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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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    Since retiring from the air force in 1996, Hal Schulz has never seen a bigger herring run, which started Monday.  The annual event occurs in late-February Read More »

  • North Carolina: New trawl Bycatch Reduction Devices show promise

    A state-initiated fishing industry workgroup is getting promising results with prototype bycatch reduction devices in shrimp trawls, and plans more tests this year. An industry work Read More »

  • Change to legal size of lobster imports proposed

    Draft Addendum XXX, an amendment to American lobster regulations, will consider whether new minimum lobster size increases that take effect Jan. 1, 2025, should apply to Read More »
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    2021 Irish Groundfish Survey Set for Later This Month

    The annual Irish Groundfish Survey (IGFS) for 2021 will be carried out by the Marine Institute off the North West, West and South Coasts of Ireland from Read More »
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    Coast Guard medevacs commercial fishing vessel crewmember near Pass a Loutre, La.

    The Coast Guard medevaced a commercial fishing vessel crewmember Thursday near Pass a Loutre, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call via VHF-FM Read More »

  • Why Canada has ordered lobster pounds to kill all egg-bearing female lobsters

    In an effort to reduce the spread of marine invasive species, Canada ordered lobster pounds to to kill all egg-bearing female lobsters. But two years after Read More »

  • Will Suffolk County Fight for Fair Fishing Quotas?

    (Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I-Montauk) announced today that he has filed legislation asking the County Attorney to explore legal action against the Read More »

  • Coast Guard officer relieved of command after grounding of 87-foot patrol boat

    The Coast Guard officer who was relieved of the command of a Jonesport-based cutter is being investigated for his role in the grounding of the 87-foot Read More »

  • Just Now!! Coast Guard Station Gloucester races to respond to a distress call. Somebody is in trouble out there……

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  • Fishing aid tied to fed budget talks Gloucester Daily Times

    Overshadowed by the scale of the pieces in play on the national chess board — trillions in budget cuts, tens if not hundreds of billions in Read More »

  • Environmental Defense Fund — Monitoring isn’t the fisherman’s enemy

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  • Cape Wind seals turbine deal – Trying to pass it off as “construction” Using your money to destroy Nantucket Sound.

    Just days before an important deadline to qualify for crucial federal tax credits, Cape Wind has signed a deal with Siemens to build the project’s turbines Read More »
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    Confrontation: Far North locals blaming commercial fishing for dwindling fish stock

    A group of Far North locals who blame commercial fishermen for their dwindling fish stock are taking matters into their own hands. Karikari Peninsula residents are Read More »

  • Kits Coast Guard Station will be reopened says Fisheries Minister

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  • Editorial: NOAA no longer has an excuse for grant delays

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  • Dutch leads in Poundage, New Bedford leads in Dollars – NOAA: 2012 U.S. seafood landings remain near high 2011 levels

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    Vineyard Wind: delayed project reveals bluster in US’s offshore wind ambitions

    The recent decision by the Interior Department to hit the pause button on plans to build the first major US offshore windfarm off the Massachusetts coast Read More »
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    First U.S. Offshore Wind Developer Acts on Fishing Gear

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    A young black man and a white commercial boat owner made a deal to go fishin’ for tuition. It shouldn’t have worked.

    First day of a new job rarely is easy. First day of a job on a commercial fishing boat in southwest Alaska is soul-scorching. “I can Read More »
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    Brian Wilson: The scales must fall from our eyes

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    NOAA Announces 2020 At-Sea Monitoring Coverage Levels for Groundfish Sector Fishery

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  • Dan Bacher – Sacramento Salmon Ocean Abundance Forecast Is Half Of Last Year’s

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  • Alaska Board of Fish nominee Robert Ruffner makes his case

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