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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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  • Flourishing commercial chum fishery has Kotzebue fishermen breaking out the boats

    KOTZEBUE — In an industry full of booms and busts, the Kotzebue commercial chum salmon fishery is exploding. The reasons for the banner year are twofold. Read More »

  • Fishermen advised of dangers of flesh-eating bacteria

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), V. vulnificus can cause an infection of the skin when open wounds are exposed to warm Read More »

  • Sockeye face ‘catastrophic’ collapse in South Okanagan

    A potentially catastrophic collapse of the sockeye salmon run is unfolding on the Columbia River system this year. Scientists once predicted that about 100,000 sockeye would Read More »
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    On World Fisheries Day FISH-NL reiterates call for Trudeau to apologize to NL for fisheries mismanagement 

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is reiterating its call for Prime Minster Justin Trudeau to formally apologize to Newfoundlanders and Read More »
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    Fall 2019 Pacific Islands Fishery Newsletter

    Aloha! Enjoy our latest newsletter. Includes a Message from the Council’s Executive Director, The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council embraces its duty, and that of Read More »

  • Fisherman’s family getting huge support

    Motueka’s tight-knit fishing community is feeling the pain of losing two of their own. Terry Donald Booth, 55, and skipper Paul Russell Bennett, 35, along with Read More »

  • Father and son fishermen on board the Fishing Vessel Harvester that sank off the coast of Pembrokeshire

    Two men who were aboard a fishing boat which sank off the coast of Pembrokeshire have been named as a local father and son. Gareth Willington Read More »
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    What Newfoundland and Labrador could learn from the worst offshore oil disaster in U.S. history

    Marine scientist Donald Boesch says the controversy fuelled by recent oil spills off Canada’s East Coast has some “fairly interesting and striking comparisons” to his past Read More »

  • Denmark pays out Brexit compensation

    Compensation totaling DKK1.2 billion has been paid out to Danish fishing operators to mitigate the adverse effects of Brexit on the country’s fishing industry, including the Read More »
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    Blessing of the Fleet returns to the Pass Christian Harbor Saturday

    A celebration steeped in tradition and history returns to the Pass Christian Harbor this Saturday. The annual Blessing of the Fleet returns and organizers hope it Read More »

  • Craig Medred Trashes Fisherman, He Responds – Dispatch News fall short of journalistic standards

    My name is Wally Page. I’ve been a Cook Inlet commercial fisherman since before statehood. I’m nobody special, just a regular Alaskan working hard to support my family. Read More »

  • Port Royal will continue shrimp dock operations, explores building new seafood processing facility

    Charles Abner is still docked in Port Royal, finishing some work on his 73-foot shrimp trawler, “Lady Bernice,” before going to work as shrimp season begins. Read More »
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    New Bedford, Massachusetts fishing company, managers, vessel captain to pay in civil penalties

    New Bedford, Massachusetts-based Vila Nova do Corvo II, Inc., company managers Carlos Rafael and Stephanie Rafael DeMello, and vessel captain Carlos Pereira agreed to pay a Read More »

  • Interesting stuff here! James Lovelock: Environmentalism Has Become A Religion

    Lots of interesting info – When the IPCC’s fifth assessment comes out in 2013 or 2014, there will be a major revival of interest in action Read More »
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    Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Dutch Harbor, Alaska

    A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew, forward deployed to Cold Bay, medically evacuated a mariner from a fishing vessel near Dutch Harbor, Tuesday morning. The Read More »
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    It’s not okay

    As we get into the thick of tuna season right now, and plenty of “large-medium” and “giant” class bluefin tuna are being caught by anglers around Read More »

  • Revealed: Fishermen’s work has got 25 times harder in last 150 years

    It might sound like a fisherman’s tale, but trawlers have to work 25 times harder to catch the same quantity of fish today as they did Read More »

  • Fisherman is seriously injured when boat runs aground in Santa Barbara

    A fisherman suffered a serious head laceration and was taken to the hospital Wednesday evening after his lobster boat ran aground in Santa Barbara, according to Read More »
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    UNE’s Marine Science Center is home to another rare lobster.

    The split-colored lobster came to UNE late last week thanks to a donation by Eric Payne from Inland Seafood Corporation, one of the leading packers of Read More »

  • Minke whale hunt starts off north-eastern Japan coast

    A fleet of four whaling ships left a port in north-eastern Japan today (April 10) to hunt a maximum 51 minke whales,,, The Association for Community-Based Read More »

  • F/V Savannah Ray Run Aground in Chiniak Bay, Coast Guard Hoist’s Four Fishermen to Safety

    A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued four fishermen from the fishing vessel Savannah Ray after they ran aground in Chiniak Bay Read More »
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    Sanford “Sandy” Twitchell, Santa Rosa – WWII Marine Vet, teacher and commercial fisherman has passed away

    Sanford “Sandy” Twitchell passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at the age of 96, 17 days before his 97th birthday. He is now with the Read More »
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    How to make the most of Dungeness crab season on the Sonoma Coast

    Shawn Patterson, who fishes wild Pacific king salmon during its local season, has established Lisa Lu Fishery LLC and formed a partnership with Adam King. They Read More »

  • Alaska Dept. Fish and Game loosens Kenai River king restrictions

    A healthy Kenai River king salmon run is translating to more fish for everyone, while highlighting management concerns from east side setnetters. The Alaska Department of Read More »
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    U.S. identifies Gulf of Maine area for offshore wind development

    President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday said it had finalized an area of nearly 10 million acres in the Gulf of Maine for potential offshore wind Read More »

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