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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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  • Federal judge declares ‘moot’ a lawsuit over Newport Coast Guard air base closure

    U.S. District court Judge Michael McShane last week declared a lawsuit attempting to block the decommissioning of a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter base in Newport as moot, Read More »

  • COOS BAY FISHERMEN – Wind energy company gears up for public information campaign – I suggest you be there.

    COOS BAY — South Coast residents will have at least two opportunities to learn about an  proposal this month. continued Read More »

  • Seal product ban upheld on ‘ethical’ grounds – ‘Public moral concerns’ cited

    The WTO, while finding that the EU’s so-called Seal Regime had violated international trade agreements, also determined that the ban was valid because of a controversial public Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Provincial Fiberglass Lobster/Tuna, 400HP, 6 Cylinder Volvo

    Specifications, information and 3 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 14:19 Read More »
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    Coast Guard rescues 2 from vessel on fire, taking on water 9 miles off Bulls Bay

    A Coast Guard Station Charleston rescue crew saved two people after their fishing vessel caught fire and began taking on water approximately 9 miles east of Read More »
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    Coast Guard suspends search after radio beacon alert, debris found off NC coast

    The Coast Guard suspended its search on Thursday after an unregistered emergency position indicating radio beacon alert lead responders to debris approximately 126 miles southeast off Read More »
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    Fraser River sockeye fishery could be shut down for years

    Fraser River sockeye, once the bread-and-butter of the commercial sector, appear to be collapsing for real this time. In 2009, low returns were described as a Read More »
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    Fake lobster-tag case leads to arrests in Florida Keys

    Florida fisheries investigators have made at least two arrests following a long inquiry into the sale of counterfeit lobster trap tags required by law for commercial Read More »

  • ‘Alarm bells ringing’ as Queensland Fisheries Minister responds to scallop stock collapse

    A stock assessment of scallops has revealed critically low numbers off the Queensland coast, just 6 per cent of their original biomass. Catches in the past Read More »
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    BilloTheWisp – The Obscene Profitability of Wind Power

    Due to the pandemic and the virtual shutdown of the national economy the day-ahead wholesale price of electricity has plummeted. But one group of producers has Read More »
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    FISH-NL – Ottawa’s failure to include adjacency principle in Fisheries Act amendments ‘grave injustice’

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says Ottawa’s failure to include the principles of adjacency and historical attachment in the reformed Read More »

  • Proposed Tuna Regs Unfairly Target New England Fleet

    Maine’s congressional delegation is urging federal regulators to revise proposed rule changes for the management of Atlantic bluefin tuna. The concern – which is shared by Read More »
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    Boat capsizes near Cape Kiwanda due to rough conditions

    Despite being cautioned by fellow dory fishermen due to adverse conditions, a commercial fisherman launched his 21-foot wooden dory boat into the surf to retrieve his Read More »
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    Video – U.S. Coast Guard medevacs a fisherman 65 miles east of Virginia Beach

    A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 46-year-old man reportedly suffering from symptoms of a heart attack approximately 65 miles east of Virginia Beach, Saturday. Watchstanders at Read More »
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    Pasco shrimpers’ incomes cut by red tide

    The red tide crisis is hitting home for Pasco County shrimpers. They worry their way of life could be coming to an end. With dead fish Read More »

  • ‘Deadliest Catch’ spinoff “Dungeon Cove” is coming to Discovery Channel

    Discovery Channel is spinning off its “Deadliest Catch” series, with a new series that explores the lives of Dungeness crab fishermen and their families in and Read More »
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    Bi-Partisan effort to keep open permanently Newport, Charleston Coast Guard air bases

    “We remain extremely concerned about Coast Guard air facilities in the high-use ports of Newport, Oregon and Charleston, South Carolina,” the four lawmakers wrote Sen. John Read More »
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    Bristol Bay salmon pay day is biggest on record on largest sockeye run since 1893

    It’s a record breaking pay day for salmon fishermen at Bristol Bay, topping $280 million at the docks. That’s 242 percent above the 20 year average Read More »

  • Research reveals bottom feeding techniques of tagged humpback whales in Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary

    The study further states that the observed feeding behavior also leads to vulnerability to entanglement in bottom set fishing gear,  an issue which is a major Read More »

  • North Shore Crabber Sings the Pontchartrain Blues

    Louisiana Seafood News – From Manchac to the Rigolets, the rows and rows of neatly stacked crab traps sitting unused on docks and piers tell a story Read More »
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    Save salmon; kill sea lions

    Another spring, another much anticipated migration of “Kings of the Columbia,” our Pacific Northwest’s most revered salmonoid, the chinook salmon. Or perhaps not. At one-time chinook Read More »
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    RESCHEDULED: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Charleston, September 30 – October 5, 2018

    The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will postpone its quarterly meeting originally scheduled for September 16 – 21, 2018 in Charleston, SC due to the threat Read More »

  • Sad News – Montauk icon Carl Darenberg, 64, devoted his life to supporting Montauk’s fishing community

    The popular owner of a Montauk marina was found dead in Montauk Harbor Monday, leaving the close-knit East End hamlet mourning his death. Carl Darenberg, 64, Read More »
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    Russian President Putin, PM Medvedev Spend Weekend With Fishermen

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev spent their day-off on Saturday in the Novgorod region of Central Russia, eating dinner with local fishermen Read More »

  • Final Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan

    The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) is now available.  Amendment Read More »

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