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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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  • FFAW-Unifor wants all of Area 6 shrimp quota for inshore fleet

    Union, members say boats, fish plants, whole communities to die out if no change made to policy The FFAW-Unifor held a press conference in St. John’s this Read More »

  • Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium wants Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary designation

    Fishermen not on board with Hudson Canyon Sanctuary – The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hear a proposal from New York Aquarium, which has nominated the canyon for a National Marine Sanctuary designation. Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues 2 Fishermen from grounded vessel near Ocean Shores, Wash.

    Coast Guard crews rescued two mariners from a grounded 42-foot commercial fishing vessel  near Ocean Shores, Tuesday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, from Coast Guard Air Read More »

  • Fished out – Atlantic fishing nations fail to act to protect tuna and sharks.

    The ICCAT nations did maintain catch limits on Atlantic bluefin tuna. They also announced steps to force large fishing vessels to carry a unique identification number Read More »
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    Promising results from UK lobster hatchery

    Set up primarily to support the local lobster-fishing industry, the National Lobster Hatchery (NLH)  concentrates on hatching eggs from gravid females caught by local fishermen, keeping Read More »

  • Fishermen’s dismay as funds diverted to port upgrade

    Fishermen in Thanet say they have been “pushed to one side, forgotten about and ignored” after money for new facilities was redirected to a plan to Read More »

  • Micronesia pursues illegal fishing charges against Japanese Tuna Vessels

    The Federated States of Micronesia seized four Japanese purse seine vessels in October and November last year that were fishing mainly for bonito in the Pacific, Read More »

  • A 31-year-old man was medically evacuated from F/V Captain Bob, a 36-foot commercial vessel

    A crewmember aboard the vessel Captain Bob contacted Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders at 8:55 a.m., via VHF-FM channel 16 radio reporting a man aboard the vessel Read More »
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    Hermaphrodite Crab Spotted Near Deal Island

    A rare catch in the Tangier Sound left many watermen puzzled. The strange crab seemed to display both male and female characteristics. It’s almost as if Read More »
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    Cocaine in the Water Is Hurting River Eels

    The Earth’s waters are laced with drugs—from prescription and over-the counter medications, to caffeine, to antibiotics from personal care products. Marine environments are also tainted with Read More »

  • D.E.C. Ticketed Montauk Anglers for Dumping Fish

    Marine enforcement officers from the State Department of Environmental Conservation, on patrol in Montauk Harbor on Aug. 31, saw what they estimated was hundreds of pounds Read More »

  • Butterfish—Little Fish Big Science

    For this assessment, scientists developed a new method for estimating fish abundance that takes changing environmental conditions into account, something that will become increasingly important as Read More »

  • NCFA Weekly Update for – September 30, 2024: URGENT! Assistance for Storm Victims in Western North Carolina

    Some issues in need of special attention this week. Our Family and Friends in Western NC – The devastation of Hurricane Helene is unreal and unimaginable. Read More »
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    PFMC plans transition for non-Indian commercial Area 2A halibut fishery; new season-setting process begins

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council is requesting public comment on structuring the West Coast Area 2A non-Indian directed commercial halibut fishery for the upcoming year. The Read More »

  • Transport Canada: One year ‘sufficient time’ for fishermen to grasp new Fishing Vessel Safety Regulations

    Transport Canada says it is giving fishermen “sufficient time” to prepare for new safety regulations coming into force this summer. The Fishing Vessel Safety Regulations were Read More »

  • Your Government’s Gold King Whitewash

    When a private citizen or company violates rules, misrepresents facts or pollutes a river, government penalties are swift and severe. It’s different when the government screws Read More »
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    Catch Shares: Commercial trawlers to transition to quota system for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands cod harvests

    Starting in January, the fleet will fish under a “rationalization” system where each catcher vessel will have a maximum catch limit, which will be assigned through Read More »
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    10 Indonesian nationals caught trying to smuggle shark fins from Hawaii plead guilty

    The fishermen accused of trying to smuggle nearly 1,000 shark fins out of Hawaii changed their plead in court Friday to guilty. Federal investigators say the Read More »

  • The New Lobster Frontier! From Britain – This is why you’ll probably be eating American lobster soon.

    The last year’s Scottish lobster catch was 90 per cent down year-on year, he says, and the ponds and vats in which the Autumn catch was Read More »
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    Dwindling winter steelhead are on their own again at Willamette Falls

    With the first four dozen winter steelhead counted at Willamette Falls and scattered early catches reported in both the Clackamas and Sandy rivers, Oregon scientists, fish Read More »

  • Increasing utilization of the province’s cod and yellowtail resource, OCI opens expanded processing facility in Fortune

    “The provincial government’s agreement with Ocean Choice International reflects our commitment to maximizing economic benefits from our fish resources, and ensuring the well-being of residents in Read More »

  • The Mayor’s Desk: Pressing forward for our fishermen – Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk

    There was an incredible lineup of political leaders from across Massachusetts at the fishing rally held this past Monday in Boston…What follows is the full text Read More »
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    Port Stephens Maritime Community Rallies Around Milanja Family

    The maritime and greater community Port Stephens have rallied around the Milanja family as their much-loved fishing trawler and livelihood, the Kendon B, had to be Read More »

  • Sending “Chuck” home -15-pound lobster gets new lease on life

    He may have been too big for a pot anyway but a grocery store on Newfoundland’s west coast has spared the life of huge lobster that Read More »
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    Another Senseless Regulation! Northern Red Hake possession limit slashed to 400 Lbs per trip

    To the Regulators. Northern  Red  Hake (known to fishermen as Mud Hake) is not a targeted specie of our fishermen, who mainly target Silver Hake (known as Whiting), Read More »

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