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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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The Legal Fishery Sparking Arrests and Violence
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 46′ Jarvis Newman Lobster Boat/Fed Area 1 Permit and Traps
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Rescued crew headed back to sea to retrieve vessel
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Shrinking the Gulf Coast dead zone part 1: Downriver, part 2: Upriver
The Ace of Trade shrimp trawler motored toward Dean Blanchard’s dock early this summer and winched its nets into storage. Blanchard’s workers, strengthened by a lifetime Read More » -
You can cook seal a lot of ways, and they’re actually delicious. Honest.
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Baker | A haddock fishery for Newfoundland?
It seems haddock are making a comeback on the south coast of Newfoundland. The comeback is such that scientists believe the stock could support some form Read More » -
Letter to the Editor: The people at NOAA have jobs, and their jobs are to get rid of ours – Captain/ Owner Paul J. Halloran Gloucester Ma.
NOAA puts out a 400 word-message which it proclaims marks significant progress “to end overfishing and rebuild fish stocks.” How dare they think we are all Read More » -
AK: Tracking Halibut
Fisheries are managed under certain assumptions that determine whether a fisherman can support a family, if a consumer can buy a fish at the local grocery Read More » -
David Sikes: Seagrass protection still a hot topic in state legislature
CORPUS CHRISTI — State Rep. Geanie Morrison of Victoria filed legislation this past week that would outlaw the uprooting of seagrass throughout the entire Texas coast. Read More » -
NOAA Sector ban suffocating shoreside industry in New Bedford
The hits keep coming from NOAA’s groundfishing ban with financial losses spreading to business that support New Bedford’s fishing fleet. “No one ever really paid attention Read More » -
Seafood Giant’s Tactics Fishy, Rival Claims
NEWPORT, Ore. (CN) – Seafood giant Pacific Seafood is trying to ruin a small company that buys its crabs from independent fishermen in an attempt to Read More » -
Details Needed about Cameras on Vessels Announcement – Cameras hailed, with caveat
In response to Minister David Parker’s announcement on 25 May about the national roll-out of cameras on commercial inshore fishing vessels, Seafood New Zealand (SNZ) Chief Read More » -
Fishers struggle as lobster ‘nearly as cheap as chocolate’
A dramatic collapse in export markets has flooded Australia with large quantities of cheap lobsters selling for as little as $35 a kilogram. At that price, Read More » -
Tropical Storm Isaias no longer forecast to restrengthen into hurricane, forecasted impacts remain the same
Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to move northward and skirt the east coast of Florida today. While Isaias is no longer forecast to restrengthen into a Read More » -
Mass Div. Marine Fisheries Advisory: Seasonal Trap Gear Closure Extended Through May 8th
The continued presence of endangered right whales off Cape Cod results in the Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries extending the seasonal Large Whale Seasonal Read More » -
North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Kodiak June 4-11, 2018
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet the week of June 4-11, 2018 at the Best Western Convention Center in Kodiak, AK. The Agenda >click Read More » -
Lobster Council of Canada – Making 2014 the Year of the Lobster
A Message from the Executive Director – It is hard to believe we are only now beginning the second month of 2014 given the activities taking place Read More » -
So. You wanna be a “Wicked Tuna” Fisherman, eh? Stranded in Mattapoisett
Anthony Rhodes has had a rough week. The 22-year-old West Virginian was left stranded in Mattapoisett with $60 to his name, a skateboard and a 31-foot Read More » -
The problems our fisherman are facing
The first issue of concern is NOAA fishery surveys and the agency’s science that needs to be compared to independent fishing surveys and science. Presently, NOAA Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs fisherman near Cold Bay, Alaska
The Coast Guard medevaced a 36-year-old man from the 252-foot fishing vessel American Triumph approximately 92 miles north of Cold Bay, Alaska, Thursday. Watchstanders at the Coast Read More » -
Byrne, and Florida senator send letter in support of snapper – We Love Snapper!
Two respected Gulf Congressmen have taken the lead on a letter addressed to the Secretary of Commerce ensuring NOAA acts swiftly on the distribution of Gulf recreational electronic data collection funding passed last Read More » -
Coast Guard rescues 3 fishermen after vessel catches fire near St. Catherines Island, Ga.
The Coast Guard rescued three fishermen Tuesday after the fishing vessel they were on caught fire 1 mile east of St. Catherines Island, Georgia. Coast Guard Sector Read More » -
News release: Summer Announcement #3, Lower Yukon Summer Chum Salmon Commercial Outlook
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Northern Saskatchewan communities hope to expand fishing industry
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Lobsterman accused of witness retaliation in headless tuna case
Harold E. Wentworth, 41, with listed addresses of 28 Revere St. and 24 Liberty St., was arrested Wednesday by officers from Massachusetts Environmental Police and Gloucester Read More »
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