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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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  • NOAA – Effective Today Trip Limit Adjustment​s for Groundfish Common Pool Vessels

    NOAA Fisheries today announced that effective immediately trip limits for Gulf of Maine cod, Georges Bank cod and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder are increased for common Read More »

  • Pew Environment Group Targets John Bullard in Online Petition Drive Against NEFMC Proposed Changes to Closed Areas

    March 18, 2013 — Calling current efforts being undertaken by the New  England Fishery Management Council “a short-sighted plan” that ”  threatens New England’s coastal ecosystem,” Read More »
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    More Length, Capacity and Space

    Once the decision had been taken to lengthen F/V Sara Karin, Oddgeir and Erik-Andre Krag went back to the original designer, Marin Design, for the design Read More »

  • The New England Fishery Management Coucil will meet in Mystic CT. April 18 thru 20, 2017

    The New England Fishery Management Council will be meeting in Mystic CT at the Hilton Hotel. To read the final agenda, click here  Register click here to listen live via Read More »
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    The Rise of Calamari, Fueled by Rhode Island’s Dirty Politics

    On May 10, 1974, Paul Kalikstein turned in his Master thesis at the Alfred P. Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he Read More »

  • Wärtsilä Design & Propulsion Machinery for Pelagic Trawler

    A new pelagic fishing trawler ordered by Scottish owner Mewstead LLP will be built according to a Wärtsilä design and will feature a broad scope of Read More »
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    New Washington directive aims to help endangered orcas

    With the number of endangered Puget Sound orcas at a 30-year low, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed an executive order directing state agencies to Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues man off Longboat Key following Hurricane Milton

     A Coast Guard Air Station Miami helicopter crew rescued a man, Thursday, approximately 30 miles off Longboat Key following Hurricane Milton. The aircrew brought the man to Read More »

  • Cooke Aquaculture authorized to process ISA infected salmon

    New Brunswick (NB)-based Cooke Aquaculture is assuring consumers that its fish that became ill with infectious salmon anemia (ISA) is safe to eat. Read more Read More »

  • Washington attorney general charges seafood wholesaler with felonies over failure to report purchases

    Tacoma wholesale fish dealer Westlake Seafood has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly failing to report thousands of dollars’ worth of sea urchin and Dungeness Read More »

  • ADF&G says its up to fishermen to avoid problems with walrus hauling out near Ugashik north line

    The new walrus haul out at Cape Greig in Bristol Bay could create some problems for the Ugashik and Egegik salmon fishing districts. But right now Read More »
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    Fairhope Docks: a work in progress

    The fate of Fairhope’s city marina is looking brighter, as the city looks to celebrate its past and build toward the future with its recent takeover. While Read More »

  • Photo Gallery: The view from Cape Forchu Lighthouse as Yarmouth Harbour lobster fishing fleet sets sail for the season

    Many made the trip to the Cape Forchu Lighthouse to watch the 7 a.m. departure of the lobster fishing fleet from Yarmouth Harbour on Nov. 26. Read More »

  • Industry Lawyers Wrong on Closed Areas Science: An Open and Shut Case, Says Talking Fish! Hehehe ya. ok!

    Some smart son of a bitch at Talking Fish mocked an article at National Fisherman, So it must have come as a surprise to these dozens of Read More »

  • Mote Receives National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grant Money to Bring Electronic Monitoring of Fisheries to Gulf (Way too intrusive)

    Mote Marine Laboratory announced it has received a $150,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to establish the first center for electronic monitoring Read More »

  • Grand Manan’s lobster season hurt by hard winter – ‘The guys out on deck are freezing’

    Weather has all but ended the lobster fishing season in. The season started in November and recent weather has caused most fishermen to miss more than Read More »

  • Oil spill conference touches on Gulf fisheries and social toll in communities

    MOBILE, Alabama – Researchers discussed Monday some of the uncertainties and challenges of dealing with the fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill at the Gulf Read More »

  • R. Tiner: “Elver fishermen target of welfare probe” article gave wrong impression

    If I were Bruce Steeves, whose photo appears in the article, I would be upset to think that people might view me as one of those Read More »

  • Shelburne lobster fisherman dies after falling overboard

    A 44-year-old Nova Scotia lobster fisherman died Saturday after he fell overboard when the crew was setting traps. Jimmy Buchanan was working about 50 kilometres southeast Read More »

  • Veterans, Thank You for Service on this Veterans Day – 11/11/2022

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  • Trident Seafoods announces plan to streamline, modernize operations

    Trident Seafoods, a corporate giant among North American seafood processors, is looking for potential buyers for four of its shoreside plants in Alaska as part of Read More »

  • Ed Killer: Red snapper may come home again for anglers

    Is there a new tide turning for fisheries management? The National Marine Fisheries Service, the arm of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration that oversees fishing regulations Read More »
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    Fishermen Save Twenty-three people, including 14 kids, rescued from sinking boat in Chesapeake Bay

    Jeremy Shockley heard the distress call come across the marine radio channel Wednesday as he and his son, Daniel, checked on their boat after catching crabs Read More »

  • Anyone following the DFO library closure “War on Science”? The environs have been having a field day.

    Harper rapped for wrong reasons –VICTORIA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s latest visit to B.C. was portrayed as these things are today: besieged by protesters, hiding Read More »

  • What’s next for Carlos Rafael’s fishing permits?

    New Bedford – Almost a week ago, City Council members asked for their names to be attached to a late file agenda pertaining to Carlos Rafael’s Read More »

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