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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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    Fishery advocate Robert E. Best Sr. of Belford N.J. commercial fisherman/lobsterman/dealer, has passed away

    Robert E. Best Sr., 78, of Belford, passed away April 20, 2021. Robert was born Sept. 20, 1942, in Long Branch, a son of the late Read More »
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    Fortune Fish hopes to haul in e-commerce sales with Lobster Gram

    In its first foray into the world of e-commerce, Fortune Fish & Gourmet, one of the largest seafood distributors in the country, acquired Chicago-based Lobster Gram Read More »

  • Kirk Fish Co. rides out another stone crab season in Goodland

    Goodland’s afternoon stickiness pushes through the doorway of the fish house where Patty Kirk is hand-mixing her umpteenth batch of mustard sauce. It’s May 11, a Read More »
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    Connecticut’s Commercial Fishermen Express Interest In Two Bills

    Two bills that could have a big impact on Connecticut’s multi-million dollar commercial fishing business were the subject of an Environment Committee public hearing Friday. The Read More »

  • Stock assessment meeting erupts into lively talk between NOAA scientists and fishermen

    Diagrams, life-like statues and pictures fill the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center to depict the history and future of the industry. NOAA scientists and local fishermen Read More »
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    Maine lobster industry braces for tough season after back-to-back legal losses

    “We recently got our license to be able to start processing small amounts on site, so that is cooking the lobster and picking out the meat Read More »

  • Over 200,000 people without power across New England as winter storm winds down. That’s where we were. No Power!

    Hundreds of thousands were without power after a storm a winter storm brought snow and heavy rain through New England Saturday. Around 50,000 customers are without Read More »

  • Open fishing plea to get sharks

    One of WA’s most experienced professional fishermen has called on the State Government to reopen commercial fishing off Perth, saying it would be the most effective Read More »
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    For longtime Wakulla fisherman, mullet is still the perfect catch

    About 8:30 a.m. in 20-degree weather on 2018’s first Saturday, 80-year-old commercial fisherman Jonas Porter was catching mullet along Wakulla County’s coastline. Nothing stops him from Read More »

  • FISH-NL applauds appeal court decision reaffirming FFAW failed its membership

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) applauds an appeal court decision today reaffirming the FFAW failed its membership. The union had Read More »
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    Rhode Island: Calamari Market Leader Town Dock Relaunches Retail Offering

    With a 40-year commitment to overseeing its product from eco-friendly catch to delicious cuisine, The Town Dock solidified itself as a market leader in foodservice calamari. Read More »

  • Vattenfall in conflict over compensation with Danish fishermen

    A legal formality has created a deep rift between Danish fishermen and Swedish energy company Vattenfall,,, A demand that frustrates Thomas Rahbek Sloth, chairman of the Read More »

  • The New York Times is Finally Catching Up! They should pay attention.

    Will Seismic Blasts Upend Atlantic Marine Life? By EMMA BRYCE As a federal decision draws near, environmental and commercial fishing groups are marshaling their forces to protest a Read More »

  • Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Price List for March 5, 2013, 2014 has arrived!

    Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273  Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. where The Only Read More »

  • Sockeye salmon are flooding into Campbell River and Fishermen Missing Out on Once in a Lifetime Salmon Run – Video

    Sockeye salmon are flooding into Campbell River now in numbers never seen by lifelong fisherman, but there is growing frustration that quota limits mean the commercial Read More »

  • A Lecture by Robert Finch – Newfoundland’s Vanished Fishery Sounds a Cautionary Note

    For the past dozen years or so my wife Kathy and I have spent a part of each summer in Squid Tickle, continued@waci Read More »
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    PROPULSION: The OXE Diesel Outboard Arrives

    As Trace Laborde, Marine Manager for Laborde Products, said, “The OXE diesel is the complete package, a true diesel engine. It’s great for any maritime application Read More »

  • Two shrimp trawlers still stuck in Jarvis Creek

    Both boats are turned on their side, and the shrimping boom on the Lady Essie is blocking the waterway, making it difficult for other boats to Read More »

  • Border-security push is reshaping role of Texas game wardens

    SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — The early morning sky brightened to a slate blue, providing Luis Sosa with just the right camouflage. Sosa, a state game warden, Read More »
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    A Day in the Life of Maine Lobsterman, Mike Sargent, in his own words.

    “A lot of people think it’s like Deadliest Catch,” Mike Sargent says with a laugh. But his days are very different from the high-stakes drama of Read More »

  • Commercial Marine Expo, State Pier New Bedford, MA – June 11-12, 2014

     Commercial Marine Expo is the must-not-miss tradeshow for marine professionals. The entire industry will be in New Bedford Wednesday & Thursday for the Atlantic Coast’s Largest Read More »

  • Roger Frate of Darien has a simple answer to improving the lobster stock in Long Island Sound.

    Frate said it was pesticide used to combat the West Nile Virus in 1998 and 1999 that decimated the Sound’s lobster population and sent it into Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Stanley Lobster Boat, 325HP Detroit 892N

    Specifications, information and 28 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >Click here<14:46 Read More »

  • Huge Weekend Event in Port Angeles – The 12th annual Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival – kicks off today with PDN community crab feed

    The festival, held at City Pier and in the Red Lion Hotel parking lot at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue, celebrates the Dungeness Read More »
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    Lack of papers for fishermen rescued off Cork coast under investigation

    Three separate investigations are under way into how two fishermen, who were dramatically rescued from a fishing vessel last month, had no permits to work on Read More »

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