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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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  • Seafish reacts to report on fishing impact on English Channel ecosystem

    Claims that cod and haddock are ‘fast running out’, for example, directly contradict established data from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Read More »

  • Key West: Lobster traps limits not well received

    The idea of reducing the number of spiny lobster traps as a way to ease fishing pressure on the Florida Keys’ most lucrative commercial fishery did Read More »

  • Fishing chiefs urge ministers to work with industry, not against it

    Fishing chiefs have urged the Scottish Government to work in tandem with the industry and help avoid a repeat of the Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) Read More »

  • Support from United Fisherman and Allied Workers Union on BC herring fishery

    In support of the Nuu‐chah‐nulth Tribal Council request dated Jan 5, 2015, the United Fisherman and Allied Workers Union – Unifor recommends to all  commercial herring Read More »

  • Sambro fisherman charged for catching too many halibut – 48 pounds???

    A Sambro, N.S., fisherman has been charged by Fisheries and Oceans Canada for bringing in too many halibut after a trip to sea last month. Bill Read More »
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    North Carolina: With possible shrimp trawl closures, concern over ‘detrimental’ proposal

    State fisheries managers are scheduled to choose preferred management options for shrimp at their next meeting, and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recommends closing more Read More »

  • Eel hearings to be held in Augusta

    AUGUSTA, Maine — Three Maine hearings on interstate management measures for the American eel have been consolidated into one. continued Read More »
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    What’s on the line? Atlantic bluefin tuna

    The Atlantic bluefin tuna season ranks high enough up on the fishing world calendar that the fish even has two of its own television shows. This Read More »
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    Australian film director plans to restore and create documentary film on fishing trawler Pacific Venture

    Mid-North Coast fishing trawler Pacific Venture is destined to be restored and become the subject of an international documentary, according to Australian film director Damien Lay. The Read More »

  • SMAST researchers employ new methods of fish geolocation

    Dr. Geoffrey Cowles and his research assistants, graduate students Doug Zemeckis and Chang Liu, are partners in a multi-institution effort to tag yellowtail flounder, monkfish, and Read More »

  • Coast Guard crew medevacs man near Boothbay Harbor, ME

    The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 49-year-old male Monday five miles southeast of Boothbay Harbor, Maine.  At approximately 11:30 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern Read More »

  • Women at sea cry ‘foul’ over weather gear fit

    STONINGTON — For growing numbers of women in Maine’s commercial fisheries, the standard Grundens brand foul weather gear, or oil gear, is not cutting it. Commercial Read More »

  • Bagels, cream cheese, salmon…. and weed?

    Rosenberg’s owner Jason Pollack said that he came up with the idea of infusing pot into gravlax as a joke, but the samples were so popular that Read More »

  • Florida Lobster poachers busted for exceeding limit – FWC has a sustainable resource of thieves!

    FWC officers have been busy apprehending lobster poachers in South Florida! Here are two cases from the first week of lobster season: [email protected] Read More »

  • Totally Unacceptable! Shell given OK to take 21 days to cap a deep well oil blowout off N.S. coast

    Federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq has signed off on Shell Canada’s plan for dealing with a potential deep-well blowout on the Shelburne Basin. Under its Well Read More »
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    ‘Deadliest Catch’ teaches us everything we need to know about life

    It has existed through four presidential administrations, two American-led wars, deaths of crew members and Captain Phil Harris, overhauls to U.S. fishing regulations, and a global Read More »
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    Sites off Coos Bay, Brookings targeted for offshore wind farms by Biden Administration

    Two areas off the Oregon Coast are being targeted to host offshore wind farms as the Biden administration seeks to ramp up renewable energy production. The Read More »

  • Bering Sea fleet shrinks in face of catch shares

    The Bering Sea crab fleet now stands at 77 vessels, a far cry from the nearly 250 boats that participated in a frenzied race to pull Read More »

  • BLACK: If N.S. strikes oil, results might not be that striking

    Imagine for a moment that the search for oil in Nova Scotia’s offshore over the next two years is a roaring success, leading to a prolonged Read More »

  • Mixon: Congress shouldn’t try to block new individual fishing quota approach

    Here in the Gulf, recreational fishing is a way of life. like me make a living helping millions of tourists and sportsmen enjoy a day or Read More »
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    Electronic Monitoring of the Lobster fishery, Tracking of the Red Shrimp fishery to be imposed

    America’s lobster fishing businesses could be subjected to electronic tracking requirements to try to protect vulnerable right whales and get a better idea of the population Read More »

  • Hull people petition for Arctic Corsair to be permanently berthed in St Andrew’s Dock, not ‘concreted into city centre’

    The historic vessel, Hull’s last sidewinder trawler, is set to be a dry-berthed visitor attraction at the currently developing North End Shipyard, off Dock Office Row, Read More »

  • The Big Q: why did Anglo American exit now? The Big A: Could it be that Anglo American believes the EPA will block the mine?

    Before pulling out of the Pebble Mine project last week, Anglo American (PINK:AAUKY), 1 of the world’s biggest mining companies invested 6 yrs and at least $541-M in Read More »

  • Banner Scallop Year in Aquinnah Comes to Close

    The Aquinnah bay scallop season ends Friday, marking what is believed to be the latest date for a bay scallop season closing in the commonwealth. The scallop Read More »
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    Mid Atlantic Council considering buffer zone south of Nantucket that would eliminate squid fishing in federal waters in that area

    The Council included an action to consider Squid Buffers in the list of “Possible Additions” in the 2017 Implementation Plan. The December 2017 Council meeting would Read More »

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