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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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    A Decade old interview with a Maine Lobsterman

    Now you’re probably asking yourself why you’d want to watch an interview that is more than 10 years old of a Maine lobsterman. And my best Read More »
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    All About the Fishing Fleet at Terminal 91

    The factory trawlers, or fish processing vessels, of the North Pacific Fishing Fleet are back in Seattle after four months of harvesting pollock in the Bering Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 27, 2015

    Click here> Weekly Update for March 27, 2015 22:51 Read More »

  • Just how badly are we overfishing the oceans?

    So just how badly are we overfishing the oceans? Are fish populations going to keep shrinking each year — or could they recover? Those are surprisingly Read More »
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    Lobsterman back in court – Only $720 of $10K fine paid for illegal lobsters

    When James A. Santapaola Jr. got nabbed landing 183 illegal lobsters at a local lobster wholesaler two years ago, the Gloucester lobsterman eventually cut a deal Read More »

  • 55-year-old man dies on Alaska F/V Anna Lane – Accident in Cook Inlet kills Wisconsin man; victim’s arm caught in anchor chain

    Alaska State Troopers said a Wisconsin man died in an accident aboard a boat in Cook Inlet. Troopers said 55-year-old Lewis Byerly of Frederic, Wis., on Read More »

  • Letter: Lobster decline’s link to warmth not clear

    On Saturday, The Bulletin presented an article, “Research supports blaming warmer waters for lobster decline,” which was somewhat confusing. On my weekly visits to the local Read More »

  • Snakeheads break out of Potomac, enter Rappahannock River

    Richmond Times-Dispatch – The northern snakehead, an invasive species of fish native to Asia, has successfully broken out of the Potomac River system and established itself Read More »
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    Ireland has a helicopter problem. Coast Guard leaves winch operator with injured fisherman at sea

    An Irish Coast Guard helicopter was forced to leave a crew member and an injured fisherman on a trawler off the coast of Kerry on Sunday Read More »

  • Video Presentation – Fishers Forum: Debunking Fishery Myths from the WPRFMC

    Learn what’s fact and fiction in Hawaii’s fisheries: longlines (Jim Cook), lay net (Frank Farm), aquarium fish collecting (Matthew Ross) and SCUBA spearfishing (Makani Christensen). Watch Read More »

  • Gulf of Alaska cod stocks at all-time lows

    Pacific cod numbers in the Gulf of Alaska are at all-time lows, according to early looks at data collected from the 2017 summer survey. Steve Barbeaux, Read More »

  • Maine: York Harbor officials, fishermen rally for federal dredging funds

    York town officials are fighting for federal funding to remove a buildup of sediment in York Harbor that threatens to ground local fishermen and recreational boaters Read More »

  • Biden’s Policies Threaten Small Lobster Fishers and Right Whales

    While lobstermen likely haven’t been contributing to NARW deaths, it is undisputed that vessel strikes, both in U.S. and foreign waters, have. Which brings us to Read More »
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    Why a clash over crustaceans is roiling Canada

    It’s a battle about jobs and livelihoods, ethnic identities and cultures, and deeply embedded family and social traditions. Yet it’s also a clash about something else: Read More »

  • Hurricane Milton carves a path of destruction across Florida; millions without power or water

    Millions of Floridians from coast to coast are assessing the overnight destruction left by Hurricane Milton, which made landfall at Siesta Key off Sarasota as a Read More »

  • Controversial flounder plan could get final approval Thursday

    A proposal to drastically reduce this year’s summer flounder catch could get final approval at a federal regulatory meeting Thursday morning in Virginia. The Atlantic States Read More »

  • ‘Fishermen are tired of lies of politicians and environmental groups, plan wave of protests against Brussels

    Dutch fishermen are planning a series of protests against European rules that they claim are destroying their industry. The ‘Eendracht Maakt Kracht’ (‘Unity Is Strength’) movement Read More »

  • County Commissioners to hold Rally in Salem Thursday for Gillnetters – Public To Speak at Friday, Dec. 7 Meeting! BE THERE!

    To show support for the local commercial salmon fishing industry, the Clatsop County Commissioners are organizing a rally on the steps of the state capital in Salem, Read More »
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    Trudeau pledges $62.5M for fish and seafood sector amid mounting food supply concerns

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $62.5 million for Canada’s fish and seafood sector amid mounting concerns over the state of the country’s food supply.,, Keith Read More »

  • Clearwater Seafoods Welcomes the Belle Carnell to their Fleet

    “The Belle Carnell represents the single-largest vessel investment in Clearwater’s history and is a testament to our dedication to the fishery, the region and sustainable seafood Read More »
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    Coast Guard rescues 2 fishermen from vessel aground in St. Mary’s Inlet

    The Coast Guard rescued two men after their fishing vessel ran aground in St Mary’s Inlet, Thursday. A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter Read More »
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    Fisheries management isn’t supposed to be robbing Peter to pay Paul

    MAFMC and ASMFC Approve Changes to Commercial and Recreational Allocations of Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass,,, For all three species, these changes result in Read More »
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    Waterman Allen Ray Crockett of Tangier Island has passed away

    Mr. Allen Ray Crockett, beloved husband of Jeanette Bowden Crockett, passed away Monday, June 28, 2021. Allen was the son of the late Merrill Ray Crockett Read More »

  • Changes and Cancellations – NEFMC – Weather Update for Coral Workshops, Herring MSE Peer Review

    As a result of the winter storm that’s forecasted for our region on Tuesday, the New England Fishery Management Council is: (1) modifying the schedule for Read More »
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    America’s Finest vessel gets 2nd House waiver

    The U.S. House, for a second time, has passed a waiver for the fishing vessel America’s Finest, but a path through the U.S. Senate still remains Read More »

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