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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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  • Cod: The great mystery – New England’s Refugee’s are unwanted, will be deported. Whole.

    There can’t be too many things more confusing for the casual fisheries observer than cod.  See, we had cod. Lots of it, then we lost it. Read More »
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    Orange, yellow, blue, and even ‘Halloween’: The rarest lobster colors, explained

    It may feel like a new, brightly colored lobster has been pulled off the New England coast and onto your social media feeds every other week Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for November 2, 2018

    >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<15:10 Read More »
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    Commission cuts halibut limits across Alaska, Canada

    The International Pacific Halibut Commission adopted its annual catch limits for halibut in 2023 from California to the Bering Sea at its meeting Jan. 27. Coastwide, Read More »
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    New Beamer Hits The Water

    A year on from the launch of Interfish beam trawler Admiral Gordon at Parkol Marine Engineering’s facility in Middlesbrough, the yard has launched sister vessel Admiral Blake PH-440 for Read More »
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    Harvesters Warn of ‘Dire Effects’ as Minister Aims to Protect Fish Stocks from Climate Disruption

    A recent appearance by Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray at an industry annual meeting has set off a sea squall of controversy, with harvesters and unions warning Read More »

  • North Carolina: State’s shrimping industry needs Cooper’s support

    As the state’s shrimping industry faces a perfect storm of challenges that may result in the demise of hundreds of family owned fishing businesses, it is Read More »

  • Search is on for missing F/V Yvonne Michelle fisherman Renee Lopez, 45 miles off Manasquan, NJ

    MANASQUAN, N.J. — The Coast Guard is searching for a 30-year-old man approximately 45 miles east of Manasquan Inlet Wednesday after he was reported missing from a fishing Read More »

  • FISH-NL: Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc missing boat on problems plaguing industry

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is outraged with an attack by the federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans on the Read More »

  • For Lummis, fishing is more than a living — it’s a way of life

    Members of Lummi Nation say that for them, fishing is different. Tribal and nontribal fishers alike must keep to the seasons and mind their catch quotas. Read More »

  • Sewage spill closes shellfish beds in Charleston S.C.

    Shellfish harvesting beds in a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway in Charleston County were closed Wednesday due to a sewage spill at the Sullivan’s Island Wastewater Read More »
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    Rescuers hold safety practice at offshore wind farm.

    Offshore rescuers are sharpening their skills at and near the Block Island Wind Farm,,, But a Rhode Island commercial fishing group has said practicing on five Read More »
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    Whales and fishermen caught in turf war over California’s coast

    As rising ocean temperatures move their food supplies closer to shore, a staggering number of migrating whales have been forced into the path of California’s crab Read More »
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    Massachusetts: Lobster season opens on time today after right whales move out of Cape Cod bay

    Lobster season for the South Shore will begin as planned after endangered right whales, spotted in Cape Cod Bay, moved out of the area. The Provincetown Read More »

  • SURETTE: Sharks in fishing waters, no lifeguard

    What is it about the Harper government’s special kink about fisheries — and the media’s failure to hold it to account for its unrelenting assault on Read More »
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    Wicked Tuna exclusive: The new season 8 begins after a rough 2018, preview

    Wicked Tuna is back this Sunday on National Geographic Channel. Last season was defined by unstable alliances, shocking injuries, and massive blow ups, and winning is Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44’x17′ Novi Lobster, Gillnetter, Scalloper

    To review specifications, information, and 25 photos’, >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 06:25 Read More »

  • Why are we so fixated on offshore wind?

    As we await the finalization of Gov. Maura Healey’s new offshore wind contracts, the Massachusetts Interagency Offshore Wind Council has requested public comments on these plans Read More »

  • PNA tuna MSC Certified product hits European market – I wonder how.

    The Pacifical tuna is skipjack tuna caught from wild schools (rather than using Fish Aggregating Devices or FADs) and carries the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabel. more@solomanstarnews  Read More »
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    N.J. Governor asks feds for six-month extension to assess impact of offshore wind farms on state’s main fishing grounds

    Gov. Phil Murphy is asking the federal government to extend the public comment period on proposed new lease sales for offshore wind in the New York Read More »

  • Don Cuddy – Fishermen fight back against government overreach

    I attended the hearing with John Haran of Dartmouth, manager of Northeast Fisheries Sector XIII which includes 32 fishermen. Sector XIII is a plaintiff in the Read More »

  • Gloucester Fleet readies for ‘Year of No Cod’

    The 2015 season will dawn at 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing with it all of the uncertainty and angst that have become the Gloucester inshore fleet’s constant Read More »
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    Haines Landslide. Two Haines residents still missing as four of six are found safe

    There are still two missing residents. Jenae Larson and David Simmons have been missing since Wednesday afternoon’s mudslide. They lived at the same Beach Road property Read More »

  • Canada’s new Liberal government says it is currently developing priorities for the lobster industry

    Canada’s new Liberal government is in no rush to implement Stephen Harper’s promise aimed at wooing voters in Atlantic Canada during the recent federal election of $20 million in Read More »

  • Rewards offered for information in Gulf of Mexico dolphin attacks Captain Paul Watson pledged a whopping $20,000 reward

    The attacks have been so severe that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric  Administration (NOAA), was forced to issue a “heads up” directive last week to  environmental Read More »

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