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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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We import 92% of our seafood. No wonder Something’s fishy about dismal San Diego seafood sales
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New FOIA emails show EPA in cahoots with enviro groups, giving them special access – NOAA involvement?
From The Washington Free Beacon, Lachlan Markay. Press release follows. Internal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emails show extensive collaboration between top agency officials and leading environmentalist Read More » -
Marine Harvest Canada sues Alexandra Morton for trespassing on fish farms
Aquaculture company Marine Harvest Canada has filed a lawsuit against activist and independent biologist Alexandra Morton for allegedly trespassing on three of their salmon farms on Read More » -
4,000 wind chimes displayed in hopes of large catch in city hit by 2011 tsunami Great East Japan Earthquake
The wind chimes have been hung at four commercial buildings facing onto Kesennuma Bay and that opened in July. At one of them called Mukaeru, a Read More » -
Gulf of Mexico Shrimp harvest reaches the lowest level recorded since October 2002
Commercial shrimp harvest reached 10.4 million pounds in the Gulf of Mexico for October 2018, the lowest reported for any October in the records maintained by Read More » -
Death of woman found on lobster boat no longer considered suspicious
RCMP say the death of a 20-year-old woman found dead on a Brier Island-based lobster boat Tuesday is no longer considered suspicious. “The investigation, obviously, is Read More » -
Louisiana Shrimp Association reacts to proposed act that aims to help industry
Louisiana Shrimp Association President Acy Cooper has worked tirelessly to be a voice for Louisiana shrimpers whose livelihoods have been derailed by imported products. After hearing Read More » -
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. Reality TV brings Alaska’s toughest longline fishermen to Greenland.
A new pilot featuring Alaska fisherman will take them half way across the world to the iceberg filled waters of Greenland. A recent ad in the Read More » -
Gulf Shrimpers seek shelter from approaching storm
At the Brownsville Shrimp Basin Thursday morning, workers at the Zimco Marine unloading dock raced against the clock to unload frozen shrimp from trawlers and load Read More » -
Enviro group Oceana pushing for gillnetting reforms
Oceana, the ocean conservationist that labeled the Northeast multispecies groundfish fishery as one of the nation’s nine most wasteful fisheries, is pushing for reform of gillnet Read More » -
Coast Guard assists fishing vessel aground near Kodiak (F/V Neptune)
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage watchstanders received a report at 1:40 a.m. from the Neptune crew stating they ran aground and were taking on water. Watchstanders issued an Read More » -
NOAA Regional Administrator John Bullard explains stock stands
NOAA Regional Administrator John Bullard said Thursday fishermen’s testimony he’s heard that the inshore waters are teeming with yellowtail has made him concerned about proposed draconian catch Read More » -
Tapeworm from Asian waters found in Southcentral Alaska salmon
Scientists have found evidence that a parasite from Asian salmon has been spreading to North American fish, according to a newly released study on samples taken from Read More » -
Suction Dredge Gold miners frustrated by new EPA permit
Because the permit overlaps with waters containing endangered and threatened species — bull trout, steelhead, sturgeon, sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and various snails — the EPA Read More » -
Colossal crustacean: Couple catches 15-pound lobster – ‘Oh my God, it’s a monster,'”
“When we pulled the trap up, we saw this huge, dark mass in the back of the trap, and we put it on the deck, and Read More » -
Biggest UK beamer launch, Admiral Gordon to join the South West fleet!
Parkol Marine were excited to announce the launch of New Build 058 at Middlesbrough on Friday. Many of their followers have been looking forward to seeing Read More » -
Some Bristol Bay fishermen sued Monday over the sinking last June and subsequent salvage of the Lone Star
The lawsuit claims the plaintiffs suffered loss of past and future income from commercial fishing, subsistence foods, subsistence and cultural activities and past and future damage Read More » -
A note from Nils Stolpe: Comment on Proposed Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary
I suspect, particularly considering the new and newly active Supreme Court, that there is going to be a huge push to fulfill the aspirations of the Read More » -
Legendary Boat Builder Ralph W. Stanley of Southwest Harbor has passed away
Ralph Warren Stanley, 92, died unexpectedly Dec. 7, 2021, at Mount Desert Island Hospital. He was born Feb. 9, 1929, in Bar Harbor, the son of Read More » -
Here’s the other iconic N.S. boat to be immortalized on a coin
A type of boat designed in Nova Scotia that’s become a ubiquitous sight at East Coast fishing ports over the past century will soon be found in the pockets Read More » -
Today’s Dungeness crab fisherman must be smart, rational to survive
Some may wonder if the 2017 Dungeness crab season is ill-fated: First delayed by weeks to make certain crab were free of domoic acid toxin, delayed Read More » -
When Sailboats Ruled Bristol Bay
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Seeks Public Input on Use of Vessel Monitoring Systems
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is requesting public input on management alternatives that may require the use of vessel monitoring systems (VMS) on vessels with Read More » -
The Fisheries Bill has passed the House of Lords.
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Guimond Lobster/Gillnet, 585HP Cummins
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For every 24 negligent ship strike deaths from Cruise Ships alone, 1 incidental whale death occurs from Lobstering.
This misdirected science institution has been bought off.
They are involved in patenting and forcing fisherman to buy into their invention. The Hopeless Ropeless $2000 lobster trap.