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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 the COSEWIC Crosshairs: West Prince eel fisherman fearful for eel fishery

    A West Prince eel fisherman worries far-reaching restrictions might be placed on the American Eel fishery here without recognizing the many steps Prince Edward Island fishermen Read More »
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    FISH-NL accuses FFAW of conflict of interest in accepting funds from offshore oil companies/industry regulator

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) questions the ability of the FFAW-Unifor to hold the offshore oil industry to account for Read More »

  • Steaming on sunshine – fishing with solar power

    Tayvallich fisherman and boatbuilder Hans Unkles has outfitted 6.40-metre potting boat Lorna Jane to run on solar power. He has owned and skippered nine potting boats, andworks Read More »
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    Maine Delegation Presses Fisheries Agency for Fair Treatment of Maine Lobster Fishery

    After the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) gave lobster industry participants just two business days to submit proposals for a new risk reduction plan to protect Read More »

  • East Hampton Fisheries Committee Pushes For Economic Study Of Local Fishing Industry

    Cornell Cooperative Extension and the East Hampton Fisheries Committee are looking for money to study how much the fishing industry contributes to the local economy. The Read More »

  • Warring plans delay awarding of fish aid – State to deliver a proposal to NOAA by Oct. 1

    The consensus toward developing a plan to distribute the approximately $6 million remaining in federal groundfish disaster aid seems to have degenerated into a contentious melee Read More »

  • Tasty skate is back on the menu

    Chatham fishermen, no longer catching cod, are coming into port loaded with skates, whose wings are prized by chefs for their mild, slightly sweet taste and Read More »
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    ‘Big Green’ and environmental activists 2016’s biggest losers (Commentary)

    The day after the presidential elections, Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, glumly called the Donald Trump victory “devastating for our climate and our Read More »

  • CLF – Why We Need to Fight for Cape Wind. Now. The Koch Brothers! The Koch Brothers! It’s always the fracking Koch Brothers. Dry up, you Ninnys

    11 years. That’s how long we’ve been waiting for the promise of Cape Wind: clean, renewable energy; new, green jobs; reduced air emissions and carbon pollution; Read More »
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    Ropeless fishing gear: Georgia researchers work with commercial fishermen to test equipment

    NOAA has identified two areas critical for right whales: off the coast of New England, where the whales forage for food in warmer months; and off Read More »

  • Officials Speak in Kodiak on Proposition Four, Bristol Bay Forever – Audio report

    Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell met with representatives from around the state in Kodiak this month to discuss ballot proposal four, which would prohibit mining projects if Read More »
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    Offshore Wind: No measurable influence on climate change

    Officially, offshore wind developers anticipate their projects will “have no measurable influence on climate change.” Knowing this, they offer a different rationale. In the “purpose and Read More »

  • Cormorants – A problem on our local marshes?

    Medina Journal-Register – This destruction of the environment became more evident to me in recent years when I went on a few fishing trips to the Read More »

  • ‘Wicked Tuna’ returns! What you never knew about the tuna industry. It’s Wicked Pissah, not Pisser!

    “Wicked Tuna” is coming back to the National Geographic Channel! The fishermen of “Wicked Tuna” set out off the coast of the wickedly cold North Atlantic, Read More »

  • National Marine Fisheries Service plans workshops on harbor seal protections

    The National Marine Fisheries Service will conduct workshops in Juneau and Yakutat on April 22-23, seeking public comment on vessel interaction with harbor seals in glacial Read More »
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    Who is Captain Sewall Maddocks?

    Sewall’s love for the ocean first began when he was in grade school lobstering with his uncle Earl Brewer Sr. In 1977 he made his first Read More »
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    Coronavirus: Disruption in the seafood supply chain ripples from empty Philly restaurants to idle N.J. docks

    “This is crazy,” says Mike Johnson, 53, a lifelong commercial fisherman who captains the Sea Farmer out of Barnegat Light. “[Stores] can’t put food on a Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 64′ Dixon Fiberglass Longliner, 425HP Mitsubishi

    To review specifications, information, with 15 photos, >click here< , To see all the boats in this series >click here< 12:03 Read More »

  • Hastily assembled meeting gets New Hampshire Fishermen face to face with NOAA Administrator Sullivan

    While no promises for action were made by the official — Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association — those who met Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Guimond Tuna/Lobster/Charter, Twin Cummins Diesels

    Specifications, information and 15 photo’s  click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:19 Read More »

  • Stonington’s Neptune, old but reliable, coaxes a living from the sea – Photo gallery

    STONINGTON — Neptune lumbers into port a bit late, her hold not quite as full of fish as some other days, her winches and outriggers a Read More »
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    Former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi, Chefs Protest Marine Monument Expansion

    Set against a backdrop of commercial fishing boats at Pier 38 in Honolulu, former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi told a crowd of roughly 200 people Friday that Read More »
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    Menhaden fleet agrees to limit where it fishes in the Chesapeake Bay

    The controversial menhaden fleet that supplies Omega Proteins’ Reedville plant is promising to limit areas in Chesapeake Bay where it will set its nets and catches fish. Read More »
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    Fishermen frustrated as Placentia lift bridge leaves boats stuck in harbour

    The $50-million Sir Ambrose Shea Lift Bridge in Placentia works great — if you drive a car or a truck. The current problem is a cable Read More »

  • This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. No Effort, Bad Prices, and Low Fish Counts… Fall Cod is a Snooze

    The fall Pacific cod B season  hasn’t made many waves since opening  on September 1st. The 9.6 million pound Central Gulf  harvest has hardly taken a Read More »

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