Tag Archives: Central North Pacific
University of Hawaii study shows fish are injesting plastic
Plastic for dinner? Observations 
of frequent debris ingestion of pelagic predatory fishes from the Central North Pacific. The report
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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A Maine lobsterman brings up a serious issue. What to do with expired marine distress flares
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The next generation: Tyler Miranda fights for New Bedford fishermen
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Fishermen clash over fishing rights across the Maritimes, tensions are running high
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HANGZHOU, China – A Chinese bonanza for Canadian lobster producers?
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Is seismic testing to blame for disappearing plankton? This scientist says it’s possible
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Oceans Under Siege: NRDC tries to legitmize marine spatial planning as combating “ocean sprawl”. MSP IS ocean sprawl!
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Maryland scientists to conduct Chesapeake Bay oyster harvest study
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Assembly Backs Set Netters
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New Jersey has good reasons to resist federal rules on fluke
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Proposal to halt shrimp trawling in coastal North Carolina areas – video – Marine Fisheries Commission meets today in New Bern
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Cape Wind falls short on too many promises
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Mississippi Gulf Coast fishermen struggling as flooding disaster wipes out marine life
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Summer founder, sea bass and scup are on the docket for upcoming public hearings focused on allocation percentages
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Fishing aid gets Senate’s final OK – Editorial: Fishing aid still no long-term industry solution
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New England Offshore Areas Will Reopen for Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishing
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The wave of Ocean Industrialization is building – NOAA IS BENT ON AQUACULTURE: or With friends like this….
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“We shall fight on the beaches” – Michael Gerson: ‘Darkest Hour’ proves that history can hinge on a single leader
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council – The August 2014 Council Meeting Report is now available
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NEFMC Seeks Applicants for Fishery Advisory Panel Vacancies
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No DNA database match for skull found in crab pot
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Guimond Tuna/Lobster/Charter, Twin Cummins Diesels
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Peripheral tunnel opponents will hold “Death of Delta” funeral on Thursday April 4, on Thursday, April 4, at noon in Sacramento by Dan Bacher
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Brexit, offshore wind farms and high fuel costs scupper Dutch fishing industry
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They may move a little slow now but these fishermen are still hauling them in
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Eight fishermen rescued after five days in lifeboat
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