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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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  • Petit-de-Grat murder suspect Craig Landry released on $50K bail – Carla Ann Samson, was released on a $25,000 bail.

    Craig Landry appeared in court on Thursday and was released on a $50,000. As part of his release, Landry has to live with his mother in Read More »

  • NTSB: Wreckage Believed to be Missing Ship El Faro Found

    A search team on board a U.S. Navy tug has found what they believe is the wreckage of the missing American cargo ship El Faro in Read More »

  • Fishermen reeling over proposal to close famed Georgetown Hole to snapper-grouper fishing

    Local fishermen and various organizations are concerned about a proposal that could close areas off the South Atlantic coast to snapper-grouper fishing. The Snapper Grouper Amendment Read More »

  • Pallone, Gov. Christie requests federal disaster declaration for New Jersey fishing industry

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    Officials: Whales, After Deadly Year, Could Become Extinct

    Officials with the federal government say it’s time to consider the possibility that endangered right whales could become extinct unless new steps are taken to protect Read More »

  • Connecticut’s Largest Oyster Bed Closed Amid Contamination Concerns

    The state’s largest seed-oyster bed has been shut down because of contamination concerns tied to illegal harvesting. The Department of Agriculture says the Housatonic River Natural Read More »

  • Rep. Doc Hastings’ bill would protect salmon from California sea lions

    Opponents of the bill argued that the Marine Mammal Protection Act already grants local authorities appropriate action to safeguard the local fish species, saying that there Read More »

  • 2 cited for commercial fishing without a license in Charlotte County, Florida

    Two Englewood men were caught fishing with an expired commercial license Tuesday off Boca Grande.Both men told deputies they were fishing with the intent to sell Read More »

  • That Sinking Feeling – The effort to keep Humboldt Bay’s derelict boats from going under

    The sinking of the Dennis Gayle is a success story, perhaps not to boatmakers or historians, but to the people and creatures that call Humboldt Bay Read More »

  • Gang Green is a dangerous, overwhelming power. That power lock must be broken – Big Green’s well-financed hold on fisheries policy

    For more than a decade, the National Marine Fisheries Service has devoured fishing fleets while Big Green’s money octopus prods the feds by waving grant-eating enviros Read More »
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    Latest fishing area closures raise fears about fights over shrinking territory

    About 300 fishermen from across the Acadian Peninsula held an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss the latest fishing area closure and their options. Exasperated by the Read More »
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    Vessel Incident Discharge Act – Commercial Fleet Gets Relief on Vessel Ballast Water Issue

    US Coast Guard legislation that passed the US Senate Nov. 14, will relieve commercial fishing vessel owners and operators from federal and state regulations for ballast Read More »
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    Experts: Idaho hatchery built to save salmon is killing them

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  • Low haul, rough waves expected for North Coast commercial crab season

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  • Key West – FWC Arrests Man for Illegal Commercial Lobster Fishing

    On Aug. 2, officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrested Pablo Enrique Anaya-Rodriquez, 49, of Key West, for actively fishing commercial lobster traps Read More »

  • Coast Guard responds to fishing vessel taking on water 50 miles south of Grand Isle

    The Coast Guard is responding to a vessel taking on water approximately 50 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana, Monday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Read More »
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    Letter: Celebrate efforts to make commercial fishing safer

    I appreciated seeing Colin Murphey’s photography feature showing our local commercial fishing crews engaged in safety training on Nov. 30 (“Fishing — the Most Dangerous Game,” Read More »

  • The Provincetown fishing fleet has had its share of tragedy, Carol Green has formed a committee to raise money for a permanent memorial in Provincetown

    “You wake up, and your life is forever changed,” said Provincetown resident Joan Cordeiro, whose husband, Ernest, died on the Patricia Marie. “They’re gone, and you Read More »

  • Don Young: Stosh Anderson misrepresents Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization

    The April 8 opinion piece by Stosh Anderson, “Don Young seeks to unwind ‘Alaska Model’ for fisheries in Magnuson-Stevens Act,” fails to represent the facts of the legislation I introduced to Read More »

  • Bill to move Monhegan wind power project draws crowd to legislative hearing  

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  • Northern California – Daily Salmon Count Predicts Grim Fishing Season

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  • Mexican fishermen burn boat, demand environmentalists out

    Dozens of fishermen have burned a boat as part of a threat to force out a ship operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in Mexico’s Read More »
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    Report: $1.2 billion of output from Southcentral fishing

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  • 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 »

  • State DMR rejects the so-called “Gloucester Plan” for more inclusive fishery aid plan

    The full grant of $6.9 million contained in the third phase, or Bin 3, of federal funding being funneled through the state is the final installment of Read More »

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