This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

• Ocean Resource Privatization

• Articles Posted by Date

  June 2020

  M	T	W	T	F	S	S
  « May
  1	2	3	4	5	6	7
  8	9	10	11	12	13	14
  15	16	17	18	19	20	21
  22	23	24	25	26	27	28
  29	30

•  

  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

• Recent Posts

  • Political games are devastating sustainable commercial fishing

    Not a single commercial fisherman nor any representative from the food industry sits on the nine member Fish and Wildlife Commission to speak for an industry Read More »
  • 

    Carrying On the ­Family Tradition – Bob Evans Seafood’s story continues — with a surprise turn

    If you were Eliza or Lori Evans, daughters of renowned Maryland waterman and single father Bob Evans, waking in the pitch of night to go crabbing Read More »

  • DFO bust targets 12 year old boy for catching and selling a few smelt

    A Gander Bay South man says his 12-year-old son was unfairly targeted by a Department of Fisheries and Oceans sting over $20 in smelt. Donnie Harris Read More »
  • 

    DFO warns 80% of N.L. snow crab are below fishable size

    Eighty per cent of the snow crab in the province’s waters are now smaller than fishable size, and new biological research from the Department of Fisheries Read More »

  • Lean year for New England cod ahead as shutdown looms

    Catch limits set to take effect this week will take a bite out of an industry that dates back to America’s colonial past: New England cod. Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update March 9, 2014

    “The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »
  • 

    Letter | Save the salmon through lethal means, if necessary

    California sea lions, harbor seals and cormorants have never been in danger of going extinct, but 11 distinct populations of salmon and steelhead are. Common sense Read More »

  • Intensive Study Finds British Columbia Salmon, Trout Free of ISA

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed a two-year intensive study of wild and enhanced anadromous salmonid in British Columbia (BC) and found no evidence Read More »
  • 

    Maryland’s Crab Country: Not Enough Visas, Not Enough Workers

    Music blared as 21 Mexican women methodically cracked open steamed crabs piled high inside a cool, bright room. They picked out the meat and packed it Read More »

  • The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) proposed revisions to its regulations for commercial fishing vessels carrying flammable or combustible liquid cargos in bulk.

    The proposed revisions would reflect a 1984 statutory change that eliminated fishery-specific and geographical limitations on a statutory exemption that, effectively, permits certain commercial fishing vessels Read More »

  • Sediment diversions not the way to rebuild Louisiana’s coast

    Without a doubt, the coast of Louisiana is disappearing at an alarming rate. Something has to be done — and quickly — to stop our shorelines from Read More »

  • El Nino shaping up nicely

    The numerical models continue to point to a strong El Nino event bringing the promise of heavy winter rains. About two month ago, I had some Read More »
  • 

    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 34.8′ Wood/Fiberglass Lobster boat, 8 Cylinder Detroit 8.2 Diesel, Permits and Gear

    Specifications, information and 7 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:11 Read More »
  • 

    So that’s how you deal with lobsters

    Christie Wilcox describes a terrible experiment. Investigators were mystified >click here< by an area around a Pacific island that was empty of lobsters, so they dumped Read More »

  • •Locating cod spawning grounds is critical to rebuilding stocks, and ‘torpedoes’ are helping scientists to find them.

     Sitting half-submerged in the ocean east of Scituate, the canary-yellow glider with swept-back wings looked like little more than someone’s errant model plane. Appearances can be Read More »

  • Open Ocean Trading and Aikido Bay Form Strategic Partnership To Support Lobster Industry

    Open Ocean Trading and Aikido Bay announced today a strategic partnership in an effort to create a better method for establishing prices for American lobster. The Read More »

  • Alaska Court of Appeals reinstates fishing charges against ex-lawmaker, two others, forth pleads out.

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Court of Appeals on Friday reinstated charges against a former state senator and others for violating conditions of their subsistence fishing Read More »

  • Some commercial fishermen upset by Alaska fish board’s new scheme

    The Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting has finished in Anchorage with a new plan for commercial fishing in Cook Inlet and commercial fishermen are angry. The Read More »
  • 

    Port of Bellingham plans Fisherman’s Pavilion for commercial fishermen, events

    The Port of Bellingham recently applied for a shoreline permit to build a 9,000-square-foot unheated building in the outdoor storage yard near the park. The building, Read More »

  • Man netted $75,000 with phony commercial fishing claim after BP oil spill

    Prosecutors said that Morris applied for disaster relief funds in October 2010, presenting false documentation indicating that he had earned money as a commercial fisherman before Read More »
  • 

    The City of Whittier declares a State of Emergency following a July dock fire

    The City of Whittier is declaring a State of Emergency following the dock fire back on July 7th. In the declaration from the city manager, it Read More »

  • Maine’s scallop fishery rebounding, but there’s a catch

    Despite the good news, fishermen still struggle to win a premium price for their scallops in the global marketplace. They compete in a market dominated by Read More »

  • MSC certifications list hits 200 mark with Canadian crab

    Undercurrent News – After being in assessment for a little less than a year, the  Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificationin the Eastern Canadian province of Newfoundland Read More »

  • Marketing Maine Lobster: Effort Intensifies Amid Big Harvests

    Maine’s lobster catch topped 100-million pounds again last year – proof that the surging supply of the state’s signature seafood shows no signs of dropping off. Read More »

  • Royal Star Fish Plant in Tignish, P.E.I., benefiting from selling $3M in shares

    Francis Morrissey says the community investment program let the plant build an addition and a freezer, without borrowing the money. The province let the Tignish, P.E.I., company sell Read More »

• Archives

  • June 2020 (9)
  • May 2020 (225)
  • April 2020 (218)
  • March 2020 (216)
  • February 2020 (209)
  • January 2020 (233)
  • December 2019 (227)
  • November 2019 (240)
  • October 2019 (241)
  • September 2019 (241)
  • August 2019 (270)
  • July 2019 (288)
  • June 2019 (270)
  • May 2019 (263)
  • April 2019 (223)
  • March 2019 (210)
  • February 2019 (155)
  • January 2019 (118)
  • December 2018 (216)
  • November 2018 (169)
  • October 2018 (218)
  • September 2018 (247)
  • August 2018 (258)
  • July 2018 (259)
  • June 2018 (250)
  • May 2018 (251)
  • April 2018 (247)
  • March 2018 (266)
  • February 2018 (256)
  • January 2018 (278)
  • December 2017 (309)
  • November 2017 (281)
  • October 2017 (288)
  • September 2017 (275)
  • August 2017 (284)
  • July 2017 (287)
  • June 2017 (273)
  • May 2017 (276)
  • April 2017 (275)
  • March 2017 (300)
  • February 2017 (254)
  • January 2017 (288)
  • December 2016 (263)
  • November 2016 (268)
  • October 2016 (287)
  • September 2016 (285)
  • August 2016 (293)
  • July 2016 (286)
  • June 2016 (273)
  • May 2016 (246)
  • April 2016 (267)
  • March 2016 (260)
  • February 2016 (265)
  • January 2016 (269)
  • December 2015 (266)
  • November 2015 (281)
  • October 2015 (289)
  • September 2015 (286)
  • August 2015 (298)
  • July 2015 (294)
  • June 2015 (329)
  • May 2015 (316)
  • April 2015 (317)
  • March 2015 (324)
  • February 2015 (301)
  • January 2015 (332)
  • December 2014 (322)
  • November 2014 (330)
  • October 2014 (382)
  • September 2014 (340)
  • August 2014 (347)
  • July 2014 (376)
  • June 2014 (401)
  • May 2014 (344)
  • April 2014 (341)
  • March 2014 (375)
  • February 2014 (374)
  • January 2014 (360)
  • December 2013 (294)
  • November 2013 (372)
  • October 2013 (391)
  • September 2013 (461)
  • August 2013 (566)
  • July 2013 (526)
  • June 2013 (447)
  • May 2013 (475)
  • April 2013 (508)
  • March 2013 (459)
  • February 2013 (352)
  • January 2013 (265)
  • December 2012 (206)
  • November 2012 (168)
  • October 2012 (187)
  • September 2012 (126)
  • August 2012 (4)

• Tags

  Alaska Alaska Department of Fish and Game Athearn Marine Agency Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Boat of the Week BOEM Brexit Bristol Bay Carlos Rafael Catch Shares Coast Guard commercial fishermen commercial fishing Congress Coronavirus Department of Fisheries and Oceans Department of Marine Resources DFO Dungeness crab FFAW FISH-NL Fish Radio gulf-of-maine-cod Gulf of Maine Gulf of St. Lawrence john bullard Laine Welch lobster magnuson-stevens-act Maine Department of Marine Resources Meeting Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration new-england-fishery-management-council Newfoundland and Labrador NMFS NOAA North Carolina Fisheries Association North Pacific Fishery Management Council Oceana offshore wind RIFA Weekly Update Ryan Cleary weekly update

• Fisherynation.com

  Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

  Email Address

  Subscribe

• Comments

  • jim O’Connell on Fishing less could be a win for both lobstermen and endangered whales – they never mention ship strikes
  • - Moderator on UPDATE: Bodies of three St. Lawrence fishermen recovered, one fisherman still missing off Newfoundland’s south coast
  • Sharon on UPDATE: Bodies of three St. Lawrence fishermen recovered, one fisherman still missing off Newfoundland’s south coast
  • RJ Murray on Female Blue Crab Population Up In Chesapeake Bay, Juvenile Numbers Low
  • David Wilson on Eight Projects Selected for S-K Funding – Here we go again! Fisherman get the shaft, thanks to NOAA
  • Rocky Novello on Eight Projects Selected for S-K Funding – Here we go again! Fisherman get the shaft, thanks to NOAA
  • Willy on Coronavirus: Hawaii Fishermen Are Stuck In Port As Federal Aid Falls Short
  • - Moderator on UPDATED: It’s setting day for P.E.I.’s lobster fishery after 2-week delay
  • - Moderator on UPDATED: It’s setting day for P.E.I.’s lobster fishery after 2-week delay
  • FixMyWP.com on UPDATED: It’s setting day for P.E.I.’s lobster fishery after 2-week delay
  • Philip Lynch on Carino not buying seals this year
  • Bill on President Donald J. Trump Executive Order Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth
  • Frank Friendly on Quinhagak commercial fishermen struggle after two years without a buyer
  • Ann Stinnett on President Donald J. Trump Executive Order Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth
  • Rocky Novello on CARES Act : Maine’s cut of $300 million in federal seafood industry funding is nation’s fifth-highest.
  • Ishmael Worth Mason, Jr. on President Donald J. Trump Executive Order Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth
  • Lucille Rain on Maine Fishermen Zack Plante and Charlie Boivin, are on the new season of ‘Wicked Tuna’ along with Bob Cook of Beverly, Ma!
  • Michal Hajtáš on Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Price Reduced! 60′ Gladding & Hearns Steel Dragger, With State/Federal Permits
  • Tina Jackson on North Atlantic Right Whale: State must secure incidental take permit within 90 days to to avoid fishery closures
  • Gale Thompson on Boat fire sends fishermen scrambling
  • Marilyn on Coronavirus: Nova Scotia lobster industry gets creative during pandemic to sell their catch
  • Colin on SE Alaska Chinook controversy attracts more user groups
  • Peter Mahoney on Maine lobstermen are not a threat to right whales
  • brian loftes on Tell Your Congressmen and Senators: Our US Fishing Industry Faces The Coronavirus Disaster
  • brian loftes on Coronavirus: NOAA Fisheries is temporarily waiving requirement for vessels to carry a fishery observer or at-sea monitor.
  • Joanne on Gloucester Fisherman Nicolo Vitale, ‘He was the type of guy who would do anything for you’
  • sam Anthony parisi on UPDATED: Gloucester Fisherman dies after falling overboard
  • - Moderator on UPDATED: Gloucester Fisherman dies after falling overboard
  • Rocky Novello on UPDATED: Gloucester Fisherman dies after falling overboard
  • t. mitchell on UPDATED: Gloucester Fisherman dies after falling overboard

• Facebook