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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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    Obituary: Captain Travis L. Thorbjornson, beloved husband, father, grandfather and son

    Travis Lee Thorbjornson, beloved husband, father, grandfather and son, perished at sea tragically Friday, March 26, 2021 in Port Clyde. Born in Rockland, August 12, 1966, Read More »

  • Halibut bycatch cap reduction should reflect what we know about the resource

    As a fishery scientist who has worked for more than 20 years with trawl fishermen to reduce salmon, crab and halibut bycatch, I find the recent Read More »
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    Restrictions lifted on beleaguered North Bay Dungeness crab fleet

    The restrictions were imposed earlier this season to reduce the risk of marine animals becoming entangled in gear. Beginning this weekend, commercial crabbers south of Mendocino Read More »

  • Alaska Marine Safety Association adds staff and new courses

    New course offerings from AMSEA include an eight and a half-hour Mariner’s First Aid and CPR workshop and a thirty-six hour Wilderness Advanced First Aid workshop. Read More »

  • “The big boats are taking over and they’re killing the little guys off,” Small fishermen’s plight discussed at forum in city

    PORTSMOUTH — Participants in the Who Fishes Matters Tour fisheries forum Monday night discussed ways to improve the beleaguered catch share system of fisheries management. Read Read More »

  • Availability of Herring Amendment 5 – Proposed 2013 List of Fisheries for Marine Mammal Protection – Please Comment

    Availability of Herring Amendment 5 – Please Comment For more information read the proposed rule at the Federal Register Proposed 2013 List of Fisheries for Marine Read More »

  • NPFMC tightens Southcentral charter halibut allocation for 2016

    The level of legally harvestable halibut in the North Pacific has dropped for a decade, and though biologists think the biomass has stabilized, downsized fishermen continue Read More »
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    Female Blue Crab Population Up In Chesapeake Bay, Juvenile Numbers Low

    Chesapeake Bay blue crab population appears to have a healthy number of spawning-age female crabs, according to the 2020 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey. Maryland, Virginia Read More »

  • BP Oil Spill: Where does the coast stand 14 years later?

    Saturday marks 14 years since the Mississippi Gulf Coast was changed forever. On April 20, 2010, the Gulf of Mexico saw the Deepwater Horizon oil rig Read More »

  • Tonight On the Fisheries Broadcast, Fisherynation.com

    Jamie Baker of the Fisheries Broadcast interviews Fisherynation.com. 17:30, 16:00 eastern. Link I’m nervous!  14:02 Read More »

  • Saint John River sturgeon fishing season off to good start

    Sturgeon fishing season began this week on the Saint John River and the early catches were good, according to one company. “We started amazingly,” said Cornel Ceapa, Read More »

  • Trident Seafoods charged for late fish tickets

    Alaska state law requires commercial fish processors to record each catch on an AFG-approved fish ticket, which must be submitted to a local representative within seven Read More »

  • Alaska’s congressional delegation asks Kerry for review of Canadian mine plans

    Rep. Don Young and Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan sent a letter to Kerry on May 12 requesting the State Department to question Canadian officials Read More »

  • NFWF grants support Maine lobster industry participation in alternative fishing gear testing

    “Alternative gear, also known as “on demand” gear is a long way from being viable for fishermen or for whales,” said DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher.  “It Read More »

  • This red herring is relevant: fisherman

    When you are fishing on the Atlantic ocean, and have done so for years, there’s an expectation of what you will be pulling into your boat. Read More »
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    Record NSW Coke Bust? Police find tonne of suspected cocaine on a commercial fishing boat

    An unusual-looking route bought the Coralynne to the attention of authorities and, as investigators boarded the fishing vessel, it didn’t take long to confirm their suspicions Read More »
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    Survey say most Delaware beachfront residents oppose Skipjack Wind Project

    Residents along Delaware’s beach areas don’t want a proposed offshore wind farm originally planned for Maryland. 84 percent of respondents to a survey on offshore wind Read More »

  • Op-ed: E-mails continue a troubling practice on fisheries panel

    With a critical vote pending on a petition to limit shrimp trawling in state waters, a member of the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission made no Read More »

  • Study finds birth control pill has negative effects on lake ecosystems

    The lead researcher of a new study is calling for improvements to some of Canada’s waste water treatment facilities after finding that introducing the birth control Read More »

  • PETA – Serving fish at an aquarium would be like serving poodle burgers at a dog show

    As construction continues on OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona, PETA sent a letter to the project’s developer this morning with a simple request: Keep fish off Read More »
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    Offshore wind moves forward amid calls for marine life studies

    The offshore wind sector is taking shape every day in New Jersey while calls continue for a pause in activity to learn more about whether any Read More »
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    Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Sued Over Steelhead Farming in Puget Sound

    Environmental and conservation groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife over the agency’s recent decision to allow Cooke Aquaculture to Read More »
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    Sweden’s oldest fishing boat restored

    Bessie was built in 1909 just outside Malmö for a herring fisherman, Anders Matsson, with the registration code MÖ 347 (today it is HG 52). Her Read More »

  • Man lied about father dying to get off work on fishing boat

    A novice fisherman who concocted a story about his father dying in a car crash just to get off work has been convicted for dishonesty. The Read More »

  • Using satellite imagery from Google Earth, Daniel Pauly and Associates Bust Ancient Persian Gulf Weir Fishermen! Now THAT’s Science!

    Ah. He’s a clever one! Large fish traps in the Persian Gulf could be catching up to six times more fish than what’s being officially reported, Read More »

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