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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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  • Grundens Rain Gear Review: Herkules Bib Pants and Ragnar Jacket

    The Grundens Herkules Bib Pants and Ragnar Jacket are designed to keep the wind and water from interfering with sport, commercial, and onshore fishing activities. As the Read More »
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    Untested Waters: Feds take small steps toward inspecting more seafood

    In hopes of making a dent in safety issues associated with the growing amount of foreign seafood coming into the United States, the federal government recently Read More »
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    New England lobster, crab boats could begin using experimental ropeless gear with federal permits

    Henry Milliken supervises a prototyping program for the so-called “ropeless” gear at the Northeast Marine Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole. “Our goal is to work Read More »
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    Government agrees to re-investigate dead crab and lobster after fishermen conduct their own probe

    Earlier this month DEFRA announced that after extensive testing following the first reports of mass crab and lobster deaths around the Tees Estuary last autumn, they had traced the Read More »

  • Marin Independent Journal Editorial: Court’s split ruling doesn’t end oysters battle – this road is nowhere near its end

    TUESDAY’S SPLIT DECISION upholding the Interior Department’s controversial decision to not renew the lease of the Point Reyes oyster farm is not the end of the battle. Read More »

  • N.S. Liberals promise to establish inquiry into illegal fishing

    Nova Scotia’s Liberal Party is promising to establish a public inquiry into illegal fishing if the party is elected to govern on Nov. 26. Liberal Leader Read More »
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    Canadian Perspective: France and the U.K. are feuding over fish. What is this war of words really about?

    It’s war! Well, it’s a fish war. And like past fish wars, the words are ferocious, the stakes are tiny, gunboats make an appearance, but the Read More »
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    Crab-22: how Norway’s fisheries got rich on an invasive species

    The Norwegian fishing village of Bugøynes, 310 miles north of the Arctic Circle and a frigid, dark place for much of the year, was on the edge Read More »

  • Rescheduled for 4 pm Friday Join Us: Phone Call with BOEM Director on New York Offshore Wind

    In response to numerous requests from the fishing community, the phone call with BOEM Director Abigail Ross Hopper has been rescheduled, as shown below. To access Read More »
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    Climate change forces 3rd gen fisherman to rethink this year

    Every June, fisherman Scott Hawkins and his small crew set sail from a marina in San Diego and travel hundreds of miles, scouring the water, hoping for Read More »

  • Common sense and disaster relief – Paul Cohan, Gloucester

    The most important consideration in the now-contentious discussion of disaster relief distribution is the definition of the term “disaster” and its respective impacts upon the individuals Read More »

  • Gutted by NOAA, Shaheen, Ayotte Meet With Federal Officials to Discuss Fishery Relief for New England

    (Washington, DC) – As part of their ongoing efforts to protect New Hampshire’s fishing industry, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) met with Read More »

  • F/V Aleutian Beauty rescued five F/V Western Venture fishermen from a life raft in the Bering Sea Sunday.

    The good Samaritans, responding to a Coast Guard issued urgent marine information broadcast, were first on scene about 69 miles west of Adak and rescued the crewmen Read More »

  • Two Maryland fishermen banned from fishing for striped bass forever

    The Maryland Department of Natural Resources said that Michael D. Hayden Jr. and William J. Lednum, both of Tilghman Island, have received lifetime revocations of their Read More »

  • National Marine Fisheries Service commercial dolphin season closure forces Keys restaurants to import

    Florida Keys restaurants are searching for other sources of mahi-mahi, after federal authorities brought an early closure to the island chain’s commercial dolphin season. In the Read More »

  • Tignish fisherman continues fight with DFO over crab licence

    Tignish lobster fisherman Henry Doucette says he wants justice — and compensation — for DFO denying him a lucrative career as a snow crab fisherman. Doucette Read More »

  • Letter: Fishermen’s aid can’t trump Sandy – Captain PAUL COHAN, F/V Sasquatch Gloucester

    To the editor: While we (fishermen) have been burdened by a callous, vindictive, government agency admittedly bent on the ultimate destruction of the families, economies, and Read More »
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    Marine Piping: It’s Not Rocket Science

    The maritime industry, over time, has been unusually resistant to change in many aspects of how it operates. Arguably, the ‘biggest’ advances on the water spanning Read More »
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    Alaskans question fishery management as snow crabs disappear

    The state, which has long dominated U.S. seafood production, is reeling after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game last week canceled the winter snow crab Read More »

  • Battle brewing over fishery observers on smaller commercial boats – “It’s totally political,”?

    “Here’s an example,” she said. “You’ve got an observer on board or you’ve got a camera. Which is more easy to deal with in terms of Read More »
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    U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Florida In Water Fight

    After years of legal battling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected a lawsuit in which Florida argued Georgia has used too much water in Read More »
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    Michael G. Dearborn, Navy Veteran, Self-employed commercial lobster fisherman

    Michael G. Dearborn, 76, of Gloucester, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 9, 2020. He continued to own and operate a lobster fishing business in Massachusetts Read More »

  • Letter: Token haddock gain can’t hide NOAA targets – Paul Cohan, Gloucester

    Those fish are just hush money for the big boys, as well as a PR talking point to convince the general public that NOAA is really Read More »

  • When it comes to in the Atlantic east of Montauk, the Fishing Industry must be considered

    Many in the commercial fishing industry are frustrated with the pace of planning a planned wind farm in the Atlantic east of Montauk. The project, they Read More »

  • Rockfish poaching: It’s more than just a few fish

    It’s just fish. That, according to reporting by The Sun’s Catherine Rentz, is the attitude of many on Tilghman Island about the jail sentences handed down Read More »

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