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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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  • Lobster wars: discount stores slug it out on the UK high street with £5 shellfish

    Lobster, once associated with only the swankiest restaurants, is now on the frontline of the supermarket price war. Discount stores fighting to lure Christmas shoppers are Read More »
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    North Atlantic Right Whales are the Next Victims of Offshore Wind Power Push

    The endangered Atlantic Right Whale appears to be the wind industry’s next victim; it already has plenty of offshore industrial activity to contend with. But oil Read More »
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    Vancouver Island fishermen upset after sudden salmon fishing closures

    Bill Forbes and his crew geared up in French Creek to go salmon fishing. Forbes and his crew, who are heading to a spot near Prince Read More »
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    Eric Schwaab Comes Aboard as New Head of EDF’s Oceans Program

    “Eric was critical to the success we achieved during my time as NOAA Administrator,” said Dr. Jane Lubchenco, University Distinguished Professor, Oregon State University and former Read More »

  • Cooke Aquaculture to pay $490,000 after illegal pesticides kill lobsters in Canada

    A Canadian firm that is a subsidiary of the largest aquaculture operator in Maine pleaded guilty Friday in a Canadian courtroom to using illegal pesticides that Read More »

  • The DeArruda Tapes: Environmental Defense Fund speaks about local sustainable fish species, catch shares

    Editorial Page Editor Jim DeArruda holds an informal discussion with members of the ocean team at the Environmental Defense Fund. Discussed were efforts to bring local, Read More »
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    Watermen form Shore-wide caucus

    With the appointment of a well-known environmental leader to the top natural resources position in Annapolis, Eastern Shore watermen decided it’s time to gear up to Read More »
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    Coronavirus: Long Island Wholesale fish prices drop as restaurants cut back

    The wholesale price for lobsters, normally anywhere from $12 to $15 a pound this time of year, have fallen under $8, dealers say. Other normally pricey Read More »
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    Atlantic Cod: The Good, The Bad, and the Rebuilding – Part 1 and 2

    “Fishing pressures…or environmental pressures…are different from place to place even within what is considered to be a single management area, and that effect is multiplied when Read More »

  • Fishing Vessel Engineering – Bearing Failure On Fishing Vessels

    Not every day in fishing boat engineering is a good day. When an engineer working a shift at a factory has a bad day, he goes Read More »

  • DFO: Some fishery officers refusing work in N.S., citing dangerous conditions

    Some fishery officers with Fisheries and Oceans Canada are refusing work in Nova Scotia out of concern for their safety, the federal department said Thursday. While Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 19, 2015

    Click to read the Weekly Update for June 19, 2015 as a PDF To read all the updates, click here  20:02 Read More »

  • December 2012 MAFMC Council Meeting – Register to Attend via Webinar. Wednesday, December 12, 2012 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM EST

    Clicking on the title will re direct you to the webinar registration form. Sign up! It’s a snap. Read More »

  • Oregon U.S. lawmakers seek federal help for West Coast seafood industry

    Last year, Oregon’s seafood industry got a much-needed boost from the federal government. But it continues to struggle and still needs help. That’s the message from Read More »

  • Gulf of Mexico menhaden purse seine fishery is close to perfect

    Some biologists, though, have called the Gulf of Mexico menhaden fishery a near-perfect fishery. Factors of such a perfect commercial fishery would include: • Low bycatch.• Read More »
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    Trident Seafoods fined a third time for polluting Newport’s Yaquina Bay

    Oregon environmental regulators have fined Trident Seafoods Corp. $43,200 for wastewater violations at its Newport surimi factory. It’s the third time since 2015 the state Department Read More »
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    A seafood processor from the Îles-de-la-Madeleine in serious financial difficulty

    With an estimated debt of between $3.5 million and $4 million to its lobster fishermen, the Madelinan seafood processing company LA Renaissance des Îles (LRDI) has Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for October 17, 2016

    Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 18:39 Read More »

  • Tholepin Blog has NMFS on the Defensive! – They say you’re not credible, when even they can’t get it right?

    “Tholepin is not a credible source,” she wrote. The blogger was, at the time, quoting the federal agency’s own figures for numbers on bycatch. (Julie)Speegle NOAA, subsequently warned “I usually urge (use Read More »
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    Maine baby eel harvest on pace to hit record value under catch limits

    Halfway through the 2018 fishing season for baby eels, the value of landings in Maine is on track to reach its highest annual total since a Read More »

  • Victim of Random Attack Looks For a Way To Feed His Family – The family of Nicholas Philemonoff is collecting donations at Alaska USA – video

    Halibut fishing is how Nicholas Philemonoff supports his family. “I have been doing really good at it for the last five or six years, running my Read More »

  • To the editor: Lifting DPA no answer for waterfront, fishermen – Charlee Bianchini, Gloucester

    When doing research for my undergraduate thesis in American Studies, I came across a theory that stated that, without Gloucester’s fishing industry, the Plimoth (Plymouth) Plantation Read More »

  • Deadline soon for feds’ response to fishing monitor petition

    A fishermen’s group says it’s still waiting on the federal government’s response to a petition it filed with the U.S. Supreme Court about the cost of Read More »
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    NEPA: Taming The Environmental Beast That Was Meant To Be A Watchdog

    What was first proposed by Congress as a modest law to assess the environmental impact of highway construction and other publicly owned projects, has grown into Read More »

  • Something different today: Why commodity markets are in for a rude awakening

    Hedge funds and large commodity traders have reportedly been stockpiling copper in China since 2004-2005. The purpose, according to a Dow Jones exposé published in mid-2008, was Read More »

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