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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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  • Increase in humpback whales in B.C. waters results in record number of entanglements

    Paul Cottrell, marine mammal coordinator with the federal fisheries department, has received reports of a record 22 whale entanglements in the province so far this year, including Read More »
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    Potlotek First Nation celebrates Treaty Day by launching its own rights-based lobster fishery

    Potlotek First Nation in Cape Breton marked Treaty Day this year by launching its own Mi’kmaq-regulated rights-based lobster fishery. The celebration in St. Peters Bay on Read More »

  • Scalloping days, open areas reduced in Cobscook Bay

    ELLSWORTH, Maine — The daily limit for harvesting scallops along much of the coast has gone back up to 20 gallons, but further restrictions on fishing Read More »

  • Can the small family-owned boats survive or will the remaining fishermen wind up as sharecroppers for someone else’s fleet?

    By Rich Eldred – BREWSTER —  Just as big eat the little fish in the sea, Cape Cod’s fishing fleet is being  swallowed by larger pockets Read More »

  • Seismic testing off Clyde River cancelled for summer

    Clyde River, Nunavut, is declaring victory after an energy company cancelled this summer’s plans for offshore seismic testing. “I’m very happy about it,” said Jerry Natanine, mayor Read More »

  • AUG 8, 2013 – BROOKLYN VI – SUMMER COD – POLLOCK & JUMBO RED HAKE TRIP by EC NEWELLMAN

    What can you say when a offshore summer wreck fishing trip which exceeds your expectations? You give a big thanks to the captain and the crew Read More »

  • Commercial fisherman John Moore – Commercial Crabber

    While others still sleep, commercial fisherman John Moore, of Magnolia, wakes up at 3 a.m. and heads east to Bowers Beach and his boat, the Bay Read More »

  • Maine lobster landings, price draw concern

    Fishermen have reported catching far fewer lobsters this season than last year’s record-setting numbers. But the scarcity does not seem to have translated into much upward Read More »

  • While kings drive news, sockeyes drive area’s economy – Part 3

    Editor’s note: This is the third in the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving the Kenai king salmon.” There are very few things that can Read More »

  • A UConn Student’s Dramatic Rescue In The Bering Sea

    Megan Potter mustered all of her strength to swim through 10 foot swells as the boat she had spent the summer on slowly sank into the Read More »

  • EU live lobster ban could cut off $125M Mass. market

    Hoping to preserve a $125 million Bay State export market, the Massachusetts Congressional delegation has raised objections with the European Commission, arguing against a ban on Read More »

  • Passamaquoddys reduce elver licenses by over 100, seek appeal to federal regulators

    ELLSWORTH, Maine — Representatives of the Passamaquoddy Tribe say they plan to go around state fisheries officials and appeal directly to federal regulators about the tribe’s Read More »
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    North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Seattle, Jan. 27 thru Feb. 2, 2020

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet at Renaissance Hotel in Seattle, Washington. . Read the Agenda >click here<, Read the schedule >click here< To Read More »

  • Feds face fisheries investigation – Organization to examine whether Ottawa is ignoring legislation

    The initial submission was filed jointly by Environmental Defence Canada, the Natural Resources Defense Council in the U.S. and three private individuals. In it they cite Read More »

  • NMFS canceling plan to write new rules regarding the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

    Instead of issuing new rules, NMFS opted to go with an official policy, which it adopted on Feb. 19, 2013. The policy is known as the Read More »
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    AquaBounty cleared to export genetically-engineered salmon eggs to U.S.

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has lifted a ban on genetically-engineered salmon imports, allowing the company AquaBounty to export eggs it is producing at its Read More »

  • National Marine Fisheries Service yearbook of fishery statistics for the United States for 2014 is here!

    The report provides data on U.S. recreational catch and commercial fisheries landings and value as well as other aspects of U.S. commercial fishing. In addition, data Read More »
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    Alaska Legislators pass a flurry of bills in final days before adjournment

    Among the bills passing in the final days of last week were some significant pieces of legislation,  Fishing loan increases (HB 56) Fishermen can borrow more Read More »

  • PEI Lobster glut leads to quotas amid low prices – Prices remain low as boats return to the water

    Many P.E.I. lobster fishermen face daily quotas on their catches because the processors say they’re being overwhelmed by large catches. The quotas, which started over the Read More »

  • Maine Man Gets Jail in Scallop Scheme

    The owner of a Maine seafood company who admitted conspiring to conceal the harvesting of nearly 80,000 pounds of scallops off the coasts of New Jersey Read More »
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    Nuclear Power’s New Dawn: Small Modular Reactors Offer Ever-Reliable CO2-Free Power

    STT promotes nuclear power because it works: safe, affordable and reliable it’s the perfect foil for those obsessed about carbon dioxide gas because it doesn’t generate Read More »

  • Brother searched for missing fishermen after mayday call

    The brother of a fisherman presumed drowned off the Canterbury coast was one of the first to respond to the mayday call. , had been fishing from Read More »
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    Fishermen unite to resist vast windfarm

    A licence application to survey the Waterford coastline for the world’s largest offshore windfarm has caused fears among fishing and tourism sectors, writes Ellie O’Byrne. Foreshore Read More »

  • What we think: Governor Scott – Fight for imperiled bay, but don’t neglect springs – Fishermen need help, everyone piles on!

    “We must fight for the people of this region,” Scott said. “The economic future of Apalachicola Bay and Northwest Florida is at stake.” Bravo. Although Scott’s Read More »

  • Wait period to fish Naknek-Kvichak, Egegik districts waived, strong catches continue in much of Bristol Bay.

    The48-hour waiting period to transfer into the Naknek-Kvichak, Egegik, Ugashik and Nushagak Districts ends by regulation July 17, but it’s waived as of Tuesday for the Read More »

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