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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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  • Halibut catches down 11% – Early start for fishery

    2014 Pacific Halibut Catch  – Here’s the break down of who gets what. HALIBUT FISHERY BEGINS MARCH 8 – ENDS NOVEMBER 7, 2014   Read more here  Read More »
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    Coroner to probe death of fisherman on Sealord vessel

    A fisherman has died at sea on his first trip aboard the Sealord trawler Ocean Dawn. Nelson-based Sealord chief executive Doug Paulin said the 47-year-old man Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Nov. 16, 2015

    Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 10:03 Read More »

  • 2 commercial fishermen convicted of trap robbing

    Two commercial fishermen were convicted this week of robbing another fisherman’s stone crab traps last year. Both will face a maximum of five years in prison Read More »

  • Shock over meat of endangered whales shipped through Canada

    News of Canada’s role in the commercial trade of endangered species comes as a shock both to politicians and environmentalists, including Greenpeace, which told The Sun Read More »

  • Number of NH groundfishermen continues to decline

    The number of New Hampshire boats fishing for groundfish has continued to decline, with only five full-time groundfishermen left in the state. Fishermen have been catching Read More »

  • The Long Haul: Fishery Regulations: The Double-Edged Sword of a Vague Federal Mandate

    At the heart of all contemporary fishing stories – right next to the fishermen, themselves – are the regulations that constrain fishermen’s activities. continued@wcai  AUDIO Read More »

  • Couple “Tie’s the Knot” on the deck of the bride’s longliner

    As part of the ceremony for Tracy LaCosta of Campbell’s Creek and her husband Ben Hickey, a rope knot tying took place. While the fisherman’s knot Read More »

  • Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) warns skippers of dangers fishing near Total’s gas pipelines in Yell Sound

    The fishermen’s body has accused the company of “doing nothing” to make the area safe. It is urging shellfish boats in particular to stay away amid Read More »

  • OPINION: The desk-bound green groups that dictate fishing policy

    Shetland skippers have worked in harmony with the sea for thousands of years; the maritime world in general and fishing in particular are vital to the Read More »

  • Meet the best Florida Keys lionfish killers

    “There are places in the Bahamas where, because of lionfish, there are no more parrotfish,” she said. “And we need parrotfish.”  “Averaging three dives a day, Read More »

  • Hey! This is Big! Biggest Bristol Bay sockeye run in 20 years forecast for 2015

    The biggest run of Bristol Bay salmon in 20 years is projected to slam nets and reach spawning grounds in 2015, presenting a bounty for commercial Read More »

  • Alaskan Crabbers Fear Russian Pinch in US Gov’t Shutdown

    “There’s a ton of Russian product in Japanese cold storage. If the Japanese are not able to procure crab from Alaska, they’re not going to give up Read More »

  • Steve Holler has been fishing for lobster since he was 14. He’s not about to stop now.

    There’s one road into Houghs Neck, Quincy, and if you drive in on a Friday or Saturday in the summer, you’re bound to see the signs: Read More »
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    Harpswell lobsterman announces bid for Maine House

    Steve “Bubba” Davis of Harpswell has announced plans to run as a Republican for Maine House District 51, which includes East Brunswick, Harpswell and West Bath. Read More »

  • Warm ocean possible culprit in 2015 Pacific hake collapse – Big bounce-back is expected in 2016

    Warmer ocean water may be to blame for a troubling harvest decline last fall in one of the North Pacific’s most important commercial fisheries, federal scientists Read More »

  • More absurdness from the Division of Marine Fisheries

    On January 1 we will have imposed on commercial fishermen (those who fish with nets) and people who like fresh seafood bought either from the local Read More »
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    BOURNE: Lobstermen seek help in protecting right whales, Testimony cites burden on local industry.

    Commercial lobstermen urged federal regulators Wednesday to take Canada to task for its failure to protect North Atlantic right whales and to remember that local lobstermen Read More »
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    Study says predators may play major role in chinook salmon declines

    A new study shows that increased populations of seals and sea lions are eating far more of Puget Sound’s threatened chinook than previously known, potentially hampering Read More »
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    Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Wild Cod Roam

    It took a week for Björn Björnsson to train 20 wild cod. In a compelling demonstration of classical conditioning, the aquaculture researcher at Iceland’s Marine and Read More »

  • Coast Guard helicopter crash in Southeast Alaska injures 4 crew members

    A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashed late Monday on an island in Southeast Alaska, and all four people aboard survived, officials said. The Sitka-based MH-60T Jayhawk Read More »
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    Hook, line and sinking: What’s the future of NC’s commercial fishing industry?

    With a well-trained hook of the line by one of the founders and co-owners of Wilmington’s Seaview Crab Company, a few loops around the puller and a Read More »
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    Brixham fisherman can’t trade on quay

    A Brixham fisherman has described his ‘David and Goliath’ battle to sell his catch on the quayside as post-covid law changes leave him high and dry, Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for February 14, 2020

    Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click Read More »

  • Damon Stuebner: USCGC Storis documentary was an 8-year ‘labor of love’

    A Juneau man has made a film about the Storis, a dainty icebreaker by polar standards, that rescued mariners and enforced the law along Alaska’s coast Read More »

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