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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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Are NOAA scientists being silenced? By Jim Lovgren
Since the beginning of December there have been at least twelve strandings of whales along the New York and New Jersey shores, all resulting in the Read More » -
Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs” pens heartfelt note after Lowcountry shrimp boat captain’s death
On Friday morning, Lowcountry shrimp boat Captain Wayne Magwood passed away after being hit by a car on Coleman Blvd. in Mount Pleasant. Magwood, the captain Read More » -
Fishermen are ‘heroes’ after finding newborn kittens onboard and caring of them for four days at sea
Fishermen who found a litter of newborn kittens on their boat and then looked after them for four days at sea have been dubbed ‘heroes’. The Read More » -
Newport Fishermen’s Wives work to show up whenever, or wherever, their community needs them
On a windy wet Saturday in January, the Newport Fishermen’s Wives end their annual meeting at Mo’s Seafood and Chowder on the bayfront and welcome visitors. As Read More » -
Fisherman injured at sea due remuneration despite pre-existing condition: a federal appeals court has ruled.
The owner of a commercial fishing vessel must pay for lodging, food and medical expenses for a ship crew member who suffers from long-term anemia after Read More » -
Investigating How Atlantic Sea Scallop Larvae Move Through A Fishery
A recent collaborative study from researchers at Rutgers University, Old Dominion University, University of Southern Mississippi, and NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center shows that scallop offspring Read More » -
Green Crabs in Maine threatening economy, ecosystem; less so in N.H.
Beneath the seemingly calm and tranquil surface of our coastal waters lurk hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of the little green creatures. And they are Read More » -
Upper Cook Inlet King Salmon Fisheries Closed for 2019, Area Subsistence Fisheries Restricted
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) today announced closures to 2019 Northern Cook Inlet (NCI) king salmon commercial and sports fisheries. Subsistence king salmon Read More » -
Fishermen threaten to ‘stop fishing’, take legal action over massive block of offshore wind farms
Fishing boat owners in the north are threatening to stop fishing, and file injunctions with Europe, over the proposed creation of a massive block of offshore Read More » -
“State of Our Halibut” discussed at last weekend’s inaugural Homer Halibut Festival – It’s not good.
From a fun run to a fish fry to a halibut cabaret, most of the weekend was a celebration of Homer’s iconic resource. But much of Read More » -
Fisherman who vowed to dump shrimp if no buyer found suffers vessel breakdown, threat stands
The La Scie fisherman who vowed to dump his first load of northern shrimp for the season if there was no buyer returned to port today Read More » -
Free Safety and Survival Training for Fishermen – April 26, from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM at the University of Massachusetts SMAST building , 706 Rodney French Blvd. in New Bedford
Free Safety and Survival Training for Fishermen New Bedford – April 26, 2013 Burlington, MA – (For Immediate Release) — On Friday, April 26, Fishing Partnership Read More » -
Fishing boat runs aground near Ormond Beach; fuel tanks damaged
The boat, named Kim Thanh out of Long Beach, is intact, but the fuel tanks were compromised, said spokesman Eric Laughlin with the California Department of Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for September 28, 2015
Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 09:34 Read More » -
Northern Shrimp lovers lining up for local catch
Joe Jurek knew his catch would be popular. He just didn’t know how popular. Jurek, a Gloucester-based groundfisherman who specializes in yellow-tail flounder on most fishing Read More » -
Gloucester: Open Door, fishing vessel win food security grants
The Open Door and a Gloucester fishing company will share in $5.9 million in state grants to help ensure a secure food supply chain for Massachusetts Read More » -
Real Estate Rent Seekers Furious: Trump Sinks USA’s Offshore Wind Industry
Never a fan of the wind industry, Donald Trump has just destroyed its prospects all along America’s Atlantic coast. Trump’s ban on offshore drilling for oil Read More » -
Cape Porpoise Harbor – A lobstering family
At 17 and 18 years old, Ben and Cooper Nunan are the two youngest siblings in a family of five. They’re also the in Cape Porpoise Harbor where Read More » -
Florida warns of Apalachicola River’s ‘doom’ if Georgia isn’t forced to release more water, Looks to US Supreme Court
Warning that a special master’s recommendation would “spell doom” for the Apalachicola River, Florida wants the U.S. Supreme Court to require Georgia to share more water Read More » -
Fisheries union presents giant novelty cheque for $1 billion to C-NLOPB
Days before a C-NLOPB call for bids closes, Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest fisheries union made what president Keith Sullivan called a “last-ditch effort” to stop the Read More » -
“Everybody is getting paid but us,” Crabbers struggling after Jessie’s Ilwaco Fish Company failure
More than a week after Jessie’s filed paperwork to enter receivership, fishermen such as Teall are feeling the fallout. Teall is a crew member of the Read More » -
Fraud, fish, and the blind IRS
Remember the LA Times story, “the fisherman and the tax man” (5/30/10) about fishermen seeking, and being denied, disaster relief after the BP oil spill? “I Read More » -
Study: Population of great whites rebounding
CHATHAM — Sightings of great white sharks in Cape waters is one indicator that the species is rebounding from the lows of 20 years ago, according Read More » -
Aboard the Tradition: Fishermen work to get Trump’s attention on Thames River
Supporters of President Trump are gathering in southeastern Connecticut Wednesday. Among them are a group of fishermen who organized on the Thames River. These fishing vessels Read More » -
Just in from the Cape – Joe’s (STOLEN) Lobster Mart Still Open After Conviction For Buying Stolen Shellfish
The Hippie tells us You’ll be able to buy lobsters, oysters and swordfish at Joe’s Lobster Mart for at least a couple more days.,, “Vaudo on Read More »
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