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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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Wall Township NJ Hearing on Lobster Draft Addendum XXVI/Jonah Crab Draft Addendum III – January 8, 2018 6:00 pm
Lobster Draft Addendum XXVI/Jonah Crab Draft Addendum III hearings. (public comment accepted until 5 PM EST on January 22, 2018; send comments to [email protected] – Subject line: Read More » -
Central Coast Fishing Industry and Castle Wind LLC Announce Formation of New Mutual Benefits Corporation
The Morro Bay Commercial Fishermen’s Organization, the Port San Luis Commercial Fisherman’s Association, and Castle Wind LLC (C, a joint venture between Trident Winds Inc. and Read More » -
Blessing of the Fleet: Chauvin ushers in shrimp season
HoumaToday.com – Bayou Little Caillou was alive with celebration and brightly decorated trawlers as fishermen and their families celebrated tradition and prayed for a safe and Read More » -
$230M Class Action Settlement in 2015 Santa Barbara Oil Spill
Plains All American Pipeline has agreed to pay $230 million to fishers, fish processors and shoreline property residents who are members of two classes in a Read More » -
Crab tie-up means plant workers turn to income support, says Opposition critic
After weeks of protesting, including shutting down Confederation Building, fish harvesters scored big with concessions on who they could sell their catches to. The situation soured Read More » -
Minister LeBlanc Announces Increased Access for Indigenous Groups to Southern Gulf Snow Crab Fishery
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, today announced the management decision for Crab Fishing Areas (CFA) 12, 12E, 12F, Read More » -
Maine’s most fertile scalloping ground to close on Sunday
Fishing regulators are shutting down Maine’s most productive scallop fishing grounds for the season to protect the valuable shellfish. Cobscook Bay is the most important scalloping Read More » -
Fishing industry ‘sold down river’ by Brexit
When I read that those fish and chip shops supplied by our trawler fleet some years ago are now being supplied by Norwegian trawlers, I have Read More » -
Dock To Dish Montauk: Local ‘Know Your Fisherman’ Movement Goes International
Sean Barret, a co-founder of Montauk Restaurant Supported Fishery (RSF), grew up on the East End of Long Island. “I have been involved with fishing and Read More » -
UNNAMED SOURCE: Career EPA Staffers will undermine Trump, will leak info to enviro groups and the media
An unnamed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) source warned that agency employees will leak information about “actions they deem ill-advised or illegal” to environmental groups and the Read More » -
New rockfish catch limits eyed
Worried by recent declines in the numbers of Maryland’s state fish, Atlantic states fisheries regulators are weighing slashing the annual striped bass catch by up to Read More » -
2019-2020 Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside Awards Announced
Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) have selected 13 projects for awards through the Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program. Read More » -
Top fisheries regulator blends into the crowd at Working Waterfront Festival
In the closing hours of a picture-perfect day for the New Bedford Waterfront Festival, about 15 pretty important people were meeting in a stuffy, windowless third-floor Read More » -
‘That’s Pampi’s tree’: Lobster trap tree honors Maine fisherman killed at sea
Lobster trap Christmas trees are a common holiday sight along the Maine coast, but the one in Cape Porpoise has special meaning this year. Nearly two Read More » -
Seafood Harvesters of America oppose bill that re-examines fisheries allocations
A new bill focused on recreational fishing has drawn strong opposition from the nation’s largest organization of commercial seafood harvesters. The Seafood Harvesters of America (Catch Read More » -
Sounds of ships and windfarms ‘may alter marine ecosystem’
Underwater sound linked to human activity could alter the behaviour of seabed creatures which play a vital role in marine ecosystems, according to new research. The Read More » -
Questions over Teesside Freeport’s role when it comes to washed up fish – Andy Brown
A new deep water port is being created to service the offshore wind industry and new facilities are being established to build the turbines. In theory Read More » -
Maine: Updates to Lobster Industry from Commissioner Keliher
As has been the case over the past several years, there is no shortage of issues facing the lobster industry. I am keenly aware what all Read More » -
SMAST survey of groundfish has potential to improve regulation
It was May 14, a Thursday. The big yellow Caterpillar roared to life beneath us, throbbing through the steel deck plates; a signal that it was Read More » -
Northern Eagle, The Ultimate Factory Trawler
Built to suit a specific purpose, the Northern Eagle trawler is incomparable to any other fishing trawler of its like. Owned by the American Seafoods conglomerate, Read More » -
Fraser sockeye watchers see stock rebuilding
Salmon watchers are hoping this is the year the troubled Fraser River sockeye run turns the corner on its disastrous collapse four years ago. If returns Read More » -
Study: Ocean noise may hinder fish mating
The party is noisy. The music and conversation drown out what you want to say. Welcome to the world of the cod, haddock and other fishwhere Read More » -
Coast Guard hoists 4 fishermen after vessel runs aground near Shackelford Banks, North Carolina
The Coast Guard rescued four men after their 78-foot fishing vessel ran aground near Shackelford Banks, North Carolina, Friday morning. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Read More » -
Women Fishermen in Alaska: “It’s a Small but Incredibly Strong Pocket of Amazing Women Up Here”
If you’re a fish fan, chances are you’ve eaten wild-caught Alaskan salmon. With one of the most robust (and sustainable) systems in the world, the Alaskan Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs crewman from F/V Poncho 60 miles south of Intracoastal City
NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 45-year-old crewman from a 100-foot shrimper approximately 60 miles south of Intracoastal City in the Gulf of Mexico, Thursday. more@uscgnews Read More »
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