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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.E. lands $33M in federal fishing aid

    NOAA announced the first apportioning of the federal fishery disaster funds Wednesday, awarding $32,847,955 — or 43.8 percent of the appropriated $75 million — to New Read More »

  • A New Life for the Boat Immortalized by John Steinbeck

    Sitting in dry-dock, covered in barnacles, is the Western Flyer, a piece of literary history that has been threatened by time, the sea, and a restauranteur. Read More »

  • Documentary filmmaker Twyla Roscovich captures the wild life of salmon

    It’s a Vancouver International Film Festival first for Ms. Roscovich, who has worked as a director and cinematographer for the BBC Natural History and Discovery Channel. The Read More »

  • Oregon State University study finds salmon hatcheries produce genetically different fish

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  • As Our Climate Changes, We Must Base Our Policies in Sound Science – Richard Merrick, Chief Scientist for NMFS

    For some people, climate change is just a theoretical possibility. But ask fishermen, and many will tell you that climate change is well underway. Along the Read More »
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    Nils Stolpe: Atlantic herring – lots of smoke but where’s the fire? – Click Here

    Peter Shelley is a lawyer who works for the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF). Apparently among his duties is providing entries to the CLF website “Talking Fish.” Read More »

  • Governor Rick Scott announced the bay scallop season will open three days early this year.

    Opening the season early and on a weekend will create additional recreational opportunities for Florida residents and visitors while recognizing the importance of economic benefits to Read More »

  • NPFMC talks BSAI halibut, Pacific cod

    SEATTLE — Bering Sea halibut bycatch will be back on the menu at an upcoming fisheries meeting. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, or NPFMC, agreed Read More »
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    Congress passes spending bill after brief government shutdown

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  • Under the Global Pew Manipulation: The deep-sea fishing, a new geopolitical issue?

    A huge operation to geostrategic nature is conducted to confiscate vast maritime and ocean spaces for the exclusive benefit of American interests. Cette manipulation est relayée Read More »

  • Warren Maine man admits to helping sink lobster boat

    A 21-year-old Warren man was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 26, to three months in jail for his role in the sinking of a lobster boat off St. Read More »
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    Years of high lobster landings spark resurgence in Maine’s boat building industry

    A lobsterman’s biggest expense is the boat. Analysts say Maine’s boat-building industry has made a remarkable recovery since it bottomed out during the Great Recession of Read More »

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  • FISH-NL advises Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc to cancel 2017 sentinel cod program 

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26th, 2017 The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) has written federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc Read More »

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    A 32-foot commercial fishing boat caught fire early Monday morning (07-25-16) in ANB Harbor. The F/V American Express, a gillnetter, was tied up on the outer Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 65′ Fiberglass Longliner with Permits, Cummins 855TA, 40 KW Genset

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  • Why Are We Importing Our Own Fish?

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  • BC Commercial Crab Harvester Fined $20,000 for Fishing Illegally

    MASSET, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired ) – On December 11, 2013, in Masset Provincial Court, Stan William Steer was found guilty of violations of the Fisheries Act. Justice Read More »
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    Coast Guard rescues 2 survivors clinging to debris in Pamlico Sound, NC

    Two men were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter crew Wednesday morning, after their fishing boat capsized Tuesday near Hog Island.,, The wife of a fishermen called Read More »
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    Charter fisherman catches kilo of cocaine off Miami coast

    Miami fisherman Mark Quartiano takes pride in his ability to catch sharks, but on Wednesday he reeled in something else entirely: cocaine. He thinks the package Read More »
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    Poor season drives a black market for crabs in Qld

    Poor weather over summer has resulted in a lucrative black market for the sale of mud crabs in Queensland. Recreational fishermen have been caught taking to Read More »
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    Unexpected Nazi-era legacy: Fish tumors

    German researchers have uncovered a 25 percent incidence of tumors among a type of flatfish inhabiting one area of the Baltic Sea, close to the northern Read More »

  • Bait crisis is over, but Maine lobstermen are still feeling the pinch

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  • Misfits for Magnuson – Written by Jes Hathaway – Support HR 1335

    I admit I had the wind knocked out of my sails late last week when I read that President Obama has opted to dismiss out of Read More »

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