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Two letters from Salvatore Novello, Gloucester, Mass
NOAA HAS TO CHANGE THEIR WAYS AS OUR OCEANS ARE CHANGING!!!, and IN PUT, AS A STAKE HOLDER, IN GULF OF MAINE FISHERIES. Read the letters here 10:52
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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ASSOCIATED / CONSOLIDATED / AMALGAMATED Issue Statements on Industry Destroying Fishing Aid Plan
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Happy Birthday to the United States Coast Guard! Created by Congress on 4 August 1790
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Maine closes more scallop areas to fishing – reduce Maine shrimp fishing limits
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Goliath grouper harvest becoming popular idea – Florida F & W Conservation Commission wants the your opinion
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Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium wants Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary designation
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In Compliance! Federal government upholds NJ’s flounder regulations; 18-inch size limit affirmed
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Red Snapper Fisherman Charged with Illegal Gear in State Waters
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Feb 8, 2016
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Ocean Exploration: The drug for rich people. “There’s no doubt discovering things is an absolute drug in some ways.” Oil and Gas, anyone?
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NOAA sets minimum size limit for parrotfish caught in St. Croix waters
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Power Companies Fight For Legislation, With Customers Paying The Price
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Sept. 25th – Celebrating The Iconic Maine Lobster Industry On National Lobster Day
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Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from fishing vessel near Grand Isle, La.
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Multinational search for missing crewmember in the Western Pacific
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“Oiled: A Fisherman’s Journey”
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Nonprofit would bring sea otters back to Oregon. Commercial fishing industry isn’t so sure
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Crossing the Bar: New Jersey Commercial Fisherman Harry Axelsson
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Why are NL fishers going out of province to land their catch?
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One Man’s Fight – Chris McCaffity – a commercial snapper/grouper fisherman
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‘This is a big deal:’ Hurricane Dorian set to make landfall in N.S. today, do its dance in Newfoundland on Sunday
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North Star Seafood Inc purveyor to pay $250K for Lacey Act Violations
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Pink salmon populations augmented by hatchery programs hurt sockeye returns, study finds
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Icelandic Fishermen’s Association and Fisheries Iceland Sign Contract
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Redistribution of Quota has P.E.I. halibut fishermen disappointed with lowered catch
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