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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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  • For a 2nd day, harvesters call on N.L. government to open market to outside buyers

    For a second day in a row, fish and crab harvesters voiced their grievances at a Newfoundland and Labrador government building over constraints imposed on their Read More »

  • Open Season: Black Sea Bass poaching problems persist in Buzzards Bay

    “The people we are catching are not fishermen, they are poachers,” said MEP Captain Pat Moran. “A fisherman fishes by the rules, respects the sea and Read More »
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    Hurricane Florence: Commercial, charter communities are answering call for help

    The commercial fishing and charter boat communities in the north east part of the state are answering the call for help from hard-hit communities south of Read More »
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    Fishermen protest at Karachi harbour

    Fishermen in Karachi on Saturday staged a protest after docking their boats at the harbour and Keamari Jetty. However, after assurance from Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Read More »

  • Farmer who became seafood champion takes on new roles in fishing industry

    For complicated reasons, UK seafood has become marginalized in its home market. Despite a stunning coastline filled with a rich array of sea species, the UK Read More »

  • Latest boat crash a reminder to be safe

    Two shrimpers were rescued Wednesday by Terrebonne Water Patrol deputies after spending the night on their boat, which capsized in Tuesday’s heavy rain. Boat owner Dale LeBeouf of Read More »

  • Politics catching up with Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board

    BATON ROUGE – Last week saw Ewell Smith resign as executive director of the  Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board after 13 years of service. And despite Read More »

  • Scallop Actions: NEFMC September 25 – 27, 2012 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

    ,,,,,,,,,,quota for the U.S. and Canada to share for Georges Bank yellowtail, leaving the U.S. share in the low 200’s—an amount considered insufficient by the scallop Read More »
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    Birth of the Eagle: How a Nazi training ship found its way to the Coast Guard Academy

    The three-masted vessel that appeared in the harbor the morning of July 12, 1946, looked like something out of New London’s past, but it belonged to Read More »

  • Senators move to combat illegal seafood import activities

    Senator Thad Cochran is pushing a bill in appropriations to reactivate federal monitoring of illegal activities involving shrimp exports to the United States.  Previously the Senate Appropriations Read More »

  • A silver lining in the humpback whale of a tale – DFO to change status from “threatened” to a “species of special concern.”

    According to the IUCN, the global population of humpbacks is approximately 80,000. That is broken down to 18,000-20,000 in the North Pacific, 50,000 in the Southern Read More »

  • Tri Marine American Samoa cannery set to open in 2014

    Tri Marine has major activity underway in American Samoa with the large fleet of purse seiners operating here. The cannery is now expected to be up Read More »

  • F/V Aleutian Storm: A Race Against Time for Salvage and Environmental Protection

    When the F/V Aleutian Storm, a 57-ton fishing vessel laden with Dungeness crab, ran aground at south Salmon Creek Beach on February 9th, it caught the Read More »

  • P.E.I. Tuna fishermen delay season start to let fish ‘fatten up’

    Although tuna season is now officially underway on P.E.I., many fishermen are choosing to delay their start. Friday was the first day of fishing, but buyer Read More »

  • NSC Statement Clarifying Position On Amendment 18

     The Northeast Seafood Coalition is pleased to provide the following comments on the Amendment 18 scoping document. This cites 2 objectives identified by the Council for Read More »

  • Fishermen’s voices will not fall silent

    As we look to the summer ahead, the Bristol Bay commercial fishing fleet again faces a season of uncertainty. To be sure, our fishermen face unknowns Read More »

  • Cortez fishing community keeps fingers crossed after judge’s ruling against gill net ban

    CORTEZ — Karen Bell doesn’t throw anything away in her office at A.P. Bell Fish Co., the hulking gray landmark on the southwest corner of the Read More »

  • The Governor needs to fix the dysfunction at the Division of Marine Fisheries

    We (Beaufort Observer) have reported a number of articles on the N. C. Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF). Our focus has been mostly on the inadequacy of Read More »
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    Ross Tiger goes digital as visitors can take a virtual tour of Grimsby trawler

    Grimsby’s historic trawler the Ross Tiger has gone digital as you can now take a virtual tour around the boat. The new initiative from Grimsby Fishing Heritage Read More »

  • Alexandra Morton Challenges Federal Fish Farm Licences in Court

    Biologist and wild salmon advocate Alexandra Morton headed back to court yesterday to push for stronger government oversight of the transfer of farmed fish into the Read More »
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    Damen Maaskant Shipyards lays keel for two vessels

    Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam held a keel-laying ceremony in Poland for two new beam trawlers for Rederij Devan and Rederij Long Ships. While the new beam Read More »
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    Feds will keep only two of Carol Rafael’s seized vessels

    More than a year after a judge ordered Carlos Rafael to forfeit four fishing vessels, the government will retain only two, according court documents obtained by Read More »
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    2 more dead right whales discovered in Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Two more dead North Atlantic right whales have been found in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, says Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The whales were located near Read More »

  • Menhaden were once so plentiful in the Atlantic that early pioneers described them as thick enough to hold up teams of oxen! Yessuh!

    September 24, 2012 — Menhaden were once so plentiful in the Atlantic that early pioneers described them as swimming in schools twenty-five miles long or more, Read More »
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    Maritime Explorer: Captain Rusty Court

    Rusty Court is well known in these parts as a fisherman and lobsterman, but he also has quite the maritime history beginning in 1961. It was Read More »

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