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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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  • Coast Guard rescues man from disabled F/V Lisa Cheri near Petersburg, Alaska

    The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa rescued a man from a disabled fishing vessel near Petersburg Monday. The crew of the Anacapa rendezvoused with the Read More »

  • Our View: Cooper rightly pans offshore drilling

    Gov. Roy Cooper was right on the mark last week in declaring his staunch opposition to opening up North Carolina’s coast to offshore drilling.  Cooper made Read More »

  • Nova Scotia Lobster season off to rough start, weather delays – Prices up!

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  • A.F. Theriault delivers new dragger – F/V Nanny Bessie built for W.M. Schrader Fisheries of Larry’s River

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  • Scallop boats scramble for mooring space in Cobscook Bay

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    Drayton Harbor Maritime calls for assistance in effort to restore historic Columbia River salmon boat

    Under the watchful eye of the US Coast Guard (USCG), members of Drayton Harbor Maritime (DHM) are continuing a years-long effort to restore a historic sailboat Read More »

  • Exploratory turbot fishery underway in high Arctic

    The Arctic Fishery Alliance has a new locally owned vessel in the high Arctic at the moment looking into the possibility of a commercial fishery there. The ship, the Atlantic Read More »
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    Rethinking the Ocean Factory Trawler

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    Coast Guard aids fishing boat taking on water

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    Coronavirus: Copper River salmon fishery nears without travel restrictions from Cordova City Council

    As of Monday, commercial salmon fishing operations in Cordova are moving forward with few protections in place for residents beyond statewide health mandates.,, Although it is Read More »

  • Fed probe of NOAA rules due in November – By Richard Gaines GloucesterTimes.com

    The U.S. Commerce Department’s inspector general expects to make public in November a procedural review of how NOAA and its regional fishery management councils make rules Read More »

  • Environment Canada greases the AquaBounty skids – clears one hurdle but still waits for key OKs

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  • 12 Eastern Carolina commercial fishermen charged with illegally harvesting and selling Atlantic Striped Bass

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    NOAA Cancels Three Northeast Research Surveys due to Coronavirus Uncertainties

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  • Carla Ann Samson, 37, of D’Escousse, is charged with being an accessory to murder after the fact after the fact in the June 1 disappearance and presumed death of Phillip Boudreau of Petit de Grat.

    A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a Richmond County man. [email protected] Read More »
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    Scientists say black Sea bass behavior could be affected by offshore wind

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    ‘This is my life’- 71 years a fisherman and counting

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    First Nation, fishermen distrust Northern Pulp wastewater treatment plan

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  • Coast Guard searches for missing Fishermen from Capsized Fishing Vessel 1 mile northeast of Tybee Island

    The Coast Guard is searching Wednesday for missing boaters approximately one mile northeast of Tybee Island, Georgia. Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center watchstanders were notified by the Read More »

  • Washington Fish and wildlife officers on patrol for poachers

    Sgt. Erik Olson and Officer Mike Apple were looking for crab poachers in the central Puget Sound area Monday. [email protected] Read More »

  • Forgotten no more

    For the third year in a row, Portuguese sailors stood at in St. John’s for a man named Dionisiv Esteves and laid a wreath in his Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for December 29, 2017

    Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates Click here, for older updates listed as NCFA click here16:54 Read More »

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