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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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Companies’ venture brings deep sea red crab to Va. F/V Hannah Boden will relocate to Hampton, Va.
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Seven crewmen remain aboard a stranded fishing trawler off Cork coast
Several crew members of a fishing trawler that’s drifting without power off the Cork coast are to remain on board the vessel overnight, with high winds Read More » -
Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence – Direct link between the increase in the herd of seals and increased the mortality of cod
A study conducted by researchers from fisheries and Oceans Canada just give reason to those who believe that the grey seal is a real threat to Read More » -
Ex-lobbyist enlists former Fish & Game official to fight charges of illegal seining
The 12-hour purse seining opener began at 7 a.m. on September 2, 2021 in Silver Bay. Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited five people on four vessels for Read More » -
Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area – Fishing activity singled out for extra blame
I have read many Government of Canada documents. Some of them caused me to roll my eyes, some of them caused chuckles, some were examples of Read More » -
Grounded Austro Carina boat leaks all its diesel into ocean at Red Bluff
Thousands of litres of diesel has leaked from a boat which ran aground on Banks Peninsula two weeks ago, says Canterbury Regional Council. Large swells had broken Read More » -
Coast Guard suspends search for missing Tangier waterman
A search for a missing Tangier Island waterman was suspended, a day after his boat sank 5 miles off the island throwing him and is son Read More » -
50-year-old man presumed missing after boat found in channel in SLC
Rescue officials continue searching for a 50-year-old fisherman, who last was seen Monday night launching a small boat from Stan Blum Boat Ramp, according to the Read More » -
Marrero Man Sentenced for Illegal Fish Sales in Plaquemines Parish – Takes Undercover Agents on Illegal Charter!!!
Joseph Morris III, 30, pleaded guilty to selling fish without a fresh products license, failing to maintain records, taking commercial fish without a vessel license, selling Read More » -
Mass Attorney General Martha Coakley moves to KO fish limits
The motion for summary judgment, filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, reinforced the arguments made in the AG’s lawsuit filed against the National Oceanic and Read More » -
Troubled Swan’s Island fisherman guilty of more scallop offenses
A local fisherman who just earlier this month was charged with committing multiple scallop fishing violations was found guilty in court last week of committing prior Read More » -
Moulton, reps press NOAA on monitors
“We made it very clear that we don’t support the costs of at-sea monitoring being shifted to the fishermen,” Moulton said after the meeting. Moulton, along Read More » -
Close call for crewmember of the F/V Glutton
The emergency radio call came at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, when Capt. Beau Gribbin of the F/V Glutton reported that one of his crew had fallen Read More » -
DFO and fishing vessel safety – A Damning Indictment of its safety culture
Fisheries and Oceans’ decision not to extend the halibut fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for the province’s inshore harvesters who didn’t catch their quotas Read More » -
AUG 8, 2013 – BROOKLYN VI – SUMMER COD – POLLOCK & JUMBO RED HAKE TRIP by EC NEWELLMAN
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Oh Canada! One department says cod is endangered while another recommends more be caught
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This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. 25 years ago oil invaded Alaskas coastline… Today Kodiak remembers.
“Our emerald isle with its hundreds of miles of coast line is being blackened. Our livelihood and environment is being threatened. Our wildlife is being destroyed. Read More » -
‘Just one more nail in the coffin,’ Fishermen react to Vineyard Wind announcement
Ed Anthen-Washburn, the Director of The New Bedford Port Authority, received a constant stream of calls Wednesday afternoon after the announcements of offshore winf contracts.,,,”I think Read More » -
California: New regulations shut down Commercial Dungeness Crab season early
After a particularly hard start to the season, commercial Dungeness crab fisheries closed several weeks early on June 1. June 7 marked the start of the Read More » -
The feast-or-famine life of lobstering in Maine
The lobster industry has always been a rollercoaster of a profession — with lobstermen (and women) risking their lives to bring in the biggest catches. In Read More » -
Unalaska City Council supports smaller bycatch reduction, mayor says
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You deserve this! Lobster Benedict
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Brown OKs fishing for 240 million to 280 million invasive Lake Tahoe crayfish – Announces Tax Credit Program for Fleet Build UP!
Officials estimate the lake holds 240 million to 280 million invasive crayfish, a freshwater crustacean that resembles a small lobster. They are a major food source Read More » -
After over forty years of NOAA/NMFS management how are we really doing? Nils Stolpe
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act – I have seen the focus of government fisheries manage-ment increasingly shift away from the fishermen to the fish. Read More » -
On this day in 2007, The Search begins for Lady of Grace
On this day in 2007, the Coast Guard launched a massive search for the Fishing Vessel Lady of Grace after the 75-foot dragger failed to return Read More »
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