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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.J. Fishermen, Pallone have a Beef with NOAA – Yeah? Well, Peter Baker says…….

    New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) yesterday expressing his concern over preliminary estimates of summer Read More »

  • Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were busy busting poachers during the “For Future Generations,” operation

    keysnews.com – State fishery managers have wrapped up a more than month-long mutton snapper spawn operation in which 52 vessels were inspected and 15 misdemeanor fishing Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association – Update on yesterday’s North Carolina shrimp petition meeting!

    ALL FIVE ADVISORY PANELS VOTE TO DENY THE SHRIMP PETITION! Thanks to all fishermen, their families, consumers and other supporters of North Carolina’s commercial fishing communities Read More »

  • A giant in fisheries science steps aside (and into the forefront!)

    Some 200 friends, colleagues and well-wishers gathered  at the Century House in Acushnet, MA, on Friday, October 18, to celebrate the remarkable career of distinguished fishery Read More »

  • Cheap dollar paying off for lobster fishermen in southwestern Nova Scotia

    Yarmouth – After being trapped by low shore prices in past years, this is a good season for lobster fishermen in southwestern Nova Scotia. What’s the Read More »

  • Use the $10 Million S-K money retrieved from the pilfering NOAA as a Fuel Subsidy for the little guy’s

    Boat owners, fishermen, net makers, icemen, fuel men, machine shop’s, welders, railway’s vessel supplier’s, electronic shop’s, are the ones that need this measly $10 million dollars, Read More »
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    Iliamna Lake levels barely high enough for Bristol Bay boat portage

    Many of the boats which fish Bristol Bay spend the winters docked in Homer. Each summer they make the trip across Cook Inlet where they are Read More »

  • Monterey fishing patriarch Joe Pennisi laid to rest

    Giuseppe “Joe” Pennisi, the patriarch of an extended Monterey fishing family, was buried Tuesday after private family services. One of his six sons, Giuseppe Pennisi II, Read More »

  • How about some common sense Dr. Hutchings? New data from DFO suggests seals eat twice as many cod.

    INGONISH — No one is sure yet whether grey seals are continuing to threaten recovery of the cod stocks in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Read More »

  • Fish and Men – Documentary Web Trailer

    As scientists struggle to count fish, and conservationists attempt to save them, America’s oldest fishing community – Gloucester, Massachusetts is dying. Fishermen are losing their livelihood Read More »

  • Commercial Horseshoe Crab Fishery in Del. to Close July 9

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  • Stupid Ketchikan man faces assault charge of federal fisheries officer

    A 23-year-old Ketchikan man has been accused of swinging a knife in front of a federal fisheries officer. The agent noticed a large filet knife on Read More »

  • Cape Wastewater cleanup costs a problem

    BUZZARDS BAY — The bottom line is often the line in the sand for taxpayers reluctant to pay for expensive projects to reduce the flow of Read More »

  • Slime eels – the most disgusting fish in the ocean

    What some call disgusting, others call delectable. That certainly applies to hagfish, also known as slime eels. They not actually eels, though, and there is some Read More »

  • They may move a little slow now but these fishermen are still hauling them in

    At 77, Siteman qualifies as a youngster on the three-man crew of the vessel their friends have dubbed the Geritol.  “She doesn’t have a name. People Read More »

  • Investigators say boat sank off Cape May after dredge became snagged; boater still missing

    The 40-foot Linda Claire was at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, six miles west of Cape May Point, dredging for conchs and blue crabs Thursday Read More »
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    For the Lobsterman that has everything, Feast Your Eyes on This Lobster-Themed Saucony Sneaker

    END. and Massachusetts-based Saucony have teamed up to pay homage to one of New England’s most beloved dishes, the lobster. The American running brand’s GRID 8500 Read More »

  • Study: Dolphin catch rate declines off South Carolina

    The American Fishing Tackle Co. released an update on a study in South Carolina that it supports. However, commercial fishermen met their dolphinfish quota for the Read More »

  • Protesters link fish and chips to dolphin by-catch

    The group Maui and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders says the nets used to catch fish such as mullet and school shark – used in takeaways – trap Read More »

  • The O’Hara Fishing Dynasty – Knowing when to fish or cut bait

    On July 31, O’Hara Corporation launched the first American fishing vessel that will be able to chase fish through polar ice off the coast of Alaska.  Read More »
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    Aww, shucks: shucking event a hit at Digby’s Scallop Days

    You could say the 2017 Digby Scallop Days didn’t start off with a bang, but rather, a shuck. The scallop shucking event took place Friday, August 11. Read More »

  • The second annual Louisiana Fisheries Summit wants to help fishermen

    An upcoming summit in Houma will help area fishermen and seafood harvesters. The second annual Louisiana Fisheries Summit is scheduled for March 12 and 13 at Read More »

  • Tri Marine American Samoa cannery set to open in 2014

    Tri Marine has major activity underway in American Samoa with the large fleet of purse seiners operating here. The cannery is now expected to be up Read More »

  • Huge Thanks To The Captains Of Wicked Tuna- Dave Carraro and Dave Marciano – Who the Hell is Dave Carraro?!!!! LOL

    I’m not sure people around here outside of the restaurateurs and shop owners realize the impact that these guys have had on local business. These hard Read More »

  • Well-known Newfoundland fisherman, Lorne Fudge, dies

    A well-known fisherman who was fighting the provincial government for a right to receive money as part of a resettlement program has died. For fellow fisherman Read More »

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