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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 Commercial Fishermen Indicted in Maryland for Illegal Harvest and Interstate Sale of Striped Bass from Chesapeake Bay
According to court documents, Michael D. Hayden Jr., his company, William J. Lednum, Kent Sadler and Daniel Murphy engaged in a multi-year conspiracy during which time Read More » -
Axed jobs and closed plants loom, warn crab harvesters about new management approach
Fishing businesses are on the line if the Department of Fisheries and Oceans implements a new management system for snow crab, says Port de Grave harvester. Read More » -
Fish farm rejected by Nova Scotia government, risk to wild salmon cited
The province’s Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Sterling Belliveau, said Fisheries and Oceans Canada expressed concern about the salmon farm’s impact on wild salmon in the Read More » -
So how’s that “catch shares” revolution working out for groundfish?
“Recent scientific analyses show us that fisheries managed with catch share programs perform better than fisheries managed with traditional tools. Even in the first years after Read More » -
Hurricane Ida: Hard-hit fisheries deserve a helping hand from Washington
Hurricane Ida was among the most powerful storms ever to make landfall in Louisiana, and certainly the most destructive to take direct aim at one of Read More » -
6 Ocean Priorities for the Biden Administration from the Environmentalist
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MSA: Renewal of fisheries law brings back debate over managing stocks
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Steel Surf Clammer with Ma State Permit
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Pro-fish or primarily pro-tribe? Critics say Peltola shows true goal as congresswoman for some, not all Alaskans
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International Salmon Treaty Fails Yet Again!
Members of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF) and its North American partner, the International Salmon Treaty Fails Yet Again!are disgusted with the North Atlantic Salmon Read More » -
BP Bashes Oil Spill Victims to Distract From Own Criminal Behavior
In recent corporate public relations attempts, BP has tried to shift the public’s focus from its corporate wrongdoing and outright criminal behavior to criticizing BP’s victims Read More » -
Russia re-submits claim on vast Arctic seabed at UN
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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 » -
British Columbia: Prawn harvesters furious over DFO ‘tubbing’ ban – “Why are they reinventing the wheel?”
For decades harvesters in remote locations have flash-frozen one-pound tubs of a couple-dozen prawns in native sea water,,, This week Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced the practice Read More » -
Opponents seek to reverse decision on oyster farm approval
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NOAA To Enlist Commercial Fishing Boats To Help Gather Data For Stock Surveys
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced it will begin enlisting commercial fishing boats to help gather data for its often-controversial stock surveys – shifting that Read More » -
Where to, struggling small-scale fishers? – “Fishing communities are in crisis”
Ousted from their homes in District 6 during the apartheid era, many of South Africa’s fishing families were re-located to places like Saldanha, Gansbaai and Kalk Read More » -
We’ve Changed Our Name!!! Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO)
NOAA Fisheries NMFS has changed the name of the Northeast Regional Office to the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office. We’re doing this at the direction of Congress Read More » -
Sea lions prove tough to keep away from Westport Marina
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Inland Fisheries: DNR proposes a study on the effect of commercial gill nets on Lake Michigan
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70 stray cargo containers pose threat to mariners off North Carolina
The Coast Guard is warning mariners of navigation hazards after about 70 cargo containers fell off of a cargo ship Saturday night, about 17 miles off Read More » -
Opinion: Revitalizing waterfront is still up to sectors and Carlos Rafael
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New net opens a way to help fishermen and protect cod
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Ecosystems Are Dying as Long Island Contends With a Nitrogen Bomb
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New Bedford Marine Commerce Ocean Terminal Another “Big Dig”? – Massachusetts Another Renewable Energy Failure – Posted by Paul Shaw
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