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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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  • N.C. Wildlife Federation Rule Making Petition’s aim: Gear bans or resource protection?

    A conservation organization’s request that the state adopt stricter rules for shrimping and recreational spot and croaker isn’t sitting well with a local seafood industry advocacy Read More »

  • Stone-crab season starts Wednesday

    When it comes to claws, there could be cause for cheer: Stone-crab season opens Wednesday, with commercial fishermen seeking the legal-size claws that rank as Monroe Read More »
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    NOAA/NMFS Proposes Squid and Butterfish Quotas for the 2019 Fishing Year

    Based on updated information, we are proposing an 8-percent increase in the 2019 commercial Illex squid quota. The previously approved 2019 annual quotas for longfin squid Read More »
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    The search for three fishermen is under way for a second day after a fishing boat sank off the coast of Jersey.

    The captain and two crew members of the L’Ecume II are missing after it was in collision with the Commodore Goodwill ship just after 05:30 GMT Read More »

  • Atlantic States Marine Fishery Commission Northern Shrimp Research Set Aside Program explained!

    In order to maintain a continuing record of biological data collected from the northern shrimp commercial fishery, the section approved a cooperative winter sampling program that Read More »
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    Canada’s most dangerous job

    Last week’s tragic accident in the waters of Northumberland Strait, off Cape Bear, in Eastern Prince Edward Island, was a reminder of the little acknowledged fact Read More »

  • 12-year-old Mainer becomes local tuna fishing legend

    Myles Wotton, 12, of Bristol has been watching his father, Donald, older brothers, Mitchell and Merritt, and other area fishermen bring in tuna since he was Read More »

  • Lobbyist: Mashpee homeowner behind move to block shellfisherman

    MASHPEE — One of the homeowners locked in a legal battle against a proposed oyster farm in Popponesset Bay was behind a Boston lobbying firm tucking Read More »

  • Opinion: Stop the Obama administration from destroying our coastal economy

    The Obama Administration is very close to unleashing an underwater sonic boom attack off our Atlantic Coast, including South Carolina’s. You probably have two immediate questions. Read More »

  • Friday Must Reads: Brown Admin. Official Admits Water Tunnels Won’t Save Delta; Brown Urges Feds to Fast-Track Tunnels Despite Concerns They Will Harm Fish

    1. A top official in the Brown administration has admitted that the governor’s controversial plan to build two giant water tunnels in the Sacramento area won’t Read More »

  • EPA requiring ships to better clean dumped ballast water that’s blamed for invasive species

    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new requirements for cleansing ballast water dumped from ships, which scientists believe has provided a pathway Read More »

  • Not Bread Alone: Visiting Lobster Land

    We’ve just come back from the Canadian Maritimes (Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick) where the lobster industry is flourishing. The Read More »

  • Money available for Maine scallop projects – sea urchin survey underway

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s annual spring dive survey of green sea urchins is underway. Read more here   — Maine Sea Grant is seeking proposals for Read More »

  • World’s oldest fishhook found on Okinawa

    There’s no telling what kinds of fishermen’s tales they told, but the early modern humans who lived on tiny Okinawa Island between mainland Japan and Taiwan Read More »

  • Request for applicants – Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies

    SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee. The Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee provides advice and makes recommendations Read More »

  • Fishermen happy with their jobs; Don’t like privatized fisheries

    Alaska fishermen are happy with their career choice, but not so pleased with programs that carve up the catch. That pretty much sums up the findings Read More »

  • Early breakup on Yukon River could mean early king run

    If the king run does arrive early, biologists want to be ready for it. This year’s chinook run is projected to be one of the worst Read More »
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    Bookmonger: The world of working watercraft

    Tom Crestodina is a Bellingham, Washington, artist who works seasonally as a fisherman in Alaska, and he is the perfect person to have produced a wonderful Read More »

  • The House passes The Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Enforcement Act

    The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation cosponsored by Congressman David Jolly, R-Indian Shores, July 27 to fight the problem of illegal fishing from foreign vessels Read More »
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    Crabbers set to snap – Frustrations mount as price deadlock and towering swells delay season

    Frustrations grew Tuesday as crabbers and processors continued drawn-out negotiations over 2018’s opening price for Dungeness crab. All was silent in the Ilwaco channel and Port Read More »

  • ‘People helping people’

    Some folks in Alaska are going to be very thankful on Thanksgiving. The Lydia Marie, a 44-foot wooden troller, with its captain, Logan Padgett, and his Read More »
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    Prawn fishers suffer ‘worst season yet’ as high fuel prices bite

    Prawn trawler operator Ed Morrison believes farming comes in peaks and troughs, but this year it’s hurting more than usual. The North Queensland-based businessman runs prawn Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries and Wildlife officers cover wide jurisdiction – 4,000 miles of shoreline plus 2.5 million acres of marine and estuarine waters.

    The Division of Marine Fisheries’ jurisdiction covers all coastal waters and extends three miles offshore while the Wildlifre Resources Commission is primarily responsible for inland, or Read More »

  • Carlos Rafael returns to work at Carlos Seafood on New Bedford’s waterfront

    Local fishing magnate Carlos Rafael, arrested a week ago on federal conspiracy and falsification charges then released from custody Wednesday on a $1 million bond, gave Read More »
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    A seismic blasting whistleblower speaks

    Hayley had been working on seismic blasting vessels for almost three years when she realised just how destructive the practice was. Her final assessment was simple: Read More »

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