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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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  • Massachusetts lobstermen drop lawsuit against California aquarium that told people to stop eating lobster

    The Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association has ended its fight against a California aquarium that says people shouldn’t buy and eat lobster because of the risks the fishery poses on the Read More »
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    Trollers call for Murkowski’s aid with treaty

    “You take our fish, you take our lives!” This is the fourth time salmon trollers have taken to the streets during the 2018 season to protest Read More »

  • New England: Groundfish Revenue DOWN 41 percent – Local fishermen critical of NOAA reports on industry

    Despite the findings, locals aren’t convinced that the much-maligned industry or fishermen in the Northeast are recovering. “I don’t believe them,” said New Hampshire Commercial Fishermen’s Read More »

  • OOPS!! – Pipe breaks on Nova Scotia drilling rig, falls to ocean floor

    Two kilometres of pipe that connects an offshore drilling rig to a wellhead deep under the ocean broke off and sank in a storm off Nova Read More »
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    Midwater trawler critics intend to appeal court decision

    Fishermen in the Gulf of Maine are seeking to appeal a federal judge’s reversal of an exclusion zone that keeps herring trawlers 12 miles offshore. The Read More »

  • Trawl fleet continuing to fish for Pacific cod, first committee hearing to advance Dr. Roland Maw, lively and contentious!

    The boats fishing for Pacific cod with pots in the central Gulf of Alaska federal season finally wrapped up their 17.9 million pound quota Monday, a Read More »

  • The New Bedford Working Waterfront Festival…September 29 & 30, 2012 Free Admission – Free Parking

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  • Louisiana commercial fishery tops Gulf of Mexico in total catch and revenue

    Louisiana commercial fishers in 2012 had the largest amount of commercial seafood landed in the Gulf of Mexico and garnered the most revenue from that catch Read More »

  • Tapeworm from Asian waters found in Southcentral Alaska salmon

    Scientists have found evidence that a parasite from Asian salmon has been spreading to North American fish, according to a newly released study on samples taken from Read More »

  • Video: Coast Guard Aircrew Delivers Dewatering Pump to Vessel Taking on Water North of Depoe Bay, Ore.

    A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew lowers a dewatering pump to the crew of the fishing vessel Inseiner as it transits through the Pacific Ocean Read More »
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    State, federal officials vow to take quick action on Federal Fishery Disaster Declaration for salmon fishing industry

    State and federal officials are vowing to move quickly to secure disaster aid for Californians affected by the closure of this year’s commercial and recreational salmon Read More »
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    Sanfilippo invited to Rose Garden for salmon fight

    For more than a decade Angela Sanfilippo, president of the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association, has helped advocate for the cause to protect Bristol Bay in Southwest Read More »

  • Inshore Fishermen Frustrated with the Fish Food and Allied Workers Union – What Representation?!!

    I want to express my displeasure and frustration with the Fish Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) union. My goal, along with the help of fellow fishers, Read More »
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    That Reminds Me: The Arthur Cavanagh and the end of an era

    “At precisely 8 0’clock on the morning of Jan 10th (1962), the old trawler Arthur Cavanagh unobtrusively slipped her moorings in Milford docks, and with a Read More »

  • Seals blamed for drop in Strait of Georgia juvenile salmon stocks

    A bountiful population of harbour seals is a prime suspect in the decline of coho and chinook in the Strait of Georgia, according to a new Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Cape Dory Split Wheelhouse Lobster boat, 500HP Lugger

    Specifications, information and 23 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >Click here<14:19 Read More »
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    Dungeness crab fleet readies for opener as weather hampers season start for some

    A monthlong delay in the opening of the Dungeness season will conclude this weekend, allowing the commercial fleet to get out on the water and start Read More »

  • Seiners try co-op to finish Sitka herring season – audio

    Herring seiners in Sitka launched a cooperative fishery on Wednesday in an attempt to salvage what remains of the 2013 sac roe season. So far in Read More »

  • Prince Rupert Reacts to Job Losses at CANFISCO

    “A slap in the face” That’s what union executives are calling the cuts to the salmon canning industry in Prince Rupert. The union representing says it Read More »

  • N.J. fishing industry works to recover from Sandy-POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J.

    Commercial fisherman Jim Lovgren has navigated some rough seas lately. First, his 70-foot trawler, Viking II, swamped in high waves and sank 80 miles off Cape Read More »
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    Oil spill raises new questions about fast-growing N.L. oil industry

    Newfoundland and Labrador’s ambitious plans to dramatically expand the province’s lucrative offshore oil and gas industry got a nasty jolt on Nov. 16. Amid a fierce Read More »

  • Newfoundland fisher harvesters consider disaffiliating from Unifor

    Representatives of the upstart Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) applied to the provincial Labour Relations Board on Dec. 30 to certify Read More »
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    AFT Holdings to Withdraw from Direct Investment in Tuna Vessels

    AFT Holdings, Inc. today announced its intent this year to withdraw its direct investment in the U.S. Flagged Ocean Global and Sea Global Fleet of Tuna Read More »
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    Sipekne’katik says their livelihood fishery has brought in 100,000 pounds of lobster

    Sipekne’katik First Nation said Wednesday they have caught just under 100,000 pounds of lobster since the fishery launched Sept.17, according to their compliance officers. That’s about Read More »

  • Did the Obama admin sit on an FDA report for political reasons? why were they just released Dec. 21 — seven months later?

    The Food and Drug Administration released long-awaited documents Dec. 21 on genetically modified salmon: an assessment of the fish’s potential environmental effects and a preliminary “finding Read More »

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