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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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Eastern Maine Skippers event focuses on rapid changes in fishing industry
More than 100 Downeast area high school students gathered at the Schoodic Institute last week as part of the Eastern Maine Skippers Program to learn about Read More » -
Some Alaska fisheries had a record-setting year for wild salmon. But no one wanted to gut all those fish
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Greenhouse gases endanger the B.C. coast’s economy – British Columbia’s scallops
Karl Nerenberg has been reporting on federal politics from Parliament Hill for rabble.ca since September, 2011. In his long career, he has won numerous awards as Read More » -
New Bedford to unveil Fishermen’s Tribute Monument at 6 p.m. June 30 in Tonneson Park
New Bedford will celebrate the installation of the Fishermen’s Tribute Monument at 6 p.m. June 30 located in Tonneson Park on the New Bedford waterfront. The Read More » -
Electronic fish data monitoring considered – Presentation at SAFMC Meeting
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is weighing the pros and cons of transitioning to an electronic monitoring system for federally managed fisheries, according to a Read More » -
Fish Wars Australia – Tension flaring on commercial fishing and sustainability
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Dungennes crab fishery held up again by recent whale and turtle entanglements
Before the restrictions, the crab fishing season off California started before Thanksgiving, in plenty of time for holiday tables. In recent years, fishermen’s ability to drop Read More » -
Using more scallop parts could create new industry
A few years ago Point Judith scallop captain Michael Marchetti had a conversation with Peg Parker, the executive director of the Rhode Island-based Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation. Read More » -
Scallops: NEFMC to Hold 10 Scoping Meetings on Northern Gulf of Maine, Limited Access General Category Amendment
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Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for March 9th, 2016 Has Arrived!
Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. We are Direct to the Read More » -
California chinook returns a ‘game-changer’ – California’s chinook may explain why Southern Resident Killer Whales haven’t shown up in BC
Last week, when southern resident killer whales failed to show up in B.C. coastal waters by the end of June, as they usually do, it caused Read More » -
Fishermen sue to end industry funded monitoring program
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Indians in the Hamptons Stake Claim to a Tiny Eel With a Big Payday
Shinnecock Indians have fished the local waters here on the East End of Long Island since before European settlers first appeared in the 1600s, up through Read More » -
A ferry repair ‘nightmare’ for island fisheries as lobster season begins
The Grand Manan Adventure was set for a scheduled six-week refit and was supposed to be back in service this past weekend, Morse said. With lobster Read More » -
European Fishermen Brace for Brexit – British fishermen may end up having Europe’s richest waters all to themselves. But who’s going to eat all the fish?
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Chatham selectmen oust waterways panel member involved in fight
In the wake of a widely publicized fight at a March 31 meeting, the selectmen have decided to remove David Davis from the town’s Waterways Advisory Read More » -
Historic photos: 1942 fishing trip off Provincetown aboard the Provincetown-based dragger F/V Francis and Marion
These amazing photos from 1942 take you aboard the Provincetown-based drag trawler Francis and Marion, fishing off Cape Cod. The trawls are constantly being repaired; while Read More » -
Labrador shrimp fishery seeing boon from rising ocean temperatures
A journalist who covers the seafood industry says global warming may be wreaking havoc on the world’s fish stocks as a whole, but could be related Read More » -
Hard headed! Banned Kent waterman charged with new violations
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Scallop Drag and Dive License Lotteries Winners Announced
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Funding advances Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation research into new shrimp trawl design
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Landry appeals sentence in ‘murder-for-lobster’ case
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Maryland to limit female crab catch
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A Petition – Re examine the data of North Atlantic right whale entanglements and the Fishery closure
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Pink Gold – The next generation of shrimping comes into its own on San Carlos Island
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