Tag Archives: Fishy Friday
Fish Galore! It’s a fine Fishy Friday in Newlyn
Cool cloud colours this morning but still autumnal temperatures pervade… Lots of fish photo’s, from Tuna to Turbot! >click to read< 08:34
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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Recent Posts
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North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Kodiak June 4-11, 2018
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“Largest bighead carp we’ve caught:” Commercial fisherman snags massive fish in Illinois
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Newport Fishermen’s Wives seeks injunction to prevent the USCG from eliminating our helicopter
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Skipjack Museum Restores Famed Captain’s City of Crisfield
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Where did global warming go? The deep ocean, experts say
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Letter to a son
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Three people to appear in court following N.S. fishing dispute
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Research set-aside helps sustain Atlantic sea scallop fishery
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University warns woke students, Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea contains graphic fishing scenes!
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F/V Madison Kate being towed to New Bedford by USCGC Tahoma – ETA, 08:00 Tuesday
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Not Screwing Around! Seal Fisherman Fined $1,000 for Fishing Seals with Full Metal Jacket Ammunition
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What we know and don’t know about dive boat Conception’s demise – crew, ship and regulations are all under scrutiny
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Chinese fishermen jailed for massive illegal fish and shark haul in the Galapagos Islands
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Sweden’s lobster game; stick to soccer
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Fish and Game announces Pacific cod openings
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NMFS to cover all groundfish sector at-sea monitoring costs for fishing year 2014
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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency to carry out unannounced inspections of fishing vessels across the UK.
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UK boat detained by France amid fishing rights row
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Warm is the new normal, say Atlantic oceanographers
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A massive fine for fishing in an MPA off the coast of Haida Gwaii
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Clearwater Seafoods announces fish crew certification for its fleet
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Galloway fisherman to lodge Police Scotland complaint after being targeted in huge operation
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Fairhaven Shipyard neighbors worry about shipyard reconfiguration
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Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sunday announced a 24-hour weather delay for Southeast crab fisheries
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Questions schooling around at-sea fishing monitors – NOAA says money to run out in February
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