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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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    Commentary: Questions abound with industrial oyster farm bill, It’s dirty – plain and simple.

    Wonder what all the heartburn is about with the oyster restoration bill sponsored by local legislators Sen. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort, and Rep. Beverly Boswell, R-Dare? It’s Read More »

  • Proposed Maine Elver Eel Lottery Would Keep Industry Viable

    A proposal to create a new lottery system to allow people into Maine’s big-money baby eel fishery is the best way to keep the industry sustainable, Read More »

  • ‘Fishermen are tired of lies of politicians and environmental groups, plan wave of protests against Brussels

    Dutch fishermen are planning a series of protests against European rules that they claim are destroying their industry. The ‘Eendracht Maakt Kracht’ (‘Unity Is Strength’) movement Read More »

  • Community of Isle Madame divided over disappearance of man presumed murdered

    PETIT de GRAT — There have been lines cut and lines crossed off the rocky shore of Isle Madame. Phillip Boudreau, a well-liked but widely accused poacher Read More »
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    Water Under the Bridge: Dec. 24, 2019 – 10 years ago this week, 2009 in Oregon

    Derrick Ray has survived two divorces and 23 grueling winters crabbing in the Bering Sea. He steered boats through 40-foot breakers and stayed up for five Read More »

  • Lauren Reid: The Truth About Tuna – Sailing to the Front Line of Pacific Tuna Fisheries

    With recent stories of overfishing, shark finning, and human rights abuses (one New York Times reporter stated that being a fisherman in some parts of the Pacific Read More »

  • Coakley and Cod By Matt Rigney the author of In Pursuit of Giants: One Man’s Global Search for the Last of the Great Fish,

    Massachusetts attorney general Martha Coakley announced on May 31st that the state will sue the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for setting cod limits so low Read More »

  • EPA causes a major environmental disaster, the question is: will it fine itself and fire those involved?

    The often justifies its own existence by noting that corporations, who see profit as their goal rather than environmental protection, are ill-equipped (or at least, ill-prioritized) Read More »

  • Closure fresh in memory, setnetters innovate for season

     KENAI — Gary Hollier has a king salmon problem.The commercial setnetter has had it for a few years and he’s far from the  only one. Most of the east Read More »

  • Nation’s #1 Fishing Port Addresses Groundfish Crisis with Technology; Issues Recommendations for Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization

    The Port of New Bedford, America’s most valuable commercial fishing port, has released a six-pronged plan for the revitalization of the Northeast’s struggling groundfish fishery, and Read More »
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    Invasive Green Crab Detected in Alaska for the First Time

    The green crab is an invasive marine species spreading throughout the coastal waters of the United States. Efforts between NOAA Fisheries and Metlakatla Indian Community have been leading the way Read More »

  • South Carolina shrimpers applaud decision to impose duties on shrimp imported from four countries

    South Carolina shrimpers are celebrating the U.S. International Trade Commission’s recent decision to crack down on frozen shrimp imports from four countries. The ITC voted in Read More »

  • Commercial longline seasons to open March 11th, on time

    Commercial longliners in Alaska can go fishing on March 11 after all. The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Friday. March 3 that March 11th will be Read More »

  • Discovery Channel’s ‘Lobstermen’ Star Captain Tim Handrigan Delivers Live, Fresh Lobsters to Doorsteps Nationwide

    For over 30 years, Legendary New England Lobsterman Tim Handrigan of Discovery Channel’s “Lobstermen” series has been catching Live Maine Lobsters in the deep icy waters of the Read More »
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    30 years after oil spill, he will never forget or forgive

    Bob Day is 75 now. A fisherman for much of his life, he grew up on Alaska’s Prince William Sound. He will never, ever forget or Read More »
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    Reminder: June Webinar Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting, June16th-17th

    Due to public health concerns related to the spread of COVID-19, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s June meeting will be conducted by webinar only.,, The Mid-Atlantic Read More »

  • Falklands Trawler Launched In Marín

    The Nodosa Shipyard at Marín in the Galician region of Spain has floated off one of the three large factory vessels it has under construction. The Read More »
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    At-Sea-Monitoring: U.S. Supreme Court takes up fishermen’s fight over US conservation funding

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether the government can require commercial fishermen to help fund a program monitoring herring catches off New Read More »

  • No green light for Cape Wind – Cape offshore wind energy foes suffer setback

    The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday denied a petition by wind-farm opponents appealing the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of the proposed Nantucket Read More »

  • New Bedford!! – Complete Guide to the 2014 Working Waterfront Festival – September 27th, 28th

    The nation’s number one commercial fishing port hosts the annual Working Waterfront Festival, a free, family friendly celebration of commercial fishing culture. The 2014 event takes Read More »

  • Motive behind the set net ban is reallocation – Jerry McCune

    This is about the anti-set net ballot initiative that is before the Alaska Supreme Court and the devastating effect it will have on commercial fishing and Read More »
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    Entangled Whale Prompts Criticism Of Gill Nets

    The small whale that was freed from a commercial fishing net after becoming entangled off Sagaponack last week has prompted community concern about the safety of Read More »

  • Lots of salmon out in the ocean pasture means good fishing likely in months ahead

    The commercial troll fishery off the southern coast at Ilwaco has been on fire in recent days, and that should bode well when the hatchery-marked selective Read More »

  • Tally’s hauls big tuna from the woods

    What would you do if you came across a 400-pound tuna in the woods? Perhaps a better question: What in the world was a dead tuna Read More »

  • F/V Huachinango saved from sinking by crew, Coast Guard

    A commercial fishing vessel from Brownsville is slowly making its way back to port Tuesday, thanks to some quick actions by its crew and Coast Guard Read More »

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