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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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Video survey says Bay of Fundy bottom littered with plastic
A video survey of the Bay of Fundy bottom turned up some odd objects but by far the most common sight was plastic, particularly bags, said Read More » -
Alaska dipnetting – Disorderly and unsafe
The winter meeting of the Alaska Board of Fisheries is months away but already the weirdness has begun. At a work session in Kenai-Soldotna this week, Read More » -
Simmons Seafood Market Sells Direct to Community in Damariscotta
Simmons Seafood Market opened its doors at 49 Main St. in Damariscotta this month, bringing customers fresh seafood purchased directly from fishermen and processed in house. Read More » -
FISH-NL raises concerns of conflict of interest over marine escort contract awarded to FFAW executive member
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is calling on the FFAW-Unifor to explain an apparent conflict of interest involving an executive Read More » -
Tampering with our Future – Genetically engineered fish, the FDA and labeling GE/GMO foods, By Anne Mosness
The thought of experimenting with animals to create new life forms that can be patented, produced in commercial feedlots, and marketed without labeling makes most people Read More » -
Coast Guard rescue crews medevac fisherman from the F/V Diligence near Nantucket, Mass. (Video Available)
BOSTON — Coast Guard rescue crews medically evacuated a 48-year-old male from the F/V Diligence 41 nautical miles south of Nantucket, Mass., at approximately 6:30 a.m. today. Video Read More » -
From NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Director Bruce Buckson – Draft Division Enforcement Priorities for 2013
Jan. 24, 2013 Today we posted our Draft Division Enforcement Priorities for 2013 and I invite you to send us your comments. The document will be Read More » -
Fish quota limits spark debate GloucesterTimes.com
In May 2010, just at the moment NOAA put into operation a free trading commodity market for groundfishermen who were given an allocation and joined into a Read More » -
Coast Guard, others searching for a fisherman in the water in Nushagak Bay, Alaska
The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water in Nushagak Bay, Monday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and C-130 Hercules aircraft crew from Read More » -
Economic hardship being imposed on fishermen’s families because of four turtles (Actually it is because of bureaucratic nonsense) The Beaufort Observer
Here’s the story. Somebody, typically a liberal group with a guilty conscience, decides the sky is going to fall unless the government “does something.” So they Read More » -
Tasmania’s rock lobster fishermen fight a wave of red tape
Tasmania’s rock lobster fishermen are a hardy bunch, weathering everything from wild storms to toxic algal blooms, but they have been blindsided by a wave of Read More » -
Court Slaps Down The First Legal Challenge To Trump’s ‘1-In, 2-Out’ Policy
A federal court dismissed a coalition of liberal activists’ lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s executive order that two regulations be repealed for every new one that’s Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 37′ Repco Lobster/Tuna, 300HP, 6 Cylinder John Deere, price reduced!
Specifications, information and 5 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >Click here<12:03 Read More » -
Warm and Fuzzy. Pentony: NOAA patching up relationships with fishermen
We took a break from hoops last week to check out most of the video of NOAA Fisheries Regional Administrator Mike Pentony’s 90-minute sitdown with the Read More » -
Marshfield’s Ed Barrett named first fishing industry rep to Seaport Economic Council
During his first week in office, State Rep. Patrick Kearney filed joint legislation with State Sen. Patrick O’Connor to add representation from the fishing industry to Read More » -
Jerry McCune retires as board chairman of Cordova District Fishermen United
Jerry McCune has retired as chairman of the board of Cordova District Fishermen United after 32 years with the historic fishermen’s advocacy group, and members will Read More » -
Editorial: Lawmakers must force NOAA’s hand on fisheries
Yes, NOAA can show “scientific” data suggesting that these dire cuts — up to 77 percent for the Gulf of Maine cod catch – may be Read More » -
‘Wicked Tuna’ captain schools U.S Senate candidate Geoff Diehl on fishing issues
Diehl, who rolled into town in a gigantic recreational vehicle plastered with his image and campaign slogans, had a bunch of meet-and-greets — the last with Read More » -
We should pay attention! Fishermen avoid more European quota cuts
BERWICKSHIRE fishermen will not be facing any further cuts to the days they spend at sea or the quota of fish they can catch as they Read More » -
Morro Bay’s offshore wind farm is the new bullet train to nowhere
News outlets breathlessly reported the great news that California and the feds will build a 399 square mile floating wind farm to generate electricity. The farm Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 49 ft.11 in. Fiberglass Dragger, 543HP Mitzubishi, Kabota auxiliary
Specifications, information and 32 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 12:32 Read More » -
North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium – scientists say Right whales could be 20 years away from certain extinction
Scientists at an annual meeting for North Atlantic right whales estimate the species has a little over two decades left to survive unless changes are made immediately. Read More » -
Crew Member on Local Commercial Fishing Vessel Was Lost at Sea This Morning, Coast Guard Calls off Search
The Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday for a Dungeness crab fisherman who fell overboard from the 47-foot commercial fishing vessel Chief Joseph approximately eight miles Read More » -
Listen Live! From Honolulu – Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Meeting – Happening NOW!
The 158th Council Meeting starts today with agency reports and Hawaii Archipelago and PRIA FEPs. If you can’t make it down to the Laniakea YWCA in downtown Read More » -
Maine lobstermen protest Monhegan-area wind project
More than 80 lobster boats lined up between Monhegan Island and Boothbay Harbor on Sunday to protest a seabed survey for a planned offshore wind turbine Read More »
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