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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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Search for missing fishermen off Sussex coast resumes
A major rescue effort began off Seaford, near Newhaven, on Saturday when the coastguard received an emergency alert at about 06:00 GMT. One crew member was Read More » -
Obituary: Commercial Fisherman Anthony “Joe” Mattera, Jr
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Coast Guard medevacs fisherman near Kodiak Island, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a fisherman from the fishing vessel Transit in Shelikof Strait near Kodiak Island Sunday morning. Read More » -
Floods in Midwest take toll on seafood in Gulf Coast area
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New Commercial Fishing License Opportunities Available This Year For RI Residents
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Scientists have routinely exaggerated the “evil twin of climate change” aka ocean acidification
A new paper published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science puts the issue of “ocean acidification” to the test, and finds that there has been significant Read More » -
Mogul, wandering North Atlantic right whale, spotted off coast of France
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Southeast Texas shrimpers hope two new bills will help keep imported shrimp from taking away their jobs
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The Telegram beats up federal fisheries minister Gail Shea – Fact vs fishing
The federal fisheries minister, Gail Shea, made a decision to reopen three herring fishing zones off the B.C. coast, and was promptly taken to court by Read More » -
Outer Banks quicksand! Recent shipwreck is sinking into the beach at Cape Hatteras
This odd occurrence is playing out at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, where the 72-foot fishing vessel Ocean Pursuit ran aground on the morning of March. 1. Read More » -
P.E.I sets the Lobster Roll World Record at 120 feet and 120 pounds of lobster meat!
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Coast Guard terminates voyages of 3 commercial fishing vessels for safety violations off Oahu
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Latest shark incident prompts Cape Cod politician to push ‘Hazard migration strategy’ – would hook ’em, kill ’em
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Chinook salmon season to open May 1 for Bay Area commercial fishermen
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Gov. Martin O’Malley has failed Chesapeake Bay
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Sen. Marco Rubio Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Promote U.S. Shark Conservation
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Guest speaker Lobsterman David Spencer reviewed the state of the commercial fishing industry in Rhode Island
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Karter Larson says Thank you to all the sponsors of the 6th Annual Jazzy Scallop and Seafood Festival.
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Fishermen to pay $700 a day for at-sea monitors – Will Crush New England’s small boat fleet
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