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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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    Right whale numbers may be stabilizing after some bad years, but their future remains uncertain

    All in all, it’s been so far so good this year, No dead right whales have been spotted. Fifteen calves were born, the second-largest number since Read More »
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    Foreshadowing of a fire

    A funny thing happened last month, at the June 15 meeting of the Apalachicola Volunteer Fire Department. The firefighters were talking about whether the department could Read More »
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    Oregon commercial crab fishery to open Jan. 15

    The commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open on most of Oregon’s coast on Jan. 15. Dungeness crab will be ready to be harvested from Cape Blanco Read More »
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    New Brunswick: 2 fishermen pulled from water after lobster boat capsizes with three onboard

    A fisherman who had been reported missing has been located after a lobster boat capsized off the coast off Miscou Island on New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula. Read More »
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    U.S. announces reduced East Coast commercial mackerel quota for 2023

    The United States will proceed with a commercial fishery of the depleted East Coast mackerel stock it shares with Canada in 2023. The U.S. quota was Read More »

  • Opa-locka man gets prison for taking lobster traps

    An Opa-locka fisherman who pleaded guilty to charges of taking lobster traps in Biscayne Bay has been sentenced to 18 months in state prison, according to Read More »

  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Coast Guard terminate US fishing vessel voyage near Bellingham, Wash.

    The Shiprider Program allows both Canadian and American forces aboard each other’s vessels to conduct at-sea boardings and ensure maritime safety along shared borders. SO! The Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update October 13, 2013

    “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 »

  • NH and Maine lobstermen push back against new size rule amid economic fears

    The regulation involves an increase in the size of the gauge used by fishermen to measure lobster length to determine if they can be caught or Read More »

  • NOAA eases monkfish limits as ‘alternative’

    NOAA Fisheries has announced proposed measures that would loosen controls in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank on monkfish, which is seen as a lucrative Read More »
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    Michigan’s dying commercial fishing industry fears state fishery bills will be final nail in the coffin

    The once vibrant commercial fishing industry in Michigan has dwindled down from thousands of businesses to just 13 full-time fisheries. And those that are left are Read More »
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    ‘These are the risks that we take’

    Walking the floor boards with worry and praying for a miracle. It’s a sadly repeated ritual in Newfoundland where the sea gives life and, just as Read More »

  • Long hours, no breaks, tough competition … he loves being a lobsterman

    I got to wondering if many commercial fisherman are left in Newport. You rarely see them now that the waterfront has been taken over by yachts. Read More »

  • Editorial: Rollover quota spotlights absurd 2013 cod cuts

    Bullard’s own interpretation — backed by NOAA’s general counsel, Lois Schiffer, and her shady law enforcement gang — of the Magnuson-Steven Act, which suggests he had Read More »

  • Absolutely Fascinating! FWC Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report – Alligators, Mako’s, Face Book Busted Turkey’s!

    This report represents some events the FWC handled over the past week; however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement. Read More »

  • Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Meeting January 26 – 29, 2015, Point Clear, AL

    Agenda and Summary Documents, Commitees Agenda can be found here  Register for the meeting webinar here, and listen live. 15:55 Read More »

  • Senate releases new MSA draft – I can’t wait see that! Here’s the link

    A new draft of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which guides fisheries management, was recently released by the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard. Read Read More »

  • HONOLULU – State Land Board approves emergency ban on sea cucumber harvesting

    A snapshot of a boatload of sea cucumbers taken recently in Waimanalo got people’s attention, but not in a good way. Land board members heard from Read More »

  • Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, June 26 2015

    Fishing is picking up in the Nushagak and Egegik districts, but the Naknek-Kvichak fleet is still on the sidelines. On tonight’s show, an update from ADF&G’s Read More »

  • Christopher Byers, D.C. Air & Seafood Inc., a Maine seafood wholesaler, facing five years in prison and a $250,000 fine in Scallop Poaching Scam

    In admitting its guilt, D.C. Air & Seafood Inc., the Maine seafood wholesaler, handed over documents showing it failed to report about 79,666 pounds of scallops Read More »

  • From the Deckboss

    Wild!, In case you care, We want in, and as always, read the comments here Read More »
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    Behind the scenes with Seattle’s crab experts

    It’s king crab season in the Bering Sea. That means around 300 people, including many from Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle, the home port to the North Pacific Fishing Read More »

  • Elver price dips from 2012 high but poaching persists – BDN MAINE

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  • Southwest Nova Scotia buyers on board with lobster marketing

    A significant part of Nova Scotia’s most lucrative lobster fishery could soon be on board with some sort of lobster marketing levy, says Fisheries Minister Keith Read More »

  • Shortage of Workers Expected to Affect Upcoming Gulf Shrimp Season

    Boat owners said new restrictions on work permits for foreign workers are forcing them to count on whichever workers they can find. Boat owner Marcelino Ochoa Read More »

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