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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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  • Death of woman found on lobster boat no longer considered suspicious

    RCMP say the death of a 20-year-old woman found dead on a Brier Island-based lobster boat Tuesday is no longer considered suspicious. “The investigation, obviously, is Read More »

  • The Warped Musing’s of a Climate Change Opportunist / Ocean Industrialization Habitat Destruction Hypocrite

    The hypocrisy! – capecodtoday – Conservation Law Foundation Op Ed is a strong rebuttal to NOAA’s new limits The catch limits on the most endangered stocks Read More »
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    Charter Boat Operator Arrested for Violating Captain of the Port Order and Endangering Passengers

    Terrance Dale Roy was arrested by Coast Guard Investigative Service special agents on July 21 and stands accused of violating a Coast Guard Captain of the Read More »

  • This has not been a good week for bottle-nosed dolphins in South Jersey.

    “We’re trying to find out from (Bureau of Marine Fisheries) if there is some type of commercial fishing operation that was observed,” Schoelkopf said.continued@pressofac Read More »
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    Halibut trash

    Only in Alaska, which likes to claim title to the world’s “best-managed fisheries,” would halibut now retailing at prices in excess of $20 per pound be Read More »
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    NOAA scientist: Offshore wind projects will likely affect viability of fishery surveys

    At a special session of the New England Fisheries Management Council covering offshore wind, Wendy Gabriel, of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, outlined a wide number Read More »

  • Big Old Alaskan Fish Turns Out To Be Just Big, Not Old

    A nearly 40-pound rockfish caught off the southwest coast of Alaska was thought to be nearly 200 years old. The answer lay in the watery beast’s Read More »

  • Court backs shark fin ban, undercuts Obama’s bid to drown law

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    “Tide Runners: Exploring the Life of Shrimpers & Fishermen” presented by photographer/author Tim Barnwell

    This nine-year exploration took him to the Outer Banks and seaside towns of North Carolina and to dozens of seaboard locations in South Carolina and Georgia Read More »
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    Going On Tour! Chesapeake Bay Buyboat History Comes to Life with 17th Annual Rendezvous

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    Coast Guard rescues fisherman near Westport Marina in Grays Harbor, Wash.

    Michael Carroll, 70, was rescued by a Station Grays Harbor boatcrew, aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat, and transferred to emergency medical services at the Westport Read More »
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    Fisheries Act – Prince Rupert council calls for parity with East Coast fisheries

    With changes coming to the Fisheries Act, Prince Rupert city council wants to make sure independent B.C. fishers are included. “All we’re asking for is parity Read More »

  • North Carolina fisheries news updates

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  • In Polley’s Wake, Downstream Alaska Fears BC’s Mining Boom

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  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 72.1′ Steel Stern Trawler,1975, Dragger Steel, CAT, Permits

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    As crab season gets closer, Labrador harvesters worry about their health amid Coronavirus pandemic

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  • Do any of these issues, and notions bother you? Or is it only me?!!

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  • Our Pain, Their Gain – Cod quota raised in Iceland for the upcoming fishing year (it will be imported here, keeping prices low at the dock)

    The Marine Research Institute (MRI) recommends a 20,000-tonne increase in the cod quota for the upcoming fishing year. This was reported by the MRI in its Read More »

  • Letter to the editor: Standing up for fishermen and our heritage

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  • 2024-2025 Scallop Season – Online Materials are Available

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    ‘OC Shark Hunter’ arrested for unauthorized shark fishing off Assateague

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  • Scotland fishing: Inshore limit called for following HPMA debacle

    An open letter written by a commercial fisherman has called for restrictions to curb more damaging forms of fishing in inshore waters. Alistair Philp, National Coordinator Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 68′ Steel Trawler with Fed Permit 35,000 lbs. GOM ACE and Mass CAP Permit

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