Steve Edwards is determined not to raise his shrimp prices — at least for now — despite a lag Read More » -
Tacoma’s oldest shipyard, the 90-year-old J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Co. to be sold on courthouse steps Friday morning
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Scrapping fishing boats will ‘destroy industry and communities’
The State’s smaller fishing trawlers and the communities depending on them will become part of folklore under the Government’s plans to scrap some of the fleet, Read More » -
Comparing the Pacific Coast’s Commercial Fisheries
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What’s happening to the lobster babies? Portland dealer will pay to get an answer
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Trump asked to remove all marine monument fishing prohibitions established by the past two administrations
The request is from the chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Congressman Rob Bishop, and American Samoa’s Congresswoman Aumua Amata. The letter says prohibitions Read More » -
NT fisherman left with gaping arm wound after developing flesh-eating virus
A fisho has been left with a “gaping hole” in his left arm after being spiked by a sawshark and developing a rare flesh-eating virus on Read More » -
Nils Stolpe – Fisheries Management–More Than Meets The Eye
Last year I wrote After 35 years of NOAA/NMFS fisheries management, how are they doing? How are we doing because of their efforts? (http://www.fishnet-usa.com/After 35 years of NOAA.pdf) Read More » -
Marine Corps to comply with marine mammal protection
CHERRY POINT -The Marine Corps has requested a five-year authorization from National Marine Fisheries for incidental deaths of bottlenose dolphins during training at Brant Island Bombing Read More » -
Time to change the cod fishery – Barry Darby writes from St. John’s
The recent news of fish plant closures and talk of the importation of foreign workers; of annual halibut quotas being caught in one day while other Read More » -
SHELL GAME
Saving Florida’s oysters is a shell game. The right answer is under three domes. Try to follow while the cups whizz by, shifting, swirling. Shell 1: Read More » -
Coast Guard assisting fishing crew 80 miles off Cape May, NJ
The Coast Guard assisted the crew of a fishing boat taking on water Wednesday 80 miles east of Cape May, New Jersey. Watchstanders from the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Read More » -
Oregon lawmaker promises ‘dog fight’ over gillnets in legislature
Oregon and Washington approved different plans for managing commercial fishing on the Columbia River this month, and one elected official predicted “there will be consequences” for walking Read More » -
East Coast seal hunt continues amid legal wrangling over European ban
HALIFAX – A ruling Thursday from a European court is expected to reignite an international debate over Canada’s annual East Coast seal hunt, which started with Read More » -
Another hit for the (inshore) Newfoundland shrimp fishery
The total allowable catch for shrimp in the NAFO area this year is about 4,300 tonnes, of which Canada has been allocated 3,580 tonnes. With the Read More » -
Red snapper dispute continued at Wednesday meeting
The war of words continued Wednesday during an all-day meeting in Baton Rouge designed to educate members of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on red snapper Read More » -
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has drafted a “forage fish” plan
Oregon fishery managers are quietly embarking on a plan to ban new commercial fisheries on several species of small ocean fish considered diet staples for salmon Read More » -
From the Cape Cod Hippie – JUDGE: Joe’s Lobster Mart Has 14 Days To Clear Out Its Stock And Shut Down
Ding, Dong, the witch is dead! Or at least its been given 14 days to live… until the appeal… whatever, it’s better than nothing. It looks 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 » -
Clock ticking on Bay of Fundy tidal turbine removal
Meanwhile fishermen who work along the Minas Passage want the turbine out of the water. – OpenHydro Technologies Canada Ltd. has a month to find someone Read More » -
Editorial: Auditor General scrutinizes DFO’s fish stock management
In a province that has the Pacific Salmon as an official emblem, it’s surprising that a report from the federal Auditor General on the management of Read More » -
Coastal Louisiana land loss worth price to fix, study will attempt to show
Clint Guidry, president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association, said fishermen are told decisions will be based on science, but they remain skeptical. “I notice you guys Read More » -
Photo’s: Humboldt Crab Fishermen are Finally Out There Catching You Some Deliciousness
After a much-delayed start to this year’s crab season, Humboldt’s crab fisherman fleet is finally on the water with industry insiders predicting commercially caught crustaceans could be Read More » -
6,000 commercial fishing vessels – few occupational health and safety inspections
According to the Transportation Safety Board, there are roughly 6,000 commercial fishing vessels operating in Newfoundland and Labrador. But just 38 safety inspections were carried out Read More »
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