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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

• Recent Posts

  • Asian Tiger Shrimp – Wall Mount ’em!

    Stuffed shrimp are decor rather than dinner for some of the folks who have caught the really big sort — invasive Asian tiger shrimp — in Read More »

  • Nova Scotia: Lobster fishery predictions suggest lower quality this year

    Nova Scotia’s largest lobster fishery is set to open next week, but there’s concern the catch could yield soft shelled lobster and scientists blame warm ocean Read More »
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    Entanglement blame game good for wallets, not for whales

    In response to the dissemination of “misleading and false information” about the Maine lobster fishery and their interaction with right whales, not even the federal government Read More »
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    Scallop season is underway

    The scallop fishing season got underway in eastern Maine earlier this month and is already making news. In the waters between eastern Penobscot Bay and Cobscook Read More »

  • GUEST COMMENTARY: ‘Bully politics’ won’t solve Southcentral salmon conflicts

    Editor’s note: The following originally ran June 20 in the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman in response to Howard Delo’s “Valuable Information” in the Frontiersman June 12 and Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, December 13, 2015

    The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »
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    Commercial fishermen sinking as yields fall without China’s buyers

    “Commercial fishing operations are an important component of Port Miami River’s marine industrial businesses, which generate countywide jobs,” said Horacio Stuart Aguirre, chairman of Miami River Read More »

  • The Amarissa Joye, new $9-million vessel will transport farmed fish, and the owner isn’t apologizing

    Port Hardy’s James Walkus is not apologetic about his big new $9-million transporter boat being involved in the fish farming industry. “I believe it needs to Read More »

  • Letter to the editor: Fisherman’s letters deserve answers – Sam Parisi, Gloucester

    I believe that fisherman Paul Cohan is right on target every time I read something he has written in the Times (Letters, “Fishery time lines a Read More »

  • Crab fisherman killed when boat overturns

    The Canadian military says one fisherman is dead and three others were taken to hospital Thursday after their crab boat capsized off the west coast of Read More »

  • Geez, Louise!!! Maine DMR seeks to reduce waiting times for lobster licenses

    Fishermen are used to having to wait until they catch something, but there are many in Maine who don’t think it is right that they should Read More »

  • North Coast seasonal crab haul above average

    North Coast crabbers are set to end this year’s crab season Saturday on a high note after bringing in an above average haul of more than Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 49ft. 11in. Lobster/Longliner, 6 Cylinder Volvo

    Specifications, information and 33 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >Click here<12:44 Read More »

  • RI Coastal Resources Management Council Hearing – September 24 – 6:00 PM – State Administration Building, Conference Room A, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI

    Many of you have this already but this meeting on September 24, regarding the Deepwater Wind’s opportunity in getting the language changed in this proposal needs Read More »

  • Massive tiger shrimp invaders likely have settled in Louisiana to stay

    A recent study reports that the enormous shrimp invaders will become “established” in the Gulf of Mexico within 10 years. That means the species is becoming Read More »
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    A proper fisherman’s farewell

    New Bedford-A line of people wrapped around the entrance of Seamen’s Bethel, down Johnny Cake Hill and onto Union Street. Under cloudless skies, the crowd slowly Read More »

  • Federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has a right to scientific analysis of Corexit

    Canada’s fisheries minister is pushing back against a U.S. company that is refusing to let Canadian researchers test its oil spill dispersant. “We obviously have a huge Read More »

  • Bering Sea Pollock Target Up for 2014

    Fishermen will be able to harvest a little more pollock from the Bering Sea next year. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to bump up Read More »

  • NOAA gave bad data to Senator trying to stop shark finning

    A federal agency said on Thursday that it made a mistake with a key piece of data it gave to U.S. Sen. Cory Booker as he Read More »

  • Charleston’s maritime history – The mosquito fleet

    They were among the best watermen in Charleston’s maritime history, their small boats a familiar and beloved sight as they sailed out each morning and returned Read More »
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    The Oldest Fisherman in Ericeira

    No one gives you the ninety years made months ago, but gentlemen, already there sing, confirms, of easy laughter and critical spirit always present. He drives Read More »
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    An online home delivered service is going off the hook!

    Door to door fish deliveries are taking off in Taranaki like never before. “It started as a part time business, three days a week. But now Read More »

  • 2023 was another bad year for chinook, fall chum salmon, Yukon River Panel hears

    Alaska and Yukon representatives met in Whitehorse last week to discuss the 2023 chinook and fall chum salmon runs on the Yukon River, which once again Read More »
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    Disaster in Sri Lanka: Fishing community affected by MV X-Press Pearl shipwreck to receive Rs. 5000 allowance

    Gampaha District Secretary Sunil Jayalath stated that an allowance of Rs. 5000 will be given to 9883 fishing families who lost their livelihood due to the Read More »
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    Lobstermen petition state to tighten aquaculture rules, want a moratorium on large aquaculture leases

    A wave of aquaculture operations has swept along the coast in the last few years, sparking concerns from some about waterfront access, aesthetics and interference with Read More »

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