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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 Working Waterfront Festival takes place this weekend and features the traditional Blessing of the Fleet, to be held Sunday afternoon on the State Pier. This Read More »

  • Bristol Bay Fisheries Report June 12, 2015

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    Opinion: Federal fisheries committee challenges B.C. licensing policies

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  • TRADEX 3-Minute Market Insight – Further Shrimp Price Increases to Impact East & West Coast Markets

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    Captain Michael John Morgan of Newport, Oregon has passed away

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    Weekend event to challenge wind farm plans up and down shore

    Offshore wind power opponents scheduled a waterfront protest starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, with plans for participants to gather on beaches throughout South Jersey. Some have Read More »

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  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update

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  • Fishermen in Prince Rupert say new monitoring requirements are too costly, DFO has a hidden agenda of ridding the coast of the commercial fishery

    northernview.com – Fishermen from Prince Rupert and as far away as the Nass Valley claim they are being unfairly targeted by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Read More »

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    Canada, U.S. fail to reach agreement on quota for shared haddock stock in 2023

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    France lets UK fishing trawler depart – Vessel reappears on licensed list amid claims of an admin error

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    Federal grant giving ice-making equipment to Marshfield, Newburyport and Chatham fishing fleets

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  • Bill to Support Maine’s Lobster Industry Clears Appropriations Committee

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