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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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    Community pays tribute to commercial fishing families during annual Blessing of the Fleet

    “This is a time when we come together to honor the commercial fishing industry and the lives lost in this dangerous trade,” N.C. Seafood Festival Chairperson Read More »
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    Protecting gray seals — when does success become excess?

    The ever-expanding gray seal population in our coastal waters is protected in perpetuity by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. The success of the act Read More »
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    New commercial fishing vessels are needs-tailored

    A new compact commercial fishing vessel is meant for general use but designed for conditions of the particular fishery of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Elliott Bay Design Read More »
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    Mi’kmaw fisherman using 1752 treaty, ancestry in legal battle with DFO

    Matthew Cope, 36, of the Millbrook First Nation near Truro, N.S. says he has proof Mi’kmaw Grand Chief Jean Baptiste Cope, who signed the Peace and Read More »

  • New Herring Regulation​s Proposed — Public Comments Accepted through July 18

    Proposed Rule; Request for Comments; Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan link here Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 68′ Desco Dragger with Permits, CAT 3408

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  • Declining biotoxin levels – Some Down East shellfishing areas reopened

    On Thursday, the Department of Marine Resources re-opened some of the coastline between Calais and Cutler for the harvest of clams, mussels and carnivorous snails, and Read More »
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    The mystery and method of ‘market price’ seafood

    To better understand how the market price of a lobster roll or other local delicacy is set by the time it reaches the consumer, Times Review Read More »
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    SF fishermen say Bay Area crab season may never again start before Thanksgiving

    It’s going to be harder to find local crab this Thanksgiving, and possibly for many Thanksgivings to come. For the fourth year in a row, the Read More »

  • Kenai man named ‘Fisherman of the Year’

    It was hard to hear the announcement over the din of the 150 people who attended 40th Anniversary banquet for the United Fishermen of Alaska — Read More »
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    Port Graham man fakes death, runs up $384K rescue tab with Coast Guard

    U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason sentenced 35-year-old Ryan Riley Meganack, aka: “Unga” to serve two-and-a-half years in prison with 15 months to be served consecutively Read More »
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    No federal fishing disaster decision

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  • Pallone, Environmentalists Want Shipping Speeding Rules Enforced

    Is the sonar activity related to offshore wind farms leading to whale deaths? The debate rages on. The Long Branch-based environmental group Clean Ocean Action suspects Read More »

  • Letter: West Coast fishermen under NOAA siege, too

    Much has been revealed about the heavy-handed tactics of NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement during the era of Jane Lubchenco’s leadership. As a West Coast fisherman, Read More »
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    FISH-NL dissolves, application dead in the water

    Time has run out for FISH-NL, which announced today it is ending its membership drive far below the required number of signatures, and the group is Read More »

  • Proof that people don’t understand the food production sector. Mr. Hill from the Watershed Watch proves it. Video

    The commercial fishing industry has long claimed it strives to ensure salmon that can’t be legally kept are released alive and well. But a video shot Read More »
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    Commercial salmon season starts in Crescent City

    Commercial salmon fishermen in Crescent City began their season on Saturday with a quota of 20 chinook per day and a monthly quota of 2,500, according Read More »

  • Scientists, academics to lead groundfish study

    A group of scientific and academic institutions is leading a researching initiative about the groundfish stocks in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank. The federal Read More »

  • Sandy grant program open to N.J. fishing businesses – From NOAA federal fishery disaster declaration fund

    Fishing businesses upended by Hurricane Sandy may be eligible for up to $10,000 in grants to recover from the 2012 storm that tossed around boats and Read More »

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    Alaska’s commercial fishing industry remains one of the most dangerous in the United States, despite a series of government regulations designed to help fishermen in the Read More »

  • Canada’s largest fishing vessel delivered

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  • Greenpeace comes to the aid of Britain’s small fishing vessels – Lucky bastards!

    There may be plenty more fish in the sea according to some, but local fishermen are banned from catching them. The UK is sending many fishermen Read More »
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    BREAKING NEWS From North Carolina Fisheries Association – JUDGE RULES IN OUR FAVOR!!!

    JUDGE TO ISSUE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION! Judge ruled in our favor!!! He will issue a Preliminary Injunction! Judge John Jolly, Jr., listened to 2 hours of testimony Read More »
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    Working Waterfront: Several hundred tons of squid offloaded in Ventura

    The smell of squid filled the air Tuesday morning at Ventura Harbor, where workers were bustling to offload hundreds of tons of it. The morning’s activities Read More »

  • Tuna producers up to something fishy as they face conspiracy allegations

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