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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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  • Nova Scotia MP says he faced death threats as Maritime elver fishery descended into lawlessness

    MPs in Ottawa heard “alarming” accounts Thursday of failed Canadian government efforts to thwart the black-market fishery for baby eels, or elvers, earlier this year. It included Read More »

  • Predator-prey relationship of Lingcod and Rockfish – Catching one improves chances for the other

    The UW scientists examined this predator-prey relationship between lingcod and rockfish to see if allowing lingcod fishing in rockfish conservation areas could take some of the Read More »
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    Don Cuddy – Local Salvage Company has Unique Edge on Marine Work

    Two fishing boats going down at Homer’s Wharf in New Bedford harbor in the wee hours of February 5 made headline news, particularly since both were Read More »

  • Cape Wind hopes loan not blown

    “This is another huge waste of taxpayer dollars for a project that will never get built,” said Audra Parker, head of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Read More »

  • Joint Task Force Atlantic release video of medevac rescue

    A new video has been released by the Joint Task Force Atlantic that shows a medical evacuation from a fishing vessel off the coast of Newfoundland The Read More »

  • The next Salmon Battle. HYDABURG, Alaska has what the Green Beans and the War Machine need. “rare-earth” element Dysprosium.

    Because the Department of Defense needs dysprosium for weapons production, it has recently shown interest in Bokan Mountain –Dr. David Shuh,  a senior scientist in the Chemical Sciences Read More »

  • On Sale at Hercules SLR, New Bedford – Buy 5 DSPAs, Save $500 Bucks!

    DSPA Systems Benefits – Easy to install and maintain – Fit for a wide variety of applications – Deploys quickly and safely – Does not need to be Read More »
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    Prince William Sound harvest tops 67M salmon

    Commercial harvesters wished they could have had more fishing time at the beginning of the season, but by the end of the season it certainly wasn’t Read More »

  • IPHC staff reflect on 2015 season, decisions, with Joe Viechnicki

    A little over a month from now, the International Pacific Halibut Commission will meet to start considering catch limits for next season. IPHC executive director Bruce Read More »

  • Possible World Record breaker for longest lobster roll at the P.E.I. Shellfish Festival

    At 79-feet and one-inch long, organizers felt the sandwich was big enough to earn the Guinness world record. The sandwich was prepared by Charlottetown chef Ross Read More »

  • The North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting in Seattle, WA January 30 thru February 6, 2017

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will begin their meeting week on Monday, January 30, and continue through Monday February 6, 2017 at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel, Read More »
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    Ottawa reverses cut to Gulf shrimp quota; FISH-NL savours win for inshore harvesters

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is pleased to learn that Fisheries and Oceans has reversed its decision to cut the Read More »
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    Crew escapes with their lives after F/V Mount Pavlof sinks near Ketchikan

    Four fishermen escaped with their lives over the weekend after a seine vessel sank south of Ketchikan. Crewmembers from another fishing boat heard their distress call Read More »
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    How a ‘rogue’ environmental group transformed (HIJACKED) American fisheries

    One of the nation’s largest environmental groups — bankrolled with $50 million from the heirs to the Walmart fortune — has spent millions of dollars pushing Read More »

  • Wisconsin DNR ponders commercial whitefish regulation changes, Sport fishers concerned

    A leading Wisconsin sportfishing advocate is urging anglers to provide input as the Department of Natural Resources considers changes to rules in Green Bay and Lake Read More »
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    New Zealand: Regulatory approval of new innovative trawl technology

    Fisheries New Zealand has approved the use of the Precision Seafood Harvesting (PSH) Modular Harvest System (MHS) in North Island inshore fisheries for snapper, tarakihi, trevally, Read More »

  • Contessi Demonstrates Its Confidence

    Mar del Plata shipyard Astillero Contessi has launched a new coastal fresher trawler to operate in the Patagonian ports of Rawson and Comodoro Rivadavia. The yard Read More »

  • Nigel Farage Elected to Parliament on Strong Night for Reform UK as He Blasts TV Coverage of Election Night: “It’s Almost Comical”

    Nigel Farage has won a seat in the UK parliament at the eighth attempt on a strong night for his Reform UK party, as he branded Read More »

  • CLF Environmental Lawyers Attack Industry Lawyers on Closure Issues Using Research That Fails To Support Their Own Recommendations

    WASHINGTON — February 24, 2014 — The following was released by Andrew E. Minkiewicz and Anne Hawkins of the Fisheries Survival Fund : Last week, the lawyers at Read More »
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    So Cal Cities Sue Over Tijuana Sewage Polluting US Beaches

    Southern California cities, tired of their beaches and waterways being polluted by sewage entering U.S. waters from Tijuana, Mexico, sued the international agency tasked with upholding Read More »
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    Three generations of the Hamada family have fished British Columbia’s coast. Will the latest outlive the salmon they seek?

    The Hamadas tell me this story on a November night in 2019 in their one-story home built by Satoshi, tucked away in the heart of Richmond, Read More »
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada faces deluge of calls to improve ‘suspect’ science

    The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is being flooded with calls for change after a parliamentary committee examined how the federal agency conducts, interprets and acts Read More »

  • Speaking of Whales! – Photos – Polar bear wins tug of war with Nunavut man over beluga

    Peter Kaludjak of Arviat, Nunavut, caught a beluga whale in Hudson Bay this week, only to have a polar bear also take an interest in it. Read More »
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    Nova Scotia: Lobster industry fears prolonged effects of coronavirus outbreak as exports halted, prices drop

    A month ago, China appeared to be a land of endless opportunity for Nova Scotia’s $1-billion lobster industry, with fishers collecting record returns for their catches Read More »

  • Hawaii Lawmakers To Obama: Don’t Grow Marine Monument

    Amid the flurry of final votes on hundreds of bills last week, Hawaii lawmakers privately weighed whether to sign a letter to President Obama that Rep. Read More »

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