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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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  • Regulatory Discards: Cost of Outdated Rules? Millions Of Dead Fish

    This is utterly crazy. Hundreds of thousands — perhaps even millions — of pounds of edible and valuable fish are being wasted every year, thrown overboard Read More »

  • Commericial restrictions lifted to match new federal rules – Swordfish now can be caught in North Florida waters

    Conforming to less-restrictive federal rules that went into effect in August, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission decided Thursday that commercial fishermen can catch and Read More »
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    How cold is it? Texas Parks and Wildlife halts fishing along Gulf Coast during freeze

    The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has temporarily closed certain areas of the Texas coast to fishing in order to protect fish stocks, according to a Read More »

  • Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO): Tougher penalties still needed in the offshore: MP

    While the number of foreign offshore fishing vessels dropping gear outside Canada’s 200-mile limit has declined significantly since the 1990s, what remains the same is the Read More »

  • Maine Scallop Fishermen ticketed for illegal moorings

    Nine people were summoned recently for illegal boat moorings at the Edmunds Boat Launch in Cobscook Bay, the most productive scallop fishing area in the state. Read More »

  • Celebrate the Legacy of Maine Lobster for National Lobster Day, Sept.25th 2016

    Americans adore live Maine lobster and will order it for special occasions, fly it in from Maine, and have given it important scenes in movies. Nostalgia Read More »

  • Bacher: CDFW salmon info webinar to discuss 2023 returns, 2024 ocean abundance estimates

    Will there be salmon seasons this year on the ocean waters off the California Coast and on the Sacramento and Klamath rivers? We will get an Read More »

  • NPFMC fails to clarify observer program

    Homer News – The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association’s attempt to get the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to clarify the objectives of the restructured observer program Read More »
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    Product of USA??? President and Chief Executive sentenced, fined for mislabeling crab meat

    Officials say Phillip Carawan sold foreign crabmeat that his company, Capt. Neill’s Seafood Inc., labeled as Blue Club from the United States.,, According to their plea Read More »

  • Mayor Mitchell advocates for scallopers

    Mayor Jon Mitchell is advocating for the New England Fishery Management Council to open the Northern edge scallop grounds to New Bedford commercial fishermen. In a Read More »

  • States edge closer to regional fund for fishermen hurt by offshore wind projects

    A New York state energy agency, in collaboration with Massachusetts and nine other East Coast states, took a concrete step Thursday toward establishing that fund. The Read More »
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    Blue-collar lobstermen sue environmental group for defamation: ‘The harm is intentional’

    A coalition of lobster businesses and industry groups from Maine filed a federal lawsuit this week, accusing a powerful environmental group that doles out “sustainability” ratings Read More »
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    95 year old wooden boat – The Lady Mabel is back on the water after repairs in Charleston

    One of the Charleston Marina’s oldest wooden boats, The Lady Mabel, made it back into the water on Thursday morning after spending two months undergoing repairs Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues 3 fishermen forced to abandon ship off Big Island

    The three fishermen who were forced to abandon ship from a 41-foot fishing vessel off the coast of the Big Island were rescued Friday morning and Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for September 28, 2018

    >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<12:24 Read More »

  • US scallop prices to remain high, winter increase predicted

    The US scallop market remains edgy, with neither buyers nor sellers willing to lock into any long-term arrangements, sources told Undercurrent News. After some saw a Read More »

  • Cape Fear Community College getting new ship for Marine Technology program

    WILMINGTON, NC– The ship has finally come in for Cape Fear Community College. After a nearly decade-long search for a new training vessel for the college’s Read More »

  • Police save naked RI man from water off pier in New Bedford

    Two New Bedford police officers are credited with saving a 46-year-old man who was nude in the water, holding onto a rope and screaming, off Pier 3 Read More »

  • Northern Marine 58 Limit Seiner N58 Launch F/V Optimus

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    Alaskan snow crabs are canaries for worsening fishing woes

    The Bering Sea crab industry was booming when Chuck Hosmer became captain of the F/V Baranof in 1980. At the time, crew members could take home Read More »

  • US appeals court allows Alaska fishery to remain open

    A federal appeals court on Friday reversed a judge’s decision that would have effectively shuttered an Alaska salmon fishery, a result environmentalists sought in order to Read More »

  • Fraser River sockeye run may be a no-go for local fishermen

    With fish counts remaining extremely low, it’s looking less likely that local commercial and tribal fishermen will get a chance to catch Fraser River sockeye salmon Read More »

  • Spiny Dogfish Quotas to be Increased for Commercial Fishermen

    Spiny Dogfish Quotas to be Increased for Commercial Fishermen, For more information on these measures click here. You lucky bastards! And they never do nuthin’ for Read More »

  • Meeting Notice : Wednesday, January 23, 2013 – Scientific and Statistical Committee NEFMC Attend via webinar

      Read more  Click Committee Meetings January 23, 2013 –  Scientific and Statistical Committee**Discussion Documents     Read More »

  • Lobster catches high, prices low

    RIVER JOHN – Lobster season ended on Monday in the Northumberland Strait, leaving Ronald Heighton, Northumberland Fishermen’s Union president, a chance to reflect.  Read more here 08:18 Read More »

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