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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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Billy McIntire: A Maine fisherman’s life lived large ends in a sea of questions – Video
OGUNQUIT – In the life and times of Billy McIntire, it was hardly an unusual sight. Before midnight under a nearly full moon, McIntire — a consummate Read More » -
Further protection measures coming to protect North Atlantic right whales
Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says Ottawa will announce further measures in the coming weeks to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Speaking to a Read More » -
Deadliest Catch’s First Female ‘Intimidated’ Salty Dogs
Greenhorn Amy Majors is the first female shipmate to join Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch.” She sat down with FOX Business Network’s Stuart Varney, along with Captain Read More » -
Search Suspended For Two Beaufort County Fishermen Missing Off Maryland Coast
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for two missing fishermen from Beaufort County. The family tells WITN that 80-year-old Captain Walter Tate and his Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Dixon Fiberglass Gillnetter/Lobster, 360HP Lugger
Specifications, information and 6 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:44 Read More » -
Fishermen Desperate for Hurricane Irma Disaster Relief
U.S. Virgin Islands fishermen aired their grievances at a public meeting held by the St. Thomas/St. John Fisherman’s Association on Monday, where they were told the Read More » -
A disastrous tsunami’s lethal legacy in Newfoundland
On Nov. 18, 1929, fisherman Patrick Rennie watched from higher ground in Lord’s Cove, Nfld., as a barrelling tsunami washed over his home, his wife and Read More » -
Greenland, the new US Alaska? Trump mocked, as Some Canadians Say “We Should Outbid Him!”
Greenland, the new US Alaska? – The United States’ interest in Greenland is not new. In 1867, secretary of state William Seward, then of the Andrew Read More » -
The Canso Lions Club Service to honour fishermen lost at sea on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Canso will remember this province’s lost fishermen during a ceremony on Sunday at 2 p.m. The Canso Lions Club has hosted the service at its Seamen’s Read More » -
Northeast Fisheries Science Center to Step Up Partnerships for Better Fishery Resource Surveys
“We understand the impacts that poor stock conditions have on local economies and the lives of those involved in the fisheries,” said NOAA Fisheries’ NEFSC director Read More » -
Word up! (ITS OFFICIAL) ASMFC Skuttles Another Northern Shrimp Season
Word on the street is, ASMFC will not give the guys a season again this year based on another lousy assessment. There is talk about a 25mt Read More » -
Charleston’s maritime history – The mosquito fleet
They were among the best watermen in Charleston’s maritime history, their small boats a familiar and beloved sight as they sailed out each morning and returned Read More » -
Louisiana LNG Could Be ‘Nail in the Coffin’ for Local Fishermen
Phillip Dyson has been a commercial fisherman in Cameron, Louisiana for 49 years. His father fished before him, and his son and grandson also fish, shrimp, Read More » -
Fixed Gear Closures – NOAA closes areas to protect whales
As NOAA Fisheries continues to address the rising peril to whales in coastal waters stretching from New England to Florida, it is reminding local fishermen of Read More » -
The limits on Crown regulation of Aboriginal and treaty rights
Acting on treaty right recognized in the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision 21 years ago in R v Marshall, the Sipekne’katik First Nation launched its moderate Read More » -
Inside The Climate Change Money Machine
For far too long the public has been deluded into believing that groups whose titles indicate their efforts to protect our environment are the Davids in Read More » -
Massachusetts lobstermen want to create in-state processing industry
With two of the top five lobster ports in the state, the South Shore could see newly created jobs and increased income for its local fisherman Read More » -
Endeavor to join DMR’s patrol fleet
Endeavor made its first trip on Tuesday, July 13 on its way to becoming the newest addition to the fleet of the Department of Marine Resources Read More » -
Sacramento River King Salmon hold on, but drought, heat may take toll next year
The California drought and a strange warming trend in the ocean have not yet killed off the Sacramento River’s king salmon, which are swimming off the Read More » -
Maine delegation adds 6-year pause on lobster rules to federal spending bill
Maine’s congressional delegation has inserted a six-year pause on new regulations intended to protect endangered right whales into a key federal spending package as it seeks Read More » -
Seattle shipyards flush with work, including repairs to ‘Deadliest Catch’ crabber
Aging fishing vessels are keeping Seattle-area ship repair yards busy, as the crab fleet returns from the season early thanks to a smaller quota this year. Read More » -
Update – Sweden’s Request to Ban American Lobster in the EU Risks Violating the Rules of the WTO
In July 2016, we reported that the Swedish Government had requested that the European Union impose a ban on imports of U.S./Canadian live lobster (Homarus americanus). Read More » -
Laine Welch: From sockeye to basketballs, the notable fishing news of 2013
Alaska’s seafood industry worked hard again in 2013 to ramp up its message to policymakers, most of whom still tend to overlook the industry’s economic significance Read More » -
New England Fishery Management Council Meeting in Gloucester, September 23-26, 2019
The New England Fishery Management Council will be meeting at Beauport Hotel, 55 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. To read the final agenda, >click here< Register for the Read More » -
Ashored Innovations creates ropeless trap to help with marine animal entanglement
According to The United Nations Environment Programme, an estimated 640,000 tons of ghost gear is lost each year. It’s a problem that in 2017, caused the Read More »
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