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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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  • Board of Fish considers commercial Yukon pink salmon fishery

    A proposal laying the groundwork for a pink salmon commercial fishery near the mouth of the Yukon is on the agenda of this week’s Board of Read More »
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    New book tour: Where Have All The Shrimp Boats Gone? Captain Woody Collins visits Colleton Museum

    “I ran five different shrimp boats during my career,” said Collins, speaking to those in attendance on Saturday. “My book tells the story of how the Read More »
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    Judge denies bid for temporary halt to lobstering in Massachusetts

    A federal judge has declined to issue a temporary restraining order to temporarily stop commercial lobster pot fishing in Massachusetts costal waters to protect North Atlantic Read More »

  • Investors bet on farmed kelp being Alaska’s next seafood export

    In the remote waters of Larsen Bay, off the coast of Kodiak Island, an experiment is underway. Two types of kelp are strung on lines in Read More »
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    Turning a Profit During Tough Times

    Despite very high fuel prices, it’s possible to trawl for shrimp and make a profit, according to Agnar Langtveit. 2022 has been an exceptionally tough year, Read More »
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    F/V Aleutian Isle: Diesel oil from sunken vessel is ‘nonrecoverable’

    More than 200 feet below the surface of Haro Strait, a major shipway for British Columbia, a fishing vessel has settled on the sea floor near Read More »

  • Commercial Fisherman in mutilated crab case found not guilty

    Judge Thomas Nave found commercial fisherman Charles Blattner, 47, not guilty of the fishing violation that an Alaska Wildlife Trooper cited Blattner for on Feb. 6. Read More »

  • Eric’s Heroes: The 50-year journey of fisherman Pete Knutson

    A fisherman with long, gray hair looks out at this beautiful place and takes a sip from his coffee mug. The fisherman is Pete Knutson. The Read More »

  • Forum eyes solutions as key fishing date nears

    A community forum billed by organizers as “Coming together to support our fishermen and the port of Gloucester” planned for Wednesday is aimed at developing a Read More »

  • Mayor Mitchell goes to bat for New Bedford’s fishermen, submits congressional testimony

    In his written submission, the Mayor explained why the federal government’s approach to fisheries management within the recently designated marine monuments matters to New Bedford’s commercial fishing Read More »
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    Crew rescued from sinking fishing vessel off NJ coast

    The commercial fishing vessel Lady Gertrude sank early Monday morning while it was fishing about 40 miles southeast of Sandy Hook, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Petty Officer Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 36′ Northern Bay Lobster Boat, 375 HP John Deere 6081 Diesel

    To review specifications, information, and 15 photos, >click here< , To see all the boats in this series >click here<11:15 Read More »
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    Three Mayo Men Convicted Over ‘Very Serious’ Illegal Fishing Incident in July 2020

    Three Mayo men have been convicted of false imprisonment, assault and obstruction as they attempted to evade fisheries officers from Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) at Belderrig Read More »

  • Maine lobster fishery under double MSC assessment

    The MSC did not respond to request for comment on why a second assessment was being done for the fishery, and it remains unclear why a Read More »
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    Senator Schumer pushes for new black sea bass commercial fishing regulations

    Sen. Charles Schumer was in Northport Wednesday calling for updated fishing industry regulations and to consider allowing commercial fishers to catch black sea bass in June. Read More »

  • Final HFD investigation report being completed following Pier 36 boat fire

    Pier 36 appeared to be back to normal Saturday in Honolulu, less than a day after an explosion on a boat that injured five people. It Read More »

  • Fish panel snubs U.S., Canada limits Gloucester Daily Times

     NOAA’s New England Fishery Management Council Wednesday heaped derision on a joint assessment of yellowtail flounder conducted jointly by U.S. and Canadian scientists, then trashed the Read More »
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    Maine Governor Janet Mills plans to create 1st floating offshore wind research farm in US

    Gov. Janet Mills said Friday that she plans to create the nation’s first floating offshore wind research farm in the Gulf of Maine,,, The site of Read More »

  • Canada approval of Aquabounty egg production challenged in court

    In their suit, the groups Ecology Action Centre, Living Oceans and Ecojustice claim the federal department did not follow its own legislated rules, failing to do a Read More »

  • Canada’s biggest lobster fishery on notice after Right Whale entanglement in Nova Scotia gear

    The entanglement of a North Atlantic right whale in Canadian lobster gear earlier this year will increase scrutiny this season on the lucrative southwestern Nova Scotia Read More »

  • Better science and data, not catch shares

    With the exception of three mini-seasons (2012-2014) the red snapper fishery in the South Atlantic has been effectively closed for over six years. By most accounts Read More »
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    Lake harvests are likely more fruitful than we knew

    Harvests from freshwater fisheries such as the Great Lakes could total more than 12 million tons a year globally and contribute more to global food supplies Read More »

  • NOAA N.E. chief eyes delay on limits

    The New England Fishery Management Council approved the proposal from the Gloucester-based coalition at its special meeting Wednesday in Wakefield. The move came in conjunction with Read More »
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    Alaska: Reopening of state economy begins

    Restaurants, shops and hair salons around Alaska are beginning a cautious reopening under strict state mandates as Alaska works to inhibit the spread of COVID-19, while Read More »

  • Never mind the pollacks: ministerial direction signed for fishing scheme

    Environmental secretary Steve Barclay has issued a ministerial direction authorising the creation of an aid package to help the South West fishing industry deal with restrictions Read More »

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