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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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Maine lobstermen continue to struggle with low prices
YORK, Maine — Local lobstermen are waiting to see if a new global marketing campaign for Maine lobsters will keep prices stable….Yet Sinclair said what’s hurting lobstermen is Read More » -
The head smelt biologist for the state said it’s not clear why the season has been so poor for smelt fishing this winter.
The reason for the poor season, however, isn’t known. Some of the operators have theories: dredging in the Bath area disturbing the fish swimming up the Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 35′ Duffy & Duffy Tuna/Charter, 250HP Cummins GBTA-5.9MI
To review specifications, information, and 10 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:30 Read More » -
Northern Shrimp: Future not promising for shrimp fishery
The fate of the shrimp fishery for the coming year, if any, will likely be determined Friday afternoon when the Northern Shrimp Section of the Atlantic Read More » -
“We live and die by stock assessments,” – Fishermen seek more responsive regulations
“We live and die by stock assessments,” said Jimmy Hull, a commercial fisherman from Ormond Beach, Fla. His statement during an informal question-and-answer period held by Read More » -
Maine Voices: Hope remains for New England fisheries
For our part, The Nature Conservancy has worked with fishermen and other partners for several years because we are committed to being more than an interested Read More » -
Public Comments Sought on Proposed Changes to Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan
National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing to revise the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan to eliminate the consequence closure strategy due to changes in fishing practices that Read More » -
What to do with an icon: Boston PR firm hired to retool branding for Maine lobster
“We’ve got a great story to tell,” adds David Cousens, a fisherman and president of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association. “We’re poor at telling it, but we Read More » -
Consultation lacking on decision to reactivate licenses for Indigenous communities
The reactivation of dormant lobster fishing licences by the federal government has prompted a terse statement from the P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association (PEIFA) and the Maritime Fishermen’s Read More » -
Spiegel: Germany’s Large-Scale Offshore Windpark Dream Morphs Into An Engineering And Cost Nightmare – Cape Wind?
So far things hardly could have gotten any worse technically, and now financially and legally. One thing is becoming very clear: In the mad rush to green Read More » -
Is Pebble Partnership CEO John Shively on the pipe? Says the commercial salmon industry in Alaska is losing its importance!
Pebble Partnership CEO John Shively is in Washington, D.C. this week lobbying Congress. “You have to understand that the reason five senators from the West Coast Read More » -
Editorial: Influx of cod must spark feds to delay limit cuts
But the influx of cod must be seen as bad news by those esteemed NOAA “scientists” and officials who, with the help of their closely-related environmental nonprofit Read More » -
How one fisherman brings his wild salmon catch from Alaska to Missouri
Sean Guffey was studying communications at the University of Michigan when he drove to Alaska during the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Soon, he was on a Read More » -
3 miles of illegal long line seized by South Texas Coast Guard crews
Last night, Coast Guard Cutter Amberjack sighted multiple vessels moving at a high rate of speed southwards the maritime border. Unable to interdict the vessels, Amberjack Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 69.3” Steel Dragger/Gillnetter, Cummins KT19-M, W/ Federal Permits
Specifications, information and 5 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 15:12 Read More » -
More from the first-ever Climate of Change conference in Portland Maine – Experts call for greater urgency in adapting fisheries management to climate change
John Bullard, northeast regional administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, NMFS sees climate change as not just a cause for immediate alarm, but Read More » -
Hibernia faces charges following oil leak from offshore platform
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore energy regulator announced Friday that it has laid charges in connection to a 2013 crude oil spill from Read More » -
Judge agrees to short extension in Steller sea lion case
A federal district court judge agreed to allow extra time in the lawsuit over the National Marine Fisheries Service environmental impact statement about Steller sea lion Read More » -
Personal Locator Beacons Could Help Rescue Stranded Fishermen
The small GPS devices, which cost a couple of hundred dollars, transmit an alert message using satellite frequencies to NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard. The Read More » -
Easy money in the lobster dealing biz
To the uninitiated, the lobster business looks deceptively simple. You buy lobsters for between $2.50 and $3 a pound and the next thing you know, someone Read More » -
The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service
“Every single fish matters in keeping these rockfish from going extinct,” said Center attorney Catherine Kilduff. “Some rockfish can live to be 100 years old, so Read More » -
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch — A much smaller salmon catch is expected this year – projection for 2014 down 47%
Alaska’s total salmon catch for this year is projected to be down by almost half of the 2013 haul. State fishery managers are calling for an Read More » -
Lawsuit challenges fishing methods that could threaten right whales
An environmental activist is seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the use of vertical buoy fishing lines in Massachusetts waters to protect critically endangered North Atlantic Read More » -
South Australia West Coast fishers reeling from priority species quota ITQ
Fishers on South Australia’s West Coast fishers who have invested hundreds of thousands in boats and licences since 2016 say they have received new quotas that Read More » -
Spacing of Deepwater RI Ocean Wind Turbines Ignored After Deaths
Where is the investigation of what effect the spacing of the Block Island Wind Farm had on the death of two fishermen New Years Eve? On Read More »
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