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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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Coronavirus: Dear UFA Members and Friends, people arriving in Alaska are required to self-quarantine
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US military will buy seafood from Japan to offset Chinese ban
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Fish council eyes lifting of closures- Conservation Law Foundation,Earthjustice, Nature Conservancy Will Sue
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New Jersey Congressman Wants a Moratorium on Offshore Wind Projects as State Seeks Leading Role
Republican Congressman from New Jersey Jeff Van Drew has announced plans to hold a local hearing on offshore wind projects along with plans to introduce legislation Read More » -
MPBN four part series on US / Canadian lobster industry issues by Jay Field – Audio
Maine Lobstermen: Catch Falls, but Boat Prices Still Low Link Maine and Canadian Lobster Industries Seek to Balance Competition and Cooperation Link Maine’s Surging Lobster Haul Read More » -
Northline Seafoods Bringing New Innovations to Fishing Industry
Greater Commercial Lending (GCL), which provides loans to businesses and organizations in under-served and rural communities, has completed $40 million in financing for an innovative salmon processing barge in Read More » -
Crabber’s Emergency Relief Fund
The California Dungeness Crab season has been closed indefinitely by the Fish and Wildlife on the recommendation by the Dept. of Public Health due to a Read More » -
Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia fund projects to boost innovation in the fish and seafood sector
Canada is home to the longest coastline in the entire world – and this resource creates jobs and sustains livelihoods across our country. In the province Read More » -
Christmas at Sea
Robert Louis Stevenson telescopes the distance between a cozy Christmas scene and a life-and-death struggle on the high seas Snowstorm. While Queen Victoria’s reign saw the Read More » -
Fisheries committee proposes alternatives to help struggling fishermen
The groundfish committee proposal would allow fishermen to work inside large areas currently closed to fishing that are not considered critical habitat areas. Under the proposal, Read More » -
Kentucky – Local government leaders and business owners say ‘War on Carp’ is working
For the past several years Asian carp have plagued Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. That’s why about a year ago, the War on Carp initiative was Read More » -
Prince Edward Island Lobster price could be below cost
Prices for P.E.I. lobster at the wharf could come in around $3 a pound, and if that’s the case fishermen should tie up their boats, says Read More » -
Commercial Fisherman Mark Wells of Phippsburg, Maine, has passed away
Mark Wells, 67, passed away on Nov. 13, 2021 after diabetic issues complicated by Covid. He was born in Kittery, Maine on June 24, 1954 to Read More » -
The Fishing Widow Prologue – a glimpse of Amy Marshall’s new book and Amy herself, an interesting Alaskan
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Tax Incentives Could Help North Pacific Fishing Fleet Rebuilders, Otherwise, Gulf Coast Builders May Have A Competitive Edge
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Florida Commercial fishermen can apply for Hurricane Irma assistance
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Northeast Seafood Coalition questioning the NEFMC fish monitoring regulation process
The New England Fishery Management Council is set to resume action on the contentious groundfish monitoring amendment next week, but the Gloucester-based Northeast Seafood Coalition is Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for December 13, 2019
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08:00 – Commercial Shrimp Season is Now Open in South Carolina!
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John Price, owner of J.P.’s Shellfish, pleads guilty to federal cash transaction charges
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Changes proposed to Calif. twin tunnel project
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Aberdeenshire fishermen to shine light on profession in Scottish Parliament exhibition
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NOAA proposes new status for humpback whales – Change would remove majority from endangered species list
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 31, 2022
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been taking a close look at a few, of the many, false claims, regarding the management of the southern flounder Read More »
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