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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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  • China, Japan block Antarctic fisheries regulation as rorts continue – Sea Shepherds to Ride Herd!

    Korean authorities found a fleet of three ships fabricated catch documents and ship tracks, apparently with Russian help,,,Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources Read More »

  • Connecticut lawmakers call on inspector general to investigate fishing regulations

    U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, both D-Conn., along with U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Second District, on Tuesday called on the inspector general of the Department Read More »
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    Riding Alongside One of the World’s Last Whaling Tribes

    An up-close look at the Lamalerans of Indonesia, one of the last hunter-gatherer societies on the planet Baleo! Baleo! — “The hunt is on!” The cry Read More »

  • Exposed; “The Devolution of the Seas,”, Alan Sielen opts for outdated and refuted information on tuna stocks

    WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) — February 24, 2014 — Writing in an essay originally published in Foreign Affairs, (“The Devolution of the Seas,” November/December 2013) Alan Sielen, Read More »
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    NOAA Seeks Nominations for Scientific Review Groups under the Marine Mammal Protection Act

    NOAA Fisheries will publish a Federal Register Notice on Monday, August 19, 2019, soliciting nominations to three independent marine mammal scientific review groups (SRG). We would Read More »

  • Seal product ban in Europe upheld by WTO panel – Video

    A World Trade Organization panel today upheld a European ban against Canadian seal products, even though it found the European Union had also violated international trade rules. Read More »

  • Multistate agreement in works for Chesapeake Bay

    States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are working to have a new cleanup agreement ready by October with  clearer goals and greater flexibility and transparency. [email protected] Read More »

  • Odoriferous : Trident engineers address odor issues at plant

    Residents throughout town have been noticing the smell since early July. “My wife was commenting on it just the other day,” said Jerry Pirtle, a local Read More »
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    Presidential order on aquaculture draws environmental concerns over proposed fish farm, like pollution and escapements?

    The federal waters of the contiguous United States are free of aquaculture farms, but a new executive order from President Donald Trump could hasten attempts by Read More »

  • Salmon markets show steady seasonal variations at wholesale

    This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch …. Salmon prices vary according to the seasons. Salmon prices at wholesale show very marked seasonal variations for both Read More »
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    Hickeys Launch New Commercial Fishing Vessel

    The Gunnar J is the new 46-foot aluminum trap net boat powered by a Cummins QSC 660 engine, built by Hickey Bros. Research. The construction was Read More »

  • Liz Warren declines to accept Barney Frank’s proposal to press President Obama for relief for the fishing industry

    “Senator Warren appreciated the opportunity to meet with fishermen, family members, local small business owners, and advocates earlier this week in Gloucester and New Bedford to Read More »

  • New Virginia Institute of Marine Science study shows ‘dead zone’ impacts Chesapeake Bay fishes

    The study, published in the May issue of Marine Ecology Progress Series, was authored by Andre Buchheister, a Ph.D. student in William & Mary’s School of Read More »
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    OCI celebrates arrival of new factory freezer trawler

    Marie Sullivan has a very important job to do on Monday, June 8. The 94-year-old will smash a champagne bottle against the steel hull of the Read More »

  • What has Changed? Published: October 27, 1994 – Commercial-Fishing Halt Is Urged for Georges Bank

    Faced with a fishery on the verge of collapse, a Federal council today recommended virtually shutting down commercial fishing in the Georges Bank off Cape Code, Read More »
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    Study to help prevent whale entanglements off Oregon

    COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Crab Commission is supporting a multi-year study to prevent whale entanglements off the Oregon Coast The Coos Bay World reports that Read More »
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    Gloucester: Fed seizure of accounts closes fish auction

    Last Friday night, without any notice, the U.S. Labor Department seized the bank accounts of the Cape Ann Seafood Exchange, leaving the fish auction and seafood Read More »

  • Study: Dolphin catch rate declines off South Carolina

    The American Fishing Tackle Co. released an update on a study in South Carolina that it supports. However, commercial fishermen met their dolphinfish quota for the Read More »

  • The New York Times is Finally Catching Up! They should pay attention.

    Will Seismic Blasts Upend Atlantic Marine Life? By EMMA BRYCE As a federal decision draws near, environmental and commercial fishing groups are marshaling their forces to protest a Read More »

  • Commercial Mackerel Hook-and-Line Fishing Closing In Florida Subzone

    Commercial fishing for Gulf group king mackerel in the Florida southern subzone is closed effective 12:01 am, local time, 17 March, 2013, for commercial hook-and-line vessels. Read More »

  • Greenpeace and Cornish fishermen lobby George Eustice MP over unfair fishing quota

    Greenpeace volunteers and Cornish fishermen will be meeting George Eustice on Saturday morning at his constituency office to express their concern over the “unfair fishing quota Read More »

  • California – Largest dam in state history torn down – Video

    MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) — Monterey County supervisors gave their OK for the largest dam removal project in state history. The San Clemente Dam is eighteen Read More »
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    Washington tribe partners with Cooke to farm Northwest native species

    The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is pleased to announce a joint venture with Cooke Aquaculture Pacific. The joint venture will initially work to rear sablefish (black cod) and Read More »

  • Star of reality show ‘Wicked Tuna’ to be sentenced for fraud

    A man featured on the reality television show ‘‘Wicked Tuna’’ is scheduled to be sentenced in Vermont on charges he received government disability benefits while he Read More »

  • Discovery Channel drops the Harris boys and F/V Cornelia Marie

    One of the most enduring and popular storylines on Discovery’s crab-fishing drama “Deadliest Catch” has taken yet another turn. [email protected] Read More »

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