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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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Study links warmer water temperatures to greater levels of mercury in fish
Killifish are not usually big eaters. But in warmer waters, at temperatures projected for the future by climate scientists, their metabolism — and their appetites — Read More » -
Bluenose II won’t be open for public use during sea trials (fiasco!) video
The Bluenose II III schooner, Nova Scotia’s sailing ambassador, will not be open for public sailings anytime soon. The province said the remake of the historic ship Read More » -
COVER STORY: ‘Cold Water’ heroes
Forever, it seems to me, a weathered skipper sporting a sou’wester has been our founding industry’s face. But the fishery has evolved a lot since the Read More » -
Conservation Law Foundation twists law, science in latest attack on Omnibus Habitat Amendment
In effect, CLF narrows the terms of acceptable debate by treating its own position on the Amendment — dealing with the management of closed areas in Georges Read More » -
On November 18, 2012, we lost Captain Jean Frottier – beloved husband, father, and grandfather – About the Jean Frottier Family Fund
On November 18, 2012, we lost Captain Jean Frottier – beloved husband, father, and grandfather in a tragic accident at sea, two miles off the coast Read More » -
No Fukushima-Related Radiation Detected in Alaska Seafood
Following the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there have been public concerns about potential impacts on Alaska seafood from the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Although Read More » -
Norfolk crab fishermen forced out to make way for offshore wind farm works
So far 20 out of 24 fishing vessels operating in the affected area have refused offers of compensation made by the company, claiming they are inadequate Read More » -
San Diego: Casinos launch all-you-can-compete lobster wars
The claws are coming out. Lobster claws, that is. The latest battleground in the San Diego area’s cutthroat casino industry is the buffet, where all-you-can-eat lobster Read More » -
Obama’s moving closer to creating the world’s largest marine reserve — in Hawaii
Obama may have chosen to locate his library in his adopted home state of Illinois, but a new move by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) suggests he Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 35′ North Shore Complete Lobster Business/American Lobster – Trap – Area 1 (800 Trap Allocation)
Vessel is in excellent condition. 24 photo’s, 2017: New turbo, heat exchanger and after cooler serviced. 2018: (2) New 8D Batteries, new belts and bilge pumps. Read More » -
Weather Delay – ‘You can’t beat Mother Nature’: start of lobster fishing season postponed
Lobster fishing season in southwestern Nova Scotia will be off to a late start this year after officials postponed the day that fishermen were slated to Read More » -
Governor Rick Scott announced the bay scallop season will open three days early this year.
Opening the season early and on a weekend will create additional recreational opportunities for Florida residents and visitors while recognizing the importance of economic benefits to Read More » -
Maine Department of Marine Resources gets $256 Thousand for trawl survey from NOAA
The survey gathers important data on the groundfish and lobster populations in near shore waters in the Gulf of Maine from the Massachusetts coast to the Read More » -
Newport Port Commission Chairwoman resigns – fishermen dare commission to raise moorage/equipment rates
There was no explanation or any details about Patricia Patrick-Joling’s resignation or in Commissioner Jeff Lackey’s self-removal as Commission Vice-President. Ms. Patrick-Joling was not immediately available Read More » -
The Maine Man, Wayne Hamilton
Wayne Hamilton has built Hamilton Marine into a successful accessories business by making sure he takes care of his customers.,, He had gotten his mother and Read More » -
Offshore wind energy looks more promising for Oregon
“There will be some impacts to fishing grounds, some good, some bad, and some unknown,” he said. (where’s the good?) “But at the end of the Read More » -
Hurricane Katrina turned this guy into a seafood mogul
It’s a spring day on the Louisiana bayou, and Bozidar “Bo” Jakov Cibilic is hauling in a metal crate of oysters. Cibilic grew up on the Read More » -
Air Station Kodiak helicopter crew medevacs 2 men from 2 fishing vessels near Cold Bay, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew forward deployed to Cold Bay medevaced two men Monday afternoon from the fishing vessels Ocean Peace Read More » -
An open letter from the MSC to Alaska – From the Marine Stewardship Council/9/26/13
An open letter and fact sheet to address negative and inaccurate statements about the MSC program by ASMI, Alaska elected officials and trade journal reporting. more@fishradio Read More » -
Sen. Dan Sullivan voices strongest opposition to Pebble Mine yet – “I oppose Pebble Mine. No Pebble Mine.”
After Sen. Dan Sullivan’s name was dropped by executives of Pebble Limited Partnership in secretly recorded tapes released this week, the senator has gone to Twitter Read More » -
October is National Seafood Month – Where people eat the most/least seafood. This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch
October is National Seafood Month – a distinction proclaimed by Congress more than a quarter century ago to recognize one of our nation’s oldest industries. Government Read More » -
Fairness in Scheduling and the Targeted Elimination of the Small-Boat Fleet
Three weeks into the snow crab fishery and dozens of attempts made to work out a fair arrangement for fish harvesters, FFAW-Unifor is calling on the Read More » -
Truck Beach Trespassing Cases May Head Out of Town
Attorneys for oceanfront property owners along what is popularly known as Truck Beach on Napeague have convinced a New York State Supreme Court judge to move Read More » -
Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven to build two new stern trawlers for Icelandic seafood company Samherji
The vessels will be 80m long and with hulls of ICE 1A* class, and equipped with a wide range of Rolls-Royce equipment, including main engines, thrusters, Read More » -
Meet the fisherman: Scott Nolan – fishing for sea clams
“It used to be a bigger fishery,” Scott says of sea clamming. “There used to be 100 to 150 boats fishing for them at one time Read More »
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