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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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The Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries meeting starts this Friday.
Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Anchorage, January 31–February 13, 2014 on Upper Cook Inlet Finfish information here 17:42 Read More » -
Fire destroys 3 lobster boats on Pembroke wharf
Three Yarmouth County fishing vessels have been destroyed by fire. It happened around 10:30 p.m. Thursday at the Pembroke wharf. Yarmouth fire chief Mike Deveau says Read More » -
For fishermen traveling to Bristol Bay, Alaska Air confusion complicates early season
Alaska Air normally starts flying to the region June 1, but this spring it began on May 18th. It’s aiming for year-round service to the region. Read More » -
U.S. offshore wind plans are utterly collapsing
Offshore wind developer Ørsted has delayed its New Jersey Ocean Wind 1 project to 2026. Previously, the company had announced construction of the project would begin Read More » -
Opinion: The politically corrupt management of the wild salmon resource in Canada is a sinking ship
Salmon are forest creatures. When forest structures are in decline, creatures of the forest including wild salmon are in decline. When the forest is gone, wild Read More » -
‘Wild Alaskan’ floating strip club owner guilty of dumping human waste in harbor
The owner of a crabbing boat that was converted into a floating strip club off the shore of an Alaskan island has been found guilty of Read More » -
In the Great Lakes’ most productive fishing grounds, algae-fueled dead zones are eroding livelihoods
From his lakefront dock in Crystal Rock, 70 miles west of Cleveland, Dean Koch still gleefully reminisces on his career as a commercial fisherman in the Read More » -
New research at Aberdeen University has highlighted the potential size of the prize awaiting Scots fishers after Brexit
The study looked at 17 commercially key Scottish fish stocks, focusing not on how big they were, but on their distribution. Comparisons were made between the Read More » -
Most of tuna catch comes from healthy stocks, but bluefin continues overfished
There are 23 stocks of the major commercial tuna species worldwide – 6 albacore, 4 bigeye, 4 bluefin, 5 skipjack and 4 yellowfin stocks. The Status Read More » -
F/V Kodiak Enterprise: Day 3 – Fire crews prioritizing keeping burning Tacoma ship from capsizing
The ship is visibly leaning to the port side, “more than we want it to,” officials said on Monday. The ship is taking on water, but Read More » -
Eel fishing on Lough Neagh is dying out. Husband and wife team helping to keep tradition alive
As Anne Marie McStocker pulls in the draft net she pauses every now and again to remove tiny fish that have become entangled in it, and Read More » -
Blame Game Excuses – “You know what it’s like down here right now,” Warren on fisheries aid bill – SBA loans Better ‘n Nuthin’!
Warren also understands why the same fishermen and shore-side businesses might be underwhelmed by the offer, given the advanced state of the industry’s demise against the Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 92′ Rodriguez Shrimper/Scalloper, 3412 Cat
To review specifications, information, and 35 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:52 Read More » -
Coast Guard Assists Hurricane Michael Response Effort
First responders have swung into action in the wake of Hurricane Michael, providing assistance to survivors and beginning the difficult task of searching for the missing. Read More » -
Brad Pettinger steps down from Oregon trawl commission
After 15 years of representing Oregon’s trawl industry, Brad Pettinger is stepping down as director of the Oregon Trawl Commission (OTC) and passing the job to Read More » -
Scientists skeptical over proposed EU ban for North American lobsters
North American scientists are refuting Sweden’s claim that an all-out trade ban is needed to head off an invasion of eastern North American lobsters, a move Read More » -
The head smelt biologist for the state said it’s not clear why the season has been so poor for smelt fishing this winter.
The reason for the poor season, however, isn’t known. Some of the operators have theories: dredging in the Bath area disturbing the fish swimming up the Read More » -
Greenpeace International: The behavior of the longline tuna fisheries industry is scandalous
Amsterdam, 20 November 2013 – A grave lack of regulations hinders sustainable management of the world’s oversized longline tuna fishery fleets, Greenpeace International warned as it Read More » -
A day in the life of a hoki fishing trawler crew
Johnny Thompson was an accountant in Auckland until a snowboarding accident changed his life. “I had it real bad for a start – those first few Read More » -
North Carolina: Commercial fishing under ‘assault,’ say Dare County Commissioners.
Calling it an “ongoing assault on the commercial fishing industry,” the Dare County Commissioners this week unanimously approved a resolution opposing the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Read More » -
It happens! ‘Deadliest Catch’ Skipper Sean Dwyer busted for gear infraction
“Deadliest Catch” star Captain Sean Dwyer is in trouble with the law. Alaska’s Fish and Game officials fined Dwyer for some issues with his crab-catching equipment. Read More » -
Hope vs. rope: Can technology save the whales, and Maine’s lobster industry, too?
Along the coasts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, scientists, engineers, and fishermen are working feverishly to develop a new, high-tech way to harvest lobster – and Read More » -
MD lawmakers call hearing on DNR crab manager’s firing
Maryland lawmakers have scheduled a special hearing to investigate the Hogan administration’s firing of the state’s longtime manager of the blue crab fishery. The House Environment Read More » -
Bluefin tuna don’t forget a good thing when they find one. The Dented Bucket
Stare at this picture. It’s a bit like the children’s book, “Where’s Waldo?” or for an older generation where’s Richard Scarry’s “Goldbug.” But instead of one Waldo Read More » -
Feds reverse, keep commercial yellowtail harvest open
Hopefully, these extra fish will be enough to keep everybody working,” Roy Crabtree, regional administrator for the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Southeast Region, said Tuesday. http://www.keysnet.com/2012/11/07/483126/feds-reverse-keep-commercial-yellowtail.html Read More »
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