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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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  • Brunswick shellfish harvesters work to remove ‘vicious clam predator’

    Brunswick Marine Resources says shellfish harvesters took to the Brunswick clam flats Sunday to remove a “vicious clam predator that’s been wreaking havoc” in Maine’s intertidal Read More »

  • Galloway fisherman to lodge Police Scotland complaint after being targeted in huge operation

    A Galloway fisherman claims he was “victimised” in a major police operation linked to people trafficking. Port William man Paul Maguire had his boat temporarily impounded Read More »

  • BREAKING : Governor Patrick takes New England fishery case to White House – furious,11th-hour effort(a rare Sunday gdt post!)

    I asked that the White House do everything it can to ensure that all federal resources are made available to our fishing industry,” Patrick also wrote. Read More »

  • FWC approves lobster incentive to harvest lionfish

    Lionfish are pretty to look at but that’s about it says commercial fisherman Rachel Bowman. “The lionfish are gorgeous but extremely detrimental to our environment not Read More »

  • Crabbers blame the 2010 BP oil spill for Crab Shortage – Searching for Answers

    Many crabbers blame the 2010 BP oil spill, which leaked an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The year before the Read More »
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    DFO trawl surveys – Fishery decisions shored up on flawed science

    As unintentional metaphors go, it was strangely apt: a reader with ties to federal fisheries science wrote to me to tell me that a recent column Read More »

  • Whitby Fishing School calls for fishermen of future to apply for next intake of maritime courses

    Whitby Fishing School is calling for the young fishermen of tomorrow to take a first step towards an “exciting and rewarding” career in the fishing industry. Read More »

  • Rescue Operation Saves 24 on Sinking Ship in Japan, One Fatality Confirmed

    During an intense rescue mission amid turbulent seas off the southwest coast of Tokyo, a Japanese coast guard helicopter successfully retrieved 24 fishermen from a perilous Read More »
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    American Fishermen Call on State Department to Help Captain Illegally Detained in British Virgin Islands

    During the week of June 8, the government of the island of Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), detained the documented U.S. fishing boat Rebel Lady, Read More »
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    New Southern New England lobster fishing rules on the way amid warming waters

    New restrictions are coming to southern New England’s lobster fishery in an attempt to save the area’s population of the crustaceans, which has dwindled as waters Read More »

  • If you build it, they will come – The Bait Savour — a time-delayed bait release box designed to fit inside a lobster trap

    The Bait Savour is a small container that fits inside an already-baited lobster trap and re-baits it automatically. The second piece of bait is protected inside Read More »

  • National Marine Fisheries Service expanding dolphin-safe tuna certification requirements

    When the World Trade Organization found last year that U.S. labeling requirements for dolphin-safe tuna put Mexican tuna fishermen at a trade disadvantage, marine advocates worried Read More »

  • Coming Soon to your Province! U.S. company applies to sell genetically modified salmon in Canada

    Massachusetts-based biotech company AquaBounty Technologies has applied to the federal government for permission to market genetically engineered farm-grown Atlantic salmon. Read more here vancouversun 22:45 Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevaced fisherman suffering possible heart attack off Reedsport, Ore.

    Coast Guard crews medevaced a man suffering from symptoms of a possible heart attack from a fishing vessel 18 miles off Reedsport, Friday night. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Read More »
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    Big white shrimp return to Lake Pontchartrain in big numbers

    People who like big shrimp are rejoicing. That’s because some of the biggest white shrimp many have seen are now showing up in Lake Pontchartrain. Old-timers Read More »
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    Family business, way of life ‘under attack’ for Cundy’s Harbor wharf

    Gary and Alison Hawkes finalized their purchase of Hawkes’ Lobster from Gary’s parents on May 1. His mother’s aunt and uncle bought the business in the Read More »
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    Jack Spillane: In gratitude for fishermen

    They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; 24 These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders Read More »

  • Dives show no sign of Foxy Lady II crew Foxy Lady II wreckage covers wide area, Coast Guard says

    The U.S. Coast Guard is examining underwater photographs of what has been described as widespread wreckage of the 45-foot long, Gloucester-based fishing vessel Foxy Lady II, Read More »

  • Remembering the Klamath River fish kill of 2002 – Dan Bacher

    To refresh people’s memories, below is my article about the Klamath River adult salmon, published in September 2002. We cannot allow another big fish kill to Read More »
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    Ex-fisherman Derry brightens up Mey pier with boat artwork

    A Canisbay man is using his artistic skills to enhance a north coast quayside – 44 years after he played a key role in an improvement Read More »

  • Another fishing industry bashing article – this time it’s fuel subsidy

    Here are some excerpts from the recent Guardian’s fuel subsidy article: “Fuel subsidies ‘drive fishing industry’s plunder of the high seas’ Spain, France, UK, US and Japan Read More »
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    Hawaii Longline Association Takes Action To Fight Poor Conditions And Human Trafficking

    Eric Kingma, HLA executive director, says the local longline fleet has already taken several steps to ensure Hawaii’s fishermen are treated humanely.  While he took issue Read More »
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    Making Safety Training Fun! Cordova Community Taps Skills and Humor to Highlight Marine Safety

    Marine safety is never far from coastal Alaskans’ thoughts, where commercial fishing and other marine trades are their livelihood. This holds true in Cordova, a community Read More »
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    Congress considering safety, climate change for fisheries

    Congress is getting involved in fisheries in a couple key areas: safety and climate change. The FISH SAFE Act, and, Climate Ready Fisheries Act of 2019. Read More »

  • Calls for goodwill payments to be made for fishermen affected by Williamtown toxic leak

    The head of the Newcastle Commercial Fishermen’s Co-op is calling on the Department of Defence to immediately make goodwill payments to local fishermen affected by the Read More »

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