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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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  • Salvadoran castaway hit with cannibalism suit, denies he ate his shipmate to stay alive

    José Salvador Alvarenga’s story captivated the world nearly two years ago, when the Salvadoran-born fisherman was rescued in the South Pacific having spent 14 months adrift Read More »

  • VIDEO: Dredging the Oregon Inlet

    The U.S. army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, started recently dredging operations at the Oregon Inlet in order to remove the shoaling that has been obstructing Read More »

  • South Atlantic Red rules under review by the NMFS (noaa fisheries is not an agency)

    Miami Herald – NOAA proposes to develop an equation to determine the annual catch limit for both the commercial and recreational sectors if fishing is allowed. Read More »

  • Greenpeace says Marine Stewardship Council is Living in Fisheries Fantasyland!

    Imagine if you’re sick or injured and your doctor gives you the ‘all clear’ while still developing your treatment plan. You’d get a new doctor, right? Read More »

  • Some disappointing news came today for the deep water wind project known as Aqua Ventus. oh say it ain’t so!

    That’s the pilot project led by a University of Maine development team. Aqua Ventus was competing for federal development money. But, as Jennifer Mitchell reports, the Read More »

  • The next Salmon Battle. HYDABURG, Alaska has what the Green Beans and the War Machine need. “rare-earth” element Dysprosium.

    Because the Department of Defense needs dysprosium for weapons production, it has recently shown interest in Bokan Mountain –Dr. David Shuh,  a senior scientist in the Chemical Sciences Read More »

  • Murkowski Commends Wal-Mart Decision – Announcement “Clear Vindication of Our Superior Sustainable Management”

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wal-Mart today announced that it will continue to buy Alaska seafood for its nationwide stores, concluding a four-month review of Alaska’s sustainability standards Read More »

  • There’s Whale Meat in the Beer! – Icelandic ‘whale beer’ condemned by conservationists

    The brewery’s website claims people who drink it become “true Vikings”.  Conservationists have criticised the sale in Iceland of a beer which its makers claim contains Read More »

  • Florida Keys commercial fishermen critical of proposed dolphin changes

    The head of the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen’s Association contends that a proposed increase to the dolphin fish allocation to the commercial fishing sector does not Read More »

  • Fishery Reform Post Brexit -New technology may allow regulation by effort rather than quotas

    Among the few certainties of Brexit, one is that we will need a new, bespoke, British fisheries policy. The prime minister has confirmed that we will Read More »

  • “The Briefcase” – Marathon fishing family in new CBS reality show

    The program, “The Briefcase,” finds couples in need of financial assistance, whether backlogged on loans or dealing with other hardships, and offers them an out. One Read More »

  • Sent TODAY! For TOMORROW! RI Congressional Delegation – Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Listening Session

    The Rhode Island Congressional delegation is seeking input and comments on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act .  This session is open to the public Read More »

  • Mass. and R.I. Work Together for Mutual Benefit? Who’s benefit?

    When, in 2009, Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal zone managers first mulled over the idea of creating an area of mutual interest, they knew uncharted territory Read More »

  • Shrimp coated in oil concerns many – Video

    GALVESTON BAY, Texas — Attorneys representing a shrimp boat captain are bringing attention to an entire catch of shrimp coated in oil. Pictures released to KHOU Read More »

  • Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker answers questions in controversy-free hearings for Commerce confirmation

    Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who is not on the committee, said Thursday that she has a meeting on tap with Pritzker after the Memorial Day recess. Read More »

  • Army Corps to begin killing birds at Columbia River dam

    CLARKSTON, Wash. (AP) – The Army Corps of Engineers this spring will begin killing birds at some Snake and Columbia river dams to help protect juvenile Read More »

  • NOAA / NMFS Reopens public comment period. Proposed Rule to Expand Exempted Redfish Fishery for Groundfish Sectors

    ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period. SUMMARY: This action reopens the comment period for an Acadian redfish proposed rule that published on November 8, 2012. Read More »

  • Stock Assessment Prioritization: Guiding decisions on which fish stocks to assess

    What are stock assessments?  Assessments for managed fish and shellfish stocks are an important core activity of NOAA NMFS. Why is prioritization needed?  There are 478 Read More »

  • Ultraviolet nets significantly reduce sea turtle bycatch

    “Understanding the sensory physiology of sea turtles and fish species helped us  in choosing to use UV illumination,” said Wang. “By using UV light, we have Read More »
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    Sleepy deckhand fined after vessel ran aground on auto-pilot

    A 19-year-old deckhand who fell asleep at the wheel of a spanner crab vessel that ran aground on auto-pilot at Mooloolaba has been fined $2,500. The Read More »

  • Alaska Board of Fisheries okays 1/3 trawl ban

    Unalaska Bay trawl ban supporters won a partial victory, when the state fish board voted last weekend to close the bay to trawling in August, while Read More »

  • CF/V Gale Force grounded by storm leaking fuel onto Comox beach

    “All of us, as hospital employees, have been watching oil and gas leak into the ocean on high tide every day, a big rainbow,” he says. Read More »

  • Feds may ease fish population goals for non native, salmon eating Striped Bass

    A still-controversial 1992 law intended to boost California’s striped bass population can be scaled back, the Obama administration now believes. In a modest softening of the Read More »

  • Feds intend to appeal forfeiture deal in Codfather case

    Federal prosecutors are not going quietly in their quest to exact far more assets from convicted fishing mogul Carlos Rafael. The U.S. Attorney’s office on Wednesday Read More »

  • Brad Hunter: Modern day hunter-gatherer

    Is Brad Hunter a paleo man? Well, almost. Between 15,000 and 7,000 B.C., paleo people were migratory, following their food sources. They ate animals that they Read More »

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