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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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Biloxi Boats blessed for safe and bountiful season in 85th Blessing of the Fleet
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) – Shrimping season in Mississippi waters is just around the corner and to prepare for any fishing season fishermen take part in the Read More » -
Perkins Cove Fisherman Richard “Rick” Smith Knight Jr. of York, Maine, has passed away
Rick was born on March 28, 1945 in York, Maine, the son of the late Richard S. Knight, Sr. and Barbara Helen Weare. He died June Read More » -
Regulators unveil new tool designed to help reduce right whale entanglements
Federal fisheries regulators demonstrated a new risk-assessment tool on Tuesday aimed at helping the survival of the North Atlantic right whale. It comes on the eve Read More » -
A robotic crab-cutting machine nabbed a U.S. patent — and a St. John’s team invented it
The granting of a patent for a fast — and fancy — way to butcher crab has global fish processors knocking on the door of the Read More » -
Arctic Policy and Bering Sea Fisheries
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Lowcountry Shrimpers expect cost of fuel to impact profits, cause issues
With just weeks until shrimp season gets underway, some Shem Creek Shrimpers say they’ve never seen gas prices as high as they are right now. They Read More » -
Kodiak memorial held for lost fisherman
KODIAK, Alaska – As mourners prepared to release balloons into the air above Kodiak on Wednesday, the clouds parted and the rain stopped. Then, incredibly, a Read More » -
Ropeless Fishing: ‘We’ve got to do our part’ to prevent right whale deaths, Yes! Slow ships down
As a Halifax-based company seeks input from the fishing community for a prototype of ropeless fishing gear, a New Brunswick fisherman has another idea about how Read More » -
This spring’s teachable moment – Karl Meyer ( this guy nails it!)
It’s a profoundly simple lesson, with ramifications that can be fully grasped in a week. I’m hoping teachers will put a living dinosaur of a fish Read More » -
Fishing Partnership Support Services: Gloucester Safety and Survival training, May 7, Drill Conductor training May 8
Safety Training Location: Coast Guard Station Gloucester – 17 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA, 01930 Time: 07:30am – 03:30pm Pre-registration for the training program is recommended. For Read More » -
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell makes fishing industry’s case in habitat closures
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell spoke this morning to the New England Regional Fishery Council, pleading the case for a compromise solution to protective essential habitat Read More » -
Letter: Coalition keeps up fight for fishermen
For over the past five years, the Northeast Seafood Coalition has actively participated in the New England Fishery Management Council process surrounding the Omnibus Essential Fish Read More » -
Five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations demand fishing rights
“Our 5 Nuu-chah-nulth Nations demand reconciliation and recognition of their rights as affirmed in the constitution and declared by the Courts. They can not wait any Read More » -
U.S. researcher teams up with Canadian fishermen for tagging project – Tracking the mysterious underwater migration of female lobsters
Heather Koopman, senior scientist at the Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station, has enlisted the help of Grand Manan fishermen to tag any female lobsters Read More » -
Two topless women want you to think of them when you boil your lobsters
Two 20-something female volunteers stood topless, wilted and all red, their eyes closed, their arms and rubber lobster claw gloves hanging over the sides of a Read More » -
Halibut catches down 11% – Early start for fishery
2014 Pacific Halibut Catch – Here’s the break down of who gets what. HALIBUT FISHERY BEGINS MARCH 8 – ENDS NOVEMBER 7, 2014 Read more here Read More » -
NOAA – A Failed Agency
The Magnuson Act became the law of the land in 1977. Seven years later, the 200-mile limit between Canada and the United States was decided at Read More » -
Unsual lobster catches
As the commercial lobster season winds down in southwestern Nova Scotia, some local fishermen have been hauling up some unusual and eye-catching lobsters in their traps. Read More » -
‘Wicked Tuna’ Star To Plead Guilty To Fraud Charges
Law360, New York (January 8, 2016, 3:19 PM ET) — A fisherman accused of falsely collecting over $44,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits by claiming Read More » -
What is Pew really up to?!! The UN and the Oiligarchs Are Teaming Up to Take Over the Oceans
Spiro Skouras joins us today to discuss his recent expose on the UN’s Agenda 2030 global goals, its oiligarch and billionaire backers, and the attempt to Read More » -
San Diego-Based USS Rushmore Departs on Fisheries Enforcement Mission
The San Diego-based amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore was steaming toward the South Pacific Tuesday to provide enforcement of fisheries around 10 island nations, according Read More » -
URGENT:::NEW ENGLAND:::Fwd: National Ocean Policy – Fishermen, are you losing your voice and democratic rights?
I’m fwding this message to anyone in the area who’s interested in what the govt. and Big Biz has in store for our ocean—it ain’t about fishing and Read More » -
The distorted view of reality – A Knockout Blow for American Fish Stocks?
Today, in the New York Times, Oceana’s Gib Brogan ignores the facts of the New England fishing industry, a hollowed out shell of what once was Read More » -
Get to know your local western rock lobster fisher and their produce
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Video – Land & Sea archival moment – 1960s Schooners
Land & Sea is celebrating 50 years on the air this season. Schooners from the 1960s – Take a look back at what life was like Read More »
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