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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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    It’s a day that ends with Y, so the world is met with yet another entry in the voluminous tome entitled 2014: Year of the War Read More »
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    FFAW-Unifor election ‘democratic farce’: SEA-NL

    Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) calls the election process followed by the FFAW-Unifor to select a new secretary-treasurer a democratic farce, with thousands Read More »
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    UPDATED: Spring lobster season starts May 15. 2 different start dates being recommended for 2 P.E.I. lobster fishing areas

    The PEIFA released results Tuesday from its member vote held over the weekend. Members were asked whether they preferred the season start on May 6 or Read More »

  • Fishermen OK with colder weather on way, as Mother Nature chills the Keys

    Commercial fishermen are one group of locals who welcome the cooler, breezy weather. “A little weather is always welcome to get fish, especially spiny lobster, stone Read More »

  • NOAA Fisheries Names Doug Lipton Senior Research Economist – Nice! Another Enviro-Capitalist—just what we need.

    Dick Grachek Nice! Another Enviro-Capitalist—just what we need. Since NOAA pretty much finished off most New England fishing based on disgracefully shoddy science at the Portsmouth Read More »
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    Shetland trawler hits out at ‘dangerous’ encounter

    A Shetland based trawler crew have hit out at the “dangerous” behaviour of a French boat which they claim tried to entangle their propeller with a Read More »
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    Restore the oyster dredger Vanguard! Plea to help fund restoration of Essex boat used at Dunkirk

    The Vanguard Restoration Foundation hopes to restore the oyster dredger Vanguard by securing the vital £500,000 needed to have it rebuilt. This year marks the 75th Read More »

  • Wind Power: Broken Blades and (Maybe) Green Gouging

    Say what you will about wind turbines, the steampunk wing of our glorious renewable future, their most dramatic failures have an epic quality about them — Read More »

  • Gulf Coast shrimpers say tariffs are a lifeline for their industry

    Shrimpers along the Gulf Coast say they need more help from the federal government with cheap shrimp imports from countries like Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam driving Read More »

  • Hurricane Francine is predicted to make landfall west of New Orleans

    Hurricane Francine is crossing over warm waters in the western Gulf of Mexico, and it has Louisiana’s coast — and the greater New Orleans area — Read More »

  • Kodiak fishermen share thoughts on the biggest fishing challenges

    “I think finding crew from the younger generation. I was the only person in my highschool that was or wanted to be a fisherman.”  “Well the Read More »

  • Togiak herring harvested after surprisingly early opener – roe yield sampled at 15 percent!

    The first commercial harvest of Togiak herring this season was reported Tuesday. The season started much sooner than expected, and the processors and the fleet have Read More »

  • Clearwater Seafoods announces fish crew certification for its fleet

    Clearwater Seafoods announces that seven vessels within its Canadian fleet have been certified using the Fish Standard for Crew, an independent, third-party certification program for labor Read More »

  • Crossing the Bar: Philip E. Houle, fisherman, New Bedford

    Philip E. Houle of New Bedford, a fisherman, died Monday at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. He was 53. Born in New Bedford, Mr. Houle resided in Read More »
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    Nova Scotia premier should cancel China visits

    Nova Scotia’s Opposition leader says the premier should stop visiting China – which he has done regularly throughout his mandate to promote local seafood and other Read More »
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    Looking Back: Nov.7, 1998 – “Conflict of interest, and fishery management”, By Nils Stolpe

    This Looking Back features Nil’s insightful research into the funding source of fishery management bodies in the USA. This article was written in 1998, and the Read More »
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    Body found as search for missing fisherman in Cork enters its fourth day

    A BODY has been recovered in the massive air-sea search operation for a missing Irish fisherman. The body was recovered by divers from an area of Read More »

  • Your View: A landlubber’s thoughts on helping the fisherman – Thomas A. Kennedy New Bedford, Ma

    The inherent flaws of the Magneson-Stevens Act, exploited by our government’s administrative agency at the urging of various environmental groups, have destroyed certain liberties of our fishermen Read More »

  • Bristol Bay sockeye salmon run struggles to hit escapement target

    More than 20 million sockeye salmon have passed through Bristol Bay this season, and the massive run is on target to hit its escapement goals. But Read More »

  • 3 Fishermen rescued from sunken shrimp boat near Sabine Pass

    A Coast Guard boat crew rescued three men after their 28-foot shrimp boat took on water and sank in the mouth of the Sabine River, Monday Read More »
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    Memorial Day

    Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America Read More »
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    Future-Proofed Trawler for Hvide Sande

    Taking delivery of a new trawler capable of alternating shrimping and targeting flatfish, Hvide Sande fisherman Torben Johansen remains optimisti, but he has few kind words Read More »
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    “Fill Our Xtratuffs” Saturday to benefit Westport Coast Guard families

    A Westport nonprofit is collecting donations to help keep unpaid local Coast Guard members and their families afloat during the government shutdown. “WeFish is a nonprofit Read More »
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    Recreational fishers file lawsuit against State of N.C, and commercial shrimpers

    After following this story for over a year, Recreational fishermen are suing North Carolina and commercial shrimpers, accusing them of diminishing fishing populations in the Pamlico Read More »

  • High Prices, Low Production; Gulf Oysters at Zero Population

    From Texas to Florida, the number of oysters harvested in the Gulf is at one of the lowest on record. Three years after the Deepwater Horizon Read More »

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