FISHERYNATION.COM

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

• Ocean Resource Privatization

• Articles Posted by Date

  December 2024

  M	T	W	T	F	S	S
  						1
  2	3	4	5	6	7	8
  9	10	11	12	13	14	15
  16	17	18	19	20	21	22
  23	24	25	26	27	28	29
  30	31

•  

  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

• Recent Posts

  • ‘Deadliest Catch’ Drama of the Week: Is Captain Wild Bill Questioning His Son’s Manhood?

    “Deadliest Catch” is bringing some surprises to the wheelhouse this season, with the many ups and downs of new–and seasoned–skippers. Last week, fans saw Captain Keith Read More »

  • F/V Cornelia Marie will not be featured on “Deadliest Catch” Season 13

    From Josh Harris – Thank you to all for your patience. I had a family matter to attend to, so I have had to leave the Read More »
  • 

    RI Fishing Industry Looks To Grow Local Demand Amid Changing Regulations

    Fishing has long been a staple industry in Rhode Island. Over the last century ever more local seafood is shipped across the country and the globe. Read More »

  • Brunvoll with Full Package for Sunbeam’s New Trawler

    Sunbeam Fishing Limited’s newest trawler has a broad range of Brunvoll products incorporated into its design. In addition to the main propulsion and tunnel thruster, Sunbeam Read More »
  • 

    FISH-NL elects executive, adopts constitution, and looks to a 2017 certification date

    The process to formalize a breakaway fish harvesters union began at the Albatross Hotel in Gander Thursday morning. “I’ve never seen the unrest as widespread as it Read More »

  • Will North Carolina give up even more sovereignty to the National Marine Fisheries Service?

    Next week (June 1) will be a significant day if you are concerned about Federal control of our lives. There will be a meeting of an Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 65′ Gladding Hearn Offshore Lobster Boat, 385HP Cummins, Fed Lobster Permit-Area 3

    To review specifications, information, and 37 photos, >click here< , To see all the boats in this series >click here<11:21 Read More »
  • 

    Owner Operator/Fleet Separation Policies: Measures to prevent corporate takeover of Atlantic inshore fleets go into law

    Wednesday, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans published amended Atlantic Fishery regulations that include the so-called owner-operator and fleet-separation policies. The owner-operator policy requires the eligible Read More »
  • 

    Fisherman died after lifejacket suddenly deflated after falling from west Kerry trawler

    A Portugese fisherman drowned when the lifejacket he was wearing suddenly deflated after it was punctured by net cables when he fell overboard from a Kerry Read More »

  • Undersized oysters, undersized greater amberjack, possession in a prohibited area from Apalachicola Bay

    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers within Franklin County are continuing to address the illegal harvest of undersized oysters from Apalachicola Bay. more@thetimes 17:10 Read More »
  • 

    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for February 19, 2021

    Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<The Coastal Conservation Association Read More »

  • RI Delegation Applauds Relief Funding for Fisheries

    U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced today that Rhode Island fishermen will be among the beneficiaries of Read More »
  • 

    From the heart of a Hartlepool fisher – to EFRA

    Dear EFRA COMMITTEE, MMO, local MPs, councillors and interested parties. Please log the ecosystem rock pool make up life change, with the many other die-offs that Read More »

  • Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Hearing – Commerce, NOAA

    Apr 12, 2013 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) — INTRODUCTION Chairwoman Mikulski, Vice Chairman Shelby, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to be Read More »
  • 

    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 »
  • 

    Survey: Support for wind energy drops in New Jersey

    Support for offshore wind development in New Jersey has dropped dramatically in recent years as projects near construction, according to polling released Monday. Just over half Read More »

  • Listen to The Alaska Fisheries Report

    Coming up on this Elvis Birthday Week edition: The state slaps down the Cook Inlet sports fishing industry’s attempted resource grab, the Board of Fish is Read More »

  • Fishermen seek regulation of lobster price

    The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association is looking to Îles de la Madeleine for a model to get higher lobster prices. McGeoghegan thinks he might see a solution in Îles de Read More »
  • 

    NOAA audit questions Wespac’s grant award for DLNR

    An audit by the Inspector General of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has found questionable expenditures of $1.23 million by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Read More »
  • 

    Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act – Partisan Politics Threaten to Sink Reform of Federal Fisheries Law

    A divided Congress and the unexpected death of an Alaska congressman appear to have derailed federal legislation meant to improve oversight and management of U.S. fisheries, Read More »

  • Columbia River Basin Salmon Management Policy Talks to begin on Columbia commercial seine fishing

    A new advisory board to provide recommendations for developing a commercial seine fishery on the lower Columbia River will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Read More »

  • Lobster industry looks to students for labour shortage

    The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association is in talks with Holland College to design a course for people who want to work on lobster boats. Lobster boat captains Read More »

  • Cape May fisherman gets restraining order in pilot whale killing case

    A Cape May commercial fisherman charged with killing a pilot whale in 2011 has gotten a federal order prohibiting federal agents and a defense investigator from Read More »

  • Six pilot studies test sea urchin farming in Canada

    Federal scientists and others are exploring the possibility of sea urchin farming in Canada, with at least six pilot studies using Norwegian technology that proponents hope Read More »
  • 

    Expert says Captain not practicing ‘good seamanship’ in fatal boat collision, did not have a proper lookout

    The boat that sank after a fatal collision in 2018 should have been visible to the captain of the vessel that hit it, an expert testified Read More »

• Archives

  • December 2024 (109)
  • November 2024 (161)
  • October 2024 (170)
  • September 2024 (180)
  • August 2024 (178)
  • July 2024 (171)
  • June 2024 (172)
  • May 2024 (191)
  • April 2024 (191)
  • March 2024 (209)
  • February 2024 (192)
  • January 2024 (211)
  • December 2023 (188)
  • November 2023 (202)
  • October 2023 (180)
  • September 2023 (101)
  • August 2023 (241)
  • July 2023 (237)
  • June 2023 (211)
  • May 2023 (232)
  • April 2023 (210)
  • March 2023 (215)
  • February 2023 (179)
  • January 2023 (187)
  • December 2022 (178)
  • November 2022 (187)
  • October 2022 (190)
  • September 2022 (177)
  • August 2022 (203)
  • July 2022 (186)
  • June 2022 (184)
  • May 2022 (186)
  • April 2022 (190)
  • March 2022 (219)
  • February 2022 (167)
  • January 2022 (192)
  • December 2021 (191)
  • November 2021 (182)
  • October 2021 (196)
  • September 2021 (197)
  • August 2021 (205)
  • July 2021 (221)
  • June 2021 (211)
  • May 2021 (221)
  • April 2021 (204)
  • March 2021 (202)
  • February 2021 (188)
  • January 2021 (195)
  • December 2020 (193)
  • November 2020 (181)
  • October 2020 (204)
  • September 2020 (195)
  • August 2020 (189)
  • July 2020 (205)
  • June 2020 (194)
  • May 2020 (225)
  • April 2020 (218)
  • March 2020 (216)
  • February 2020 (209)
  • January 2020 (233)
  • December 2019 (227)
  • November 2019 (240)
  • October 2019 (241)
  • September 2019 (241)
  • August 2019 (270)
  • July 2019 (288)
  • June 2019 (270)
  • May 2019 (263)
  • April 2019 (223)
  • March 2019 (210)
  • February 2019 (155)
  • January 2019 (117)
  • December 2018 (216)
  • November 2018 (169)
  • October 2018 (218)
  • September 2018 (247)
  • August 2018 (258)
  • July 2018 (259)
  • June 2018 (250)
  • May 2018 (251)
  • April 2018 (246)
  • March 2018 (266)
  • February 2018 (256)
  • January 2018 (278)
  • December 2017 (309)
  • November 2017 (281)
  • October 2017 (288)
  • September 2017 (275)
  • August 2017 (284)
  • July 2017 (287)
  • June 2017 (273)
  • May 2017 (276)
  • April 2017 (275)
  • March 2017 (300)
  • February 2017 (252)
  • January 2017 (288)
  • December 2016 (263)
  • November 2016 (268)
  • October 2016 (287)
  • September 2016 (284)
  • August 2016 (293)
  • July 2016 (286)
  • June 2016 (273)
  • May 2016 (246)
  • April 2016 (267)
  • March 2016 (260)
  • February 2016 (265)
  • January 2016 (269)
  • December 2015 (266)
  • November 2015 (281)
  • October 2015 (289)
  • September 2015 (286)
  • August 2015 (298)
  • July 2015 (294)
  • June 2015 (329)
  • May 2015 (316)
  • April 2015 (317)
  • March 2015 (324)
  • February 2015 (301)
  • January 2015 (332)
  • December 2014 (322)
  • November 2014 (330)
  • October 2014 (382)
  • September 2014 (340)
  • August 2014 (347)
  • July 2014 (376)
  • June 2014 (401)
  • May 2014 (344)
  • April 2014 (341)
  • March 2014 (375)
  • February 2014 (374)
  • January 2014 (360)
  • December 2013 (294)
  • November 2013 (372)
  • October 2013 (391)
  • September 2013 (461)
  • August 2013 (566)
  • July 2013 (526)
  • June 2013 (447)
  • May 2013 (475)
  • April 2013 (508)
  • March 2013 (459)
  • February 2013 (352)
  • January 2013 (265)
  • December 2012 (206)
  • November 2012 (168)
  • October 2012 (187)
  • September 2012 (126)
  • August 2012 (4)

• Tags

  Alaska Alaska Department of Fish and Game Athearn Marine Agency Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Boat of the Week BOEM Brexit British Columbia California canada Coast Guard commercial fisherman commercial fishermen commercial fishing Coronavirus Department of Fisheries and Oceans DFO Dungeness crab FFAW FISH-NL Gulf of Maine Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster Louisiana maine massachusetts National Marine Fisheries Service new-england-fishery-management-council Newfoundland and Labrador New Jersey NMFS NOAA North Atlantic right whale North Carolina Fisheries Association North Pacific Fishery Management Council Nova Scotia Obituary offshore wind offshore wind farm offshore wind farms Oregon Scotland U.S. Coast Guard United Kingdom weekly update

• Comments

  • Jerry archer on Brussels demand Keir Starmer surrenders UK fishing rights for EU deal
  • Deborah on The largest offshore wind energy farm causes shock: The strange effect caused by one of its turbines
  • Jk on ‘Radio went dead as he was giving the mayday’: witness recalls hearing moments fishing boat sank
  • Sjb on Capsized fishing boat off Alaska coast included Oregon crew member
  • Gordon A Bell on Families of 5 missing crew members worried after Coast Guard suspends search for capsized fishing boat
  • Susan Lemoie-Zarba on New England labor unions call for faster offshore wind buildout
  • james R Lovgren on New England labor unions call for faster offshore wind buildout
  • Robert Medico on Alaska fisherman could get six months in prison after attempting to kill sperm whale
  • borehead - Moderator on Bam! Scientists study wind farm construction noise impacts on lobsters… by making big noises
  • Julie Evans on Bam! Scientists study wind farm construction noise impacts on lobsters… by making big noises
  • borehead - Moderator on Charter Capt. Found Guilty of Illegal Commercial Fishing On LI
  • Capt. TJ Karbowski on Charter Capt. Found Guilty of Illegal Commercial Fishing On LI
  • Jesse Kvale on Alaska fisherman could get six months in prison after attempting to kill sperm whale
  • Joel Hovanesian on Alaska fisherman could get six months in prison after attempting to kill sperm whale
  • Brandon Gaines on Alaska fisherman could get six months in prison after attempting to kill sperm whale
  • james R Lovgren on Election Jitters, Industry Headwinds Undermine Biden’s Final Offshore Wind Auction
  • borehead - Moderator on Scalloper who was asked to take down anti-wind flag: ‘It’s wrong in so many ways’
  • Joel Hovanesian on Scalloper who was asked to take down anti-wind flag: ‘It’s wrong in so many ways’
  • John osmers on ‘I make nothing’: Local fishers weigh leaving the industry as inflation drives up costs
  • Dylan on Alaska’s “Imploding” Fishing Industry Has Shed 38,000 Jobs
  • Marty Connor on Did New Bedford police tell a fisherman to take down his ‘anti-windmill’ flag?
  • Judi Camarato on Second Minke Whale Found Dead Off Jersey Coast Days Since Offshore Wind Survey Ship Returned
  • Ian on Rare whale died of chronic entanglement in Maine fishing gear
  • John osmers on Rare whale died of chronic entanglement in Maine fishing gear
  • borehead - Moderator on Maine Unions Lead on the Green Energy Transition
  • Davis on Right whales and offshore wind: reflections on an uneasy coexistence
  • David zielinski on DOCUMENTARY ON THE WAY EXPOSING THE ILLEGAL SINKING OF THE 110’ MV WILD ALASKAN AND COAST GUARD MISCONDUCT
  • Gordon A Bell on Original Peter Pan Seafood investor wins auction for troubled company’s assets
  • james R Lovgren on James Binniker Named New Director of NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement
  • Joel Hovanesian on James Binniker Named New Director of NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement

• Facebook