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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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AUDIO: Highlights of NOAA’s Fishermen’s Northeast Groundfish Science Forum. Great Report from savingseafood.org
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Tanker tangles with fishing vessel anchor line near Boon Island
The Coast Guard plans to investigate an incident in which a 577-foot tanker loaded with ultralight sulfur diesel was adrift off the coast of Portsmouth and Read More » -
Small craft harbours throughout eastern Newfoundland assess damage in the wake of January blizzard
The hurricane-force winds caused for exceptionally rough seas along the coast of the island. In its wake the storm and resulting storm surge caused thousands in Read More » -
UPDATED! Louisiana shrimper missing for 6 days survived severe weather, found alive
The United States Coast Guard says a shrimper who disappeared while trying to salvage his vessel has been found alive nearly a week later. Timothy “Blimp” Read More » -
Newly discovered illegal reef off the coast of Lee County impacting shrimpers
An alert for one of Southwest Florida’s biggest industries after an illegal, manmade reef was discovered off the coast of Lee County. A shrimp net worth Read More » -
Real Cape Hippie – We Now Harvest The Blood Of Half A Million Horseshoe Crabs A Year
Man I hope horseshoe crabs don’t watch Fox News. All of our bitching about how we are a socialist country now, how the government takes our Read More » -
Photos:Commercial crab fishing season starts Saturday
While recreational crab fishing started on Nov.1, commercial fisherman at Pillar Point Harbor were busy this week getting boats ready for their season that starts on Read More » -
This fish net uses LED lights to save fish
Watson joins a growing number of innovators designing more selective fishing gear to reduce bycatch—the unwanted fish, dolphins, whales and birds that get scooped up by Read More » -
Captain of Faroese longliner cited 6 times in under year for halibut fishing violations on Grand Banks
For the sixth time since September, 2021 the captain of a Faroe Islands longliner has been issued a “notice of infringement” for an illegal fishing violation Read More » -
Coast Guard rescues 3 from disabled shrimping vessel taking on water near Matagorda, Texas
The Coast Guard rescued three mariners aboard a disabled vessel taking on water near Matagorda, Texas, Monday morning. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received Read More » -
First Bluefin Tuna of the New Year Sold for $37,500 in Tokyo
A sushi restaurant chain owner paid ¥4.51 million ($37,500) for a 180 kilogram Bluefin tuna at the first auction of the year in Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish Read More » -
Misinformation Tension – DFO moving fishery officers into area from across Nova Scotia and Canada
Federal fishery officers from across Canada are being moved to southwestern Nova Scotia as tensions rise again over an Indigenous lobster fishery underway in St. Marys Read More » -
Bering Fisheries Experiments With Shipping Live Crab – Audio
Unalaska Community Broadcasting – It pays not to kill crab. Or at least that’s what Unalaska’s smallest fish processor is banking on for a new business Read More » -
‘Losing my fishing boat is like losing a limb, or my identity’
Caitlín Uí Aodha doesn’t cry easily but tears aren’t far from her eyes when she talks about Dearbhla. While this is the name of her youngest Read More » -
Drinking party leads to fight on fishing boat
A fight during a drinking party on a fishing boat on the night of July 31st led to two crew members being thrown in jail and Read More » -
Fishing which cost five Scottish lives in a year is ‘most dangerous’ UK job
Commercial fishing has become Britain’s most dangerous occupation with six fishermen dying in the space of just one year. New accident investigation data shows that five Read More » -
Southwest village prepares to harness river in harmony with salmon
A small Southwest Alaska village is trying to integrate the power of an iconic Alaska river into its electric grid without interfering with the millions of Read More » -
Government Shutdown: Feds Ticketing Alaska Fishermen With Parks Shut Down
Fish & Wildlife: “You have reached the office of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Due to a lapse of appropriations, our office is currently closed until Read More » -
Speaking of America: ‘Here, you have the freedom’
When the communists came to his Vietnam town, fled to a fishing boat, jammed already with 50 of his wife’s family. As they cast off, they Read More » -
Environmental Regulations and Wind Turbines Are Backing New England Fishermen into a Corner
Just three weeks ago, Jerry Leeman was a commercial fishing captain in New England and a very successful one at that. Now, as executive director of Read More » -
Britain’s hard-toiling fishermen are cast and crew of Channel 4’s new fishing documentary series The Catch
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Iditarod demand for king crab keeps Nome fishermen busy
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Some commercial fishermen upset by Alaska fish board’s new scheme
The Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting has finished in Anchorage with a new plan for commercial fishing in Cook Inlet and commercial fishermen are angry. The Read More » -
German researchers find: Higher CO2 harms all marine life
Rising levels of carbon dioxide are harming all forms of marine life because the oceans are acidifying as they absorb the gas, German researchers found. Creatures Read More » -
Gary Griggs – Salmon and squid
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