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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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   The Big Green Money Machine – how anti-fishing activists are taking over NOAA

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   CONQUEST OF THE OCEAN - Taking over the fishing regulations of a nation involves vanity and corruption -

   

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    Another push for catch shares – Nils E. Stolpe, FishNet-USA

    Don’t get the idea from this that I oppose any fisheries management regime. What I do oppose is having the future of particular fisheries determined by Read More »

  • South Pacific Tuna Corp. continues course for improved safety

    South Pacific Tuna Corporation pointed to the tuna industry’s 2013 record of zero fatalities in response to a recent report, implication of safety concerns and 2012 Read More »

  • Is there a sustainable future for America’s most popular seafood?

    I stare at the beaker of cloudy water, trying to make sense of the slow swirl of particles inside — a mixture of small red specks Read More »

  • OPINION: The comfort of being apolitical

    AS the marine and commercial fishing industries continue to be ruthlessly dismantled by politicians and international environmental groups, for little else but political gain, can we Read More »

  • Commercial squid fishery closes, limit reached Sacramento, Calif.

    California’s commercial squid fishery has reached its 118,000 short ton limit and is closing until March. The state Department of Fish and Game (DFG) says the Read More »

  • How to Sear Scallops

    I’d been cooking scallops for years in restaurant kitchens with no problems.  How different could it be at home? Quite different, apparently. The problem came down to Read More »
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    When it comes to fish and fishing Huffington Post is all wet – Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet USA

    Last week Dana Ellis Hunnes, a Huffington Post blogger, managed to package in just 700 words more false, misleading, distorted and just plain wrong information about Read More »

  • Hiring seafood workers in Bristol Bay has been tough for years. This summer, it’s worse.

    Seafood processors in Alaska’s Bristol Bay this summer have had trouble finding enough workers to handle the fish that come through their plants. Those in the industry Read More »

  • Establishm​ent of Control Date for Longfin Squid/Butt​erfish fishery (The Drive to Catch Share’s for this fishery.)

    Today NOAA Fisheries  NMFS announces the establishment of a control date (today) for the Longfin Squid/Butterfish fishery, at the request of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. What does this Read More »

  • Fishing Rights: Small Scale Fishermen walkout of meeting with ministry over rock lobster suspension

    Small-scale and near-shore fishers walked out of a meeting in Cape Town with the deputy director-general for Fisheries Siphokazi Ndudane yesterday, saying her explanations relating to Read More »

  • Department of the Interior, Obama, consider sanctions over Iceland’s whaling

    Iceland may face trade sanctions after U.S. officials formally declared that the island nation’s whaling is undermining an international ban on commercial trade in whale products. Read More »

  • Fishing boat worth £300,000 is scrapped after Britain’s youngest captain smashed it into rocks

    A ship skippered by Britain’s youngest fishing boat captain has been broken up for scrap after the teenager smashed the £300,000 vessel into rocks. Jake Bowman-Davies, Read More »

  • Louisiana Sets 2015 Spring Shrimp Season

    The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission announced the opening date for the 2015 Louisiana spring shrimp season. The spring shrimp season was set based on information Read More »

  • RFA calls Intersector trading concept “corrupt”

    During a decade of debate on catch shares and individual fishing quota (IFQ) programs, proponents of this fisheries privatization plan have argued that the scheme isargued Read More »

  • New Bedford meeting brings wind, fishing industries together

    Jim Kendall painted the city’s streets with snow when he articulated how fishermen may feel about offshore wind during a meeting Wednesday that brought both sides Read More »

  • Environmental group Oceana Inc. sues’ National Marine Fisheries Service for inadequate monitor coverage

    Gib Brogan, Oceana’s representative in Boston, said fishermen fish differently when monitors are on board, yet only 22 percent of boats in the groundfish fleet have Read More »

  • Good lobster year helps boat builders – Video

    People who work in Maine’s lobster industry have been celebrating after what many say was a good year. The higher incomes mean that after a number Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update August 3, 2015

    Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 08:14 Related Read More »

  • Ice sinks early start for Lake Erie commercial fishery

    Easter is coming early. The ice stayed late. That’s a bad combination for Lake Erie commercial fishermen who wanted to be out catching fish for Lent Read More »

  • What Hunters and Anglers Should Know Before They Vote

    Americans who enjoy fishing, hunting, and other wilderness sports should be aware of a number of important issues before stepping into the voting booth in November. Read More »

  • For Shetlanders the sea is a natural environment, but never a friendly one

    Most people in Shetland live and work within sight and sound of the sea. On clear summer days – almost 20 hours long, in June – Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs another injured fisherman. This one near Dutch Harbor

    Watchstanders at the 17th District command center in Juneau received a request for assistance from a crewmember aboard the Patricia Lee who reported a 27-year-old fisherman suffered Read More »
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    Editorial: A callous agenda – defining who is a commercial fisherman

    Once again defining who is a commercial fisherman in North Carolina is on the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission’s agenda when it meets Wednesday and Thursday at Read More »

  • NOAA: Successful conservation efforts pay off for humpback whales

    Endangered humpback whales in nine of 14 newly identified distinct population segments have recovered enough that they don’t warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Read More »

  • Hastily assembled meeting gets New Hampshire Fishermen face to face with NOAA Administrator Sullivan

    While no promises for action were made by the official — Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association — those who met Read More »

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