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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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The world’s last surviving wooden whaling ship is set to sail again on the 172nd anniversary of its first launch.
The 380-ton, 106-foot-long ship will be lowered into the Mystic River on July 21, the 172nd anniversary of the vessel’s original launch in New Bedford, Mass. Read More » -
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch! Big hauls expected in 2015 for AK pollock, pinks, reds
Some big fish predictions are coming in for next year from state and federal managers. For the state’s largest fishery – Alaska pollock – stocks have Read More » -
Director of environmental grants at Heinz Endowments is forced out, reasons unclear
The Heinz Endowments has suddenly dismissed its longtime head of environmental grant making, signaling that changes are coming to one of the leading charity’s priorities. @washingtonpost Read More » -
Borough Mayor Jerome Selby Sheds Light on NPFMC’s Chinook Cap
“I thought for a while they would go to the 10,000 level, which would take a lot of pressure off the fishing fleet for Kodiak, because Read More » -
Cod: The New England Council has proposed a plan to restore cod by 2033
What that will mean is our fishing fleet would have to reduce their catch by whatever the council thinks will be helpful. Over the years NOAA Read More » -
Big idea for rebuilding La. marshes sparks big bayou brawl
There was a time when the Mississippi carried hundreds of millions of tons of sediment a year from its sprawling drainage basin to the Gulf of Read More » -
Ardglass trawler skipper fined over collision
An Ardglass trawler skipper has been fined more than £2,000 after his boat collided with another vessel off the County Down coast in July 2015. Paul Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 63′ Steel Shrimper/Trawler,1986, Dragger, Shrimper Steel, Detroit
Specifications, and information and 10 photos of the vessel, click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 13:20 Read More » -
Huge USF&WS investigation in northern Michigan and Northeastern Wisconsi- probe Great Lakes commercial fishing – Video
The targets included members of numerous tribes in Wisconsin and Michigan, including the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, the Red Cliff Band of Chippewa Indians and the Read More » -
The Blessing of the Fleet mixes celebration, anticipation, nostalgia, along Bayou Little Caillou
Residents gathered along Bayou Little Caillou on Sunday to bless the shrimp fleet and celebrate another season on Louisiana’s fading delta. “It’s an honor just to Read More » -
Skipper of crew stranded on ice pan hails rescuers
The skipper of a crab-fishing boat whose crew used an ice pan to stay alive on Sunday is deeply impressed by the search and rescue team Read More » -
US Coast Guard convenes Marine Board of Investigation into loss of F/V Destination
WASHINGTON- The U.S. Coast Guard has convened a Marine Board of Investigation into the loss of F/V Destination and its six crewmembers. A Marine Board of Read More » -
Important From Alaska-NMFS Observer Program
Hi All: Attached you should find an urgent letter from 14 organizations asking for relief from the soon to be released NMFS observer program. Our sense of Read More » -
Strange fish found on the Scotian Shelf
For 25 years Don Clark has been going to the Scotian Shelf to see what’s there. For the last decade the fisheries biologist at the St. Read More » -
Southampton Trustees Win Appeal Against Brookhaven Baymen’s Association
The Southampton Town Trustees were handed a victory in their long fight against the Brookhaven Baymen’s Association, which fought against Southampton’s rules requiring fishermen to be Read More » -
Australian commercial fishers say they’re under siege of the recreational lobby – Video
Around Australia, commercial fishers say they’re under siege as the recreational lobby becomes a potent political force. In Victoria, Port Phillip Bay will soon be net-free Read More » -
Eastport boatbuilder required to auction boat molds
A settlement agreement between the boatbuilding firm Millennium Marine USA and the Washington County government includes auctioning off four boat molds used by the company. The Quoddy Read More » -
Clarence Dirk Rozema, of Mount Vernon, has passed away. Ran family business, Rozema Boat Works
On Monday, May 3, 2021, Clarence Dirk Rozema, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones, and went to be with Jesus. He attended Emmanuel Baptist Church in Read More » -
Opinion: Rafael’s assets could fund observer program
Any discussion of fishery management nowadays — official and casual alike — is likely to include musings on what should happen to the assets forfeited by Read More » -
The bomb-hunters scouring UK waters for unexploded weapons
“We are finding unexploded ordnance and dealing with it on a daily basis,” Mr Gooderham says. “There are many that we don’t know about.” Despite being Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 78′ Steel Longliner, 400HP Twin Cat 3406 Diesels
To review specifications, information, and 40 photos’, >click here<, A turn key vessel in excellent condition. To see all the boats in this series >click here< 12:30 Read More » -
St. Helena Island, SC – Area shrimpers upset about Oceana report – No, They’re Pissed off!
ST. HELENA ISLAND, SC (WTOC) – It’s been a tough couple of weeks for shrimpers in the Lowcountry and Coastal Empire. Quite a few of them Read More » -
Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell confirms Chinese firm eyeing other N.S. seafood products
Sumo-sized online retailer Alibaba is hungry to sell other Nova Scotia seafood products in addition to lobster, says provincial Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell. After Read More » -
First Nations fisherman launches reef-net revival
Almost a century after fishing practices unique to First Nations in British Columbia’s Salish Sea were outlawed, members paddled canoes back to traditional waters and dropped Read More » -
Cease and Desist – Judge bars boat from dredging for clams
A judge has temporarily barred a Gloucester fishing vessel from dredging for clams off Herring Cove while a dispute about who governs such dredging in that Read More »
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Very sorry for your loss. Hope your insurance company did you right. My son’s boat sunk around the same time except he couldn’t get his boat insured. He’ll be lost without his boat to lobster now.