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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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    A potentially catastrophic collapse of the sockeye salmon run is unfolding on the Columbia River system this year. Scientists once predicted that about 100,000 sockeye would Read More »

  • Crabbers Want In on Federal Plan to Trace Illegal Seafood

    Alaska’s crab fleet catches many of the same species as their counterparts in Russia — from red, blue and brown king crab, to snow and tanner Read More »

  • Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries sets fall inshore shrimp season opening dates

    The fall inshore shrimp season will have a split opening with the eastern part of the state opening at 6 p.m. on August 15 and the Read More »

  • Fishermen Fight Bureaucrats to Defend Their Way of Life

    Fishermen are going to court in Portland, Maine, on Tuesday to protect their businesses and communities from an unconstitutional regulatory commission that is a menace to Read More »
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    Scottish Governments “senseless” ban on Firth of Clyde ‘ruining generations of business’

    Furious fishermen have accused the Scottish Government of devastating their historic Firth of Clyde industry with a “senseless” ban. Boats in the area support more than 600 jobs, many Read More »
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    SAFMC Recruitment Announcement – Council Executive Director

    The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, headquartered in North Charleston, S.C., is responsible for the conservation and management of fish stocks within the federal 200-mile limit Read More »

  • Learning lessons from BP oil spill-On the surface the damage seems limited, but the seabed is covered with a thick layer of gunk.

    The idea was that dispersants would dissolve the oil and that what was left would be strongly diluted in the sea water. This would cause very Read More »
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    In loss — hope and a view forward

    Lincoln County students will be better positioned for a shot at their dreams due to the memory of a man lost at sea. Edgar Ruiz Garcia Read More »

  • NOAA: No giant floating island of tsunami debris

    Federal officials say there is no island of debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami floating toward the United States. [email protected] 08:04 Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 36.3′ Wood Lobster,6 Cylinder John Deere 6076 Diesel

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  • Fisheries-Related Funds Included in Federal Spending Bill – $72 million in expanded stock assessments

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    Panel hears debate on whether dead fish are pollutants

    A Fourth Circuit panel heard arguments Tuesday over whether dead fish dumped back into the water by shrimping boats counts as pollution under the Clean Water Read More »

  • Local Spotlight: Craig Pendleton

    Ever since he was a nine-year-old boy standing on a dock in Camp Ellis, Craig Pendleton has been constantly scanning the horizon, looking for the next Read More »
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    Our fishery is not only neglected, but for sale

    Imagine our centuries-old fishery taken over by a foreign country. Imagine a minister of fisheries representing our province’s interest rubber-stamping this proposal. Imagine the recommendation coming Read More »

  • LI fisherman’s death inspires change to permit law

    Assemb. Fred Thiele on Thursday said he introduced legislation that would end a technicality barring commercial fishing licenses from being passed to family members who don’t live Read More »
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    Maine DMR wants to close the pogy fishery to newcomers for 2 years while it crafts a new FMP/Enforcement plan.

    “Closing fisheries is kind of a radical step and a dangerous step because it eliminates diversity,” said Commissioner Pat Keliher. “We’re not saying close it in Read More »

  • The Will of Wanchese by Susan West

    Wanchese, North Carolina, wears its heart on its sleeve. Located on the southern tip of Roanoke Island, where the Roanoke and the Croatan sounds spill into the Read More »

  • Outdoors: Gill netting again is ruled illegal, but don’t believe the net controversy is over

    But don’t believe that, because the attempts over the years to overturn the net ban law show how commercial groups are unrelenting in their zeal to Read More »
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    EPA kills proposed Obama-era Pebble mine ‘veto’

    The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it will reverse an Obama-era decision to block a controversial Alaska mine project. “After today’s action EPA will focus on Read More »

  • MAFMC meeting Wednesday to consider emergency action on blueline tilefish, may include harvest reductions

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  • Alaska Crab fishery faces identity crisis, while Fishermen have a tough time finding snow crab

    Fishermen are having the toughest time in the past five years finding snow crab, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, in Unalaska. The Read More »
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    Trawler bycatch debate heats up after dismal 2021 returns

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  • Galveston Bay: With huge damages at stake, trial over waste pits to begin – more than $1 billion in penalties at stake

    A half-century ago, the owner and operator of a Pasadena paper mill sent its waste for burial to a site along the San Jacinto River. The Read More »
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    Texas: Bay Shrimpers

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  • Fluke Time

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