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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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    Absolute Inequity – Family of lost fisherman denied Workers’ Compensation survivor’s benefit

    The mother of a fisherman who died when his scallop boat sank says she was shocked to learn his family won’t receive an accidental death benefit Read More »

  • Princeton Professor Emeritus of Geosciences Defends Marine Seismic Surveys for Study of Earth

    R/V Maurice Ewing – The vessel was also slated for use in summer 2014 for a Rutgers University-led near-shore seismic study – opposed by many on the Jersey Read More »

  • Nature Notes: Maryland seafood

    ONE OF THE PERKS of living in Maryland is having fresh seafood available throughout the year. The Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic coast are noted for blue Read More »

  • Working the system makes the system unworkable, by Ronald Smolowitz

    As the owner of Coonamessett Farm in Falmouth and a partner at the Woods Hole Oyster Co., I spend as much time navigating regulatory hurdles as Read More »

  • Public asked to report illegal fishing on Coast Guard tip line following the big bust

    Days after the owner of a large-scale New Bedford fishing operation was arrested on federal charges that he has been falsifying records to conceal quota violations Read More »

  • Trawl developed for research survey work

    NOAA Fisheries’ surveys off the US West Coast have begun deploying a new trawl net specifically designed to catch multiple fish species at different depths. Scientists Read More »

  • Introducing the New GARFO Groundfish Disaster Spend Plan Updates Webpage, by RONCO, (as seen on tv!)

    NOAA Federal – To make it easier to find the latest news and developments pertaining to the groundfish disaster spend plan, we have created a new Read More »
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    DFO looking at fines instead of charges for minor fishing offences

    The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is seeking the public’s views on plans to expand the use of tickets for minor fishing infractions. The new Read More »

  • California fishing groups unite to fight offshore monuments that prohibit commercial fishing

    July 7, 2016 — A collection of more than 40 West Coast commercial and recreational fishing groups, working in conjunction with the National Coalition for Fishing Read More »

  • Organized crime linked to illegal lobster fishing ‘terrorizing the community,’ N.S. minister claims

    Nova Scotia’s fisheries minister says the federal failure to stop what he calls illegal out-of-season fishing in some of the most lucrative lobster grounds in the Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for February 20, 2023

    The following public comments were sent to several members of the NC Marine Fisheries Commission by Glenn Skinner, Executive Director of the NCFA, also, The North Read More »
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    Code of conduct for fishing reinforced by Nelson industry

    Nelson’s commercial fishermen have reinforced their backing for an industry-wide code of conduct to stamp out illegal practices.  The code was developed by New Zealand’s major Read More »

  • Warming bonus

      A warmer ocean continues to smile on Alaska commercial salmon fishermen, but the fish market is sadly another story. The 49th state these days finds Read More »

  • Federal fisheries minister says he’ll ensure fishermen leave a ‘minimum amount of rope’ on the water

    As federal fisheries officials consider changes in the industry to avert whale deaths, some lobster fishermen are concerned about the potential effect on their livelihood. Last week, Fisheries Minister Read More »

  • F/V Jessica Heather, freed from sand at Atlantic City

    F/V Jessica Heather, homeported in Atlantic City, aground in Atlantic City    Coast Guard Marine Environmental Response Personnel are on scene and are working with state and local Read More »

  • Prince Edward Island Lobster price could be below cost

    Prices for P.E.I. lobster at the wharf could come in around $3 a pound, and if that’s the case fishermen should tie up their boats, says Read More »

  • Tuna Gets Snagged in Food Safety Tug-of-War – “clearly out of step with mainstream published peer-reviewed science.”

    Consumer alert: Pregnant women should avoid eating tuna, including tuna salad sandwiches, sushi, and grilled tuna steaks, a new study from Consumer Reports says. “We’re particularly Read More »
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    Letter to Mads Nipper, CEO, Ørsted

    Dear Mr. Nipper, We write as concerned citizens and residents of the State of New Jersey, U.S.A. Our groups total tens of thousands of volunteer citizen Read More »

  • The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced it is extending the commercial Dungeness crab season to Aug. 14.

    Pursuant to Fish and Game Code (FGC) Section 8277, Director Charlton H. Bonham extended the season off the coasts of Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties Read More »
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    Key northern shrimp stock off N.L. down again

    Details of the latest northern shrimp stock assessment were released Friday with key Shrimp Fishing Area (SFA) 6 off the province’s northeast coast looking pretty grim. Read More »

  • YA GOTTA WORK TOGETHER!!! Maine and Canada Seek Joint Strategies to Sustain Lobster Fishery The Dealers do.

    Over the last two weeks. McGeoghegan says he traveled up and down the coast of Maine and Nova Scotia, visiting with lobstermen and dealers. “One lobster dealer that Read More »
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    Openhydro receivership leaves murky waters

    It’s a tall order for a sheriff: arrest a turbine control centre at the bottom of the. But that’s what a warrant filed with the federal Read More »
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    Resqunit and Sig Hansen with a successful product demo in Norway – launching the product globally

    We are very proud and satisfied to have carried out this exclusive product demo of our new product which is now being launched in several countries. Read More »

  • Tale of 2 fisheries on stage and at the dock – Play’s ’80s packing plant a far cry from today

    The 1986 setting for the play “North Shore Fish” — now showing at Gloucester Stage resuming Wednesday night — hints at a foreboding crisis in the Read More »
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    UK Fishermen enjoy ‘black gold rush’ as demand for cuttlefish hits all time high

    Fishermen from across the UK are flocking to the South West to land the inky mollusc – which is related to the squid – in record Read More »

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