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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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    Deal emerges to bring 1st offshore wind farms to California Coast, but a fleshed-out deal could be elusive

    For years, the military has managed to block the establishment of offshore wind lease areas off of Southern and central California, effectively holding back development across Read More »

  • America’s Least Desired Job: Being a Commercial Fisherman, According to Survey

    While being a Hollywood actor in California, an investment banker in New York, or an outdoor adventure guide in Colorado may top the list of America’s Read More »
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    Canada’s most dangerous job

    Last week’s tragic accident in the waters of Northumberland Strait, off Cape Bear, in Eastern Prince Edward Island, was a reminder of the little acknowledged fact Read More »

  • Day 4 NPFMC Meeting – October 2 – 8 – Listen Live

    Link to the Agenda here   To listen live while the meeting is in session Link here 11:43 Read More »
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    Scientists Level New Critiques of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Scientific Rigor

    Twenty-five years ago, after the collapse of the Atlantic cod fishery, Jeffrey Hutchings, a preeminent fisheries scientist and professor at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, sounded Read More »

  • BC Fisheries Workers Demand Rule Changes From Federal Government

    Representatives of BC shoreworkers and commercial license holders are in Ottawa today, demanding changes to federal legislation in order to save fish processing jobs on the Read More »

  • Study shows new signs of sea change By Richard Gaines Staff Writer Gloucester Daily Times

    Sea surface temperatures along the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem — the waters off the New England and Mid-Atlantic coasts — were the highest ever recorded Read More »
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    Notice of Lease Application Termination – American Aquafarms

    The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has terminated the applications of American Aquafarms after the company failed to fulfill its legal obligation to demonstrate an Read More »

  • Man rescued after leg caught in machinery on fishing boat

    Authorities rescued a man whose leg was caught Monday in machinery on a  commercial fishing boat off the Ventura Harbor. continue reading – Read More »
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    Nova Scotia: Nervous days for the lobster fleet

    A pair of websites perpetually run on the computer of Stewart Lamont, managing director of Pleasant Harbour’s Tangier Lobster Co., who had a lot on his Read More »

  • Sitting in the hot seat – Stewart Lamont managing director of Tangier Lobster Company Ltd

    THE SOU’WESTER – Standing at the front of the room, Stewart Lamont likens himself to that guy who sits in the dunking booth – he’s the Read More »
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    There are more fish in the sea – A high-tech battle for the future of the New England fishing industry

    The high-tech battle for the future of the Massachusetts fishing industry is being waged aboard a western-rigged stern trawler named the Miss Emily. Onboard the commercial Read More »

  • A Win for Shark Fishermen is looked at as a Strategic Loss by the Enviro’s

    Public passion for shark finning bans is great. How do we channel it towards other issues? – From the article:  A recent proposal by the National Marine Read More »

  • Crossing the Bar: Philip E. Houle, fisherman, New Bedford

    Philip E. Houle of New Bedford, a fisherman, died Monday at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. He was 53. Born in New Bedford, Mr. Houle resided in Read More »

  • Jersey Shore fishing: Seismic blasting to begin June 3 unless opposition prevails

    Just what effect seismic testing will have along the Jersey Shore is in question, but it seems that almost everyone except the Obama Administration  is opposed Read More »
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    Long IIsland: Effort to salvage juvenile scallops called off for lack of candidates

    An unprecedented effort by conservationists, baymen and the state to save a vulnerable population of juvenile scallops by transferring them to deeper waters has been called Read More »
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    Commercial crab fishery closed for 2023-2024 season

    The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed the commercial red and blue king crab fishery for the 2023-2024 season, the sixth year in a Read More »
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    Making the Seas Safer for Fishermen

    After Congress passed the 2010 Coast Guard Authorization Act, which updated fishing industry safety standards for the first time since 1988, activists like Bartlett were grateful Read More »

  • Commercial Fisherman Fredrick (Fred) Reno Italo Arnoldi of Morro Bay, has passed away

    Fred left on his Eternal Hunting and Fishing Trip in the early morning hours on June 27, 2023, passing peacefully in his home in Morro Bay, Read More »

  • Net bycatch: A ‘lifeline’ for some, a threat for lobstermen

    AUGUSTA – A proposal to allow fishermen to keep and sell lobsters they scoop up in trawling nets has rekindled an old debate between those who hope Read More »

  • A dwindling North Fork fishing community urge emergency measures to keep black sea bass season open

    About a dozen of them met at a Mattituck marina Thursday to vent their frustration at the measure, which one fisherman said would reduce his income Read More »

  • Floating device would likely not have saved fisherman, inquiry hears

    A fisherman who fell overboard from a local whitefish trawler is unlikely to have survived even if he had worn his personal flotation device (PFD) correctly, Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update April 13, 2014

    “The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »

  • We Can Restore Atlantic Cod – Are You Listening Pew?

    An open letter to The Pew Charitable Trusts We just need to restore and revive their ocean plankton pastures.  The top fish-head at the Pew Charitable Read More »
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    CDFW’s Salmon Evacuation Decision Pays Exceptional Dividends

    In February 2017, damage to the Oroville Dam’s spillways prompted the evacuation of more than 180,000 people living downstream along the Feather River. The raging muddy Read More »

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