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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

• Recent Posts

  • Strong sockeye run for Upper Cook Inlet, weaker run for Lower Cook Inlet

    The Upper Cook Inlet commercial fishing industry will see a spike in sockeye salmon harvest this year, if the Alaska Department of Fish & Game’s forecast Read More »

  • Hammond crab fisherman serving jail time for illegal pots

    A North Coast man recently found guilty following a 2007 commercial crab enforcement operation off the Oregon Coast began serving his sentence last week in Tillamook Read More »

  • Noise Pollution from an Ocean Idustrialization Shill

    Your View: Polluter blockade of New Bedford wind jobs finally falling, Miles Grant lives in New Bedford and is senior communications manager for the National Wildlife Read More »

  • Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga wants fishing in research zone of National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.

    Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has asked the US Department of Commerce to allow bottom fishing in one of the two areas of Aunu’u that is now part of the Read More »

  • From the Deckboss

    Boot Vince Webster! – Dismal news for Chinook trollers – It’s over – The latest on the Sitka herring fishery – 48 hours in Anchorage – Read More »
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    Marathon kids grow up to be industry professionals

    When visitors and locals pour in to the Original Marathon Seafood Festival this weekend, they’ll be thinking about the tasty seafood. Maybe they’ll wonder about the Read More »

  • Norwegian firm Grieg Seafarms poised to invest $300 million in Placentia Bay

    But Marystown Mayor Sam Synard is predicting that Placentia Bay will soon become the industry’s epicentre. He said a Norwegian company is poised to invest some Read More »

  • Norwegian fishermen snagged U.S. nuclear-powered submarine

    “We had just emptied the nets and put them out again and was on our way back to shore at Sommarøya when we were called by Read More »

  • Narragansett Fishermen Part Of New England Photography Exhibit at Fishing Heritage Center in New Bedford

    Connecticut-based photographer Markham Starr has dedicated almost a decade to documenting New England’s fishing industry. His photos, featured in an exhibit at the Fishing Heritage Center Read More »

  • Scientists, Industry Leaders Question Validity of Yellowtail Flounder Assessments

    As the Transboundary Resources Assessment Committee (TRAC) publicizes its recommendations for drastically reduced catch limits for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, a diverse group of industry stakeholders and marine scientists Read More »
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    Boudreau family makes local shipbuilding history

    The largest modern fishing boat ever manufactured on Isle Madame hit the water in October. Father and son duo Adolphe and Shawn Boudreau completed construction on Read More »

  • Full on fish landings this #FishyFriday in Newlyn.

    Good Morning from Newlyn! 22 photos and a nice video! >click to review< 09:47 Read More »

  • NRDC, CLF, CBD Acts to Defend Atlantic’s First Marine Monument

    NRDC is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit that challenges the New England marine monument established last September—the first such monument off the continental U.S. Together Read More »
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    Brixham Trawler race is no more. 2019 Trawler Race was the last.

    It’s described by the organisers as the end of an era. The high point of the year for the English port of Brixham – the annual Read More »
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    The war over scallops and the future of sustainable fishing in Scotland

    Just sixty tonnes of the species were landed at Scottish ports in 1960. In 2019 the equivalent figure topped 15,000 tonnes, down 2% from 2018 but Read More »
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    Englund Marine celebrates 75 years, and are hosting “thank you” events at seven locations on Friday!

    On Friday, July 19, in celebration of the milestone, the company will be hosting a “thank you” event at each of their seven retail stores. The Read More »

  • FISH-NL advises Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc to cancel 2017 sentinel cod program 

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26th, 2017 The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) has written federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc Read More »
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    There’s a Repulican Running for US Senate, He’s Listening to the Industry People in New Bedford

    Geoff Diehl cruised around the Port of New Bedford in an RV Tuesday that maneuvered in and out of small entrances and exits.  The red, white, Read More »
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    MPA’s – Conch herds face death by old age as young molluscs disappear

    The queen of the sea, a monster mollusk that inspired its own republic in the American state of Florida, is in trouble. A marine preserve in Read More »

  • Celebrating the Crew of the Elite Navigator

    Speaker, in the noble tradition that defines our existence as a people, every day, thousands of men and women in this province take to the sea Read More »
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    NOAA’s civil action against Carlos Rafael involves scallop permits

    NOAA seeks $900M, all permits from Codfather in civil action – On Wednesday, the federal agency responsible for managing the nation’s fisheries issued the charging documents Read More »

  • $34.2 Million of Funding for Major Upgrades of Salmon Hatcheries and Spawning Channels

    The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, joined by Andrew Saxton, MP for North Vancouver and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, and Read More »
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    All about Andrew – the fisherman who became Patron Saint of Scotland

    The Bible tells us he was a fisherman who converted to Christianity and became one of Jesus Christ’s original disciples, so perhaps it’s no surprise he’s Read More »
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    New super sturdy lobster trap goes into production

    The Lobster Trap Co., which aims to build a more robust trap than what is now available, is making its first commercial manufacturing run of its Read More »

  • Salmon fishing season likely to be shorter in 2016

    North Coast fishermen may have plenty of free time on their hands this summer if regulators adopt any of three proposed alternatives for this year’s commercial Read More »

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