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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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North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting in Sitka! June 1st thru the 9th. This is a big one!
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Trawler Jay Patricia aground near Waiapaoa
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AgriMarine Signs a Term Sheet to Acquire West Coast Fishculture – The British Columbia Speculators
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Canada’s Cooke Aquaculture buy’s Wanchese Fish Company, launches new company
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Retired Commercial Fisherman Joseph B. Novello of Portsmouth, N.H. has passed away
Joseph B. Novello, 82, husband of Beverly (Tryder) Novello of Portsmouth, NH passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Joe was born in Gloucester on Read More » -
Could an obscure provision of a Coast Guard bill threaten offshore wind farms?
A bill that passed the House of Representatives in late March and is currently under consideration in the Senate could “cripple the development of the American Read More » -
Seafood society suspends its own MSC certification over lack of stock assessment
Canadian Pacific Sustainable Seafood Society has announced the “self-suspension” of the MSC certification for B.C. wild salmon, over concerns that the proper stock assessments required to Read More » -
Two Kiribati fishermen lost at sea for 7 days, found in six minutes
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F/V Winona J: Catching up with ‘Deadliest Catch Dungeon Cove’ crew
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REFI Act will support West Coast fishing jobs
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Southeast Alaska pink salmon catch could be lowest in 44 years
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Battle over blueline tilefish intensifies-SAFMC requested emergency action for East Coast
In a move that’s certain to heighten tensions over the management of blueline tilefish, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has requested emergency action that will Read More » -
China bought lots of Florida lobster despite tariffs. Keys fishermen paid the price
Chinese importers bought Florida spiny lobsters in what could be near-record numbers this season, despite a 25 percent tariff their government placed on U.S. seafood last Read More » -
Fish crime does not pay: Freeport fisherman Beau Gillis speaks about his heavy sentence
“It’s totally not worth it, fish crime does not pay,” said the Freeport fisherman. Gillis was recently sentenced to about $70,000 in penalties for not claiming Read More » -
Alaska Halibut Season Opens March 10
Pacific halibut season opens Sunday, March 10 statewide in Alaska. NOAA Fisheries filed notice of their effectiveness in the Federal Register today, which will publish March 7, 2023. The regulations, adopted Read More » -
His passion is lobstering, his worry is the future
Christopher Robert Tobey Jr. was born on July 22, 1991, in Portland, into a family of fishermen. He spent a lot of time on the docks Read More » -
Copper River set for 24-hour opener on June 28
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Minister Shea Promotes Canadian Seafood Products in the Republic of Korea
The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, recently met with her South Korean counterpart to advance bilateral fisheries relations. Read the rest here 11:50 Read More » -
NL research shows LED lights draw crab to the pot
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From the Moderator: I was wondering,,,,,,,,,,,
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U.S. researcher teams up with Canadian fishermen for tagging project – Tracking the mysterious underwater migration of female lobsters
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Tribal official facing charges in NY vows to take elver debate beyond Maine
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Cormorants – A problem on our local marshes?
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