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First freezing #FishyFriday this year in Newlyn!

January 22, 2022 International News

The sight of an ill-fitting hard hat three sizes too small earlier in the week provided a first glimpse of the big Padstow man himself in this celebration of skippers-to-be in the Swordfish circa 1985 cuddling a very young Billy Bunn, alongside another big skipper-to-be, Don Liddicoat and (seated) skipper/owner of the Ocean Harvester, Mervyn Mountjoy, sadly now no longer with us,,, Lots of fishy photos, >click to read< 10:32

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

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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First freezing #FishyFriday this year in Newlyn!

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date

The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

Judge denies feds’ motion for Carlos Rafael to forfeit more vessels, permits

The Shellfish Wars: Lobsters, Shoalies, Olys, Atlantics and Pacifics vie for supremacy

F/V Scandies Rose: “He definitely was doing what he loved.” Family, friends speak on Kellogg man after boat disaster

Letter: We’ve seen the future, and it’s land-based – John McCarthy

Why one Islander has been giving palliative care patients lobster for two decades

The National Marine Fisheries Service Unacceptable Response to the New England Groundfish Disaster – Where is the Groundfish Mitigation?

Three people and three dogs rescued from a 40-foot shrimp boat taking on water

Breakaway union FISH-NL begins formalization process, will start handing out cards Nov. 1

Fish, shellfish recovered from Katrina faster than fishermen

This red herring is relevant: fisherman

$1.8m for THA’s Capital of Paradise to be seaworthy again

P.E.I. tuna fishery just getting started

Tragically, No bodies found in capsized N.S. fishing boat F/V Miss Ally – Slave Driver skipper says wheelhouse and quarters gone.

Shortened Dungeness crab season reflects industry uncertainty

New England Fishery Management Council Meeting – February 25 – 26, 2014 in Danvers , Ma. LISTEN LIVE!

One Fisherman is Dead and One is Injured in Fishing Boat ‘Incident’ Off UK Coast

GLOUCESTER S-K GRANT MEETING WITH NOAA WAS CANCELED

American oldest seaport, Gloucester needs new fishermen to keep Gloucester fishing into future !

PERSPECTIVE: trawling for fish and scooping up public opinion

Oregon Coast crabbing closure impacts the industry

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: New 2016 45′ Long Beach Fiberglass Lobster boat, 750HP, 6 Cylinder John Deere

Paul Cohan – F/V Sasquatch Shift of fishing closure gives hope

Russian Fishing Vessel Oleg Naydenov catch’s fire, sink’s off Gran Canaria accused of illegal fishing

Sea stories beckon large audience as Fishers hook the crowd with talent (they can very taleted!)

Wind farms are making the North Sea one of the world’s most overcrowded bodies of water

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