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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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    Prosecutors from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office have convened a grand jury and are subpoenaing witnesses as part of an investigation into Geno Marconi, director Read More »

  • “day of reckoning”? the fishing community “can’t take its foot off the pedal. This is a fight that has to continue,”

    But Bullard was the person who made the official decision to slash quotas to rebuild stocks, and there were many in the crowd who are angry Read More »

  • Where is the Federal Government? Couple reunited after volunteer rescue pilot threatened with arrest in North Carolina

    “I don’t think we ever ran out of hope. We had each other, and that was the main thing,” Mike Coffey said when asked if they Read More »

  • Officials calling for more accurate fish counts

    The federal agency in charge of the nation’s fisheries should do a better job counting fish so it can develop proper catch limits for recreational anglers, Read More »

  • 55-year-old Fisherman medevaced from F/V John S. Dempster in Southern Chesapeake Bay

    The Coast Guard medevaced a 55-year-old man Monday from a fishing boat in southern Chesapeake Bay. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a call Read More »

  • Three bodies found in freezer of suspected illegal fishing boat off Papua New Guinea

    The suspected illegal fishing vessel was found on December 10 at Paona Island, a 45-minute boat ride from Fead Island, which is 200 kilometres north of Read More »
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    Atlantic Salmon fish farm in Florida aims to take over US market

    Atlantic Sapphire, the Norwegian indoor salmon fish farm, might have gotten its start in 2010, but the company is heading into the new decade with ambitious Read More »
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    New vessel is part of the Atlantic Dawn Group’s ambitious programme of fleet renewal

    Built for the McHugh family in Killybegs, Ella G-233 is primarily a pelagic vessel with options for whitefish, and replaces Star of Hope. Ella has been Read More »

  • Why this Newfoundland chef is hungry for controversy with ‘delicious’ seal meat

    Chef Todd Perrin’s got a challenge on his hands. Convincing people to eat seal, one of the world’s most controversial ingredients, is not a simple task. Read More »
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    New England Fishery Management Council explores monitoring alternatives

    The New England Fishery Management Council continues to work on an amendment to improve monitoring within the groundfish fishery, with a particular emphasis on generating more Read More »

  • The Value of Bristol Bay Driftnet Permits Continues to Climb

    The value of Bristol Bay driftnet permits continues to increase with lots of transactions as fishermen prepare for this summer’s sockeye fishery in the Bay. KDLG’s Read More »

  • Trawlers 86’d from Unalaska Bay?

    While a trawler lobbyist doubts his boats would risk tearing up a $100,000 net on a crab pot in Unalaska Bay, local small boat fishermen have Read More »

  • Salmon gillnetting to resume Aug. 7 in the Columbia River

    Nine nights of gillnetting in the lower Columbia River between Warrior Rock and Beacon Rock will begin Aug. 7. The commercial fleet will fish Sundays, Tuesdays Read More »

  • On a Survey, Somewhere in the Gulf of Maine,,,

    800 lbs of cod for a 20 minute tow. Plus 2 bushel of yellowtail and    1 1/2 bushel of blackbacks. Pretty amazing- but there are Read More »

  • Photos: Louisiana Shrimp Fest/ Shrimp Aid brings attention to the struggling local shrimp industry

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  • A government working group is to examine allegations of abuse in Ireland’s fishing industry.

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  • Nunavut shrimp interests hurt by Thailand slave-labour stock that ‘taints’ entire industry

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  • A comprehensive article about Massachusetts DMF Industry-Based Survey underway in Gulf of Maine

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  • 25 dead pilot whales found south of Marco Island

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  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 57′ Fiberglass Scalloper, 350 HP Cummins

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  • Celtic Explorer departs St. John’s on northern cod fishery mission

    A fisheries vessel departed St. John’s Tuesday with a 30-day mission to study the northern cod fishery, part of a five-year research project. The Celtic Explorer Read More »

  • Warren hosts serious, deliberative fishing hearing

    Dr. Brian Rothschild, retired UMass professor of marine science and president of the fledgling Center for Sustainable Fisheries, called for a sweeping overhaul of the Magnuson Read More »

  • Another Big Green power player moves up in Obama’s Washington

    President Obama this week nominated Rhea Sun Suh to be the Department of the Interior’s assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks, a move that has Read More »

  • Bering Sea trawl fleet files lawsuit over new halibut bycatch limits

    A trade association representing the Bering Sea bottom-trawl fleet filed a lawsuit this week in federal court, arguing that new halibut bycatch limits are unfair and unlawful. Read More »

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