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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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    Four years after the Deepwater Horizon spill, oil is still washing up on the long sandy beaches of Grand Isle, Louisiana, and some islanders are fed Read More »

  • The Canso Lions Club Service to honour fishermen lost at sea on Sunday at 2 p.m.

    Canso will remember this province’s lost fishermen during a ceremony on Sunday at 2 p.m. The Canso Lions Club has hosted the service at its Seamen’s Read More »

  • Skipper nods off, vessel collides with breakwater in Campbell River

    A fishing vessel going cruising speed hit the breakwater at a marina in Campbell River last night. The captain of The Powell River Queen, the ferry Read More »
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    Customs Crackdown: U.S. blocks Fiji fishing boat from unloading, citing forced labor and debt bondage

    Customs officials have blocked a commercial fishing boat from bringing tuna and other seafood into the United States, citing what they said was the use of Read More »
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    Have Faith: A fisherman’s journey of deep belief

    Stanley Larsen’s fishing boat, Four Kids, pulled up to the dock in Menemsha a little after 10 am last Thursday, under a bright blue sky. Stanley Read More »
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    RESCHEDULED: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Charleston, September 30 – October 5, 2018

    The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will postpone its quarterly meeting originally scheduled for September 16 – 21, 2018 in Charleston, SC due to the threat Read More »
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    THE 2018 MAKO SEASON IS SAVED!

    The United States and other nations recently finished up a week of tuna, swordfish and shark management discussions at the 2017 annual meeting of International Commission Read More »
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    Working Waterfront: Several hundred tons of squid offloaded in Ventura

    The smell of squid filled the air Tuesday morning at Ventura Harbor, where workers were bustling to offload hundreds of tons of it. The morning’s activities Read More »

  • The Salem News Our view: NOAA leaders should extend cod rules

    It’s too early to gauge the legitimacy of the latest NOAA science and assessment of the Gulf of Maine cod stocks.,,,But given that the latest assessments Read More »

  • Gold Coast woman catches sandcrab that’s a dead ringer for Michael Jackson

    An uncanny likeness of late pop-megastar Michael Jackson has appeared on the backside of an egg-bearing female sand crab hauled from the Tweed River. In what Read More »
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    A Forage Fish War – Canadian company targets critical forage fish in Atlantic and Gulf

    The two U.S. menhaden fisheries are in the Chesapeake Bay and the Gulf,,, Omega Proteins, headquartered in Canada, has sought certification that the fishery is sustainable.,, Now Read More »

  • Tahoe Lobster Co. Crawdad trap theft tops $21,000

    tahoedailytribune.com – Tahoe Lobster Co. traps have continued to disappear from Lake Tahoe, threatening the lake’s first commercial crawfish harvest operation. Tahoe Lobster Co. Owner Fred Read More »
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    Hazardous Bar Crossing Procedures: Coast Guard urges safety, preparedness for the 2020-2021 Dungeness crab season

    The Coast Guard urges commercial fishermen to ensure vessel safety to prevent maritime emergencies before the opening of the Dungeness crab season scheduled to begin Dec.16. Read More »
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    The U.S. “wind belt” – Map Shows ‘Low-Impact’ Locations for Wind Power

    Wind energy developers both onshore and offshore face numerous challenges. Concerns about noise from wind turbines, disruption of visual aesthetics, and danger to wildlife have led Read More »

  • Flounder Fishery Management Plan draws fire at NC Marine Fisheries Commission hearing

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  • California State admits traditional management more effective than marine reserves – Dan Bacher

    State officials and representatives of some corporate “environmental” NGOs have constantly touted the so-called “marine protected areas” created under the privately-funded Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative Read More »

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  • Legislative Bills would open red snapper harvest out to at least 25 miles

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    Tasmania: King Island lobster fishers fear seismic testing plans could damage the local industry

    Wayne Coombe casts his mind back about 15 years when seismic testing was conducted off the island’s south west. “There was an abundance of lobster there Read More »

  • GDT Editorial: Harbor report shows need for new fishery life line

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  • Regulators worry NE fishermen are cheating

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  • Banks seek to expand portfolios in stable (rationalized) fishing industry

    When the quota system was first begun in the federal fisheries off Alaska, a common fear was consolidating too much quota in too few hands. Commercial Read More »
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    California Dungeness crab industry bounces back with strong season

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  • Province rejects cod harvester application over CETA – Swimming in a Sea of Cod and No Market

    Harvesters in NAFO Division 3PS had been leaving significant amounts of cod in the water because of low prices and, in recent week, a lack of buyers. With Read More »

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