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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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    The storm was the latest setback to a multimillion-dollar commercial fishing and seafood-processing industry that appeared poised to finally rebound from floods, including two devastating tropical Read More »

  • ‘We Need Our Docks!’: Shrimpers’ plea as county reconsiders lease

    The Trico shrimp docks on San Carlos Island remain abandoned, damaged, and tangled in a growing dispute over their future. These docks once served as a Read More »
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    A seismic shock – Dominion May End $10B Offshore Wind Project Over Performance Clause

    The giant utility Dominion Energy has found itself in a disagreement with state regulators over a proposed performance guarantee for its $10 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Read More »

  • Greenpeace Report provides route to transforming Pacific tuna fisheries

    A new report, launched today, Monday, by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, aims to provide a blueprint on how Pacific Island governments and regional bodies can promote a Read More »

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    David Boyd – No footprints in the snow

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  • Sen. Wicker goes fishing for information – how the DMR will handle almost $11 million in federal money

    U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker went on a fishing expedition Wednesday afternoon, and it wasn’t just to catch blue crabs and shrimp. It was to fish for Read More »

  • Senate Resources Holds a Confirmation Hearing for Board of Fisheries Member Fritz Johnson

    The Senate Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing on Friday for the man who represents the Bristol Bay region on the Alaska Board of Fisheries. KDLG’s Read More »

  • The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet USA

    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 Read More »

  • A Historic Agreement – Canada and U.S. suspend all fishing for Canadian-origin Yukon River chinook salmon

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    Crew airlifted from stuck fishing vessel Avalon Princess, taking on water near La Scie

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    Salmon fishing closures won’t save the whales. Federal government accused of going after salmon fishery as ‘low hanging fruit’

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    Does exclusion of fishermen from decision-making places on the future of oceans prefigure the end of fishing?

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  • Groundfish boosts Alaska fishing jobs, 84% of total fish poundage

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