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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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Refinancing Clearwater loan worth millions in annual cash flow for Mi’kmaw owners
Mi’kmaw First Nations that own half of Canadian seafood giant Clearwater will finally start seeing multi-million dollar cash flows from their investment thanks to a loan Read More » -
Stop efforts to limit the number of charter and head boats — the first step toward for-hire catch shares!
This Wednesday, June 13th, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will again consider snapper-grouper for-hire limited entry at its meeting in Ponte Vedra, Florida, so it’s Read More » -
Washington Fish and wildlife officers on patrol for poachers
Sgt. Erik Olson and Officer Mike Apple were looking for crab poachers in the central Puget Sound area Monday. video@kirotv Read More » -
Shrimping: an endangered tradition
The salty ocean air, the smell of pluff mud, seafood restaurants line the streets, yet shrimp boats sit docked at the harbor. This is the scene Read More » -
Would netters OK a flounder buyout?
During the run-up to a June 17 public hearing about southern flounder management, several members of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission asked that the meeting be Read More » -
Suffolk Closeup: Drill, baby … spill? – using the precise words of the oil industry — an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy.
Despite the 2010 offshore oil drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, despite the U.S. suddenly becoming the top oil producer in the world and despite Read More » -
NH’s Sen. Ayotte laments cod, haddock fishing limits a Senate commerce subcommittee meeting of Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization
Sen. Kelly Ayotte expressed frustration at a Senate commerce subcommittee meeting Tuesday about the drastic effects that cod and haddock catch reductions are having on New Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 29, 2020
Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here< 13:06 Read More » -
Unsual lobster catches
As the commercial lobster season winds down in southwestern Nova Scotia, some local fishermen have been hauling up some unusual and eye-catching lobsters in their traps. Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 66’x18′ Wood Dragger with Longfin Squid Tier 1 permit, additional permits
To review specifications, and information, and 3 photos >click here<, To see all the boats in this series, >click here<11:53 Read More » -
Mass Div. Marine Fisheries Advisory: Seasonal Trap Gear Closure Extended Through May 8th
The continued presence of endangered right whales off Cape Cod results in the Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries extending the seasonal Large Whale Seasonal Read More » -
U.S. Coast Guard grants extension to some certificates of documentation for commercial vessels.
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday that it will allow commercial vessels engaged in domestic voyages between ports in the United States or its possessions to Read More » -
NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Scientists link oil exposure to reduced survival of fish
Federal scientists may have found a link between the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill and a decline of herring and pink salmon populations in Prince William Read More » -
Herring stock falling to critical level say scientists at Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Even if there was a two-year hiatus in the spring herring fishery in the Gulf of St Lawrence, there would still be a 90 per cent Read More » -
Maine Skipper arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (a machete)
The captain of a vessel at the Boston Fish Pier was arrested Sunday morning after another person reported being held at knifepoint. Massachusetts State Police arrested Read More » -
Electronic tags implanted in juvenile salmon, tracking them from birthplace to ocean
Using tags surgically implanted into thousands of juvenile salmon, UBC researchers have discovered that many fish die within the first few days of migration from their Read More » -
Umar Papalia Uses Handline Fishing Method to Catch Big Tuna
The 42-year-old man has got himself prepared to go to the sea since 3:00 a.m. His wife assists him in preparing some fishing bait and lunch. Read More » -
Ryan Zinke Is Leaving The Interior Department, Trump Tweets
Ryan Zinke is out as Secretary of the Interior. Zinke will be leaving the Trump administration at the end of the year; his successor is expected Read More » -
Alaska’s Bering Sea snow crab quota down 50 percent
In mixed news for Alaska’s crabbers, the state’s Department of Fish and Game announced the opening of the Bering Sea snow crab season will take place Read More » -
Selling Direct to the Public: What looked like disaster for Haworth Fish Co. has turned into new business
After a week at sea, Nick Haworth returned to port with 30,000 pounds of big eye tuna and opah aboard Kaylee H,,, Having been hundreds of Read More » -
California: Squid fishery a new model
Recently, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife closed the commercial fishery for market squid, Loligo (Doryteuthis) opalescens. Closure came a month earlier than the year before. Read More » -
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, October 12, 2014
The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More » -
Aussie sailor rescued after surviving two months lost in the the Pacific with his dog Bella by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater
Tim Shaddock and his dog Bella were picked up by a tuna trawler off the coast of Mexico after a helicopter accompanying the ship spotted their catamaran. Read More » -
Fishermen running for office: Poverty, opioid crisis are issues in all-Winter Harbor House race
In the District 136 House race Downeast, the candidates are both Winter Harbor natives. Both have served as selectmen, both have been lobstermen. Democrat Kylie Bragdon, Read More » -
J.J. The Lobster – The heaviest lobster to be found in UK waters in 85 years
The heaviest UK-landed common lobster is settling into his new home. Weighing in at nearly 17lb (7.65kg), he is the heaviest common lobster to be discovered in UK waters since Read More »
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