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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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Flagship Fisheries Bill, The Fisheries Act 2020, becomes law
Yesterday the UK’s first major domestic fisheries legislation in nearly 40 years passed into law. The Fisheries Act 2020 gives the UK full control of its Read More » -
Oceana, with its partner Ulwandle Fishing, is to buy Foodcorp’s fishing division for R445m.
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Dead lobsters, crabs and herring are washing up along this Nova Scotia shore, and we don’t know why!
Halifax resident Eric Hewey was home in Digby, N.S., visiting for the holidays when he got a call from friends on Boxing Day summoning him to Read More » -
Cortez: Net Spreads and Stilt Houses
This week a judge ruled that a famous stilt of the coast of A.P. Bell Fish Company in Sarasota Bay, must be removed. For more than Read More » -
Atlantic cod pushing out Arctic relatives?
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P.E.I. harbours face challenges with approach of lobster season
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John C. Gowie, a distant water skipper and fishing journalist has passed away
John C. Gowie, the former technical editor of Scottish Fishing Weekly, sadly passed away recently. A former fisherman from Aberdeen, his love of fishing and everything Read More » -
The Next Generation: Fleet Fisheries’ new scallop boat is turning heads
When you see the new fishing vessel Viking Power, you’ll know it. Due to arrive in New Bedford in early November, the unusual-looking scalloper has a Read More » -
Port of Bellingham – First aid course specifically for fisherman May 9
Fishermen can learn first aid for situations they encounter on water during a special course May 9. The course, approved by the U.S. Coast Guard, will Read More » -
On Sunday The Fleet Will Be Blessed
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Orcas in Alaska are stealing fish right from the lines — and the new behavior seems to be killing them
Orcas in Alaska are exhibiting a “new behavior” that may be getting them in trouble, a local fisher’s association has said. They’ve been known to pluck Read More » -
Trudeau-Obama shared Arctic leadership model a hit with environmental groups
Environmental organizations are celebrating the prioritization of the Arctic in the joint statement on climate change issued by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Read More » -
Four fishermen rescued from liferaft after fishing vessel fire off the Cork coast
Shortly before 2am this morning, Valentia Coast Guard was alerted to a fire on board the ‘Horizon’ fishing vessel around 20 miles south east of the Read More » -
What? No Fresh Oregon Crab? Oregon crab fleet remains in port 2 weeks after open of Dungeness season
The commercial Dungeness crab season, Oregon’s most valuable fishery, opened at 12:01 a.m. on December 16. Two weeks later, the fleet remains tied up in port Read More » -
Young Fishermen Are Struggling to Stay Afloat
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Undersea cable project raising concerns for fishermen – “If we don’t do it in the near term, we would have to put a proposal out where we haven’t investigated all the risks,”
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Canadian Coast Guard vessel to be named after soldier killed in 2008
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Here you go, Fishermen. Feds see 2,000 East Coast turbines over 10 years
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2018 Report to Congress on the Status of U.S. Fisheries
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Joachim Murray lived life with seawater in his veins
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Lobster industry changes require more evidence on North Atlantic right whale deaths
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Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Portland, Oregon April 5-11
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Jewelers Join Fishermen & Others to Urge EPA to Protect World’s Greatest Salmon Fishery
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West Coast Whale entanglement data collected
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