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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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    Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Now Open Statewide

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery statewide on Dec. 31, 2022. Fishing Zones 3-6 (all areas south Read More »
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    Alaska fishermen haul in monster halibut

    Three local commercial fishermen caught what is likely to be the biggest halibut hauled in by a Haines skipper this season, weighing 425 pounds and measuring Read More »
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    Fishermen take case against paying for monitors to SCOTUS

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  • Sandy Hook Bay National Marine Sanctuary proposal pounded by wave after wave of criticism

    The main proponent of a “marine sanctuary” that would include some 12,500 acres of northeastern Monmouth County waters found himself pounded by wave after wave of criticism Wednesday Read More »

  • Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 29, 2020

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    Congress gave $300 million to help fisheries. The Great Lakes got zero. Why were they left out?!

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  • Solar energy and more: Seeking to improve energy efficiency, sustainability in the fishing fleet

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    Brexit at last: Britain leaves the EU as champagne corks fly, Post-Brexit talks gear up for fish fight

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    SNP must dump the Greens and ditch HPMAs

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    Coast Guard suspends search for missing Tangier waterman

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    Tuna Fishermen Say Agencies Rejected Input on New Rules

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    Trawler Sky Wind arrested for illegal crab fishing in Sakhalin

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