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  The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet           

  It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

  

  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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    NOAA/NMFS seeks input on proposed sea lion removal at Willamette Falls

    NOAA Fisheries is seeking public input on an application from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to remove, by lethal means if necessary, California Read More »
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    Brigantine hosts third offshore wind meeting – We don’t want it.

    Wind energy companies Ørsted North America and Atlantic Shores have plans to build offshore wind turbines 10 to 15 miles off New Jersey’s shoreline. Atlantic Shores Read More »

  • Good News for Some Local Gulf Fishermen and Property Owners

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    Seattle’s industrial waterfront remains a contamination challenge for orcas. What about Salmon?!

    The Southern Resident orcas are often called some of the most contaminated marine mammals on earth. Their fat is filled with toxins like PCBs. When they Read More »

  • It’s been a good season for Oregon’s Dungeness crab fleet with strong prices and four more months to go

    Oregon’s 2024-24 commercial Dungeness crab season is proving quite successful five months into the season. Fishermen have hauled in 23.8 million pounds of crab so far, Read More »

  • Louisiana spring shrimp season to close for inshore waters

    The spring inshore shrimp season, marked by low prices this year, will close at 6 p.m. Sunday in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes. The Louisiana Department of Read More »

  • Gulf fishermen get 14-day fall red snapper season despite uncertainty surrounding the fishery

    Federal scientist still don’t know for certain how many pounds of red snapper recreational fishermen caught this year, but the Gulf of Mexico’s chief fisheries manager Read More »

  • Six-hour purse seine chum fishery to open in Amalga Harbor

    Thursday is the opening of the purse seine season at Amalga Harbor in Juneau. Commercial fishermen will be able to catch chum, released from the DIPAC hatchery. Read More »
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    North Carolina: Petition seeks to introduce new rules to commercial fishing industry

    A petition by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF) could have a major impact on the commercial fishing industry. The petition seeks to: Limit shrimpers workweek Read More »

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  • Coast Guard searches for 35-year-old fisherman Benjamin Sorrells off Alabama coast

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  • Study says natural factors, not humans, behind West Coast warming

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    U.S. Offshore Wind: Election 2024 May Redefine the Sector

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  • Coast Guard medevacs Fisherman off the coast of Marquesas Keys, Florida

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    NTSB: F/V Tremont Hit MSC Boxship as it was Fixing Gyrocompass While Underway

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  • Shore Lawmakers Call for Hearings on High-Risk Power Cables for Offshore Wind Project

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    Bering Sea cod conflict brewing between on and offshore buyers

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    Jonathan Meyer a.k.a. JonnyFresh, has been in wholesale fish for 25 years. Now he’s bringing fresh catches to your doorstep.

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    Hull Maritime gets £250,000 from Foyle Foundation for Arctic Corsair visitor attraction

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    Joachim Murray lived life with seawater in his veins

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  • N.L. pledges $2M to seal hunt

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