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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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    North Sea cod loses Marine Stewardship Council label as population halves in just two years

    North Sea cod, a staple for the UK’s fishing industry, has lost its sustainable status, after stocks were found to have almost halved in the last Read More »

  • Willapa gillnetters losing grip

    It’s been a tough two years for gillnetters on Willapa Bay. Battered by increasing costs, stifled by stricter regulation and furious over fewer fishing days, commercial Read More »

  • Frustrated South Shore lobstermen fear impact of new restrictions

    Lobsterman Michael Duane gets by without a paycheck for two-and-a-half months each year, but he says going much longer than that would be difficult. Duane could Read More »

  • YEAH!!! Newfoundland fish harvesters crash news conference to demand reinstating of cod moratorium

    Fish harvesters in Newfoundland crashed the podium at a meeting of Canada’s environment ministers in St. John’s on Wednesday, demanding a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Read More »
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    Gear is in wrong place for right whales, scientists say

    Speaking at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum on Friday,,, The NOAA Fisheries Large Whale Take Reduction Team recently established separate working groups to study two proposals to Read More »

  • MSA: Renewal of fisheries law brings back debate over managing stocks

    As a Star Wars movie, the title might be: Return of the Anglers, Net Fishermen Fight Back.Catching fish and saving fish are real-life pursuits, however, not Read More »

  • Nova Scotia lobster industry facing challenging season

    Seafood buyers are reporting high lobster mortality and poor quality, which a federal scientist says may be because lobsters are extra fragile this year in Canada’s largest Read More »

  • Oregon Halibut Fisherman Fined for Federal Fisheries Crimes

    During sentencing, Holland found that Hankins had knowingly testified falsely at his trial when he denied that he falsified the landing reports, and that this testimony Read More »
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    Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Price Sheet for March 2020 Has Arrived!

    Contact our sales team today! To review the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd., >Click here< – “The only thing we treat our fish with, is Read More »

  • How the US coast guard made an unsinkable boat

    Introducing the remarkable 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (47 MLB), an unsinkable marvel exclusively operated by the United States Coast Guard. This vessel’s self-righting ability is a testament Read More »

  • Lake Okeechobee – More bad water? We hope not

    Here we go again. Large amounts of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee are beginning to flow into the Caloosahatchee. This is harmful fresh water and is the result Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs fisherman from F/V Ursula off Port O’Connor, Texas – Video

    The captain of the commercial fishing boat Ursula made a distress call to Sector Corpus Christi Command Center at approximately 8 a.m., saying one of his Read More »

  • Boat of the Week from the Athearn Agency: Price Reduced, 44′ Fiberglass Trawler/Lobster, 6 Cylinder Lugger 6140 Diesel

    Specification’s and information here  09:34 Read More »
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    Southeast Alaska Dungeness crab catch starts strong again, price drops

    It’s not as large as last year’s haul. But the catch from the first week of the fishery has topped 960,000 pounds and is expected to Read More »

  • Congressman Jones opposes expansion of Monitor Marine Sanctuary

    Last week, U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., joined Dare and Carteret counties in opposing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) proposed expansion of the Read More »
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    Commercial fishermen on south coast fear salmon season could be cut short

    Commercial fishermen on the south coast say they’re worried this year’s fishing season could be cut short or even become obsolete. According to the Pacific Fishery Read More »

  • Cape Wind: The windy 10-year war

    The state of Massachusetts, in its nutty devotion to wind-powered, ocean-based generating plants deployed, in cooperation with the federal government, in a strangling circle around the Read More »
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    Days of chopping off fishing boats over; DFO to increase maximum inshore vessel length to 49’11

    “The days of chopping off boats are over. This is a massive victory for inshore harvesters in what is now the under 40’ fleet,” says Jason Read More »

  • Fish worker advocates push for ‘code of conduct’ for SouthCoast companies

    NEW BEDFORD — To improve safety in industries dominated by immigrant workers, a local group will try to recruit city companies to sign a workplace code Read More »

  • Community steps up after family loses father in Alaska fishing accident

    Cheyenne Hoy keeps her husband’s shoes and hat in their bedroom. The camouflage-patterned Crocs and ball cap have become some of the most important and precious Read More »
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    Lower herring quotas squeeze lobster trade

    Last year, according to the Department of Marine Resources, lobster was Maine’s most valuable fishery with landings of 110,819,760 pounds — the sixth highest ever — Read More »

  • Two inshore shrimpers busted for fishing during closed season, one with running lights off

    Due to the unseasonably warm winter and spring, brown shrimp have grown quickly in Louisiana’s marshes, and some shrimpers have been trying to get a jump Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 2000 Novi Lobster boat, 44’x11”x 20′ 6”, 3412 Cat

    Specifications, information and 30 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 12:44 Read More »

  • Southern New England Lobstermen face new restrictions

    Southern New England’s fading lobster fishery will be the subject of a battery of new regulations to try to save the crustacean’s population locally. The interstate Read More »
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    PEW ENVIRONMENT: Historic Moment for Menhaden – Spreading the Fertilizer

    The following was published by Lee Crockett, the Director of US Fisheries Campaigns for the Pew Environment Group. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lee-crockett/the-bottom-line-historic-_b_1932301.html Analysis: Warning of a “depleted” menhaden stock Read More »

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