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New longliner, Emry & Boys, built for ALS Fisheries Ltd. of Sambro, Nova Scotia.

September 16, 2013 Canada

The vessel measures 66 feet in length, with a beam of 28 feet and a draught of 7.5 feet. The main engine is a Caterpillar Model C-18, 485 HP @ 1800 rpm, with 6:1 reduction, with a maximum speed of 10 knots. The propeller is a 5-blade, 60″ x 52″ manganese bronze. The electrical system includes 2 Caterpillar C2.2, 21kw generators. Interior layout includes accommodation for 6 persons, including a dedicated captain’s cabin. more@sou’wester A. F. Theriault & Son Boatyard 18:28

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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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