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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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To the average consumer, a lobster is just a meal sitting on a plate waiting to be eaten. Most have no idea that that meal has wandered Read More » -
Former Cortez fisherman shares his side of case that has reached U.S. Supreme Court
John Yates remembers the day his life as a commercial fisherman was forever changed. The 62-year-old sat inside his Cortez furnishing store Off the Hook on Read More » -
Hearing November 19th! State of the 2019-20 Dungeness Crab Season and Putting Fish Friendly Highways in the Fast Lane
Senator Mike McGuire, Chair of the. Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (JCFA), and Assemblymember Mark Stone, Vice Chair, are hosting an important hearing next week Read More » -
Egan, Stedman join new Senate ‘Coastal Caucus’
JUNEAU EMPIRE – Five Alaska state senators, including Southeast Alaska Sens. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, and Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, released a joint statement Tuesday announcing the formation of Read More » -
N.C. State Senate votes to delay changes to shrimping rules
The N.C. Senate voted Thursday to put up a hurdle to proposed rule-making by the state Marine Fisheries Commission spurred by a petition that calls for Read More » -
Bomb found on Looe trawler moved and blown up safely
The alarm was raised in a Cornish harbour on Thursday after a suspected bomb was found on a fishing trawler, the Coastguard said. The Coastguard, police Read More » -
F/V Commander – Overhaul by Platypus Marine Inc.
Commander, 58′ Delta, Was hauled out at Pacific Northwest Shipyard Platypus Marine Inc. during her Dry dock period. Work included but was not limited to, deck Read More » -
Update – Sweden’s Request to Ban American Lobster in the EU Risks Violating the Rules of the WTO
In July 2016, we reported that the Swedish Government had requested that the European Union impose a ban on imports of U.S./Canadian live lobster (Homarus americanus). Read More » -
Fisherman John L. Yates convicted of violating Sarbanes-Oxley will be heard by the Supreme Court
When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002, in the wake of the Enron scandal, a key provision was aimed at making a federal crime the Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 70′ Steel Shrimper/Scalloper, Cat-3408, 2 Isuzu Gensets
To review specifications, information and 1 photo, >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 14:25 Read More » -
New rules aim to boost herring supply prized as lobster bait
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission adopted many of the same measures that Maine implemented last year to try to “stretch out” the limited quota of Read More » -
“CFOOD” – New fact-check on fisheries reporting takes to Web, social media
An international team of experts in fisheries management, spearheaded by UW professor Ray Hilborn, is trying to lead the conversation about sustainable fisheries using a less traditional Read More » -
Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. PRICE LIST for OCTOBER 9, 2013 has arrived
Contact our Sales Team Today! Call James Barbera @ Seafreaze Ltd. 401-295 -2585 or 800-732-3739 PREFERRED PRICE LIST | OCTOBER 9, 2013 Website Where the Only Read More » -
Father and Son Charged with Possession of Over 400 Illegal Lobsters
Thomaston – From the Department of Marine Resources: Ricky Curtis, 48, of Union and his son, Todd Curtis, 29, of South Thomaston have been charged with Read More » -
Commercial Dungeness crab season scheduled to start on Nov. 15
On Thursday, the California Department of Public Health said that the local commercial Dungeness crab season is expected to begin as scheduled on Wednesday for the Read More » -
Elected panels are too quiet NC offshore oil drilling and seismic testing
In unanimously approving a resolution to oppose offshore oil drilling and seismic testing earlier this month, the Wilmington City Council joined about 60 other local governments Read More » -
Prince Rupert fisherman frustrated by DFO salmon limits, despite millions of fish
Longtime marine fisherman Howard Gray is frustrated with the federal government’s management of the commercial sockeye harvest around Prince Rupert and afraid it will lead to Read More » -
Maine lobster processor targeted in federal overtime lawsuit
A former employee of Richmond-based has filed a lawsuit against the lobster processor, seeking allegedly unpaid overtime and class action certification. Plaintiff Bunthoeun Perez, a Cumberland Read More » -
Formal DFO plan for 2016 shrimp season may take until June
It will be several weeks before the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is able to offer a formal plan for shrimp quotas for the 2016 Read More » -
Carlsbad Fish-Breeding Program Is a Mess, Report Confirms
For years, the state has paid the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute to breed and release white seabass into the ocean. The goal was to spawn enough new Read More » -
A shocker in the Newfoundlands fishery today – The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong
Declining crab stocks, once the bright-light in the industry, has forced even more streamlining. 300 people out of work and three plants are closing. A conversation Read More » -
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s limited entry scheme for Maine Shrimp Fishery postponed
Regulators are taking the possibility of a limited entry program for Maine’s shuttered shrimp fishery off the table for now. The Northern Shrimp Section is postponing Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel 152 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska
An aviation detachment crew deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman medevaced a 33-year-old man from a fishing vessel Thursday morning approximately 152 miles north of Read More » -
Stupid Ketchikan man faces assault charge of federal fisheries officer
A 23-year-old Ketchikan man has been accused of swinging a knife in front of a federal fisheries officer. The agent noticed a large filet knife on Read More » -
Waking up with Wicked Tuna on the Morning Buzz, WHEB the Rock station (with the podcasts)
Captain Dave, and mate, nephew Jay are in the studio of The Rock station WHEB yucking it with Greg and the Morning Buzz crew. I’m sitting here this Read More »
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