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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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  • Here’s how activists use lobstermen as bait to endanger Maine industry, communities

    Far left activists are exploiting the recent death of an endangered whale to imperil the future of Maine’s iconic lobster fishery. These organizations have poor command of Read More »

  • The Tools of Ocean Habitat Destruction. UMaine’s offshore wind buoy is ready for real test – in the ocean

    ORONO — A data-collection buoy that can be plopped  in the ocean and used to determine the suitability of remote locations  for offshore wind farms is Read More »

  • Maine Voices: The Press Herald misrepresented state’s timely actions on lobster contamination

    The Portland Press Herald’s recent articles calling into question the timing of the state’s action to close a small area in the Penobscot River to lobster Read More »
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    UPDATED: Poachers plead guilty to fishing violations after Buzzards Bay arrests

    Four men pleaded guilty Monday in Falmouth District Court to fishing violations and paid $1,000 each after being arrested Sunday for illegally taking undersized black sea Read More »

  • Santa Barbara Poaching Commercial Fisherman Sentenced in Abalone Case

    On April 18, Robert Kenneth Laumer, 55, of Santa Barbara was fined $15,000 and put on three years’ probation by the Santa Barbara Superior Court. Laumer’s Read More »
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    From the “Where the Rubber Meets the Road” Department: Automobile Tires Are Killing West Coast Salmon, Not Climate Change

    Just last year, PBS and Popular Science were screaming about “climate change” being the cause of salmon deaths with headlines like “Climate Change is Killing Salmon in the Pacific Read More »
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    New Cat® C13B engine delivers more power in a compact, lightweight design that allows OEMs to downsize engine platforms

    The new Cat® C13B leverages a proven, reliable core engine with over 109 million off-highway field hours combined with design improvements to create customer value, allowing Read More »

  • Diversions, barrier islands discussed at coastal restoration meeting

    State officials heard concerns over fresh water diversions and future local development as the state presented its annual plan for coastal restoration for the 2014-15 fiscal Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44′ Wedgeport Novi Longliner/Federal Permits, Kubota – 10 KW Genset

    Specifications, information and 8 photo’s >click here<. To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 12:20 Read More »
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    One step closer to a vote: Labour Relations Board orders hearing into FISH-NL’s application for certification

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) welcomes a decision by the province’s Labour Relations Board to order a hearing into its Read More »

  • Ludger (Lu) W. Dochtermann, Kodiak, AK Responds to NOAA TIGHTENS HALIBUT BYCATCH LIMITS FOR GULF OF ALASKA GROUNDFISH FISHERIES.

    To: Dr. James W. Balsiger, Regional Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region, & United States Commissioner, International Pacific Halibut Commission. Dear Jim:  While NOAA puts Read More »

  • What effect did the ABC campaign have on fishery matters? More on Seals. The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong

    Remember the ABC campaign that Danny Williams launched when he was premier. What role did that play in scuttling a chance for Newfoundland to have a Read More »
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    Opinion – Modernizing the Fisheries Act long overdue

    Here we are in 2019 waiting for the passing of Bill C-68, a bill to amend the Fisheries Act. Wow! The oldest piece of legislation since Read More »
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    Opinion: Fishing Violations? Cite Captains and Crew

    Two recent high-profile incidents involving Montauk party-fishing boats have drawn attention to a problem on the water in which paying customers take too many or too Read More »
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    Massachusetts offshore wind project “no longer viable”

    A major offshore wind project in the Massachusetts pipeline “is no longer viable and would not be able to move forward” under the terms of contracts Read More »

  • Aleutian Islands Nominated as National Marine Sanctuary

    The waters around the Aleutian Islands support a dizzying range of wildlife — and major industries right along with it. Right now, the government’s job is Read More »
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    Eastern Canada’s Fishing Industry: An example of Perseverance and Prosperity

    The commercial fishery has been part of the lifeblood of Eastern Canada for more than five centuries. Adjacency to the fishing grounds was the initial catalyst Read More »

  • Inverness Mounties nab yet another fugitive seal

    Inverness District RCMP always get their man, and increasingly these days, their marine mammal. Mounties were called to Highway 19 just north of Port Hastings on Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 8, 2019

    >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here< 18:59 Read More »
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    A Tuna’s Worth – Inside a Canadian fishery that pursues them

    Bluefin tuna are a luxury that feeds the egos of many, the bellies of few.,, North Lake, a community too small to support an ATM, calls Read More »

  • The Alaska Marine Advisory Tracks The Effectiveness Of Whale Pingers

    Commercial fishing fleets in Alaska use pingers on a voluntary basis, but they are required in parts of the U.S. In California, a study by the Read More »
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    Stolen memorial plaque honouring Hull’s 6,000 lost fishermen is returned

    There was outrage among Hull’s fishing community after mindless thieves stole the plaque from the Bullnose on St Andrew’s Quay. The area is the last point families Read More »

  • WPFMC: “Tuna Catch Reaching Maximum Sustainable Yield”

    American Samoa – The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Friday concluded its three-day meeting at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium (Fale Laumei) in American Samoa with Read More »

  • Nantucket: Concerns Over Small Mesh Trawling for Squid Surface at DMF Hearing

    New regulations for squid, conch and striped bass fisheries were among the topics of a wide-ranging public hearing Wednesday at the Katharine Cornell Theatre. About 20 Read More »

  • Court taking another look at higher commercial fishing fees for nonresidents

    The state will get another chance to defend its former practice of charging nonresidents two to three times as much as Californians for commercial fishing licenses. Read More »

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