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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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Massachusetts: At Large Seat on NEFMC- Needs to be filled – Applications due Dcember 1
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From the Deckboss: A human, or a camera?
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Untouched salmon
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Star ship Enterprise – Biggest beam trawler yet arrives in Newlyn
Sporting new company colours, the Enterprise PZ99 has joined the OceanFish fleet in Newlyn, and at 42 meters and 471 tons she is by far the Read More » -
Salt of the Sea Video Trailer
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Pilot Program – Port allows fish sales from boats at Fisherman’s Wharf
Fishermen have been granted the legal right to sell fish from their boats at Fisherman’s Wharf for the first time in nearly two decades. The pilot Read More » -
More than $200K raised for families of fishermen lost aboard the F/V Chief William Saulis
More than $200,000 have been raised to provide monetary donations to the families of the fishers who went missing off the coast of Delaps Cove, N.S., according to Read More » -
Newfoundland Cod Fishery Announces Milestone Sustainability Assessment
ST. JOHN’S, NL–(Marketwired – March 13, 2014) – Newfoundland’s only commercial cod fishery is back on the map following an announcement that it has entered full Read More » -
Copper River salmon fishery starts slow but sees potential to ramp up
The Copper River sockeye and king salmon fishery is the first each summer, kicking off around the third week of May. Because of that, the fishermen Read More » -
Blue Lobsters Have Better Luck, so PETA Releases Dye Kit to Save Them All
Because many fishers have chosen to spare rare blue lobsters after catching them off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, and New Jersey and around the world, PETA is releasing Read More » -
Dog swims for several miles, finds way home after falling overboard of shrimp boat
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 65′ DMR Offshore Lobster with Permit, Volvo 163A Diesel, 2 gensets
To review specifications, information, and 26 photos, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here<11:40 Read More » -
1-year commercial cod moratorium ordered for northern Gulf of St. Lawrence
Two days after the 30th anniversary of the 1992 cod moratorium that decimated the Newfoundland and Labrador economy, Ottawa has closed commercial cod fishing in the Read More » -
New Bedford Port Authority weighs in on fisheries mitigation for offshore wind
New Bedford Port Authority Executive Director Gordon Carr is calling for SouthCoast Wind to follow Vineyard Wind’s lead in support of local fisheries programs and projects. Vineyard Wind Read More » -
Atlantic herring suffering in warming Gulf of St. Lawrence
Decades of research show a slow decline in herring stocks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and scientists are linking that decline to waters that are Read More » -
3rd Delay. Commercial crab season delayed again as fishermen seek better compensation
Commercial Dungeness crab season was set to open locally on Friday, but it appears the start date may be pushed back yet again. On Wednesday, the Read More » -
Robert Lester Odom stabbed the captain of the fishing vessel on which he was a crew member is prison bound
A Florida man, who stabbed the captain of a commercial ship of whose crew he was a part, was sentenced on Friday to 40 months in Read More » -
A family tradition: The life of a Lowcountry shrimper
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Four men charged in Anacortes crab poaching case
Four Anacortes men are facing criminal charges in an illegal crabbing case the state Department of Fish & Wildlife has been investigating for months. In mid-April, Read More » -
Seabed mining ban – a win for marine life, fishing and culture
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Newfoundland and Labrador Crab fishermen hope to make up for lost time – Pilot project discussions to sell to “outside” market’s.
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The 2013 King Salmon Run To the Nushagak River is a Success Story
It’s been another year of low king salmon numbers to many of the major river systems in Alaska. However, one of the biggest king runs in Read More » -
Massachusetts captain offers classes for aspiring fishermen
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The concept first began to crystallize in Angela Sanfilippo’s mind about four years ago, when the president of the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association realized she needed Read More »
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And Pocahontas and her fellow democrats will tell you that President Trump and the Republican Party is a threat to democracy.
Burning down cities to protest is acceptable to these empty suit politicians, but flying a flag will not be tolerated.
What has happened to our nation?
These people use political rhetoric with no foundation. I am amazed at the Massachusetts liberal politicians ignoring their constituents that have an actual connection to that environment. Both of us talk about how much things have changed there.