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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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Catch of the Night
The American eel’s lifestyle is as elusive as it gets. No one has seen one mate in the Sargasso Sea, the eel’s birthplace. However, we know Read More » -
Coast Guard Rescues Two Fishermen near Ketchikan (so the story goes!)
A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan Response Boat-Small crew rescued two boaters after their 53-foot vessel Freedom capsized in Tongass Narrows near Ketchikan, Wednesday morning. Read the Read More » -
Maine Lobstering Union Testifies Before U.S. Congress on Protecting Maine’s Safe and Sustainable Lobster Fishery
Maine Lobstering Union Local 207 Executive Liaison and Political Director Virginia Olsen testified at a hearing held by the U.S. Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Read More » -
Letters to the editor – New fee will add to lobstermen’s woes, lobsterman Nelson King, East Boothbay
A recent article (“Maine lobster industry supports new fee,” March 6) is incorrect. The article states that the majority of lobstermen are in favor of L.D. 486 Read More » -
On the Grill! Walmart and Sodexo – Senate Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 10:30 a.m.
Subcommittee Hearing Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Hearing Start Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: 253 Russell Senate Office Building Please note the hearing will be webcast live Read More » -
No Charges Laid in Connection with Weekend Protest at FFAW: RNC
Despite concerns over the large gathering of protesters outside the FFAW offices on Saturday, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary indicates that no charges were laid in connection Read More » -
Dozens of fishermen killed, attacked by Islamic extremists in the northeastern Nigerian village of Doron Baga
Fisherman Usman Abubakar said that the suspected Islamic militants of Boko Haram drove into the town of Doron Baga and shot people on sight. He said Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 39′ BHM Tuna, 850HP Cat, Phasor Generator
To review specifications, information, and 15 photos, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here<11:01 Read More » -
Canada’s next-generation RADARSAT satellite constellation successfully launched
Canada’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) was launched successfully into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.The constellation of three satellites Read More » -
COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN CHARGED WITH WITNESS TAMPERING RELATED TO AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ILLEGAL HARVESTING OF STRIPED BASS
Baltimore, Maryland – Michael D. Hayden, Jr., age 41, of Tilghman Island, Maryland, was arrested yesterday on charges of witness tampering and retaliation in connection with Read More » -
Red Snapper season dubbed a success
Photos of grinning fishermen holding up sizable red snapper sprouted like bright flowers across social media this week as anglers showed off their catches during the Read More » -
Deadliest Catch: The Crab Industry Is Struggling – Will Mandy take over F/V Northwestern if Sig retires?
“Deadliest Catch” has been hinting this could possibly be the very last King Crab season. Episode 1 already shows the captains joining forces to find and Read More » -
Getting CHOKED! Cod quota cuts, boats not fishing could interrupt New Bedford fish auction trading
The fish auction that’s been a daily institution on the city’s waterfront for decades could see periodic closures over the next month or so, as a Read More » -
Boothbay Harbor kicked off lobster boat racing season Saturday, and in Rockland on Sunday
Maine’s summer lobster boat racing season opened last weekend with turnouts of nearly 50 boats both at Boothbay Harbor on Saturday and at Rockland on Sunday. Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44′ Wedgeport Novi Longliner/Federal Permits, Kubota – 10 KW Genset
Specifications, information and 8 photo’s >click here<. To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 12:20 Read More » -
Multiple challenges hamper commercial Dungeness crab season
The commercial Dungeness season in California opened late because the state’s Risk Assessment Mitigation Plan (RAMP), which is in full-force for the first time this season,,, Read More » -
An ailing crewmember from F/V Green Acres gets Medevac
Coast Guard rescue crews from, medically evacuated a man 105 miles east of Cape Cod, Wednesday. He was suffering from abdominal pain, vomiting, and symptoms consistent with Read More » -
Petersburg fishermen share concerns with ADFG leadership
Two of Alaska’s top Fish and Game leaders visited Petersburg April 28 to hear from local fishermen. They discussed a variety of topics including state budget Read More » -
Fishing Permit the Main Catch in Viking Purchase – buyer is primarily interested in the inshore state fishing permits
With the sale of Viking, a 40-foot fishing boat that has plied the waters off the Vineyard for three generations, the Island’s once-vibrant fleet of small Read More » -
Discovery of immature lobsters in deep Down East waters may be good news for industry
The discovery of baby lobsters in the deep waters off eastern Maine could be good news for the future of the U.S.’s most valuable fishery. Since Read More » -
I Am a Small-Scale Fisherman Fighting to Save the Coasts of South Africa
I am Christian Adams and I am a fourth generation small-scale fisher. I grew up in a small town called Mamre. My grandfather was a very Read More » -
Developer: Belfast woman has no standing to challenge $250M Bucksport salmon farm
A Belfast woman lives too far from a proposed $250 million indoor salmon farm in Bucksport to appeal a wastewater discharge permit state regulators have issued. Read More » -
It’s hard to go green if you’re facing the red
It is a fact brought back into focus by the war in Ukraine. For decades, governments have promoted and promised a move away from oil and Read More » -
Coronavirus: Restaurant Closures Put Oregon Seafood Industry In Limbo
Commercial fisherman Clint Funderburg should be on the ocean right now, catching Dungeness crab on his fishing boat, the Widgeon. When crab prices tanked a few Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Solid Fiberglass 42′ Cape Dory Split Wheelhouse Lobster Boat, 500HP Lugger
Specifications, information and 23 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 10:38 Read More »
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