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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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    In response to the Yankee Fleet article (“Cod restrictions hit charter fleet,” May 25): I think there’s a lesson to be learned from this crash. That Read More »

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  • Slave labor could help local shrimpers and fisherman to raise awareness about local seafood

    A report last week shed stunning light on work conditions on fishing boats half way around the world and opened a door for local shrimpers and Read More »

  • 20-year shellfish harvester says he can’t wait long for return of cod

    The return of an expanded commercial cod fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador can’t come soon enough for Basil Goodyear, a fisherman in Lumsden who’s been relying Read More »
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    Coast Guard helps dewater, escort troubled fishing vessel off Cape Cod

    The Coast Guard is escorting an 83-foot fishing vessel Friday after it started taking on water 50 miles east of Chatham. At about 11:30 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Read More »

  • Critical Offshore Weather Stations Dead for Six Months – Seafarers push for fix, citing heightened risks in storm-wracked BC waters.

    Environment Canada lacks the resources to keep critical weather monitoring stations up and running throughout the year off the B.C. central coast, putting commercial and recreational Read More »
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    ‘This is it’: Cordova fishermen tell harrowing tales of trip home in waves whipped by unseasonable storm

    Bill Markowitz has been commercial fishing for over 30 years. But he figured his time was up Thursday when a giant wave caught his 27-foot gillnet Read More »

  • Federal regulators issue revised suspension order for Vineyard Wind as more debris falls from damaged turbine

    “This maintenance work has already begun, reinforcing the stability and security of the turbines,” Nantucket officials said in an update on the town’s website. The BSEE Read More »
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    Finding help for addicted fishermen

    It hurts to be a fisherman. Tyler Miranda found that out when he started working on a scallop boat at age 18. The son of a Read More »

  • Charleston Fishing Families launches fund to assist families of fishermen in need

    Over the weekend, Charleston Fishing Families held a ceremony to launch their Fishermen’s Relief Fund and to present their group as an official nonprofit organization. Charleston Read More »

  • SFF Looks Forward to Engagement with New UK Government

    Scottish fishermen are ready to engage with the newly elected UK Government and new MPs on pressing issues, industry leaders indicated today. SFF chief executive Elspeth Read More »

  • Gloucester Daily Times Editorial: NOAA fishing report just shows tip of economic iceberg

    Yes, the numbers are grim. The latest NOAA annual report on the Northeast groundfishery shows that landings were down by 24.9 percent across the region, while Read More »

  • Mexican man gets life sentence for death of Coast Guard officer

    A Mexican man convicted in the 2012 killing of a U.S. Coast Guard officer, the first on-duty death since 1927, was sentenced on Monday to life Read More »

  • Fisheries New Zealand Seeks Feedback on Proposed Catch Limits for 2024

    Fisheries New Zealand is asking for feedback on proposed changeson proposed changes to catch limits and other settings across a range of Aotearoa New Zealand’s fisheries 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 »

  • Horseshoe luck – Dwindling horseshoe stocks – Division of Marine Fisheries has requested additional data

    To be fair, the Division of Marine Fisheries makes several good points. Hard data is preferable to anecdotal observations; the more statistical information available, the better the Read More »
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    Oregon looks at ocean acidification, hypoxia threats to marine life

    The Oregon Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Action Plan outlines actions the state will take to adapt to and mitigate impacts. The plan, requested last year by Read More »

  • APU octopuses help professor and students get their arms around species

    Hollenbeck said he worked with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and Prince William Sound fishermen to collect live octopus specimens which were then turned Read More »

  • Is There a Better Way to Farm Fish?

    Aquaculture is a huge industry. In 2014, for the first time, more than half of all seafood consumed by humans came from fish farms, with salmon Read More »
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    Testing Concepts for Floating Offshore Solar Panels

    A unique test is getting underway exploring the potential of floating offshore solar panels as the latest contributor in the search for new renewable energy sources. Read More »

  • Mississippi Department of Marine Resources tackles proposed change in gill net regulations

    The commission is considering allowing gill nets made of untreated nylon. Currently, only nets made of bio-degradable cotton or linen are legal in Mississippi.  “What we Read More »

  • Bremerton geoduck diver critically hurt in accident off Green Point

    SEATTLE — A commercial geoduck diver from Bremerton was in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon after a diving accident in the water Read More »

  • Man charged after cops find explosives; he says they’re for fishing

    For the second time in two days, a bomb squad and investigators searched the home of a Wilton Manors man Tuesday where police said four homemade Read More »

  • Commerce Secretary asked to cut by-catch of salmon in the Bering sea–Aleutian Islands Pollock fishery

    T–C–C officials said the Chinook salmon stocks are crashing, and they need to do everything possible to reverse the trend. The petition asks for an order Read More »

  • Meet the best Florida Keys lionfish killers

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