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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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Four fishermen are rescued following more than a month adrift in a small boat after running out of fuel
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Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for Friday, July 19
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Feds receive thousands of comments on Atlantic drilling
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Fisherman in 42-day search for lost Rescue 116 crew will ‘never stop watching out’ for missing men
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Atkinson & Yates 48′ Gillnetter, 300HP, 6 Cylinder Cummins
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Only 13 per cent of MCS seafood ratings are ‘green’
The Marine Conservation Society has released the latest update to its Good Fish Guide, which sees 53 rating changes with 19 ratings moving down the sustainability Read More » -
Fishermen Question Cod-Fishing Ban Data -one boat couldn’t catch any cod — and that boat happens to belong to the U.S. government.”
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NOAA ship Miller Freeman NOAA ship Miller Freeman in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle firefighters are trying to extinguish a smoldering fire on a ship on Lake Washington. continued Read More » -
UPDATED – New Brunswick: ‘This is terrible’, Val-Comeau seafood processing plant goes up in flames
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Public Listening Session at the New England Fishery Management Council Meeting: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 – 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, MA
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Critics say federal government is wiping out commercial pink salmon fisheries
In emails obtained by the BC Wildlife Federation, British Columbia government staff and scientists say Fisheries and Oceans Canada is burying science and misrepresenting a crisis Read More » -
March 1 is Tax Deadline for some Farmers and Fishermen
Most Americans think of April 15 as the tax deadline, but for many farmers and fishermen, there’s another deadline and it’s almost here. Wednesday, March 1 Read More » -
Brixham beam trawler, Margaret of Ladram smashes Brixham port record
Waterdance’s beam trawler Margaret of Ladram smashed Brixham fish market’s record this week, landing the biggest grossing trip the port has ever seen. After landing in Read More » -
Congrats to Maine’s Lobstermen Who Smashed Previous Year’s Catch By 8 Million Pounds
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Nova Scotia lobster pound fire called suspicious – man in hospital with life-threatening injuries
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 2, 2017
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New rules aim to boost herring supply prized as lobster bait
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Commercial Dungeness Crab Season to Open in Northern California
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Rec boats oppose opening closed fishing areas – GDT
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Fury as fish farm pesticide pollution rises 72% in a year
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Expanding Antiquities Act Monument Would Set A Dangerous Precedent
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New Federal Research Plan Highlights NOAA’s Critical Role in the Future of Aquaculture
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Setting Her Own Course – Lobstering with Lunenburg Harvester Gail Atkinson
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Fish plant fined in court for tampering with weighing scales
A Donegal fish processing plant which was found to be tampering with its weighing scales has been fined a total of €45,000. Killybegs based Norfish Ltd Read More »
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