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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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American Alliance of Fishermen and their Communities (AAFC) – a formal FOIA Request
American Alliance of Fishermen and their Communities (AAFC) “PRESERVING OUR NATION’S FISHERIES FOR ALL AMERICA” P.O. Box 5490 Wakefield R.I. 02880 401-837-6932 [email protected] January 29, 2013 Read More » -
Rep. Zeldin Statement in Opposition to Black Sea Bass Quota “Deal”
“This ‘deal’ is no victory for New York fishermen and is worse than status quo with other states receiving an increase. New York continues to roll Read More » -
Fisherman forced deckhand to swim across crocodile-inhabited Queensland river
A Far North Queensland fisherman has denied claims he forced a deckhand to swim across a river known for crocodiles, starved him and locked him in Read More » -
N.S. lobster pound guilty of ‘egregious’ handling of egg-bearing female lobsters
One of Nova Scotia’s largest lobster pounds has been convicted for holding undersized and egg-bearing female lobsters at its facility on Cape Sable Island. Atlantic ChiCan Read More » -
Fisheries Minister Rejects Opposition’s Approach to Processing Controversy, Hints at ‘Significant’ Regulatory Changes
Provincial Fisheries Minister Gerry Bryne is hinting that some “significant changes” could be coming in relation to fish processors who run afoul of the regulatory process. Read More » -
Rep. John Fleming: Congress not going to gut red-snapper management for benefit of recreational anglers
Freshman Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) proposed an amendment in a House Natural Resources Committee meeting last week that would have transferred red-snapper management authority from the Read More » -
CLF says nothing short of an end to directed fishing – Another cut in cod fishing not enough for environmentalists
Fishing regulators are proposing another cutback to the catch limits for Atlantic cod, but some environmentalists say the move isn’t significant enough to slow the loss Read More » -
How Might Fish Farms Be Affecting the Lobster? Let us count the ways.
“There is a tremendous amount of waste generated by fish farms,” Milewski says. “I don’t think people have a sense of the scale.” A fairly typical Read More » -
Judge Rejects Latest Water Grab on California’s Trinity River
“This is a water grab, pure and simple, that would have put the entire California salmon fishing industry at risk,” said Glen Spain, NW Regional Director Read More » -
Wake Up Call Aboard The Pamela Sue
Carolina Seafood sits on Jeremy Creek, a creek named after King Jeremy, a Seewee Indian chief whose tribe lived along the creek’s banks. There I met Read More » -
Film tells story of Nova Scotia fishing village’s relentless battle with Ottawa
They feared being swallowed by ocean, but the 78 residents of Gabarus, N.S., never waved a white flag before the federal government. For decades, a seawall Read More » -
Gulf shrimpers contend with falling prices, tainted imports
Worrying about bills and plummeting shrimp prices, Dwayne Harrison stopped to apply for a mowing job one morning recently before dropping his nets in the Houston Read More » -
Cassie Canastras is the second generation and first woman to run the Whaling City Seafood Display Auction
Meet the woman running New Bedford’s Seafood Auction, the only scallop auction site in the world. Tens of millions of pounds of groundfish and scallops come through Read More » -
Why did a trawler run aground on Lady Musgrave Island?
Marine authorities are investigating what caused a 50m fishing trawler to run aground on Lady Musgrave Island on Friday. Two men and a dog were forced Read More » -
‘These are the risks that we take’
Walking the floor boards with worry and praying for a miracle. It’s a sadly repeated ritual in Newfoundland where the sea gives life and, just as Read More » -
Rescue 116: ‘Anger doesn’t get you anywhere’ Father of pilot Dara Fitzpatrick shares frustration
The father of tragic pilot Dara Fitzpatrick has shared his frustration following the final report on the fatal Rescue 116 crash. The report outlined the series Read More » -
More seals, and more seals, and,,,,,Seal numbers soar around Cape Cod
There are many four-star dinning establishments in Chatham, but one of the most renown for the delicacy and refinement of its cuisine isn’t on Main Street….The Read More » -
Report: Mid-Atlantic offshore wind industry would create 70,000 jobs, generate billions —- Horsesh!t!
The study was conducted for the Atlantic Wind Connection and released during the American Wind Energy Association’s annual conference in Virginia Beach. It continues through Thursday. Read More » -
Starkist accused of ‘under filling’ products
A Californian citizen has filed a federal civil action against Starkist, accusing the owner “of consistently under filling certain Starkist canned tuna products”, reports atuna. Patrick Read More » -
Fishers want ‘incredibly important’ Georges Bank protected against offshore wind development
As Nova Scotia rushes to establish an offshore wind industry, some fishers are calling for explicit protection for the rich fishing ground on Georges Bank. The Read More » -
In a Bering Sea battle of killer whales vs. fishermen, the whales are winning
In the Bering Sea, near the edge the continental shelf, fishermen are trying to escape a predator that seems to outwit them at every turn, stripping Read More » -
Clam Dredging: A Rebuttal to ShoreRivers by Marc Castelli
I am responding to the op-ed on clam dredging by Mr. Horstman. A reply is necessary because there were many missing and mishandled facts, to the Read More » -
Congress Picks Sides on Trump Plan to Expand Offshore Drilling
President Donald Trump’s plan to expand offshore oil drilling spurred dueling letters from members of Congress last week, 118 of whom say the plan is critical Read More » -
PETA: Following EPIC FAIL with Lobster Cruelty Hyperbole turns to the Boston Collge Eagle mascot
On Monday, the animal protection organization sent a letter to Neil Mendelsohn, acting Special Agent in charge of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, asking the Read More » -
A Sitka fish processor lost everything in 2020. Now it’s planning a comeback.
The wreck of its fish processing barge in Bristol Bay two years ago could have been the end of the newly formed Northline Seafoods, but the Read More »
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