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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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    Jimmy Buchan: energy costs will drive fish processors out of business

    Mr Buchan has sent a letter to the two candidates vying to become Prime Minister, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, ahead of their campaigning visits to Read More »

  • The Chuckleheads are planning another Lawsuit. – Marin group plans suit to help protect sperm whales

    (They just went through this.) “These endangered sperm whales should be protected from these gillnets,” said Joanna Nasar, spokeswoman for the Turtle Island Restoration Network. “It’s Read More »
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    Seafood Trade Relief Program: Fishermen impacted by retaliatory tariffs can apply for help from the USDA

    Fishermen and those in the U.S. seafood industry can start applying for help from the Department of Agriculture if they were impacted by retaliatory tariffs from Read More »

  • NEFMC fails to tackle cod problem – “We’re losing the rest of that value to protect one stock that is highly romanticized,”

    Josh Wiersma, who manages two New Hampshire fishing sectors with 14 fishing vessels, said fishermen get $100 million a year catching groundfish species like cod, haddock Read More »

  • North Atlantic right whale calf found dead off Massachusetts coast

    The female calf was found Monday near Edgartown, a town on Martha’s Vineyard. The cause of death is unknown. Kim Elmslie, the campaign director for ocean Read More »
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    FFAW-Unifor files Supreme Court application in ‘desperate’ attempt to block vote on union representation: FISH-NL

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) describes the latest legal maneuvers by the FFAW-Unifor to try and derail a vote by Read More »

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  • CCA Maryland: Don’t increase harvest of striped bass

    “As you are undoubtedly aware, the 2013 striped bass stock assessment projects declines in the spawning stock biomass,” the letter read. “CCA Maryland is intensely concerned Read More »
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    ‘Today’ fans mock Martha Stewart over ‘squeamish’ cooking segment: ‘How not to open a lobster’

    The stage was set for a brief segment where Stewart’s cooking skills were supposed to impress. Instead, a spell of messiness took over as Martha demonstrated Read More »

  • To the Bering Sea and back. Deadliest Catch Captain Derrick Ray shares a behind-the-scenes look at the popular TV show

    If you were a fan of The Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel, you either loved him or you hated him. Regardless, it was a turning Read More »

  • Three Maine Lobsterman Organizations weigh in on Cashes Ledge Monument Proposal

    The Maine Lobstermen’s Association, Downeast Lobstermen’s Association and are weighing in, along with groups from other states, on the new National Marine Monument proposed for Cashes Read More »

  • Akaka, Ariyoshi challenge expansion of Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument

    Government, community and business leaders rallied together at the state Capitol on Tuesday to address their opposition to the proposed expansion of a national marine monument. Among Read More »

  • ‘Godzilla’ El Nino Is Awakening, and Headed Toward California

    Rising temperatures in the Pacific Ocean continue to reinforce the brewing El Nino “Godzilla” that forecasters said Thursday could rival the strongest on record. According to Read More »

  • The Offshore Wind Energy Scandal Is Even Worse Than You Think

    These 11 charts show how America’s biggest NGOs are colluding with foreign corporations that want to industrialize our oceans with thousands of turbines that will hurt Read More »

  • Non-profit helps scores of commercial fishermen with free fishing licenses

    It’s not uncommon for a delayed start to Dungeness crab season along Oregon, in fact, many fishermen try to plan ahead for it. This year is Read More »
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    The Adventurous life of commercial fishing

    With crabbing season just around the corner, the five-person crew of the fishing vessel Adventurous is about to embark. Led by owner and captain Shon Landon, Read More »
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    Oops. Shrimp boat raises Holy Hell at the St. Simons Island pier!

    A shrimp boat out of South Carolina apparently tried to stop at the St. Simons Island pier late Saturday afternoon to sell shrimp, but the sales Read More »
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    Looking to get into lobster fishing? You’ll need deep pockets

    Mark Hackett is a broker who works with people looking to buy and sell fishing licences, boats and gear, such as traps.  He recently retired after Read More »
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    Heard of this Secret Armada? In the Russian exclusive economic zone, a secret war is going on.

    Every year thousands of makeshift North Korean boats invade the waters of Japan and Russia to strip their seas of fish.  In a desperate bid for Read More »

  • Two inshore shrimpers busted for fishing during closed season, one with running lights off

    Due to the unseasonably warm winter and spring, brown shrimp have grown quickly in Louisiana’s marshes, and some shrimpers have been trying to get a jump Read More »
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    Big Brother is watching you. “we want to know who you are, where you are & what you have caught”

    While we all appreciate the need to have accurate data there are ways in which the objective can be achieved without creating a world akin to Read More »

  • Off the Hook: Florida fisherman lands in U.S. Supreme Court case weighing government overreach

    John Yates doesn’t make his living as a commercial fisherman anymore. The federal conviction he is fighting all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court took Read More »
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    Friday Funny – backup plan for wind power by Anthony Watts

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    This fish is delicious and sustainable, but nobody’s buying

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  • Ludger Dochtermann of Kodiak – Reinstituting Reasonable Crab Pot Limits

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