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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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Divers hammer thousands of urchins to save Palos Verdes Peninsula kelp forests
In one nine-hour day this week, longtime fishermen Terry Herzik and Gary Thompson smashed more than 10,000 purple sea urchins on the floor of a cove Read More » -
Is a soft-shell green crab industry viable in New England? NOAA Fisheries awards Manomet $267,440 to investigate
Manomet has been awarded a grant of $267,440 by the NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program to expand work to develop a lucrative green crab fishery in New Read More » -
New study shows ocean currents are shifting toward the poles
In the past 40 years, eight of the world’s major ocean gyres (wind-driven current systems) have been slowly shifting toward the poles at a rate of Read More » -
Pacific bluefin tuna not considered engangered
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries branch has determined that Pacific bluefin tuna are not endangered and do not need protection under the federal Endangered Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 36′ Calvin Beal Lobster/Scalloper, 550HP Iveco Cursor 9 Diesel
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Fishermen honored for saving man who fell into New Bedford Harbor
“The quick actions of Kevin A. Perry and Christopher Bird Jr. prevented a far more serious situation and possibly tragedy from occurring,’’ the certificate of appreciation Read More » -
Maine fishermen hope for relief after powerful storm damages wharfs, equipment
Much of Coastal Maine is now in a State of Civil Emergency after this week’s storm caused widespread damage up and down the coast. That announcement by Read More » -
Goldfish – A lucrative Great Lakes commercial catch
Whenever Dave DeLong brings in one of his Maumee Bay seine nets, there’s almost always one or two distinctive bright orange fish swimming around the writhing Read More » -
A possible resurgence of invasive green crabs poses a threat to Casco Bay’s soft-shell clams
Soft-shell clams are a summer tradition around Casco Bay, both for the tourists and residents who love steamers and for the clam diggers who turn long, Read More » -
Coast Guard conducts medevac near Cold Bay, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew medevaced a mariner experiencing abdominal complications from the fishing vessel U.S. Intrepid 30 miles south of Read More » -
ESA Working Group Hears from Participants from Across the Nation on the Need to Improve and Update the Law
At the forum, there was widespread acknowledgement of the need to review the ESA, which hasn’t been reauthorized by Congress in 25 years. Christy Plumer, Director Read More » -
Coast Guard: Deadly F/V Lady Mary sinking in 2009 the result of open hatch and unstable boat
A number of modifications over the years had gradually made the North Carolina-based vessel less safe, according to the report. In addition, a decision to open Read More » -
Lobstermen, dealers likely to split marketing costs – Maine Lobster Promotion Council’s annual budget — now about $375,000 — is set to be increased to $3 million
AUGUSTA – Lobstermen and dealers likely will pay equal shares of the cost of a new marketing effort designed to raise demand – and prices – Read More » -
Calgary city council should just swim away from shark fin issue
Calgary Sun – The latest in this list of things that will supposedly make Calgary a world leader is a shark-fin registry. Yes. That whole thing Read More » -
Pollock as halibut bait shows mixed results, Good in the GOA! This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch
Pollock has been tested as a halibut bait to replace pricier chum salmon. Each year halibut researchers use over 300-thousand pounds of chums in their stock Read More » -
UPDATED: One Fisherman Survives, Two missing – Greymouth boat Wendy J sank on southern West Coast
The commercial fishing boat which sank on the rugged coast of South Westland ran aground on the rocky shore after becoming entangled in a rope. Two Read More » -
House Natural Resources Committee Demands Obama Administration Info on Marine Monument Designtions
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee has demanded records of all meetings, correspondence and memos related to marine monument designations. The letter references emails that “show Read More » -
Dr. Larry D. McKinney, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies – EPA Regulation Blamed for Huge ‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf
The ‘dead zone’ is caused when nitrogen-based fertilizer washes off Midwestern farm fields, and then is washed down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Read More » -
After a long wait, Ugashik fishermen’s patience paid off
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Voices of Alaska: A call to fishermen
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‘Locally caught?’ It depends – Plenty of Chef no knowledge in this one! Good recipe’s, though!
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30 years after the moratorium, what have we really learned about cod and science?
“Although the industry has many problems, a shortage of fish is not one of them,” confidently pronounced the 1982 report of the Task Force on Atlantic Read More » -
Fisherman Patrick Small, Survivor of capsized Hyde Co. fishing boat recalls experience
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update MAR 8, 2015
The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More » -
P.E.I. lobster boat Captain Clarence White’s sentencing set in fatal boat collision
A sentencing date has been set for a P.E.I. lobster boat captain convicted in a 2018 boating collision that killed two men. Clarence Barry White, 53, was Read More »
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