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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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    Texas shrimpers say Americans are quitting migrant jobs that are ‘too hard’

    Brownsville – Americans taking jobs as shrimpers off the Texas coast are calling it quits, saying the job is just too tough. The jobs they’re quitting Read More »

  • 107 lobster traps set in closed area seized, DFO investigation continuing

    There will be charges laid, but what the charges will be hasn’t been determined yet. On Monday, April 6, DFO seized 54 traps off of southwestern Read More »
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    Aging coast guard ships stuck in refits put crucial Georges Bank fisheries survey at risk

    Once again, Canada’s fleet of coast guard vessels is showing its age. A federal fisheries science survey on Georges Bank is delayed this winter because the Read More »

  • Will Shrimp Safety Concerns Pose Jumbo Difficulty For Trans-Pacific Partnership Deal?

    Meals security experts fear secret elements of a hotly contested Pacific trade deal will additional hamper U.S. government efforts to turn back poor seafood at the Read More »

  • CORPUS CHRISTI – Coast Guard rescues 4 Mexican poachers from sinking boat

    Coast Guard crews rescued four Mexican nationals from their sinking boat Saturday, after they were spotted illegally fishing north of the U.S./Mexico maritime border. At approximately 8 p.m. Read More »

  • Alaska – Compass: Commercial, charter fishermen target trawl fleet’s bycatch

    Commercial and sport fishing interests in Alaska are no strangers to allocation battles over the resources that fuel our businesses and ways of life. It’s a Read More »
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    The Jones Act’s Strange Bedfellows

    A strange thing happened on December 6th, 2018, when President Donald Trump signed a waiver that allowed the American business, Fishermen’s Finest, to sail its 80.5-meter Read More »
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    Like a visit from Santa Claws: Lobster Enthusiast Realizes Dream to Catch One

    Over her 93 years — and counting — Bunny Mishkin has eaten countless lobsters. It’s her favorite food. She finally decided it was time to catch Read More »

  • Report: Big illegal catches of Russian crab threaten stocks, flood global markets

    Illegal crab harvests in the Russian Far East are threatening stocks and flooding markets, said a new report issued by the  The illegal catches of crab in Read More »
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    Brexit – Entering uncharted territory,turbulent waters, with challenges and perhaps also opportunities.

    Two things can be said with certainty: 1. At this stage there are more questions than answers 2. In this new world, fishermen will need a Read More »

  • A fisherman is dead from Western Pacific helicopter collision with purse seiner

    A fisherman is dead and another injured following a helicopter crash into a fishing vessel in the western Pacific ocean on Sunday. The United States Embassy Read More »
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    Coronavirus: Flights of live lobster to China plummeted in late January. When will they resume?

    “It’ll probably be three or four months at least,” Keith Colwell told reporters after announcing $2.5 million in funding for a lobster quality research and innovation Read More »

  • Rare blue crab found in Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau

    Missouri Department of Conservation resource scientists found an unexpected guest recently when they pulled a net during fish sampling in the Mississippi River. Southeast Missouri State Read More »

  • Editorial: Sea change

    You might see it at Prosser’s Rock, or in Ochre Pit Cove, or Twillingate. You might see at any one of scores of small ports and Read More »
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    Some buyers shelling out more than $1M for lobster boat, license

    The purchase price of lobster fishing fleets is hitting new highs, according to a P.E.I. broker — in some cases people are paying more than $1 Read More »

  • Interview – “Counting Fish” – Don Cuddy tells how the film came about

    “Counting Fish” a new documentary by Don Cuddy, profiles the work of Dr. Kevin Stokesbury, researcher at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, in his efforts to Read More »
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    Environmentalists Are Wrong About Menhaden Fishery

    Fishing companies are at odds with Rhode Island environmental advocacy groups over proposed changes for the menhaden fishing industry, Changes to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan Read More »
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    “We’re gonna bomb your bleeping ships”, You understand me? – Coast Guard seeks tips for threatening radio broadcast

    The Coast Guard is seeking information regarding a person making threats and hoax calls on marine band radio off the gulf coast of Florida. Coast Guard Read More »
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    A Question that Demands a Better Response Than What Was Recieved. – The Free Press

    This second writing for the Free Press finds me at a place that forces me to revisit my article for the First Edition. things-are-lookin-pretty-good-for-the-predators-whats-a-poor-cod-fish-to-do-the-free-press The New Read More »

  • Mississippi shrimp season slows down after strong start

    Shrimp season in Mississippi opened less than two weeks ago. And following a strong start, things have slowed down a bit for shrimp fishermen. It’s the Read More »

  • Brexit – Many in British Fishing Port Want E.U. Out of Their Waters

    Brixham, England — Mike Walker, a retired fisherman here, sums up what many in this southern English port town think of the European Union. Britain’s membership Read More »

  • Bonneville Power Administration: Making Senses of Salmon Runs

    Portland, OR – While the vast majority of ESA-listed stocks have shown significant increases in abundance since their listings in the 1990s, the return numbers for Read More »

  • Joe’s Lobster Mart – Fish dealer fights for livelihood

    The decision is likely to come within days and was prompted by owner Joseph Vaudo’s guilty plea in March that he received stolen oysters at his Read More »

  • Maine lobster landings, price draw concern

    Fishermen have reported catching far fewer lobsters this season than last year’s record-setting numbers. But the scarcity does not seem to have translated into much upward Read More »

  • Escambia and Santa Rosa counties get more BP oil money

    A week ago, the two-county area got a dose of good news about our continued recovery from the BP oil spill. That kind of news is Read More »

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