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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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If You Eat Dungeness Crab, Please Help This Family (or even if you don’t, but can help)
Sunday, February 5th was another day in the long life of the F/V Ethel May, a wooden 46-foot crabber built in 1948 in South Bend, Washington, but it Read More » -
First herring fishery in Canada achieves MSC certification
The Newfoundland and Labrador NAFO Division 4R Atlantic herring purse seine fishery has achieved MSC certification, becoming the first herring fishery in Canada to attain certification Read More » -
Snow crab prices could be clawed back
Halfway around the world there’s an uneasiness that may land this year’s Newfoundland snow crab industry in troubled waters. While the announced increase in price between Read More » -
Peterhead community and famed fishing family mourn loss of ex-skipper James West
James West, a father-of-five, was born, raised and married into fishing families, leaving little surprise that he went straight to sea aged 15,, Mr. West, who Read More » -
Atlantic Canadian lobster industry seeks stamp of sustainability
Nearly all of the Atlantic Canadian lobster industry will be assessed for an international stamp of environmental sustainability this year in an effort to expand exports Read More » -
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in Naples, FL June 5 – 8, 2017
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet June 5 – 8, 2017 at the Naples Grande Beach Resort 475 Seagate Drive Naples, FL 34103. Read More » -
East Coast Fishery Managers Sign Agreement to Coordinate Deep Sea Coral Conservation
Attached is a joint news release from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, New England Fishery Management Council, and South Atlantic Fishery Management Council continued here Read More » -
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting in Virginia Beach August 13–16
The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s meeting to be held August 13-16, 2018 in Virginia Beach, VA. The meeting will be Read More » -
Ronald David “Captain Ronnie” Bingley, of Fisherman’s Harbour has passed away
Ronald David “Captain Ronnie” Bingley,63, Fisherman’s Harbour, Guysborough Co., passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021, in Fisherman’s Harbour. Born in Sherbrooke, he was a son Read More » -
UPDATED: ASMFC’s American Eel Management Section cuts Maines Elver Allocation by 18 percent
A number of public comments were made by elver fishermen who spoke in opposition to any reductions before the vote. The Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for Read More » -
“Thanks for all the fish” series – Part II – Fishy business – What, you didn’t know this city was built on cod?
At the beginning of the 20th Century, Seattle’s economy was based on natural resources and the processing of them. Timber from the region’s vast forests was Read More » -
French minister says, We still want a ‘few dozen’ more fishing licences
France has received 93% of the fishing licences it requested but wants Britain to issue a few dozen more, It comes after the UK and Jersey Read More » -
Unique lobster caught by Malpeque fisherman
Chris Wall, who fishes out of Malpeque, recently caught what he described as a unique lobster. “It almost had a second shape claw growing off one Read More » -
Jersey Shore Rally Urges Obama Admin to #KillTheDrill, #ProtectOurAtlantic
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, and Congressman Frank Pallone (N.J.-06) today were joined by over 100 local leaders, environmental and tourism groups, Jersey Shore Read More » -
The end of an era for Gloucester’s historic fleet of eastern-rigged trawlers, F/V Little Sandra
When the distinctive white-tipped orange mast of the fishing vessel Little Sandra slipped below the ocean’s surface 18 miles off the coast of Rockport beyond Thacher Read More » -
Video: Coast Guard crew says goodbye to the Tamaroa
Forty-four boarded a boat in Cape May early Wednesday morning, including 10 former Coast Guards, to say goodbye to a storied ship with decades of service. The Read More » -
75 Years After Steinbeck Sailed, a Boat Is Readied to Go Back to Sea
Rule 1 in the world of working wooden boats, since the days of dugout canoes and fishing skiffs, has been that when they are no longer Read More » -
Fishermen’s Views of a Changing Ocean – Is it your view?
But for commercial fishermen,* is not a future economic problem: It is a problem right now, and it is costing fisherman both income and jobs. Is it? Read More » -
Over 2-Million Sockeye Harvested Thursday in Bristol Bay – WHOO! Thats a lot of Dinners!
The sockeye harvest in Bristol Bay topped 2-million on Thursday to push the season total to 4.1-million. Over 860-thousand sockeye were taken in the Egegik District Read More » -
Lobster prices hold steady as demand wavers in US, rises in China
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Canadian Space Agency to use satellite data to track North Atlantic right whales
The Canadian Space Agency is harnessing satellite technology to monitor and protect endangered North Atlantic right whales in the country’s waters. The agency said Tuesday it Read More » -
Sites off Coos Bay, Brookings targeted for offshore wind farms by Biden Administration
Two areas off the Oregon Coast are being targeted to host offshore wind farms as the Biden administration seeks to ramp up renewable energy production. The Read More » -
How many of these nut’s are running around?!! Is the Louis LaPierre scandal is an isolated incident?
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Pilot Program – Port allows fish sales from boats at Fisherman’s Wharf
Fishermen have been granted the legal right to sell fish from their boats at Fisherman’s Wharf for the first time in nearly two decades. The pilot Read More » -
Dam blocking prime fish habitat on Walla Walla River will be removed in September
A diversion dam blocking nearly 50 miles of prime fish spawning habitat on the Walla Walla River is slated for removal by September as part of a decadeslong Read More »
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