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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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Speaking of Greenpeace, Even in fish science, payers may sway players
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Nova Scotia to enforce mandatory life-jacket rules for fishermen
Officials with Nova Scotia’s Labour Department will be hitting wharves and docks in 2016 to remind commercial fishermen that wearing a life-jacket at sea is the Read More » -
Asian Carp Crisis: Sen. Blackburn meets with fishermen in Henry County
Local fishermen and government agencies met at North American Caviar Inc. in Henry County Friday morning to discuss solutions to a looming crisis. “Before the carp, no, Read More » -
Oregon State University study finds salmon hatcheries produce genetically different fish
New research from Oregon State University suggests hatchery-raised salmon, which are bred to help bolster wild stocks in B.C. and elsewhere, are genetically different from the populations Read More » -
Former Springfield resident Lt. Brian Ward piloted a helicopter as part of a “textbook” response to sinking fishing vessel “Kellan A”
On Friday afternoon, Sept. 6, a garbled mayday call from a commercial fishing vessel roughly 40 miles off Cape Mendocino, Calif., meant Coast Guard Lt. Brian Read More » -
U.S. Rep. Walter Jones and other congressmen want South Atlantic red snapper fishery reopened
The representatives said data produced by a Florida research institution shows the South Atlantic red snapper stock is healthier than what federal data indicates so the Read More » -
Cape Sable Island fisherman reflects on industry changes of past 65 years
There’s been a world of change since Cape Sable Island fisherman Clifford (Babe) Goreham first started out in the lobster fishing industry 65 years ago. A Read More » -
‘Lobster-Whale Work Group’ Faces Complicated Balancing Act As It Works To Protect Right Whales
Under pressure from lawsuits and the requirements of the federal Endangered Species Act, the federal government is closely reviewing the health of the right whale population, Read More » -
Report: Increase in Alaska commercial fisheries landings despite nationwide decline
A recent report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a slight decline overall in the United States’ commercial fishing industry, but one state – Read More » -
Opinion: Reducing whale entanglements
Oregon’s commercial crabbing industry prides itself on sustainability. Though Dungeness crab has been harvested commercially since the late 1800s, this population is considered to be stable Read More » -
Reidar’s Trawl Gear and Marine Supply – Their innovations boon to fishermen
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LETTER: On the future of salmon farming in B.C., Ecologists have been sounding the alarm for decades
For the first time ever, three political parties have pledged to transition open net pen fish farms on the B.C. coast to completely closed (likely land Read More » -
Commercial fishermen dealing with off the chart fuel prices
The fuel prices are also affecting prices out at sea. Many commercial fishermen use diesel, which is now running well over 6 dollars a gallon. Captain Read More » -
Newport News scallop boat embarking on 800 mile voyage to Bahamas to deliver disaster relief
It’s literally all hands on deck aboard the Ocean Fox in Newport News.,,, “So we are gonna leave the bay, get down off the Cape Fear and Read More » -
The cod are coming back to Newfoundland — and they’re eating the shrimp that had taken over
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Sipekne’katik First Nation issuing own lobster licences
After a blessing of its fleet on Thursday morning, the Sipekne’katik First Nation will issue lobster fishing licences at the Saulnierville wharf. On Tuesday, the Potlotek Read More » -
Brexit News: Britons Rage At Boris Over Fishing Move: ‘Not Done What He Was Elected To Do’
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Cape Cod fishermen want to see “buffer zones” for midwater trawling in the region
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Crabbers blame the 2010 BP oil spill for Crab Shortage – Searching for Answers
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Coast Guard seizes 3k pounds of shark, snapper from Mexican fishing boats in the Gulf
The Coast Guard seized 3,249 pounds of illegal catch from three Mexican fishing boats poaching in waters off South Padre Island early Friday morning. At approximately 12:50 Read More » -
Coronavirus: Flights of live lobster to China plummeted in late January. When will they resume?
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NEFMC Postpones Coral Action for Continental Slope/Canyons, adopts GoM Coral Protection Zones
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Judge rules BP’s reckless conduct caused Gulf oil spill
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Office of the State Auditor is looking at a potential audit of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries
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