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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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  • Hollywood Elitist Leonardo DiCaprio and Hollywood Elitist Oceana spy on fishing industry with “Global Fishing Watch”

    Thinking of poaching a protected reef? Big Data is watching you, with a little help from the “Wolf of Wall Street” and an ocean watchdog. And Read More »

  • No Fukushima-Related Radiation Detected in Alaska Seafood

    Following the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there have been public concerns about potential impacts on Alaska seafood from the Fukushima nuclear disaster.  Although Read More »
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    A reminder from Sam Parisi to those interested in creating and implementing a U.S. Fish Bill

    Greetings to all commercial fishermen, fish processors, equipment suppliers, politicians, and citizens, that are interested and supportive of creation of the U.S. Fish Bill. It is Read More »

  • COVER STORY: ‘Cold Water’ heroes

    Forever, it seems to me, a weathered skipper sporting a sou’wester has been our founding industry’s face. But the  fishery has evolved a lot since the Read More »
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    Commercial Fisherman/Lobsterman Scott Allan Sullivan of Brunswick, Maine, has passed away

    Scott Allan Sullivan, 51, died Monday Oct. 4, 2021 at Mid Coast Hospital. He was born Sept. 25, 1970 in Key West, Fla., a son of Read More »

  • Nils Stolpe – Are you getting the idea that if you’re a fisherman Daniel Pauly isn’t on your side?

    FishNet-USA/February 22, 2016 – “… The crisis in the world’s fisheries is less about scientific proof than about attitude and political will. And the world’s fish Read More »

  • Dead squid whodunit verdict is death by natural causes – video

    Hundreds of dead squid mysteriously turned up in Victoria’s Gorge Waterway this past week, but the gruesome sight may just be a sign that the ecosystem Read More »
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    How sustainability efforts are helping the state’s fishing industry

    Pete Dolan is the captain of the Ms. Manya, a commercial scallop boat. He’s ready to set sail on a week-long trip — and ideally, when Read More »
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    Undersea cable owner seeks injunctions against trawler operators

    The owners of two transatlantic communication under sea cables are seeking High Court injunctions preventing fishing boat owners from trawling near their property. The action has Read More »

  • Commentary: Bill would provide relief to SC’s hurting shrimp industry

    First as a shrimper but also as the vice president of the South Carolina Shrimpers Association and as a director of the U.S. Shrimpers Coalition, I Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 38′ Holland Lobster, 430HP, 6 Cylinder Cummins 8.3L

    Specifications, and information Click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:27 Read More »
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    Working Waterfront: Blaine Harbor’s Community Presence

    With deeply-rooted ties to the commercial fishing industry, Blaine Harbor sees commercial fishing vessels as an important part of the waterfront. Today, a smaller fleet sets Read More »

  • Leatherback turtle sinking toward extinction says new study

    NOAA Fisheries says it has worked with the U.S. shrimp trawling industry to implement Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) and has instituted a number of regulations to help Read More »
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    Fresh fish to your door – Don’t let COVID19 stop the guys fishing – buy online or from a supplier near you!

    Two days ago, the local netter Stelissa skippered by Ryan Davey decided to take a chance and head out through the gaps and commit him, his Read More »
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    Maine Granted Intervenor Status in Lawsuit Challenging Federal Regulations

    Governor Janet Mills announced today that the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has been granted intervenor status in Maine Lobstermen’s Association v National Marine Fisheries Service, Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 36′ Calvin Beal Lobster/Scalloper, 550HP Iveco Cursor 9 Diesel

    To review specifications, information, and 35 photos’,>click here<, To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 08:31 Read More »

  • NOAA Regional Administrator John Bullard bemoans state of groundfish at Explorium talk

    The session, the third in the Explorium’s Global Voice speaking series, was low-key, especially compared to the last few New England Fisheries Management Council meetings where Read More »

  • Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq vie for licence in lucrative Arctic surf clam fishery

    Thirteen Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq bands have announced they are partnering with Clearwater Seafoods to seek a licence in the lucrative Arctic surf clam fishery, following a Read More »

  • Louisiana Crawfish Rebounds

    The last two years for Louisiana’s crawfish industry has been difficult. From the BP oil spill to meager years caused by summer drought and winter cold, Read More »

  • Encouraging results from fishing trials with new trawl design for reducing unwanted catches

    Preliminary fishing trials using a new design of prawn trawl developed to reduce unwanted bycatches of fish have produced encouraging results. The prototype trawl, which is Read More »

  • Connecticut’s Controversial Shellfish Bill Dead For 2015

    The controversial bill, which the legislature’s legal staff warned was potentially unconstitutional, was “recommitted” to the General Assembly’s Environment Committee Saturday. A coalition representing the biggest Read More »

  • The Science Suggests a Marine Reserve Zone Won’t Save Biscayne’s Reefs

    As many of you know, I have been proud to help lead a bipartisan group of Florida’s Congressional leaders, including Democrats like Sen. Bill Nelson and Read More »

  • Commercial crabber calls out Al Gore on fake science, explains sea level hasn’t changed at all since 1970

    In promotion of his latest film, “An Inconvenient Sequel,” former vice president and global warming activist Al Gore is still desperately trying to make the case Read More »

  • Kirk Fish Co. rides out another stone crab season in Goodland

    Goodland’s afternoon stickiness pushes through the doorway of the fish house where Patty Kirk is hand-mixing her umpteenth batch of mustard sauce. It’s May 11, a Read More »
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    Two missing fishermen found dead off the Maine coast

    The crew of another fishing boat recovered the bodies of two people, believed to have been crew members on the Hayley Ann, from the waters southeast Read More »

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