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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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    Moulton votes no on H.R. 200

    U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton voted against the House bill to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act on Wednesday because the bill undermines efforts to improve the science used Read More »

  • Western Pacific Fishery Management Council takes issue with Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz

    Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz has received a strongly worded letter from the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council concerning his support of the proposed expansion of the Read More »

  • Icelandic fishing company Thorbjörn, based in the volcano-stricken port of Grindavík, to split up

    The company operates two factory trawlers and one fresher trawler, as well as having a new vessel under construction at a Spanish shipyard. Thorbjörn’s shore-based processing Read More »

  • Maritime fishermen remain in port to protest rock-bottom lobster prices – “It’s a dysfunctional system,”

    The Tyee – Peter Dowd of the Gulf Nova Scotia Bonafide Fishermen’s Association said fishermen need to be invited to the table to discuss how they Read More »

  • “Deadliest Catch” star meets with Maine fishermen – Video

    ROCKPORT, Maine(NEWS CENTER) —  Maine commercial fishermen had a chance to meet one of their industry celebrities on Thursday and found out he knows a little Read More »

  • Heavy damage along Maine coastline as ocean inundates with powerful surf

    The coastline suffered major damage with high tide occurring around 9:30 a.m., Jan. 10, 2024. The ocean was washing over all infrastructure, ripping and tearing property Read More »

  • After a noted absence, Jamie Baker returns to the Fisheries Broadcast!

    We don’t know where he’s been, we don’t know what he’s been up to, but Jamie Baker takes his place back at the Fisheries Broadcast, Canada’s Read More »
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    Minister announces changes to federal fisheries act

    Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced today $284.2 million to support the restoration of protections to fish and fish habitats taken away by the Read More »

  • The Ocean’s Low-Oxygen Dead Zones Are Getting Worse

    Along the West Coast, low-oxygen levels in bottom layers of the ocean, known as hypoxia, have become a big concern for scientists and fishers alike—fish and Read More »

  • Texas Bans Sales of Shark Fin’s, Oceana hails the legal shark fishery waste!

    Across the globe, sharks are being murdered for a culinary gimmick (cultural mainstay) — shark fin soup, even though shark fins offer virtually no flavor or Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 88′ Master Marine Steel Scalloper, Cat 3412, Kort nozzle, 2 Detroit gensets

    To review specifications, and information, and 16 photos, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here<11:39 Read More »

  • Gulf health questions linger after oil leak

    BP is doing exactly what big corporations are expected to do, Muth said: Launch a massive public relations campaign to show that everything’s back to normal Read More »

  • Put rules in writing to fix Maritime elver fishery’s enforcement problem, say businesses

    Representatives of the $45-million Maritime elver fishery are calling on the federal government to implement enforceable regulations for moderate livelihood fishing by Indigenous people. They told Read More »

  • Coldwater shrimp sector faces more cuts as NAFO closes Grand Banks

    Further steep reductions in also known as northern shrimp, could come in 2015 in both the Grand Banks and Greenland. After years of declining catches in the Read More »

  • North Carolina Fishermen meet to determine disbursement procedures

    Work will begin today to establish procedures for authorizing the disbursement of money collected through a new state fund created to meet requirements for the protection Read More »

  • Deep-sea cameras reveal commercial fisheries having little impact on seafloor biodiversity

    The Australia Antarctic Division has developed a new system of deep sea cameras to explore the impact of commercial fishing on biodiversity. They spent eight years Read More »
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    F/V Bear Update: Drone Footage Shows Grounded Boat Taking a Beating

    A bird’s-eye view of the the fishing vessel F/V Bear, a 68-foot scallop boat that became grounded at Island Beach State Park over the weekend, spent Read More »
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    Fishing Company of Alaska is sold, ending a turbulent run in North Pacific harvests

    Renton-based Fishing Company of Alaska has sold its three factory trawlers and catch quotas to two other seafood companies, a move that will end more than Read More »

  • Nova Scotia Fish processing industry facing ‘imminent’ labour shortage

    The Nova Scotia seafood processing industry expressed concerns Thursday with changes to the federal government’s temporary foreign worker program as the province’s labour minister called for Read More »
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    F/V Mary B II – Public hearing slated on fatal capsizing beginning at 8 a.m. on May 13

    An investigation into the fatal capsizing of a boat off the coast of Newport remains ongoing. A public hearing will be held at Newport City Hall Read More »
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    Everything You Didn’t Know About Andrea Gail, The Fishing Vessel Lost In ‘The Perfect Storm’

    In the fall of 1991, a catastrophic storm swept the northeastern coast of the U.S., wreaking havoc along the coast of Massachusetts. The storm would strike the coast Read More »

  • Deepwater Wind Farm project and delays are negatively affecting fishermen

    National Grid to ask for extension – Won’t impact overall project schedule! Click here  That’s the problem. It won’t hurt the project, but it is affecting Read More »
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    C.G. Cutter Tamaroa “Perfect Storm” ship to be part of first wave of renewed NJ reef program

    One of Northfield resident Jim Yost’s favorite memories of the Coast Guard’s famed ship the Tamaroa was when it towed to shore a Navy plane that ran Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44′ 11″ X 19′ Novi Dragger, Cat 3406C Diesel

    To review specifications, information, and 10 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:33 Read More »
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    3 rescued from shrimp boat that crashed onto jetties off Fernandina Beach

    A group of shrimpers was rescued Wednesday by a good Samaritan vessel off the coast of Fernandina Beach, according to the Coast Guard. The shrimp boat Read More »

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