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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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Suicide by job: Farmers, lumberjacks, fisherman top list
Farmers, lumberjacks and fishermen kill themselves most often, according to a large new study of workers in the U.S. that showed enormous differences of suicide rates Read More » -
Herrera Beutler calls sea lion bill critical to preserving salmon habitat
For Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, the package marks her latest attempt in a series of incremental efforts aimed at boosting salmon runs without resorting Read More » -
Queensland – Massive air and sea search near Fraser Island for missing prawn trawler “Cassandra” fishermen
The two men were on board a prawn trawler that capsized off Fraser Island and they haven’t been seen since. A flotilla of of trawlers joined Read More » -
Coast Guard monitoring salvage of partially-sunken vessel in Manasquan Inlet, NJ
The Coast Guard is monitoring the salvage of a partially-sunken commercial fishing vessel in Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey, Saturday morning. Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Read More » -
He was the best of us. Kenneth Dale Burns,1954-2021 has passed away
On September 6, four days after his 67th birthday, Kenneth Dale Burns passed in the night. He was the best of us. Whether donned in neoprene Read More » -
Feinstein: Environmentalists no help on California drought
Environmentalists “have never been helpful to me in producing good water policy,” the California Democrat said. “You can’t have a water infrastructure for 16 million people Read More » -
Wrecking the Sea Bed with Offshore Wind (Part 4)
Potentially, for the 213 turbines plus three substations a met mast and other assorted sea bed scrapings, the amount of displaced spoil comes in at well Read More » -
Canada’s Cooke Aquaculture buy’s Wanchese Fish Company, launches new company
This deal and investment into the wild fishery comes in tandem with the creation of a new company,Cooke Seafood USA Inc, which “will provide another platform for future Read More » -
ENGO Oceana Canada says Canada’s fishery’s are in severe decline
A leading ocean conservation group sounded an alarm over the state of Canada’s fishery Thursday in a new report that reveals that less than 25 per Read More » -
Fisherman Aims to Revolutionize Crabbing
Crab pots have had much the same design for many years. Now a Norwegian crab fisherman is making crab fishing both more efficient and less physically Read More » -
Fairhaven Shipyard’s North Yard becomes the Board of Health and Selectmen candidates’ night “political football”
Three of the candidates agreed that the town should follow the lead of the Department of Environmental Protection, which is currently investigating the shipyard. Charlie Murphy, Read More » -
Lunacy on sea: Is this your vision for your coastline?
Lunacy on sea: As Ministers agree to the world’s biggest wind farm off Brighton, has Britain ever succumbed to a more catastrophic folly? Read more here Read More » -
No Crabs, No Scallops: Seafood Is Vanishing From Menus in U.S.
Prices went “crazy,” says Mike Price, who co-owns the Greenwich Village restaurant, and so he yanked them off the menu. Over in Napa Valley, Phil Tessier, Read More » -
50 boats, coast guard, searching for man overboard off P.E.I. North Shore
The Canadian Coast Guard, local fishermen, firefighters and police are searching off the North Shore of eastern P.E.I. for a fisherman who went overboard. Maj. Mark Read More » -
Alaskans hear East Coast perspective on MSA
SEATTLE — Several members of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council participated in a workshop on the Magnuson-Stevens Act Tuesday organized by the Center for Sustainable Read More » -
Sad news – North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Chairman Paul Rose of Moyock dies suddenly
Paul Rose, the chairman of the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission, died Wednesday of an apparent heart attack. The Moyock resident was a commercial crabber, pound Read More » -
Oregon: Attorney General gives green light to Pacific Seafood to buy Trident, with a few strings attached
From Pacific Seafood: Thanks to quick action by Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, Newport’s surimi processing plant, the last such plant on the West Coast, will remain Read More » -
‘Worse now than it’s ever been’: Wheatley, Ont. harbour not safe, says fisherman
“This has been going on since the ’70s,” said Bobby Cabral, who took over his father’s business and has been fishing out of Wheatley Harbour since Read More » -
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting December 2 thru 6, 2019 in Wilmington, NC
The public is invited to attend the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to be held in Wilmington, NC, Hotel Ballast 301 North Water Street Wilmington, NC Read More » -
Big groundfish harvest boosts Alaska seafood employment
Employment in Alaska’s commercial fishing sector grew last year, boosted by a swell in groundfish harvests, state labor economists reported today. Driven by large catches of pollock Read More » -
F/V Nicola Faith: Body found confirmed as third missing crew member, Alan Minard
Police have confirmed that a body found on The Wirral in north-west England is one of the three fishing boat crew who went missing near Conwy Read More » -
There’s Something Fishy About Our Fish
Charlie the Tuna does plenty of business in these parts. That’s because a lot of what we think is grade A tuna is anything but. The Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Novi Lobster Boat 49’x11’x20′ 335HP, 6 Cylinder Volvo Diesel
Specifications, information and 11 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:01 Read More » -
Fishermen sue San Francisco over huge Pier 45 warehouse fire
The pre-dawn blaze in May devastated an 85,000-square-foot warehouse at the end of Pier 45 in Fisherman’s Wharf. Fishers, who lease space from the port to Read More » -
Last Week’s Biggest Sales: Deadliest Catch Captain Gets $3.65M For Sammamish Home
Listed for: $4.1M Received: $3.65M Size: 5-BR, 5.25-bath, 5,435 sf. Location: 3113 E Lake Sammamish Pkwy, Sammamish, WA The Skinny: The seller of this nautical-themed lakeside Read More »
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