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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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  • Two Maryland fishermen banned from fishing for striped bass forever

    The Maryland Department of Natural Resources said that Michael D. Hayden Jr. and William J. Lednum, both of Tilghman Island, have received lifetime revocations of their Read More »
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    This Fishing Life: TV cameras return to Cornwall, Tonight, as the lockdown begins to bite

    The beauty of Cornwall and the fishing tales of generations of fishermen are captured in a brand new six-part BBC/OU co-produced series this month. Cornwall: This Read More »
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    Daunting task begins: Reducing lobster gear to save whales

    The interstate Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission met Monday outside Washington to discuss the implementation of the new rules, which are designed to reduce serious injuries Read More »
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    ‘We’re open’: Alaska businesses can operate at full capacity Friday, Dunleavy says

    Alaska businesses can open at full capacity on Friday and sports can resume, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Tuesday evening. “Friday, we’re open for business across the Read More »
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    Northern Shrimp lovers lining up for local catch

    Joe Jurek knew his catch would be popular. He just didn’t know how popular. Jurek, a Gloucester-based groundfisherman who specializes in yellow-tail flounder on most fishing Read More »

  • Fishermen, processors respond to fish tax proposal

    Despite acknowledging the need for more revenue, fisheries stakeholders raised lots of questions about the governor’s plan to increase state fisheries taxes this week. To help Read More »

  • Why this Irish trawling company missed out on the big Blufin Tuna money

    Due to Ireland’s fishing quotas, fishermen are not permitted to catch and sell Bluefin fish, which are protected under Irish law. Employees of O’Flaherty’s Brothers Limited, Read More »
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    Stanley Larsen – By Birth and by Choice, a Lifetime at Sea

    At 4:30 a.m. Menemsha Harbor is glassy and the only sounds are the hum of Menemsha Fish House’s vibrating refrigerators and the early-morning summer bird opera. Read More »

  • Marine Accidents Investigation Branch: Make wearing lifejackets on fishing boats compulsory

    The wearing of lifejackets on commercial fishing boats should be made compulsory, accident investigators have said. This year had been “particularly bad” for drownings, the Marine Read More »

  • Seafood Industry Australia – Industry finds its voice as campaign for a united peak body gains momentum

    A national campaign to form a united peak body for the seafood industry is gaining momentum. Voluntary contributions totalling $406,000 have been secured from the wild Read More »
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    Coronavirus: Why the Lunar New Year matters for Maine lobster shippers

    The Lunar New Year is typically one of the busiest parts of the calendar for America’s lobster shippers, who send millions of dollars worth of the Read More »

  • Florida Stone Crab Season Begins October 15, 2013

    Florida Stone Crab season begins on October 15, 2013.  Here are the Stone Crab regulations per the Florida Fish and Wildlife website. [email protected]  10:09 Read More »
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    Coronavirus Quarantine Period Shapes Unique Season For Deadliest Catch Fishermen

    Today marks the opener for the 2020 red king crab fishing season. The beginning of the king crab season is always a busy time in Unalaska/Dutch Read More »
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    ‘Let’s go get him’ – Fishermen recover body of captain stranded in vessel off Canso

    Fishermen have recovered the body of the captain who was at the helm of a fishing vessel that’s been stranded off the coast of Canso, N.S., Read More »

  • Letter: A ‘fish bill,’ like Farm Bill needed for industry

    I agree with both Sens. Warren and Markey that the federal government, not fishermen, should pay for NOAA’s at-sea and dockside observers. We need, first of Read More »

  • Bering Sea king bycatch, co-op reports and Gulf of Alaska tendering to come back before North Pacific Council

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council asked for reports and discussion  papers on several items this morning, including king bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery, the Read More »

  • Mississippi DMR fisheries director will retire

    Dale Diaz, 51, has been director of the Office of Marine Fisheries, which has 47 employees, since February 2007. He has worked for DMR more than Read More »

  • Big ocean waves give Dungeness Crab Christmas vacation

    Like those heady days when salmon are coming in on joyful and full boats, crab season can enliven Noyo Harbor with motion, aromas and noise. And Read More »

  • Mind Boggling – Wild Salmon Harvests in Alaska Top 71 Million Fish

    Commercial seafood harvesters in Alaska delivered some 71,053,000 salmon to processors through July 21, and the catch keeps growing. Preliminary harvest figures from the Alaska Department Read More »

  • The Race for Kerry’s Seat: Votes separate Markey, Lynch on fisheries

    On fisheries, the differences between Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch, candidates for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by John Kerry in late January, were exposed Read More »

  • Doing BIG! – Huge crab harvest makes backlog at Pillar Point Harbor – Video

    With the annual crab harvest in full swing Tuesday, some fishermen are finding it easier to catch the delicacy than to offload it, with some full Read More »

  • Florida – Bill passed to eliminate fuel tax for commercial fishing

    The fishing business is expected to grow and create new jobs, now that lawmakers have passed a commercial fishing and aquacultural purposes bill that will reduce Read More »

  • The Squatters are coming! Bay State Making Plans for Ocean Development

    In the third of five public hearings on the 2014 draft Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan, Coastal Zone Management (CZM) director Bruce Carlisle opened the Oct. 22 Read More »

  • Boston rally urges 11th-hour reprieve for fishermen (conflicting number of attendee’s)

    Barring the extraordinary, draconian cuts in landings for the (New England) 2013 fishing season will take effect on Wednesday — May 1, the start of the Read More »

  • Look at ’em all! Thousands of Chinese trawlers head out to sea after three-month ban on fishing is lifted. Where’s Pew?

    Thousands of Chinese trawlers rushed out into the East China Sea today after a three-month-long summer fishing moratorium ended. These incredible images of boats setting out Read More »

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