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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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Macduff Ship Design are pleased to announce the completion of the new build fishing vessel, ‘ZENITH, BF 106’
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The Creed
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Dirty Birds – What it’s like to live with a national symbol
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Valentine’s Day drama at sea as trawler sinks off coast of Cornwall
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Wesley Loy becomes Pacific Fishing’s new editor – We wish him well!
SEATTLE – Pacific Fishing, the business magazine for fishermen, is pleased to announce veteran fisheries journalist Wesley Loy will assume the editor’s chair of the 35-year-old Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 36’x14.5′ Novi Lobster Boat, 600HP, Scania D113 Diesel
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World’s largest sea turtle could come off ‘endangered’ list
An arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has received a petition from a fishing group asking that the Northwest Atlantic Ocean’s leatherback sea turtles Read More » -
Reflection on the Minderoo Foundation’s Global Fishing Index by Ray Hilborn
This Monday, the Minderoo Foundation released their 2021 Global Fishing Index report meant to give a global picture of fisheries status. I have collaborated with the Read More » -
F/V Scandies Rose: NTSB announces probable cause of the sinking – Issues Report
The National Transportation Safety Board unanimously approved the investigative team’s findings on the sunken vessel’s probable cause. On Dec. 31, 2019, the F/V Scandies Rose was Read More » -
DFO reviewing cod quota policy after report says it may encourage dangerous fishing
Fisheries and Oceans Canada said it will be taking a long, hard look at its regulations after a report said a few of the department’s policies Read More » -
All about Andrew – the fisherman who became Patron Saint of Scotland
The Bible tells us he was a fisherman who converted to Christianity and became one of Jesus Christ’s original disciples, so perhaps it’s no surprise he’s Read More » -
U.S. seafood exports dry up while cheap Russian crab is undercutting local industry
Fishermen in Alaska claim they have been caught up in Russia’s counter-sanctions, with Moscow’s ban on western food imports blocking sales to one of their key Read More » -
American Seafoods slapped with big fine over claims that crews misreported their catch by many tons;
The Seattle Times – Something is fishy when the scales on a factory trawler read from 6 percent to nearly 70 percent less than what the Read More » -
Coast Guard, good Samaritan vessel search for 2 missing Fishermen in Marmot Bay, Alaska
Coast Guard crews and a good Samaritan vessel crew are searching Thursday for one male and one female reported missing from the fishing vessel Miss Destinee that capsized in Marmot Read More » -
Should the Scallop Industry that saved itself from NMFS doom regulate itself? You’re damned right it should!
Fisheries Survival Fund tells Senators scallopers have earned the right to self-regulation; Argues regulators failed to solve problems when they could – Eric Hansen and Drew Minkiewicz Read More » -
Capital Seafood rising from the ashes – literally
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New Global Policy Effort to Tackle Crisis of Plastic Litter in Oceans Urged
Plastic litter is one of the most significant problems facing the world’s marine environments. Yet in the absence of a coordinated global strategy, an estimated 20 Read More » -
Coast Guard: Budget cuts to limit flights, patrols
Adm. Robert J. Papp said Wednesday that emergencies will be a priority. He didn’t say how many patrol hours would be cut under what’s known as Read More » -
Rare blue and cream colored lobster caught off New Hampshire coast
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Govt’s response to future of commercial fishing in NZ report released
“The report has already been influential in shaping this Government’s approach to oceans and fisheries management,” David Parker said. The report calls for immediate evidence-based action and Read More » -
New Jersey & New York Fishermen United in Opposition to Port Ambrose LNG
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Fishing regulators to hold hearing on elvers today
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Monitor costs shift to fishermen Tuesday, fall out from Carlos Seafood, and EDF opportunists.
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for October 23, 2020
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Offshore wind farms bring many uncertainties to RI fishing industry, consumers
I refer to those who fish, commercially, recreationally and for-hire fishermen (charter), as well as those who depend on them to catch fish, such as Rhode Read More »
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