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  The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet           

  It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

  

  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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  • Heavy D Gloucester MA

    Gloucester lost another fisherman this past week. None stronger none braver, none more committed. “We don”t leave our friends behind” https://fisherynation.com/archives/41714 A friend posted this …and Read More »
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    As historic Jensen boatyard shuts down, former employees keep boatcraft alive in Seattle

    When word got out last fall that the Jensen Motor Boat Company on north Lake Union would be shutting down, other boatyards wasted little time in Read More »
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    Tropical Storm Michael prompts hurricane watches in Florida as it picks up strength

    Hurricane watches are now in effect in numerous counties along the Florida Panhandle as Tropical Storm Michael continues to strengthen ahead of an anticipated landfall as Read More »

  • Fisherman fined for one undersized lobster

    A Merigomish fisherman was fined $2500 for having one undersized canner lobster in his catch. Percy John Hayne entered a guilty plea in Pictou provincial court Read More »

  • Louisiana’s Shrimpers deserve some help

    It is no secret that Louisiana’s shrimpers have seen troubled times in recent years. They have battled rising costs, falling prices and vicious competition — much Read More »

  • Climate, pollution and overfishing – Menakhem Ben-Yami

    It seems that at least every five years I have to return to the dispute of overfishing versus other factors responsible for depleted fish populations. I Read More »
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    Washington state asks lawmakers for $90 million to improve habitat for orcas, salmon

    If approved, a $90 million budget request to the state legislature could aggressively tackle what’s needed to help Puget Sound’s southern resident orcas survive. A request Read More »
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    Brighter Hope for fishermen as they take ownership of boat

    Two young brothers and their friend have taken ownership of the Copious and renamed her Brighter Hope (LK98). Tom Robertson, 33, and Ross Robertson, 30, along with George Jamieson, Read More »

  • DFO find’s non native shrimp along the shores of Newfoundland’s west coast.

    For the second time this year, DFO scientists have discovered a new species in the province’s coastal waters. Baltic shrimp have now found a permanent home Read More »
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    Tropical Storm Warning up along northern Gulf Coast with Claudette forming today

    At 10 a.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center said Potential Tropical Cyclone 3 was centered 220 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana and moving north at Read More »

  • County authorizes tourism grant of $300,000 to dredge Oregon Inlet

    Dare County commissioners voted Monday morning to authorize providing local money for dredging Oregon Inlet. The Dare County Tourism Board approved a grant of $300,000 last Read More »

  • Underwater Observations of Square Mesh 4-Panel Codends | HD

    Published on Mar 19, 2013           Square Mesh 4-Panel Codends to reduce the discards of juvenile haddock taken in a trawl fishery off Cornwall. This work was Financed Read More »

  • EU fishing quotas reaction

    Fishermen in the south west may still be forced out of the industry despite the Government securing what it claimed was a “fair deal” at European Read More »
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    Fishing mogul Carlos Rafael pleads guilty, will be sentenced in June

    Carlos Rafael pleaded guilty to charges of falsifying fish quotas, tax evasion and conspiracy in U.S. District Court in Boston Thursday. The U.S. attorney recommended 46 Read More »

  • Competitors ask court to undo Pacific Seafood expansion

    In the two weeks since Pacific Seafood announced it would consolidate its dominant position on Newport’s Bayfront with the acquisition of two additional fish processing plants, Read More »

  • Russian bans add to uncertain picture for salmon prices

    Alaska’s commercial fishermen have hauled in more than 125 million salmon this year, but the prices for those fish are still in limbo. Russia’s recent ban Read More »

  • Shaheen Reaches Out to NH Fishermen on Brink of Collapse – More lip service

    Shaheen tells fishermen efforts to land $150 million in federal disaster relief have stalled, but federal grants of $5- to $10 million may still be available. “We’re doing Read More »

  • Lobster shell disease: Disease creeping towards Maine coastline

    PORTLAND, Maine – A shell disease that has plagued the southern New England  lobster industry for years by making lobsters unsightly and in some cases  unmarketable Read More »

  • Climate change could be affected by changing phytoplankton – Mridul Thomas MSU

    In the current issue of Science Express, Michigan State University researchers show that by the end of the 21st century, warmer oceans will cause populations of Read More »

  • White House removes climate change from website, but don’t blame Trump

    Shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration, George Takei tweeted the administration had removed pages related to Climate Change, the LGBT community, and healthcare from the official White Read More »

  • The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong

    Kurtis Rumble speaks DFO’s Tony Blanchard about the  Crab Management Plan, Crab quota’s and QSA’s. Also,  one of the most popular places to go on Good Friday to Read More »
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    LFA 33 and 34 – No Decision For Wednesday Dumping Day

    Port Reps for LFA 33 and 34 held another round of pre-season weather calls this afternoon. The Coldwater Lobster Association says not vote was held and Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for April 11, 2016

    Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 15:05 Read More »
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    Beto promises to ‘guarantee long-term survival’ of nation’s fisheries

    Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, after visiting a small fishing business in New Hampshire a month ago, is releasing a plan Friday that his campaign says will Read More »
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    Fishing: The Great Betrayal

    The Common Fisheries Policy began as a land (or rather, sea) grab, evolved into a stitch-up and grew into an environmentally devastating and commercially disastrous scandal. Read More »

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