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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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Three Maine Lobsterman Organizations weigh in on Cashes Ledge Monument Proposal
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association, Downeast Lobstermen’s Association and are weighing in, along with groups from other states, on the new National Marine Monument proposed for Cashes Read More » -
The Life of a Tuna Fisherman: Featuring Wicked Tuna’s Captain Dave Marciano
There are a million and one different ways a man can earn a living to take care of his family. He could be a handy man Read More » -
New Bedford fisherman sentenced for evading $431,000 in federal taxes
A New Bedford man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for evading more than $431,000 in federal income taxes over the course of seven years. Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 36′ Fiberglass Lobster/Gillnet, Cummins
Specifications, and information and 22 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:04 Read More » -
Skipper not keeping proper lookout when boat wave drowned recreational fishermen, court told
Three men out fishing for fun died when their boat was almost “run over” by a fishing vessel whose skipper was not paying enough attention, a Read More » -
Louisiana coastal restoration: State studying diversions’ effects on economy, fishing
Louisiana’s coastal restoration officials said the state has embarked on a comprehensive socioeconomic analysis of the effects of four proposed sediment diversions along the lower Mississippi Read More » -
New commercial whelk fishery to open in eastern Nova Scotia
A new commercial Whelk fishery that will officially start in the spring of 2024 was announced Friday outside Louisbourg Seafood facilities in Louisbourg, N.S. “It’s a Read More » -
Hey Charlie Baker! If You’re Going to be the Fishermen’s Governor, Recognize Who has Fought NOAA for Them
Charlie Baker, the Massachusetts Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for governor, recently waded into the debate over lobster fishing regulations Read the article,,,, Its deeper than that, Read More » -
Covering the cost of NOAA at-sea monitors have been delayed by one month to Dec. 1
Costs fishermen say will break their business for good have been delayed by one month, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday. NOAA said this summer Read More » -
Coast Guard fights boat fire in Jonesport, Maine
A Coast Guard boat crew extinguished a boat fire Thursday off the coast of Jonesport, Maine. At about 6:12 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New Read More » -
Lobstermen who harvest federal waters will be required to install electronic trackers
East Coast lobster and Jonah Crab fishermen who harvest federal waters will be required to install electronic trackers on their boats, giving federal regulators unprecedented detail Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs man, 19, from shrimping boat
The Coast Guard medevacked a 19-year-old man Wednesday from a shrimping boat 7 miles west of Egmont Key. At 10:07 a.m. watch standers from Sector St. Petersburg Read More » -
A tribute to Herbert (Herbie) Jensen
Herb started commercial fishing at a young age with his Uncle Jerry Clock. From there he grew into his legacy as a Prince William Sound and Read More » -
Humpy harvest pushes Prince William Sound catch to 39.8M
Purse seine fishing for pink salmon continues in earnest in Prince William Sound, with the humpy catch alone through Wednesday, Aug. 11 reaching nearly 36 million Read More » -
Grand Bank Fire Department called to a fishing vessel fire
The Southern Gazette has learned that members of the Grand Bank Volunteer Fire Department are currently working to extinguish a fire onboard a fishing vessel docked Read More » -
California likely to shorten chinook salmon season
With chinook salmon at its lowest population in years, West Coast fishery managers are considering a proposal to strictly limit the commercial season and to delay Read More » -
Skipper David Marr found guilty of not keeping lookout
The captain of a trawler which swamped a small boat causing it to sink, and three men to drown, has been found guilty of not keeping Read More » -
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science is researching the American eel in order to better understand what affects its numbers and to better manage the fishery.
Every spring when baby eels drift into the Chesapeake Bay from the Atlantic, then swim like mad up tributary rivers and creeks toward fresh water, Troy Read More » -
Nation’s first regional ocean plan discussed in Portsmouth
State and federal officials joined members of the public in a roundtable conversation Monday night to discuss a draft of the nation’s first regional ocean plan. Read More » -
Confluence of factors cause disconnect in salmon pricing
Seafood producers were hoping U.S. consumers would have cheaper salmon this year, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. The $8.99 per pound of the Read More » -
“We just met out of the blue,” – B.C. couple celebrating nearly 70 years of Valentine’s
Inspirational stories leading up to Valentine’s Day are abundant, but few can match how true love has stood the test of time quite like long-time Chemainus Read More » -
A fisheries protest in spring? That’s normal, but this one’s quite different
Earlier this week, there was an uproar in South Brook, Triton and Port aux Basques about out-of-province crab needing to be processed. The details this time Read More » -
Coast Guard hoists man clinging to a piece of debris from water in Union Bay, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued a 70-year-old man from the waters of Union Bay, Alaska, northwest of Meyers Chuck, Sunday. A Coast Guard Air Read More » -
Greens fight and fuss but shark nets are coming
A SPATE of shark attacks and failed attempts to find an eco-friendly alternative means mesh nets known to kill dolphins and other non-shark species are almost Read More » -
Remembering 1919, one hundred years later, the Spanish flu hit Bristol Bay, and the salmon run collapsed.
“The Spanish flu arrived to Alaska in 1918 and devastated the population.,, People thought it had run its course that winter, but when cannery ships arrived Read More »
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