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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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  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation Continually Misrepresents Status of Menhaden – using biased phrasing in their articles

    In reference to menhaden, both articles uses the phrase “the most important fish in the sea,” which is frequently used without proper explanation. Originating from Rutgers Read More »
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    Coronavirus lockdown: ‘Feeling of dread’ for fishing industry that it may be as bad or worse than the first lockdown

    Prices dropped in March when the first coronavirus lockdown caused worldwide demand for seafood to fall drastically. Jim Portus, from the South Western Fish Producers’ Association, Read More »

  • Putting lipstick on the ENGO Pig – Oregon fishermen and ENGOs in collaboration

    During a recent lunch at Sharkbite’s Seafood Cafe in Coos Bay, area fishermen broke bread with an unlikely lunch mate — an attorney from the environmental Read More »

  • Canada’s turn as Arctic Council head to end at Iqaluit meeting; Kerry takes over

    In an interview before handing over leadership of the council to Kerry, Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq defended Canada’s accomplishments during its two-year termThe American priorities for the Read More »
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    Around The World: Fishing For Cordova Salmon

    Located on Prince William Sound in southeast Alaska and framed by the Chugach Mountain Range, Cordova, AK, was home to Eyak native peoples when named “Puerto Read More »

  • Alaska Trollers Outraged by Low King Salmon Quota Set by Pacific Salmon Commission

    Members of the Alaska Trollers Association are expressing outrage that the Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) has capped Alaska’s harvest of king salmon this summer at 237,000 Read More »

  • Lobster prices rise as catches fall: ‘They’re all fighting for that product’

    The price of lobster is up compared to last year, says the Lobster Fishers of P.E.I. Marketing Board. Live lobster is selling for as much as Read More »

  • The Environmental Movement Becomes a Bird-Killing Machine

    Self-proclaimed environmentalists lecture the rest of us about using less energy, even as the rich ones fly around in private jets. They will starve farmers of 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 »

  • Florida Keys seafood industry begins gear recovery after Hurricane Irma

    To find the lobster, Florida Keys commercial fishers must first track down gear scattered or destroyed by Hurricane Irma. “Just like on shore, the underwater has Read More »
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    Coronavirus: Proposed lobster fishery closure thumbs down. Not all lobster dealers agree.

    A proposal by the Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance to temporarily close the lobster fishery in Lobster Fishing Areas (LFA) 33 and 34 is not getting industry Read More »
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    Shrimp boat catches fire in Walton County

    A shrimp boat caught fire Tuesday afternoon in Walton County. Walton County Fire Rescue was called to the shrimp boat near Shipyard Road in Freeport. “Firefighters Read More »

  • F/V Northern Leader to be profiled on Discovery’s “Mighty Ships” Series

    Demonstrating enviable efficiency, F/V Northern Leader of Kodiak will take a star turn on the popular “Mighty Ships” cable TV program. “Mighty Ships” producers search for unique Read More »
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    Commercial Fisherman Michael “Mikie” Devlin of California has passed away

    Michael “Mikie” Devlin was born to Joan Warde and Harry Devlin on May 26, 1959 in San Diego, California. In 1972, Michael & his family moved Read More »
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    ‘Wicked Tuna’ captains re-up for 9th season

    The hit National Geographic series “Wicked Tuna” has been renewed for a ninth season, and the finale of season eight airs this Sunday, June 16, at Read More »

  • Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber’s festering dispute with the commercial fishing community comes to a head

    At the governor’s invitation, five lower Columbia River representatives met with Kitzhaber in his office at the World Trade Center in Portland. The conflict centers on Read More »
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    SEA-NL on Pot to Plate, new program to sell crab at the wharf

    Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) is encouraging the public to buy live fresh snow crab from inshore enterprises when they land at the Read More »

  • Hard choices for the Chesapeake

    The current position of ASMFC for stripers is that “Projections of female SSB (spawning stock biomass) and fishing mortality suggest if the current fishing mortality rate Read More »

  • United Fishermen of Alaska, is urging the public to file comment’s to FDA on genetically modified salmon

    FDA ruling on GMO salmon worries Alaska fishermen Marshall Swearingen – The Goat Blog Jan 17, 2013 05:00 am Making a living on fishing has always been a Read More »

  • Body of missing fisherman from Port Norris found in Delaware

    pressofAtlanticCity.com -Missing Port Norris fisherman Joshua Catlett’s body was found Thursday on the beach in southern Delaware and identified Friday, New Jersey State Police said. Catlett, 24, Read More »
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    Bristol Bay red king crab fishery trends toward closure as fleet reports slow fishing, aging stock

    This season, the 54-vessel fleet has reported slow, spotty fishing, and the stock continues to show signs of decline. The current quota — 3.8 million pounds Read More »

  • Math teacher spends summers salmon fishing in Alaska’s Bristol Bay

    But after nine long months in the classroom trying to reach sometimes apathetic students, he is ready to go back his roots — commercial salmon fishing. Read More »
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    In New England, “The resource keeps diminishing.” Clammers Dig Through The Pandemic For Fewer Shellfish

    In Maine, the largest clam producing state, fishermen produced their lowest haul in more than 90 years at a little more than 1.3 million pounds in Read More »

  • Pacific trading partners release Trans-Pacific Partnership pact details

    The long-awaited text of a landmark U.S.-backed Pacific trade deal was released on Thursday, revealing the details of a pact aimed at freeing up commerce in Read More »

  • The price to pay for spearing 320 spiny lobsters was a trip to jail Sunday

    The price to pay for spearing 320 spiny lobsters was a trip to jail Sunday — and hundreds of charges for seven out-of-state men. The men, Read More »

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