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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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Letter: We must work together to preserve fishery, industry – Richard Beal, Gloucester
When I started fishing, everywhere you went you could see boats. They were of all types and sizes, domestic and foreign. There were no regulations. The Read More » -
My my my! What a pretty boat F/V Caitlin & Mairead is!
F/V Caitlin & Mairead gets new paint. She looks so pretty, I couldn’t resist! photo credit, October Rose I intend to put this in the featured module Read More » -
Black gill disease shows up early in Georgia shrimp
“We’re seeing 40 percent of our white shrimp infected,” said Pat Geer, chief of fisheries at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. “We have never seen Read More » -
ASMFC Summer Meeting, August 5-7, 2014 in Alexandria, Virginia
The information about the 3 day meeting, including attending the meeting in listen mode only via the webinar broadcast can be found here. 09:56 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 » -
Pacific Northwest fishing industry took big hit in 2015
Demonstrating links between ocean health and the economy, the definitive annual federal report on U.S. fisheries released last week showed a plunge in some West Coast Read More » -
#sealfie campaign misguided, activists claim
TORONTO — The growing “sealfie” social media campaign is being criticized for defending Inuit rights that are not, in fact, under attack. Read more here globalnews.ca Read More » -
East Coast Climate Change & Fisheries Governance Workshop March 19 – 21,
Information, and Agenda here 11:14 Read More » -
F/V Susan Rose Salvage is Underway
Back on November 19, the 77-foot steel commercial trawler, known as the Susan Rose, sunk after it had been grounded on the shoreline just two days Read More » -
Fishermen take federal government to court over right to sell Class B licences again
A law firm representing a little over half of the 75 remaining fishermen in the Maritimes with Class B licences is taking the federal government to Read More » -
Day 5 NPFMC Meeting – October 2 – 8 – Listen Live
Link to the Agenda here To listen live while the meeting is in session Link here 13:27 Read More » -
NCFA – More Hurricane Florence info on ice, storage facilities, hot showers and DMF info
Armistead Perry of Evans Seafood and Evans Transport said he has some freezer space available and cooler space if you need to get inventory from your Read More » -
Wild salmon: Are their best days all behind them?
Chinook salmon returns are setting records on the Columbia this year. But 80 percent are hatchery fish. Thirteen wild salmon populations in the region are listed Read More » -
NSC Pushes PERMIT Buy Back, Re Allocation?? Governor presses for fed fish aid
Patrick’s letter comes to light on the same day as the Northeast Seafood Coalition’s final poll of its 300 members on the recommended industry spending plan Read More » -
How to turn around our local shrimping industry
Given the harsh local winter and hampered shrimp season this year, a more generous and innovative local community of seafood customers is required for shrimpers to Read More » -
A $49 lobster roll? A recent shortage has lobster prices soaring.
It’s no shell game: As the price per pound has skyrocketed over the last few months, the costs of lobster dishes on restaurant menus across the Read More » -
U.S. Coast Guard urges preparedness for Tropical Storm Henri
Boston — The Coast Guard urges all mariners to prepare for Tropical Storm Henri before its predicted Sunday landfall. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts Read More » -
Newfoundland Crab Issues. The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong
The crab dispute moves to the Union Headquarters – Harvesters say outside buyers might be the key to higher prices. Derrick Dalley accuses the FFAW of lying Read More » -
Unresponsive fisherman pulled from Plymouth Harbor
A missing lobsterman was found unresponsive in the waters of Plymouth Harbor on Sunday afternoon. The U.S. Coast Guard said they received a report around 1:20 Read More » -
Workers stage blockade at La Scie crab plant – Daley Brothers pull a fast one
A shipment of crab remains stuck on Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula, as plant workers refuse to let the seafood leave for processing somewhere else….Calls to Daley Brothers Read More » -
Hit TV series ‘Wicked Tuna,’ filmed off Cape Ann, releases a new season
The fishing tales of six captains on the hunt for giant tuna swim through the airwaves starting next month, when National Geographic’s hit series “Wicked Tuna” Read More » -
Commercial fishing closures in Port Stephens will be lifted
The closures were put in place in September last year after it was revealed that toxic fire fighting foam used at the nearby Williamtown RAAF Base Read More » -
Post-Brexit Fishing: 1,054 Fishing Licenses Obtained, A Fleet Exit Plan for Dockside Fishermen
It is the epilogue of a diplomatic-commercial battle of more than a year between Paris and London, arbitrated by Brussels. France finally obtained 1,054 fishing licenses Read More » -
Seward guide business ‘Miller’s Landing’ charged with fishing violations
Investigators from Alaska Wildlife Troopers went on an August 2013 guided fishing trip that took a small boat from Lowell Point to Seal Rocks, 42 miles Read More » -
Farming salmon on land is possible, project suggests – Future of fisheries may not require fish to ever see the ocean
As its name implies, the Atlantic salmon has always been seen as an ocean dweller. But the Canadian fishing industry is on the verge of being Read More »
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