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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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  • Seal hunt off Newfoundland called best in years as protesters push for its end

    Canadian Press – Frank Pinhorn, executive director of the Canadian Sealers Association, says about 91,000 harp seals were landed this spring. That’s far short of the Read More »

  • Looking to unseat Rep Walter Jones, Hurst wants to unsnag over-regulated fishermen

    Coastal North Carolina needs a representative in Congress who will champion job-creating regulatory reforms and tell Washington lawmakers to stop childish partisan bickering, Carteret County Democrat Read More »

  • Moratorium on oil and gas activities on Canadian portion of Georges Bank in affect

    The sustainability and health of one of North America’s most valuable marine ecosystems will be better protected thanks to ongoing collaboration between the governments of Canada Read More »

  • Groundfish boosts Alaska fishing jobs, 84% of total fish poundage

    Alaska’s seafood industry puts more people to work than oil and gas, mining, tourism and logging combined. And the numbers continue to grow, thanks to increased Read More »

  • PEER urges Obama to unilaterally create national marine monuments

    The announcement by PEER came hours before the president was scheduled to arrive in Alaska, with environmental groups accusing him of hypocrisy for allowing oil drilling in the U.S. Read More »

  • American Shrimp Processors Association pushing for legislation to help the industry

    It is estimated Americans will eat 1.5 billion pounds of shrimp this year, but it’s not  that will benefit. According to NOAA, it’s foreign countries. In Read More »

  • Fisheries Science Stewardship and Sustainability Board (FSSSB) Releases 2014 Atlantic Halibut Sustainability Plan

    The Atlantic Halibut Sustainability Plan represents the first step in a long-term process to address ongoing conservation challenges associated with the fixed gear under 65’ halibut Read More »

  • Commercial fishermen need our support

    In Dulac and Golden Meadow, Chauvin and Pointesaux-Chenes, shrimpers are readying their vessels for a new season, hoping that nature and the markets will smile on Read More »
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    Texas Man Claims Cocaine Came with His Fishing License

    Being a game warden is an interesting job. A warden just never knows who or what they’ll encounter while out on the job, even on something Read More »

  • Maine Voices: Plight of cod fishery should serve as wake-up call for policymakers By Peter Shelley, CLF

    By Peter Shelley, senior counsel at the Conservation Law Foundation — Before New England’s most important fishery collapses completely and takes our codfish with it, solutions Read More »

  • Rubio, Nelson Hold Field Hearing On Oyster Collapse In Apalachicola

    Senators Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio headed the field hearing because Congress has the authority to direct the US Corps of Engineers to provide the freshwater Read More »

  • Four Virginia watermen lose licenses for violations “The commission takes this responsibility seriously. “We expect compliance.”

    Four commercial fishermen have had their licenses revoked by the Virginia Marine Fisheries Commission. “The commission vote to unanimously revoke these individuals’ fishing licenses continues a Read More »

  • Hmm. Fishing quotas causing concern in Morro Bay

    Commercial fishing in Morro Bay could suffer a big blow come January 1. That’s because a two-year old program called the “Catch Share System” will allow Read More »

  • No One in Alaska Died Commercial Fishing in the Past Year

    Commercial fishing has been getting safer for decades, for a lot of reasons. The U.S. Coast Guard recently announced a milestone: No one in Alaska died Read More »

  • National Marine Fisheries Service plans workshops on harbor seal protections

    The National Marine Fisheries Service will conduct workshops in Juneau and Yakutat on April 22-23, seeking public comment on vessel interaction with harbor seals in glacial Read More »

  • How Bering Sea crab fishing was made safer

    The dangers of the Bering Sea crab fishery have been made famous by the reality TV show “Deadliest Catch.” But in the last 15 years, that industry Read More »

  • Bi-Partisan Bill seeks to allow tribes to kill Columbia River sea lions

    Some Northwest Indian tribes would be allowed to kill a limited number of sea lions that prey on endangered salmon in the Columbia River under a Read More »
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    Pacific Ocean perch stock declared rebuilt

    An important, though overfished groundfish stock has been declared rebuilt, the Pacific fishery Management Council announced Monday. Pacific Ocean perch has been an overfished stock since Read More »

  • What’s the craziest question YOU’VE been asked about lobster fishing?

    Maine is a unique state.  Lobster fishing is a unique occupation.  In the summer months, tourists flock to Vacationland, eager to eat lobster in the rough Read More »

  • Fisheries official pleads not guilty to obstructing justice – Peter Andrews will go on trial in March 2014 on obstruction charge

    Robichaud has denied allegations that he pressured staff at the fisheries department not to prosecute his brother under the Aquaculture Act. He also said he has never Read More »
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    Zinke backs shrinking more national monuments and shifting management of 10

    Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Tuesday called on President Trump to shrink a total of four national monuments and change the way six other land and Read More »

  • The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced it is extending the commercial Dungeness crab season to Aug. 14.

    Pursuant to Fish and Game Code (FGC) Section 8277, Director Charlton H. Bonham extended the season off the coasts of Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties Read More »

  • Word up! (ITS OFFICIAL) ASMFC Skuttles Another Northern Shrimp Season

    Word on the street is, ASMFC will not give the guys a season again this year based on another lousy assessment. There is talk about a 25mt Read More »

  • Ocean blob brings tropical fish to B.C. coast

    Something unusual is happening off the coast of British Columbia. Fish species normally found in the warm waters of the tropics are finding their way north — and Read More »

  • Ninetieth Annual Meeting of the International Pacific Halibut Commission – Monday, January 13 through Friday, January 17, 2014

    This year’s meeting is scheduled to open on Monday with presentations on the fishery, the 2013 stock assessment, and the harvest decision table, and conclude on Read More »

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