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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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Efforts to Break Deadlock Continue, Kilmore Quay Outlines its Fears – Last-ditch post-Brexit trade talks to resume between EU, UK
As efforts continue to agree a final Brexit deal, two Wexford fishermen have outlined on RTÉ Radio Countrywide how devastating loss of access to British waters will Read More » -
There’s something strange happening to the Maine lobster population this year — and it could drastically raise prices
Reports of fisherman hauling out record amounts of lobster over the past few years make it seem that lobster should be pretty cheap. But that’s last Read More » -
NEFMC Press Release: Council Approves 2017 US/Canada TACs; hears FW 56 progress
NEFMC approves the 2017 total allowable catch for three groundfish stocks on Georges Bank. The agreement sets the shared TAC at 730 metric tons.The U.S. will Read More » -
Missing shrimper identified as La Feria resident
A missing shrimper last seen on South Padre Island has been identified as 35-year-old Christopher Vargas from La Feria. According to a release from the U.S. Read More » -
Bristol Bay Area Plan stirs debate
thebristolbaytimes.com – The controversial Bristol Bay Area Plan is the subject of the meetings. Revision to the plan in 2005 were seen as favoring mining over Read More » -
Hawaii Longliners get a Christmas Gift, Ahi Ruling Upheld! Enviro’s get coal.
A federal judge has ruled longline fishermen in Hawaii may continue catching more bigeye tuna, or ahi, than the maximum set by international regulators. U.S. District Read More » -
The sound of endangered salmon surviving
Any day now, next time a storm sends a pulse of water down California’s Sacramento River, biologists at the Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery will release Read More » -
Crew safe after boat sinks on 1st day of lobster fishing season
The Charlene A. began taking on water about 1.5 kilometres off Hacketts Cove, N.S., shortly after leaving the wharf at 7 a.m. The crew turned around Read More » -
Euclid Fish Co. pledges to use 100 percent of Great Lakes fish caught
A Mentor-based company has made a commitment to increasing the value and usefulness of fish caught in the Great Lakes. Euclid Fish Co. has signed on Read More » -
Commercial Fishermen/Marine Corp Veteran Mark Allen Chase has passed away in Newport, Oregon
Mark Allen Chase passed away on November, 28th 2021, at his home in Newport, Oregon, after a long and courageous battle with Neuroendocrine (carcinoid) cancer. Mark Read More » -
Trawler Sky Wind arrested for illegal crab fishing in Sakhalin
Fishing trawler Sky Wind was arrested and fined for illegal crab fishing in the Russian waters near Sakhalin. The vessel was detained by the boarded guard Read More » -
Restrictions on tap for southern New England lobster fishery
New restrictions are on tap for the region’s historic lobster fishery, which is grappling with an unprecedented decline. Scientists have said lobsters off southern Massachusetts, Rhode Read More » -
80-year-old shrimper still selling catch to St. Helena’s Gay Fish Co. ‘Kids won’t do this’
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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 » -
Federal trial starts for five fishermen accused of multi-year scheme
The jury trial of five people charged with a multi-year scheme to sell unreported Atlantic herring and falsify fishing records began Thursday, March 7. The trial Read More » -
Jack Bellamy, South Australia’s traditional tuna fisher pioneer poles his last fish at 88
Jack Bellamy says he’s poled his last southern bluefin tuna. The 88-year-old is a pioneer of the commercial tuna fishing industry in South Australia and is Read More » -
FISH-NL calls on candidates in federal by-election to take a stand on fishery issues. All responses will be made public.
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is calling on candidates in the upcoming federal byelection of Bonavista-Burin-Trinity to spell out where Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 48′ Fiberglass Duffy Lobster, 475HP, 6 Cylinder Detroit 60 Series
Specifications, information and 19 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:37 Read More » -
I’ll be damned! An editorial about fishing from southcoasttoday! Our View: A bad day of fishing …
We don’t hear much from the newspaper in the highest money port in the nation, another New England port in serious trouble. Shamefully they rarely have Read More » -
Squid status quo? Fishermen discuss future of livelihood
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N.C. coast ideal for wind farms, but logistics complicated – The wind shills try to make it look so,,,,attractive.
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“BP then made the situation worse,” Plaintiff Lawyer Brian Barr said. “By lying about the amount of flow from the well.”
In the frantic days after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP lied about how much oil was leaking from its Macondo well and took Read More » -
Study: Ocean noise may hinder fish mating
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Coast Guard medevacs man 230 miles north of Cold Bay, Alaska
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Suffolk farming family decide to sell ‘beloved’ farmhouse to fund fishing fleet
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