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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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    Missing shrimper identified as La Feria resident

    A missing shrimper last seen on South Padre Island has been identified as 35-year-old Christopher Vargas from La Feria. According to a release from the U.S. Read More »

  • Conservationists challenge Obama’s Columbia salmon plan

    Conservation groups and salmon advocates have challenged the Obama administration’s latest plan for making Columbia Basin dams safe for salmon. NOAA Fisheries NMFS said in a Read More »

  • Gillnetter F/V Native Son II ‘in the right place at the right time’

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  • B.C. environmental groups lose bid to stop Alaskan fishery’s sustainable certification

    A coalition of Canadian environmental groups has lost its latest bid to prevent Alaska’s salmon fishery from being labelled as sustainable by an international certification body. Read More »
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    Pacific salmon recovery report gives 32 recommendations to reverse declines

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  • Missing fisherman may have been shot over lobster dispute – Witnesses tell CBC News gunshots heard morning of Phillip Boudreau’s diappearance

    The case police have put together draws a disturbing picture of an out-of-control fight over lobster fishing territory that ended in gunfire and death. Police officers Read More »

  • Maine lobsterman grateful for presidential pardon

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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 31, 2020

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    Coronavirus is death knell for Scottish fishing industry

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