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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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    The Maine lobster fishery is coming off a record year, faces challenges ahead

    Maine’s lobster fishery scored a record-breaking value in 2021, with a 75% increase over 2020 and a 10% increase in landed weight. But fishermen face increasing Read More »
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    Premium Brands notches up yet another acquisition with Ready Seafood

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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada closed part of the snow crab fishery two days early on Wednesday as part of efforts to save the remaining population of North Read More »

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    Virginia escapes sanction — for now — that could shut down menhaden fishing

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  • MOU to Advance Wind Energy Cannot Be at Expense of Fishing Industry

    December 6, 2023 – FFAW-Unifor is dismayed at today’s news from the provincial and federal governments announcing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at expediting the Read More »

  • Local Petersburg fishermen urge support for sea otter bounty bill

    Several Petersburg fishermen came out to support Senate Bill 60, implementing a $100 bounty on all sea otters taken legally under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Read More »

  • Cape May County Declares Victory Against Wind Farms

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    Nine US States Seek to Stop Atlantic Seismic Testing

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  • Comment on Amendment 23 re: Slighted Ports – Jim Kendall

    I wasn’t going to offer a comment on this Amendment simply because GARFO & company has once again chosen to ignore the value & the importance Read More »

  • The American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act: S-1322 – Sam Parisi, Gloucester

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    How is Coronavirus impacting BC’s fishermen?

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