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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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    Toothfish research draws scientists, seafarers back for second Antarctic journey

    Having broken the ice three years ago, a Nelson-based longliner is making a return voyage to the Antarctic to gain further insights into the world of Read More »
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    Comment: New Zealand’s fishing industry under pressure

    New Zealand’s fishing industry punches well above its weight internationally – but we can do better, writes National’s spokesman for Fisheries Ian McKelvie.,, Currently our fishing industry Read More »

  • David Goethel – member of the New England Fishery Management Council pushes for change, current management program will guarantee the destruction of the groundfishing fleet

    A scientist and member of the New England Fishery Management Council, citing multiple failures within the current system, is asked his colleagues to consider a series Read More »

  • REPORT: Mid-Atlantic Council Workshop on East Coast Fisheries and Climate Change

    “The decision to hold this workshop was driven largely by input from our stakeholders,” said Mid-Atlantic Council Chairman Rick Robins, noting that many participants in the Read More »

  • Rhode Island company proposes wind farm 30 miles off Montauk

    “It’s green energy for investors only,” said Bonnie Brady, executive director of the Long Island Commercial Fishing Assoc., a Montauk-based group that has opposed some of Read More »
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    Falling overboard is the second biggest killer of U.S. fishermen, second only to vessel sinkings.

    From 2000 through 2016, 204 fishermen died after falling overboard. Nearly 60 percent were not witnessed and nearly 90 percent were never found. In every case, Read More »

  • Maine seaweed company vies for $50,000 prize at national Slow Money event

    Bangor Daily News – The VitaminSea business is growing, with SeaCrunch varieties available in health food and specialty grocery stores around the state. Whole Foods is Read More »
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    New London: Does Orsted/Eversource charter of NL fishing boats violate city lease?

    Many fishermen resent the interference in the waters they regularly use and suggest still-unknown harm will be done to undersea environments and marine life. But I Read More »

  • The personalities behind this week’s Supreme Court cases

    There’s almost always a real human at the bottom of a Supreme Court case, but the justices’ work this week is notable for the number of Read More »
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    FFAW seeking clarification on EI extension for fishery – Fish harvester wants answers

    President Keith Sullivan says his impression was that all fishery workers would be covered by the extension that was announced earlier this week, but now he’s Read More »

  • Will North Carolina give up even more sovereignty to the National Marine Fisheries Service?

    Next week (June 1) will be a significant day if you are concerned about Federal control of our lives. There will be a meeting of an Read More »

  • 2015 IPHC Annual Meeting – Monday, January 26 through Friday, January 30, 2015 – Listen via Webinar

    The Ninety-First Annual Meeting of the will be held from Monday, January 26 through Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel in Read More »
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    No excuse for low lobster prices

    The prices being paid to PEI lobster fishers a week into the 2023 season are underwhelming, with most getting $6.50 a pound for canners and $7 Read More »

  • Carlos Rafael’s guilty plea in federal court draws mixed reactions

    There was a mixture of emotions and reactions among members of the local fishing industry over the guilty plea Carlos that “The Codfather” Rafael entered in Read More »

  • EMERGENCY TOWN HALL MEETING – OCEAN BLASTING IMMINENT OFF BARNEGAT BAY

    EMERGENCY TOWN HALL MEETING 5pm Wednesday, July 2 Barnegat Light Fire Company 10 West 10th Street Barnegat Light, NJ 08006  Harmful Rutgers Study to Examine 60 Million-Year-Old Read More »
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    Coast Guard Raises Sunken Fishing Vessel from Shark River Inlet Off Manasquan

    The U.S. Coast Guard’s Manasquan Inlet/Shark River station has reported that the Miss Kathleen was successfully raised from the Manasquan Inlet last night and placed on Read More »

  • Our View: Complex fisheries need the best minds

    The New England groundfishery is a disaster. Conservationists know it, the federal government knows it, processors, shipyards and supply houses know it. And nobody knows it Read More »
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    Daughter of Reedville Fisherman’s Museum Founder Named President

    Passion, love of a cause and, and energy – Becky Haynie of Reedville, Va. checks all three boxes for the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum where she was Read More »
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    Safe Harbor Bill Becomes Law, Ensures Legal Rights and Protection of Commercial Fishermen in Emergency Situations

    Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. and Senator Ken LaValle today announced that Governor Cuomo signed their Safe Harbor Law on August 21. The bill provides commercial Read More »

  • One scandal of the National Marine Fishery Service, unknown but for Richard Gaines

               Who in the Hell is Richard Gaines?!! Richard Gaines, Staff Writer, Gloucester Daily Times. Read it here with two video interviews by GMG’s JoeyC   Read More »
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    NEFMC Council Executive Director Tom Nies Announces Retirement

    The New England Fishery Management Council opened its January 24-26, 2023 meeting in Portsmouth, NH with the news that Executive Director Thomas A. Nies, a 25-year Read More »
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    Fishing captain’s wallet went down with his ship, but was recovered by a trawler 4 years later

    Four years ago, Capt. John Allen Baker lost his ship — and his wallet — to the bottom of the North Atlantic. It was Dec. 22, 2013, Read More »

  • South Pacific Tuna Corporation fined for illegally manning U.S. flagged vessels with foreign officers

    APRA HARBOR, Guam — Coast Guard Sector Guam has levied fines against the South Pacific Tuna Corporation for eight separate violations of Title 46 United States Read More »

  • Ocean polluters seek to have convictions overturned

    A father-son team that was convicted of polluting Puget Sound and the ocean have asked a judge to toss their convictions. In Seattle federal court on Read More »

  • Frustrated fishermen get good news: good rockfishing, salmon fishing to return in 2024

    With an oversized head, bulbous eyes and narrow body, the quillback rockfish looks like a golden bullfrog armed with a quiver full of arrows on its Read More »

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