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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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    Still recovering from escaped Atlantic salmon, Cooke Aquaculture now wants to farm steelhead

    In August 2017, at least 263,000 farmed Atlantic salmon escaped from Cooke Aquaculture’s net pens at Washington’s Cypress Island into Washington state waters. The incident launched Read More »
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    Have you heard? Nutrient pollution is changing sounds in the sea

    Nutrient pollution emptying into seas from cities, towns and agricultural land is changing the sounds made by marine life – and potentially upsetting navigational cues for Read More »
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    Battle fishing between Alaska and the Aleutians

    “The waves were smashing into the boat. The tide was coming in, and the boat was starting to tip. This was late in the season, and Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 92′ Rodriguez Shrimper/Scalloper, 3412 Cat

    To review specifications, information, and 35 photos’, and video tour, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:44 Read More »

  • Government Shutdown: Feds Ticketing Alaska Fishermen With Parks Shut Down

    Fish & Wildlife: “You have reached the office of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Due to a lapse of appropriations, our office is currently closed until Read More »

  • Greater emphasis needed on Caribbean fisheries

    Stretching 200 miles offshore, the Exclusive Economic Zones of most Caribbean nations cover areas of ocean vastly larger than the land masses to which they belong. Despite Read More »

  • Big Green’s ‘sue-and-settle’ strategy draws pushback from states, Congress

    Scott Pruitt is Oklahoma’s attorney general and he’s fed up with Big Green’s outrageously destructive sue-and-settle attacks using endangered species as a weapon to obliterate America’s Read More »

  • Commercial Dungeness crab season put off a bit longer

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has decided to push back the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season once again until public health officials Read More »

  • As Europe reviews its rules on seal products, Canada calls for easing of restrictions

    The Canadian government is calling on the European Union to ease restrictions on seal products as member states review trade regulations. Ottawa said in a letter Read More »
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    Despite unprecedented 2020 market losses, Maine fishermen brought in history’s 9th most valuable catch

    Valued at $516.8 million, the ex-vessel value, or price paid at the dock, of Maine’s commercially harvested marine species was the ninth-highest on record. Maine’s lobster Read More »
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    New agreement between Potlotek and DFO off to rocky start

    Craig Doucette had a lukewarm reaction to his first weekend fishing under a new arrangement,,, The experienced lobster fisher from Potlotek First Nation said fisheries officers Read More »

  • N.S. Liberals call for new task force to improve enforcement of lobster fishery

    As top fishery officials from around the country arrive in PEI for the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers meeting Nova Scotia’s Liberals are calling Read More »

  • The Western Flyer has drawn the attention of a Canadian documentary filmmaker.

    “This is a part of our history,” said Ian Hinkle, a former resident of Port Townsend who now lives in Victoria.  “It’s sad to see a Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues man off Longboat Key following Hurricane Milton

     A Coast Guard Air Station Miami helicopter crew rescued a man, Thursday, approximately 30 miles off Longboat Key following Hurricane Milton. The aircrew brought the man to Read More »
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    Drilling fluid spills from Suncor’s Transocean Barents rig Friday

    Suncor Energy’s Transocean Barents accidentally discharged 28,000 litres of synthetic based mud (SBM) on Friday. The mobile offshore drilling unit is in the Terra Nova field, Read More »

  • Herring proposal disapproved by National Marine Fisheries Service – Lots of grumbling from the Cape!

    “They basically approved nothing,” said a frustrated and angry John Pappalardo, the CEO of the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance and a former member and onetime Read More »

  • Coast Guard cutter involved in collision with fishing vessel off Puerto Rico

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard is investigating a collision Tuesday between the Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo and the 42-foot commercial fishing vessel, Read More »
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    Submerged shrimp boat marked as abandoned vessel by Coast Guard

    A vessel just outside the mouth of Shem Creek has been marked as abandoned after sinking on June 24. According to the Coast Guard, the vessel Read More »

  • Florida becomes 4th state to sue BP over 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The state of Florida filed a lawsuit Saturday against oil company BP and cement contractor Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, becoming Read More »

  • Opinion: Halibut plan is best yet: Catch sharing manages uncertainty, conserves stock

    Heath Hilyard, the executive director of the Southeast Alaska Guides Organization, is right (Aug. 9, News-Miner). The halibut catch sharing plan, or CSP, isn’t about conservation. Read More »
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    CO2 Not A Threat To Oceans

    For the past three decades, the public has been taught by the news media and the folks who make a living composing mathematical equations they claim Read More »

  • Global Recall on Kannad SAFELINK EPIRBs

    U.S. Coast Guard issued an urgent marine safety alert for shipowners and operators announcing the recall of certain Kannad SAFELINK brand Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs). The Read More »

  • Huge support for Miss Ally fundraisers shown

    Fundraisers for the families of the five fishermen who lost their lives are getting a huge show of support. The Courageous Crew of Miss Ally-Lost at Read More »

  • Sport Fishing Tournament Controversy: “White Marlin Open” says winner from Naples lied, broke rules

    Polygraph tests on the big winner of the White Marlin Open have determined the angler and crew members lied about following tournament rules, according to court Read More »
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    NOAA FOIA Response Suggests Refusal to Search Council Member Email Accounts for Records on At-Sea Monitoring Amendment

    Earlier this month, Cause of Action Institute (“CoA Institute”) filed an administrative appeal of a final response by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) to Read More »

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