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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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    Waste not, want not: Would you wear shoes made of fish?

    A look at Jamie-Lee Cormier’s brightly coloured leather earrings and bracelets reveals something unexpected: the leather has scales. That’s because it’s made with Newfoundland cod leather. Read More »

  • New England Fishery Management Council meeting in Mystic, Ct. April 17 — 19, 2018

    The New England Fishery Management Council will be meeting in Mystic, CT Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan Boulevard, April 17 — 19, 2018.  To read the final agenda, >click Read More »

  • Maine fishermen hope for relief after powerful storm damages wharfs, equipment

    Much of Coastal Maine is now in a State of Civil Emergency after this week’s storm caused widespread damage up and down the coast. That announcement by Read More »

  • MSA REAUTHORIZATION NATIONAL WORKSHOPS: SEATTLE KICKOFF GREAT SUCCESS

    SEATTLE — On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Center for Sustainable Fisheries and National Fisherman magazine kicked off their National MSA Reauthorization tour in Seattle.  Representatives from Read More »
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    “Dead in the Water” premiere packed

    John Friedrich drove down here from Amesbury on Saturday afternoon for the sole purpose of attending the premiere of the fishing documentary “Dead in the Water” Read More »
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    ‘Cod is Dead’ uses New Bedford to highlight hurdles affecting fishermen

    One of the first scenes in “Rotten: Cod is Dead” opens at night in the Port of New Bedford. Spotlights atop the fishing vessels light the Read More »
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    Maine Lobstermen’s Association seeks members

    The Maine Lobstermen’s Association, founded in1954, is conducting its annual membership drive and invites all lobstermen and the public to become members For more than 60 Read More »

  • Letter to the Editor: Fishermen deserve the chance to earn a living – Rick Beal, Gloucester Ma.

    I’m writing because I’m tired of the misinformation I hear and read in coffee shops, on websites and in newspapers. Even our local newspaper had an Read More »

  • N.J. lawmakers ask Trump’s new commerce secretary to stop flounder cuts

    It’s not clear how much Wilbur Ross knows about fishing or the complex world of marine regulations. But some members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation hope Read More »

  • ‘Don’t call me Bubba’: How former NFL player Jarvis Green learned shrimping from scratch

    Almost two years after retiring from the NFL, Jarvis Green found himself back in training camp. Shrimp training camp. The former Patriots defensive end was learning Read More »
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    Where Does the Camera Crew Sleep on Deadliest Catch’s F/V Northwestern?

    Filming a reality show can be hard going; not just on the people who star in the production, but on the crew that must capture it Read More »

  • Kinky capelin fish clog traffic in Newfoundland

    ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — In eastern Newfoundland, nothing clogs traffic like kinky sex on the beach. On any given day for the past week or so, Read More »

  • Maine lobstermen made more money in 2023 despite catching fewest lobster in 15 years

    Maine lobstermen raked in $464.4 million at the docks last year, rebounding from the worst year the fishery had seen in a decade, according to an annual Read More »
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    Grant: Researchers to find ways to prevent injury in the Dungeness crab fishery

    The grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, totaling $895,000 over the next three years, will allow OSU professors Jay Kim and Laurel Read More »

  • Proposal to halt shrimp trawling in coastal North Carolina areas – video – Marine Fisheries Commission meets today in New Bern

    The State Marine Fisheries Commission is considering a controversial fishing ban that would stop shrimp trawling in North Carolina inner coastal waterways. The commission will discuss Read More »
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    Auction for offshore wind lease just around the corner

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is set to hold an auction to lease space approximately 25 miles off the coast of Eureka to develop an Read More »
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    Alaska Fishing Delegation Heads To Washington

    Representatives of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association and the Alaska Marine Conservation Council– both members of the nationalFishing Communities Coalition (FCC) – were in Washington, DC, Read More »
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    Get fresh herring and help kids battling cancer this Saturday

    Come get your fresh herring! For the 8th year in a row the Finest at Sea and ‘Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer’ are hosting a fundraiser Read More »
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    Coast Guard medevacs Fisherman 5 miles east of Fernandina Beach

    Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville command center watchstanders received a medevac request via VHF Channel 16 at 4:50 p.m. from the AMG stating a crew member had Read More »
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    Fishing industry slump demonstrates vulnerability of food security in Coronavirus crisis

    Measures are needed to avoid a worldwide Covid-19 slump in agriculture and food production, such as already exists in the fishing industry. Fishing fleets and fish Read More »
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    Coast Guard, local agencies searching for 2 fisherman near Nantucket from 4 man crew

    Coast Guard crews along with local agencies and good Samaritans are searching for two fisherman after their fishing boat sank Monday evening 10 miles southeast of Read More »

  • Louisiana Shrimpers wait idly for waters to reopen

    South Louisianans may have felt a warm breeze sweeping in off the Gulf of Mexico earlier this week. Call it a godsend or a late arrival, Read More »

  • Oil Thirsty N.C. Division of Coastal Management approves seismic surveys off the coast

    Seismic surveys are used to search for oil and natural gas deposits for offshore drilling. The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the department that Read More »

  • Letter: Searching for an explanation on fishing woes – Pew Charitable Trusts, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization” doesn’t have the answer

    Question: Where have all the fish gone? Overfishing? Doubtful. Consider that NMFS has levied quotas, closures, species limitations, increases in net sizes, tracking programs on fishermen, Read More »

  • Lobsters pack up and move north

    Climate changes have made scientists speculate about the possible future shift in range of many species, but in the ocean waters off the southern coast of Read More »

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