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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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Joe Macinko spanks Eric Olson: Fishery council chair’s response to bycatch criticism snagged bottom
The outgoing chairman of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Eric Olson, has responded to my commentary “Canada’s trawlers drastically cut bycatch, why can’t Alaska’s?” In his Read More » -
Coronavirus shuts down Chinese market for live Nova Scotia lobsters sending industry into panic mode
The sudden and unexpected temporary loss of the Chinese market for Nova Scotia live lobsters due to the coronavirus epidemic is creating a panic situation for Read More » -
More absurdness from the Division of Marine Fisheries
On January 1 we will have imposed on commercial fishermen (those who fish with nets) and people who like fresh seafood bought either from the local Read More » -
Coronavirus: Togiak herring fishery’s only processor says it aims for “zero impact” to communities
In early March, Icicle Seafoods locked down operations and stopped bringing on new crew members due to the pandemic. It says the workers on board its floating processor Read More » -
Brexit: The betrayal of the fishing industry has been incredible and shameful
The British fishing industry is not likely to forgive its betrayal on Christmas Eve 2020. That was when the UK government struck a deal with the Read More » -
SKIPPER’S BLOG: A Taste for Crab
Navigator – For those out there who aren’t terribly well versed when it comes to the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery, there’s actually concern amongst many fisherman Read More » -
Gulf of Maine: Lawsuits over North Atlantic right whale regulations coming to boil
Lobsterman Brian Cates lives so far at the edge of Maine he can look out the windows of his house and see Canadian boats out in Read More » -
South Australia West Coast fishers reeling from priority species quota ITQ
Fishers on South Australia’s West Coast fishers who have invested hundreds of thousands in boats and licences since 2016 say they have received new quotas that Read More » -
International Pacific Halibut Commission weighs 2016 harvest recommendations
The interim meeting of the International Pacific Halibut Commission is our first look at the huge volume of data the collects that informs a big decision Read More » -
Bill Nemitz: Lobsters feel pain? Let’s ask expert
Everyone has a routine for cooking lobster. For me and the missus, it goes like this: more@portlandpress 09:06 Read More » -
Two fishermen are dead after fall from fishing boat off coast of Lamèque, N.B.
Two men have died after falling from a fishing boat off the coast of Lamèque, N.B., on Saturday, police say. According to a release, members of Read More » -
Dartmouth fisherman remembered 40 years on
A Dartmouth family is remembering a crabber who was lost at sea 40 years ago today. 28 year old Paul Goddard had been crabbing off Weymouth Read More » -
Hard-hit Bayou La Batre shrimpers say they need all the help they can get
Shrimpers say this is the best time of the year to harvest the crustaceans, but most of the shrimp boats in this seafood capital are tied Read More » -
Federal plan for ‘geoduck’ fishing pushes First Nation to threaten blockade
A First Nation threatening to block all fisheries in a large portion of the Strait of Georgia said it’s only doing so as a last resort Read More » -
National Hurricane Center – Hurricane Maria Public Advisory
At 1100 AM AST, the eye of Hurricane Maria was located near latitude 16.3 North, longitude 63.1 West. Maria is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 Read More » -
Fishermen hold protest in St. Anthony
During a peaceful protest, the group was able to halt crews from working on the docked factory freezer Ocean Prawns. Similar to a protest held earlier Read More » -
Growing number of lobstermen looking to unionize, gain voice in Augusta
VINALHAVEN, Maine — Union-fished. It’s a slogan that has yet to, well, catch on — but if a growing group of lobstermen have their way, some Read More » -
International Pacific Halibut Commission disagrees on catch cuts
Commissioners from the U.S. and Canada this week could not agree on the size of catch reductions that fishing fleets in the two countries should take Read More » -
NH Seacoast fishermen await calm to check on battered gear – Hurricane Sandy
While his boat escaped the storm unscathed, Walsh said he was still concerned about his 350 traps that remained in the water. He said he moved Read More » -
ADF&G says its up to fishermen to avoid problems with walrus hauling out near Ugashik north line
The new walrus haul out at Cape Greig in Bristol Bay could create some problems for the Ugashik and Egegik salmon fishing districts. But right now Read More » -
FISH-NL – Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Torrent River Inn in Hawke’s Bay
FISH-NL wishes to advise all inshore fish harvesters of the Great Northern Peninsula/southern Labrador that a meeting is scheduled for this coming Sunday at 2 p.m. Read More » -
Civil war rifles recovered by Canadian fishermen
The future for a crate of rifled muskets that have spent the past 150 years underwater is starting to look bright after years of conservation work. Read More » -
Sackton: NMFS, DOC to blame for 38% drop in New England haddock revenue since 2011,- (And their ecoevangelical ENGO’s masters are too!)
We have been struck by the success of the recent Canadian winter haddock season. In January, in just a few ports in Nova Scotia, Canadian boats Read More » -
State warns that Oregon LNG project could disrupt fishing
Warning of a potentially substantial disruption, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has recommended that Oregon LNG perform a thorough analysis of the impact of Read More » -
In Massachusetts, the Never-Ending Fight over Herring Marches On
On a September day in 1805, Thomas Gifford lugged a cannon onto the village green in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The 27-year-old stuffed the barrel with herring and Read More »
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