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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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  • Ten-Year Review for Bering Sea/ Aleutian Islands Crab Ratz Management Program

    North Pacific Fishery Management Council June 2016 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY   This document is a 10 year review of the Bering Sea/ Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Rationalization Read More »

  • Voices From the West Coast Tuna Fishery – Interview Clips, Transcripts, & Photos

    In the early 1900s, the West Coast tuna industry was born in the small coastal California town of San Pedro, near Los Angeles. An abundant coastal Read More »
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    Lou Boudreu – The brave souls who bring you lobster

    There is a good eight-foot sea running and 35-knot winds off the port bow. She’s taking a beating, but her classic Cape Island hull handles it. Read More »

  • Crossing the bar – Dennis J. “Bones” Huntley, August 13, 1955 – September 9, 2015

    Dennis J. Huntley “Bones”,60, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Born in Wakefield, he was the son of the late Richard and Gertrude (Pelchat) Huntley. Read More »
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    Shrimper hoping to salvage harvest season plagued by Hurricane Florence

    Stanley Hall normally welcomes hurricane season, not because of its potentially negative impacts, but because it’s harvest season for shrimping. “This is the height of the Read More »

  • Why are so many white men trying to save the planet without the rest of us?

    Just the other day, the National Wildlife Federation announced its new president – a white male “whiz kid”. Last month, the Climate Reality Project, founded by Read More »
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    FFAW executive board endorses Greg Pretty as union’s next leader

    On the same day Keith Sullivan unexpectedly announced his departure as president of Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest private sector union, the organization’s top ranks endorsed another Read More »

  • Bay-Delta salmon population just one fifth of mandated goal by Dan Bacher

    indybay.org -“More than a decade past the law’s deadline, the salmon fishery continues to struggle due, in large part, to excessive pumping of fresh water from Read More »
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    North Atlantic right whale’s decline slows, but population falls again

    The decline of an endangered species of whale slowed last year, as it lost about 2% of its population, but scientists warn the animal still faces Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update DECEMBER 29, 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 »

  • Fisherman survives barb through chest from 250kg stingray

    Fisherman Shane Huxley has talked about the moment he came close to death when he was pierced in the chest by the barb of a three-metre Read More »

  • Latest Green Idea: Pouring Millions of Tons of Bubble Mix into the Sea

    A new study suggests that large ocean going ships could help reduce global warming, by pouring surfactants into their wake, to extend the life of the Read More »

  • Pacific Fishery Management Council votes to halt this seasons West Coast sardine fishery as soon as possible

    Meeting outside Santa Rosa, California, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to halt the current season as early as possible, affecting about 100 fishing boats. The Read More »

  • New England Fishery Management Council meeting in Gloucester, Sept. 26th thru 28th

    The New England Fishery Management Council will be meeting at the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester. To read the final agenda, click here  Register click here to listen live Read More »

  • Maine fishermen testing a ‘game-changer’ for protected cod in the Gulf of Maine

    Like many Maine fishermen, Bryan Kelley faces a dilemma as he looks to diversify beyond the lobster that account for the bulk of his catch. To Read More »

  • Newfoundland/Labrador – Stakes are big in shrimp fishery

    The little northern shrimp gets picked on a lot in what is called Northern Shrimp Fishing Area 6 off the province’s northeast coast. The bullies include Read More »

  • Duty Free Canadian Fish Products to the EU – Good for Nova Scotia? Trade deal could kill the seafood processing industry.

    “The details aren’t completely clear as to exactly what it will mean to the fisheries in Nova Scotia. We have heard certain things about European boats Read More »
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    Coast Guard completes 5-hr tow of fishing vessel offshore Yachats, Ore.

    A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew towed a disabled 52-foot commercial fishing vessel Tuesday night across the Yaquina Bay Bar approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Read More »

  • We live, we’re often told, in a bold new era of transparency and openness. – Through a glass, darkly By Jason MacLean

    So much so that businesses and governments are falling over themselves to demonstrate their commitment to this new, transcendent virtue. Read morechroniclejournal  11:17 Read More »
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    Electronic Monitoring: Who Gets to Use Our Oceans?

    Much of the current effort to create coordinated planning for use of our oceans started in 2010, when President Obama issued an executive order that called Read More »

  • House bill would damage state’s commercial fishing – John Day, Saxapahaw, North Carolina

    thetimesnews.com – One of the most beleaguered segments of the local food system is wild-caught seafood. It’s a story of cultural heritage and very healthy, tasty Read More »
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    B.C. confirms sockeye salmon have passed through Fraser River slide naturally

    The British Columbia government says that for the first time, sockeye salmon are confirmed to have swum past the massive landslide on the Fraser River north Read More »
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    Feb. 14 deadline for bids on Tanner crab test fishery

    State fisheries officials have set a Feb. 14 deadline for bids to participate in a Prince William Sound test fishery from Feb. 22 through April 7, Read More »

  • Tories promise wider shark fin ban

    OTTAWA — The Harper government, in an apparent nod to public concern over the  “barbaric” shark finning industry, said Monday it will consider regulatory  changes to Read More »

  • U.S. Labor Department: Two Gloucester Fish companies on hook for not paying overtime

    The U.S. Labor Department has filed suit against two Gloucester waterfront businesses and their owner, seeking more than $200,000 in damages after the company failed to Read More »

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