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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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    DON CUDDY: Whales, fish stocks and new tech: Catching up with NOAA’s Jon Hare

    I was pleased to enjoy a wide-ranging chat with Mr. Jon Hare last week. Jon is the Science and Research Director for NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 87.7 Steel Shrimper/Longliner/Scalloper Cat 3412

    Specifications, information and 22 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< This vessel has big power and a big reduction at Read More »

  • A little rain wasn’t going to stop them from racing off the coast of Stonington!

    Lobster fishermen are a tough lot, so a little rain wasn’t going to stop them from racing off the coast of Stonington. “Oh, we’re out here Read More »

  • Editorial: Gulf states take on NOAA: More power to them

    We wish the Gulf states well, but Florida’s East Coast anglers must be tasting the twang of sour grapes this week. The U.S. House of Representatives Read More »
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    Dare County leaders reviving Working Watermen Commission

    A group focused on guiding Dare County leaders about issues surrounding the fishing industry is being revived after laying dormant for almost six years, and will Read More »

  • Fishermen suspensions trigger Maine elver quota changes

    Because some elver fishermen are expected to have their licenses suspended this year due to outstanding fines, fishermen with active licenses will not have 5 percent Read More »

  • Suncor Energy Offshore methanol leak being probed

    Suncor Energy is investigating after a methanol leak was discovered from a subsea drill centre in the Terra Nova field. The leak occurred on Wednesday, Sept. Read More »
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    Melbourne is now home to a pink Champagne and lobster bar

    Upon arrival at Pinchy’s in Melbourne’s Bourke Street, you could be forgiven for thinking you’ve returned to the womb.,, Pinchy’s imports lobster from Maine and crab from Read More »
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    Trump Executive Order Opens the Door for Massive Industrial Fish Farms in Oceans

    Last week, the Trump administration announced an executive order opening the door for large-scale fish farming. That order, as reported by the Food and Environment Reporting Read More »

  • Bill Chaprales on the hunt for the elusive great white sharks

    Captain Bill Chaprales and his son, Nick, run a commercial fishing business, maintaining 800 lobster traps and hauling in bluefin tuna. As the , they have Read More »

  • The Cover Up Of The Texas American Eel – Part Two by Jason Fregia

    Early this year I started a petition to have the Texas American Eel put on the Commercial Fishing list here in Texas after Texas and Parks Read More »

  • Canadian shrimp processors face survival test on falling quotas

    The shrinking quotas for coldwater shrimp in Canadian waters, and the connected rising prices, mean raw materials cannot sustain the current number of plants, industry sources Read More »
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    F/V Martha Rose: Menemsha becomes homeport for Wes Brighton’s 77-foot scalloper

    There’s a new boat in Chilmark, a big one. Wes Brighton recently brought the 77-foot scalloper Martha Rose to its new homeport, Menemsha.Brighton set out from Read More »

  • Federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has a right to scientific analysis of Corexit

    Canada’s fisheries minister is pushing back against a U.S. company that is refusing to let Canadian researchers test its oil spill dispersant. “We obviously have a huge Read More »

  • Zooplankton decline reported in North Atlantic

    The absence of the normal surge of plankton in the spring is a concern because that’s when cod and haddock and many other species produce offspring, Read More »

  • Saving Seafood investigat​es: Why aren’t fishermen catching their quotas? by John Cooke and Sarah Hanselman

    Some observers have expressed the view that current quotas are not being met as the result of a lack of fish. For example, Tom Dempsey, of Read More »

  • The Fish Tank Trade – Man sells 74 baby sharks caught in Florida waters – NMFS ain’t screwing around with these guys.

    Dean Trinh, 43, of Milpitas, Calif., just north of San Jose, faces 30 years in prison if convicted on five counts of illegal purchase and sale Read More »

  • California court case could disrupt WDFW Wild Future Initiative

    A decision made in a California court case may change the trajectory of a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife initiative that would raise fees for Read More »
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    Extended Closure of CA Dungeness Crab Fishing Season Will Hurt Working Families, Eliminate Holiday Crab Traditions

    “Since mid-November, fishermen have had to sit idle at the dock and accept delays in the opening of their crab season due to the new, highly Read More »

  • Southern SE could see late pink salmon push

    Rain showers expected this weekend for southern Southeast Alaska promise a much needed drink for the limited number of pink salmon that have returned so far this Read More »

  • Two more plead guilty to poaching of striped bass 7 years ago in the EEZ

    Two more commercial fishermen have pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the illegal catch and sale of striped bass from federal waters nearly seven years Read More »
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    Fish farm limbo – Cermaq Canada gets more time to decide on Nova Scotia fish farm expansion. Lobster fishers in limbo!

    The firm is part of Cermaq Global, formerly a Norwegian state-controlled salmon producer purchased by Mitsubishi Corporation in 2014 for $1.4 billion, with operations in Norway, Read More »

  • Court won’t stop BP oil spill claims payments

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP PLC must resume paying claims while it asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review its settlement with businesses over the 2010 Read More »

  • Oceana bites back at proposed rule for US dusky shark conservation

    U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration have released a proposal addressing the chronic overfishing of dusky sharks in U.S. waters. But suggested rule comes up Read More »

  • Bluefin Tuna Catch Quota Maintained as Shark Limit Rejected

    The commission, which is known as ICCAT and has 46 member countries as well as the European Union, decided to leave the 2014 quota at 1,750 Read More »

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