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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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This board advises the state on offshore wind’s impacts on fisheries. They all just resigned.
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The Long Blue Line: The “Gold Dust Twins” and the battle of Guadalcanal (Part 1)
Written by William H. Thiesen, Coast Guard Atlantic Area historian – The Guadalcanal campaign began on Thursday, August 7, 1942, exactly eight months after the Japanese Read More » -
Progress made in F/V Lone Star recovery near Dillingham, Alaska
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 2008, 49’9” Lobster Fiberglass, Cummins, 350HP
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BREAKING: F/V Captain Gavin runs aground of Point Pleasant Beach
The Coast Guard responded to a call for help from the 77-foot Captain Gavin about a mile south of the Manasquan Inlet at 5:15 a.m. Wednesday. Read More » -
‘Wicked Tuna’ star indicted on federal fraud charges, due in court on Aug. 10
A star of TV’s “Wicked Tuna” has been indicted on federal fraud charges. The indictment says Paul Hebert claimed to be disabled and unable to work Read More » -
New Jersey Legislature Succumbs to Humane Society’s Misinformation Campaign Against Sustainable Shark Fishing
The Garden State Seafood Association (GSSA) is disappointed with the passage of Assembly Bill A4845/S2905 today, which would prohibit the possession, sale, or trade of legally Read More » -
Oregon’s commercial crab season beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
Oregon’s commercial crab season had been delayed until Dec. 16 because test catches from ports on the Northern Oregon Coast did not show the required amount Read More » -
National research on commercial fishermen’s sleep schedules to include Alaska gillnetters
Researchers from New York state were in Petersburg, Sitka, Juneau, and Cordova last week gathering information on salmon gillnetters as part of their study on sleep Read More » -
The understandable anger of British fishermen
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Fish house keeps fresh fish on the table
Every day, the Ocracoke Seafood Company sends about 4,500 pounds of locally caught fish off to places beyond. Sometimes Shane Mason gets up at 3 a.m. Read More » -
Seals are overfishing at unsustainable rates! Gulf of St. Lawrence cod extinction ‘highly probable,’
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Self-employed fishing boat captain accused in international drug conspiracy
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Huffman – NOAA – “It is the best available science” – Question Science Behind Fish Quotas
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Caught on Tape: Vinalhaven Man Formally Charged with Stealing 200 Lbs Lobster, Boat
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Fish farmer denies disease killing fish
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Gillnetters: Kitzhaber plan doesn’t deliver
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Scallop fishermen raise concerns about impact on fishery of planned oil and gas exploration and windfarm development.
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