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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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  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 36′ Calvin Beal Lobster/Scalloper, 550HP Iveco Cursor 9 Diesel

    To review specifications, information, and 35 photos’,>click here<, To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 08:31 Read More »

  • Adjacency – Shrimp fishermen storm DFO building, come away with signed agreement

    The protesters, members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Independent Fish Harvesters’ Association (NLIFHA), kicked in a window at the building’s main entrance, stormed the building and Read More »
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    Garret Graves calls CARES Act funding for Louisiana fisheries a ‘slap in the face’

    U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement regarding the $12,477,165 allocated to Louisiana fisheries to mitigate the economic hardships accrued by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Read More »

  • Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in Galveston, TX October 5 – 8, 2015 Listen Live!

    The public is invited to attend the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting at the Hilton Galveston Island 5400 Seawall Boulevard Galveston, TX . Read the Committee Read More »
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    OC residents worry offshore wind farm will destroy coastline without easing climate change

    “When I first heard about it, in my imagination, it was just going to be one or two, similar to what they have off Block Island Read More »
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    Lobstermen gather for foggy farewell to Andrew Gove

    Dozens of lobster boats gathered off Greenhead on foggy Deer Island Thorofare Sunday morning to remember and pay tribute to “Uncle” Andrew Gove. A fisherman for Read More »

  • President Donald Trump’s inaugural lunch menu will feature Maine Lobster, Gulf Wild Shrimp, and California Champagne

    Soon after he’s sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump will dine on Maine lobster, Gulf shrimp, and Seven Hills Angus Read More »

  • B.C. commercial fisherman fined $33K for harvesting catch in unique reefs

    The owner of a commercial halibut vessel in British Columbia received more than $33,000 in fines for fishing in a marine protected area containing glass sponge Read More »
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    Coast Guard, CDC: We’ll change mask rule, but for now won’t enforce masks on fishing boats, commercial vessels, ferries

    The Centers for Disease Control and U.S. Coast Guard, reversing their position from less than a month ago, said the federal agencies will no longer enforce Read More »
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    Fake News claim: Coronavirus has been found in crab legs

    Social media users have been sharing an image online that purports to be a screen grab of a news report claiming that the coronavirus has been Read More »

  • North Pacific Council Meeting in Anchorage December 8 -16, 2014 Listen Live with Adobe Connect!

     The Agenda and Schedule  From This Notice are available by clicking here  For Adobe Connect to listen, click here  18:34 Read More »
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    Hunger Strike – FISH-NL VP protesting outside DFO in St. John’s

    The vice president of FISH-NL is camping outside the Department of Fisheries and Oceans building in St. John’s in protest. Richard Gillett, a fish harvester from Twillingate, says he Read More »

  • Proposed fishermen’s academy aims to keep teens in school

    ROCKLAND, Maine — The Class of 2015 at Oceanside High School started with 203 freshmen in the fall of 2011, but by this year only 158 Read More »

  • Impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on coral is deeper and broader than predicted

    A new discovery of two additional coral communities showing signs of damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill expands the impact footprint of the 2010 spill Read More »

  • NOAA Approves State Water Exemptions for Scallop Fisheries in Maine and Massachusetts

    The State Waters Scallop Exemption Program allows federal permit holders to fish in the state waters scallop fishery on a more equitable basis where federal and state Read More »
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    FFAW-Unifor bans thousands of members from running for executive positions in communist-like move: FISH-NL

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) accuses the FFAW-Unifor executive of manipulating the union Constitution to project their own jobs, and Read More »

  • RI Fishermen, Scientists Study Impact Of Offshore Wind Farm On Fisheries

    Every month for the past four and a half years, Captain Rodman Sykes has sailed out toward the Block Island Sound with his crew and a Read More »
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    Many US lobster companies coping well with tariff impact

    As the trade war between the United States and China continues, with indications that it may escalate even further, most U.S.-based lobster companies have seen their Read More »

  • Pacific Fishery Management Council considers closing ocean salmon seasons due to projected poor coho returns

    Poor forecasts for returning coho salmon are prompting state and tribal fishery managers to consider closing all salmon fisheries in Washington’s ocean waters this year as Read More »

  • ASMFC scientists conclude Maine’s shrimp fishery should stay shut down

    A scientific committee says Maine’s shuttered cold water shrimp fishery should stay shut down for at least another year. The shrimp fishery has been shuttered since Read More »
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    Future of right whale safe fishing gear could be in Southern waters

    Getting heavy ropes out of the water column in Atlantic Coast saltwater fisheries is key to averting the extinction in our lifetimes of the North Atlantic Read More »
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    Captain of scorched fishing vessel mourns loss of ‘dream’ boat

    It’s been three days since Stan Bennett and his crew were rescued safe and sound after issuing a mayday from their burning fishing vessel, and now Read More »

  • NOAA Is Rolling Out a Plan to Radically Expand Offshore Aquaculture. Not Everyone Is Onboard

    The cardboard gravestones read “RIP Local fisherman,” “RIP Wild Fish,” and “RIP Humpback Whales.” Assembled in response to new aquaculture sites planned off the coast of Read More »

  • Oregon: Delayed Commercial Dungeness crab season

    Pre-season testing shows Dungeness crabs are too low in meat yield in some ocean areas, delaying Oregon’s commercial season until at least Dec. 16, according to Read More »
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    Canadian Coast Guard struggling

    Reduced search-and-rescue coverage, ferry-service disruptions, cancelled resupply runs to Arctic and coastal communities and nearly $2 million in lost navigational buoys. Those are among the real Read More »

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