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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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  • Reason why RNLI declined to give stricken trawler a tow to port except as last resort

    A disabled scallop trawler was forced to jettison its fishing gear as it drifted towards shipping lanes off Anglesey. An all-weather lifeboat (ALB) from Moelfre put Read More »

  • Gloucester Daily Times Fish Tales: Gloucester fisherman Russell Sherman

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  • NPFMC Bering Sea fishing decision based on science, not bias

    This week, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NFPMC) ruled that it will not be placing a limit on trawl fishing in the Bering Sea’s Pribilof Read More »

  • Depth of Despair: Coorong fishermen on suicide watch after struggling to co-inhabit with long-nosed fur seals

    Coorong fishermen express grave fears for their future cohabitation with long-nosed fur seals with “five men on suicide watch”. Southern Fishermen’s Association president Garry Hera-Singh shared his fears for the mental Read More »
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    Lobster band blues

    A walk along your nearest beach could very well be marred by the sight of thousands of multi-coloured lobster bands strewn along the high-water mark this Read More »

  • Meet the best Florida Keys lionfish killers

    “There are places in the Bahamas where, because of lionfish, there are no more parrotfish,” she said. “And we need parrotfish.”  “Averaging three dives a day, Read More »
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    Brixham beam trawler, Margaret of Ladram smashes Brixham port record

    Waterdance’s beam trawler Margaret of Ladram smashed Brixham fish market’s record this week, landing the biggest grossing trip the port has ever seen. After landing in Read More »

  • Lobster harvesters ready to ‘take matters into their own hands’

    Local lobster harvesters are prepared to patrol waters themselves and haul up illegal gear, which could spark confrontations with poachers, according to Amanda Johnson, executive director Read More »

  • Tragedy: Captain Larry Wayne Sears dies after becoming ‘entangled’ in line

    A 64-year-old Shag Harbour captain is dead after he was pulled overboard while lobster fishing in the Cape Sable area Monday night, according to Nova Scotia Read More »
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    Record of decision on Pebble delayed to autumn 2020

    A final environmental impact statement that will determine the future of a proposed copper, gold and molybdenum mine abutting the Bristol Bay watershed in Southwest Alaska Read More »

  • The Bottom Line: Embracing Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management

    National Geographic Society – The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the bedrock law governing U.S. fisheries, is up for debate and amendment in Congress. This Read More »

  • Big Pine Key Lobster fisherman court ordered to surrender 400 traps

    David Lee Boggs, 51, was ultimately charged with more than 100 counts of misdemeanor fishing without proper tags after state wildlife officers and the Monroe County Read More »
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    Commercial Fisherman Thomas “Tommy Guns” Blevin, 60, of Wildwood, NJ, has passed away

    Thomas “Tommy Guns” Blevin, 60, of Wildwood, NJ, passed away on November 9, 2022 after a brief illness. Tommy is a beloved grandson, son, nephew, brother, Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 36′ Ellis Harpoon Boat, 600HP, Daytona Mack E7 Diesel

    To review specifications, information, with 22 photos, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:36 Read More »
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    Crossing the perilous Willapa Bay bar holds a steep cost

    To reach the ocean crabbing grounds from this Southwest Washington community, Mike Green must navigate his boat through the seas that churn across the mouth of Read More »
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    New Harbour dealt a blow as Daley Brothers decide not to open fish plant for 2018

    The Trinity South community of New Harbour is facing an unheard-of predicament, as Daley Brothers has decided not to open the local fish plant for the Read More »

  • Billionaire Penny Pritzker, daughter of the co-founder of the Hyatt hotel chain and a real estate investor, pick for Commerce Secretary.

    washingtonpost.com – President Obama named two long-term aides to his Cabinet on Thursday, rounding out the list of senior advisers who will help him lead during Read More »

  • Fishermen’s group pushes wearing Personal Flotation Devices

    The Grand Manan Fishermen’s Association says the use of personal flotation devices in the commercial fishing industry is growing, but more work needs to be done. Melanie Sonnenberg, Read More »
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    Fairhaven man, New Bedford father-daughter harvest the conch

    A rugged and hearty soul, Bobby Sakwa of Fairhaven, a fixture at Hoppy’s Landing on the West Island Causeway, bears the character, weathered hands and ruddy Read More »

  • Fukushima Radiation: Govt Launches Web Site Noting Safety of Fishes Around Plant

    The site will also try to explain the process of test fishing. The federation had earlier said it conducts advance radiation checks to determine the safety Read More »
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    Alabama’s Oyster Harvest Off to Great Start

    The state’s oyster season opened on October 3, and the oyster catchers are busy plucking those delicious bivalves from the reefs in coastal waters. Scott Bannon, Read More »
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    ‘Paris has the Olympics, Menemsha has scallop-shucking’

    Around 20 commercial fishing vessels pulled up to the docks stern in. They were supposed to be in by 2 pm but most of them were Read More »

  • Spare fleet readies for Togiak herring season

    At the quiet Dillingham Boat Harbor Monday, the four-man crew of the F/V Skagerrack was on deck, patching holes in their net and mending a leaky Read More »

  • Hampidjan Canada becomes latest CatchCam distributor

    SafetyNet Technologies has entered into a strategic partnership with Hampidjan Canada Ltd. As the latest distributor of SafetyNet’s CatchCam underwater camera, Hampidjan is set to bring Read More »
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    Seafood’s Inflated and Leveling Prices, Revisited

    We decided to revisit the “Why Seafood Prices Are So Inflated” story and those whom we had interviewed to see where prices have landed in the Read More »

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