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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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    How many times can Greenpeace recycle the same old publicity stunts before they finally exhaust the gullibility of the news media?  That seems to be the Read More »

  • 3 miles of illegal long line seized by South Texas Coast Guard crews

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  • Appeals Court Upholds Steller Sea Lion Decision – Environmental groups Oceana and Greenpeace intervened on behalf of the NMFS.

    The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday issed its ruling in the challenge brought by the state of Alaska and commercial fishing interests. The Read More »

  • Panama City approves moving ice house

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  • Dr. Steven Lohrenz Letter: SMAST puts independent science first

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  • The Long Haul: Shared Hopes for Our Fisheries’ Future

    As fishing areas close in the face of dwindling stocks, we look at what the hopes are among fishing folks for the future. In some areas Read More »

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    Lobster fishing is not profitable this year, fishermen explain

    Rampant inflation and cooling markets are hitting Maritime lobster fishers hard. Six days after the start of fishing in the Northumberland Strait, some of them are Read More »

  • NOAA grant to help Hawaii girls learn about water

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    Commercial Fisherman Alf Ludvig Forde of Mukilteo, Washington has passed away

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  • Louisiana Regulators to Close Blue Crab Fishery for Thirty Days

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    Maine lobstermen appeal federal judge rejection of lawsuit

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    Invasive seaweed threatens Gulf of Maine

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    Crack Pot Alert! MSC HQ sprayed blood red a year after Seaspiracy documentary

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    SAR air base for Labrador

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