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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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  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 1, 2015

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  • Sikes: Snapper battle ramps up a notch

    CORPUS CHRISTI – As expected, speculation and the latest outrage regarding red snapper regulations are ramping up for an epic battle. The Gulf Coast Fisheries Management Read More »

  • Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. bucks Mid Atlantic Council flounder reduction plan

    .“The implications and economic tragedies resulting from such a reduction will have resounding negative consequences on the entire East Coast,” Mr. Thiele said in a letter Read More »
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    Start of stone crab season in Cortez is worst in recent memory

    Theories abound but one thing is for sure: The current stone crab season is off to one of its worst starts in recent memory for the Read More »
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    Maine: Whale rules, pending lawsuits focus of gloomy Lobster Advisory Council meeting

    A complicated and potentially grim future is predicted for the commercial lobster industry, with environmental groups, gear changes, the closure of offshore waters to lobster fishing Read More »

  • Shad’s Resurgence In Connecticut River Continues

    Connecticut River shad stocks continue to rebound, with state biologists reporting another banner year for the fish that returns from the ocean each spring to spawn Read More »

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    THE PEMBROKESHIRE HERALD has spoken exclusively to the skipper of the a Milford-registered fishing boat, who was dramatically rescued along with the rest of his crew last Read More »

  • Alaska whale hunters wary of oil drilling-“This place has been transformed because of oil.” Barrow, Alaska

    Barrow, Alaska — Minutes after the hunters’ harpoon pierced the flesh of a bowhead whale, the  call went out. By cell phone and radio, Alaska whale Read More »

  • A “Shotgun Start”: Bay Area crab fisherman race out to sea

    Commercial fishermen raced to their boats and headed out to sea to catch Dungeness crab Tuesday after a few caught Saturday and tested over the weekend Read More »

  • All dressed up with no place to go – Alaska’s King-Crab Fleet Is Left in Port by Shutdown

    The federal workers needed to process the permits for each boat’s catch quota were on furlough. Equally frustrating, said Tom Suryan, a crabber with 35 years Read More »

  • Togiak Herring Update: Herring Harvested Tuesday and Wednesday

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    SEA-NL calls for third-party investigation into DFO NL

    Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to order an independent investigation of the operations of the federal Read More »

  • NOAA Responds to Massachusetts legislators on cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder: the answer is still no

    Many legal observers, Members of Congress and elected officials disagree with that interpretation. Saving Seafood requested the legal opinion of the General Counsel under the Freedom Read More »
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    A “heavy mental impact” – Tasmania’s rock lobster industry suffers in trade war

    Beijing cancelled the China Australia strategic economic dialogue this week, effectively ending trade relations between the two countries. For Tasmania’s rock lobster fishers this trade war Read More »
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    State of Hawaii wants to triple fees for commercial marine licenses

    The state is proposing to triple by cost of commercial marine license fees by 2018. The $50 fee would jump to $100 initially, then to $150 Read More »
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    Fishermen, DMR: New North Atlantic Right Whale regulations could cripple lobster industry

    The proposal, released in late December 2020, includes measures like regional gear marking, breakaway rope, extra traps per trawl line and restrictions on certain fishing areas. Read More »

  • Wall Township NJ Hearing on Lobster Draft Addendum XXVI/Jonah Crab Draft Addendum III – January 8, 2018 6:00 pm

    Lobster Draft Addendum XXVI/Jonah Crab Draft Addendum III hearings. (public comment accepted until 5 PM EST on January 22, 2018; send comments to [email protected] – Subject line: Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Deco Marine 78′ Steel Scalloper, Cat 3412, Fed ALGC Scallop with allocation

    Specifications, information and 3 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:33 Read More »
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    New leaders of FFAW and ASP pledge to work together for 2023 snow crab season

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  • An Unprovoked Attack: Sea lion bites fisherman at Sand Point dock

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  • B.C. mine protestors hold “Extra Tuff” rally on Capitol steps

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    A Fundraiser by Lawauna Cappa – Westport Fisherman loses livelihood & home at sea

    This morning my brother Matt Finley and his crew left the Westport dock with f/v Terry F loaded with crab pots to finally begin the crab Read More »
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    New Data Casts Doubt On Johnson’s Offshore Wind Scheme – industry has overestimated the technically accessible wind resource

    The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has written to the chairman of the Treasury Committee of the House of Commons providing new evidence for their inquiry Read More »

  • Portland Harbor’s icy buildup creates a sea of trouble – Video

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