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Boats of Bristol Bay Alaska
The Boats of Bristol Bay Alaska’s commercial fishing fleet, filmed from the Pacific Drifter. Naknek, Kvichak and Egegik Districts.16:49
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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Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman near Freeport, Texas
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Kamloop: Adams Lake Indian Band Commercial Fishery Opens – Video
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Aug 30 , 2019
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Coast Guard Lifts Sick Fisherman from F/V Warrior III – Video
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SAFMC halts MPA effort, includes catch shares in top ten list
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Projects Stall After Feds Allow Fish Farming in Open Ocean
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Mariner’s Day in works for Nova Scotia
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N.J. fishermen fear loss of huge underwater sand hill, the Manasquan Ridge
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Lobster fishermen land a deer!
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A father and son in St. Bernard Parish have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving
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Coast Guard medevacs fisherman near St. Paul, Alaska
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Local skipper speaks at United Nations fisheries conference
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F/V Scandies Rose: Expert witnesses point to flawed stability calculations
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Coldwater shrimp sector faces more cuts as NAFO closes Grand Banks
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Elver fisherman starts serving 90-day jail term for evading $60,000 tax bill
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Coronavirus: Hundreds of fish harvesters gather to protest – Concerns include low crab prices, trip limits and lack of federal funding
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NOAA/NMFS: Closed Areas off southern New England to re-open for groundfishing for remainder of fishing year 2013
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Twillingate fishery stuck in ice, shrimp plant future uncertain
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Memorial Day – May 31, 2021
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Northern cod stock declined over last year; scientists urge minimum fishing effort
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Jefferson store to host author of ‘The Lobster Lady’ Nov. 12
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Southeast Alaska winter troll catch falls short of limit, Spring troll fishery underway
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Crab and prawn fishing banned in Burrard Inlet in wake of fuel spill
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