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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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  • Dr. Molly Lutcavage – Environmental Bullies: How Conservation Ideologues Attack Scientists Who Don’t Agree With Them.

    In science, there’s always disagreement among experts and well-respected, conscientious non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working on tough questions. We are used to that. And we work things Read More »
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    4 arrested for stone crab fishing violations

    “When the vessel crew of the ‘Nauti Crab’ noticed our patrol vessel headed toward them, the crew dropped all of the stone crab gear to the Read More »

  • Coast Guard saves fishing boat from sinking near Nantucket

    The Coast Guard helped four fishermen, Saturday, when their boat started flooding about 25 miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Read the rest here  00:44 Read More »
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    Valentine’s Day drama at sea as trawler sinks off coast of Cornwall

    A Royal Navy helicopter on a training flight stood ready to act as a trawler crew abandoned their sinking boat off the coast of Cornwall yesterday Read More »

  • State of Maine shuts down more scallop fishing areas – go into effect on Monday, Feb. 25

    In the latest round of closures in Maine’s scallop fishery this winter, state officials have decided to shut down three more areas to scallop harvesting. All Read More »
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    Captain Michael John Morgan of Newport, Oregon has passed away

    Michael John Morgan, 68, of Newport, Oregon passed away on March 26, 2022 after his fishing vessel, F/V White Swan III, capsized in the Pacific Ocean. Read More »
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    Senator Ken LaValle And Assemblyman Fred Thiele Pass Legislation To Create New York Seafood Marketing Task Force

    “I am proud of the work Senator LaValle and I have done to push this legislation forward,” said Assemblyman Thiele, prime sponsor of the bill. “The Read More »

  • It’s not overfishing – The stock is mismanaged and mismanaging still occurring.

    “Overfishing” or “overfished” are terms used when, for any reason, the stock level of a species of fish is not at a sustainable level. It doesn’t matter Read More »

  • Maine: Despite chill, elver fishermen eager for start of season

    Along the banks of the Union River on Tuesday morning, between the boat launch on Water Street and the Leonard Lake dam, more than a dozen Read More »
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    Salmon collapse hitting workers hard

    Don Sananin has loved the sea and fishing since he started in the industry as a 17-year-old.,,,But after more than 50 years working as a commercial Read More »

  • SECURE THE BOARDER! Asian carp discovery in Toronto prompts swift response

    Canadian officials have moved quickly after an invasive species of fish was spotted in ponds in Toronto. It’s one of the largest responses ever against Asian Read More »

  • Ex-Parties to the Nauru agreement CEO says fish money wont last

    Members of the Parties to the Nauru agreement are reaping large returns off fishing vessel licenses but the PNA says the windfall won’t last forever. The 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 »

  • The Shellfish Wars: Lobsters, Shoalies, Olys, Atlantics and Pacifics vie for supremacy

    If you’ve ever idly wondered why lobsters are such a big deal in New England and Maritime Canada but haven’t gained a claw-hold at our similar Read More »

  • Really, Rosemary

    Lifelong Alaskan Rosemary McGuire, 38, who grew up in a home here without electricity or running water, has commercially fished out of Cordova, paddled miles of Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 4, 2019

    >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<18:24 Read More »
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    Fishing quotas on black sea bass draw lawmakers’ ire

    New York lawmakers on Sunday pushed back against federal fishery quotas and regulations that reduce the amount of black sea bass fishermen can catch in the Read More »
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    The Sheriff, The Chief, and The Saltwater Cowboy Smugglers from Marco

    As it turned out, the Sheriff was a really well-made shrimp boat. She had been made with the classic long leaf yellow pine and she was well balanced Read More »

  • Donna resident aims to raise awareness of shrimping industry challenges

    After hearing of the problems affecting the Valley shrimping industry, John Crose says he wants to do something about it. “We call it shrimp aid,” Crose Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Dixon Gillnetter375HP, 6 Cylinder Detroit 60 Series Diesel

    Specifications, information and 9 photo’s  click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here 10:19 Read More »

  • Latest Green Idea: Pouring Millions of Tons of Bubble Mix into the Sea

    A new study suggests that large ocean going ships could help reduce global warming, by pouring surfactants into their wake, to extend the life of the Read More »

  • Nominations sought for Columbia River seine advisory board

    Nominations will be accepted through Aug. 22 for a five-person advisory board to help the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife develop a commercial seine fishery Read More »

  • Fishermen celebrate after catching ‘drunk monster’ eel

    Adolph Nwarhombi (32) and Go-Back Makhuvele (26) from Makuleke near Malamulele, Limpopo poured 25 litres of traditional beer in the water where they were fishing. They Read More »

  • Independent Kodiak Fisherman Addresses his Concerns to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and Jim Balsiger

    Dear Jim & Secretary Ross, Thank you, once again, for a response to my letters (19 October, 2016) re Trawl violations in the Gulf of Alaska.  Read More »
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    ‘This process was wrong’: N.L. fisheries minister says criticism of surf clams decision is building

    Provincial Fisheries Minister Gerry Byrne says there were so many problems with the way a lucrative surf clam contract was awarded that the decision should be Read More »

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