Final Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan

August 29, 2014 National

NOAA destroying fishermen The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) is now available. Amendment 7 is intended to meet several objectives, which are driven by statutory mandates under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, including to: Read more here 16:41

2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan, Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, Final Amendment 7, magnuson-stevens-fishery-conservation-and-management-act

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date
December 2024

M T W T F S S

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

« Nov

December 2024
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

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

Recent Posts
- Follow your dreams – Little Bro teaches this family some life lessons
  
  Let me introduce you to Little Bro. We all know that person struggling to find their passion, right? It’s a common trope, “Office Space,” the lost Read More »
- Teaching the next generation of New England fishermen
  
  Gary Glidden prepares the Last Penny for another day on the water, sharpening knives and warming up the inboard motor. It’s become second nature to the Read More »
- SCRUB OBSERVERS ON FISHING TRIPS!
  
  From all indications, on August 14, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration commercial fishing monitors will be back looking for a journey unless NOAA steps in and Read More »
- Offshore wind is gearing up to bulldoze the ocean
  
  The Biden Administration has recently produced a wave of plans and regulatory actions aimed at building a monstrous amount of destructive offshore wind. No environmental impact Read More »
- Study: Bellingham, Blaine commercial fishing fleet plays big part in local economy
  
  While Whatcom County’s economy has diversified in the past two decades, commercial fishing remains a significant contributor of jobs and revenue. That’s the conclusion of a Read More »
- DeSantis Names 11 to His Red Tide Task Force
  
  Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced the appointments of 11 “expert researchers and leading scientists” to the recently re-organized Red Tide Task Force. The governor was Read More »
- Oysterman’s thread is a must read – ‘Brexit deal is almost the same as a no deal’
  
  The introduction of new checks and paperwork since the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31 has caused disruption to exports of fresh fish Read More »
- F/V Flyin Tiger catches fire in the Dillingham boat harbor
  
  The drift boat Flyin Tiger caught fire at the Dillingham boat harbor late Thursday morning. The fire was put out quickly, and there were no injuries. Read More »
- Finally! North Coast crab haul begins in long-delayed commercial opener
  
  Hundreds of crab tumbled into large plastic loading containers on the raised docks of Pacific Choice Seafoods in Eureka early Thursday morning as the crew of Read More »
- Time to get enviro groups off taxpayer gravy train
  
  EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt recently issued a directive to end a 20-year string of “sue and settle” cases that have funneled untold millions of tax dollars Read More »
- “Just N Time”! Coast Guard rescues Addison lobsterman off Jonesport after boat began to flood
  
  The man, whose name was not released, was attempting to bring the “Just N Time” to Sawyer Cove to secure it during the storm, when the Read More »
- Gloucester weighs waterfront makeover – Port city’s shift toward a tourist-focused economy poses conflicts with its proud but faltering fishing industry
  
  Angela Sanfilippo, president of the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association and executive director of the Massachusetts Fishermen’s Partnership, doesn’t like what she’s seeing in Gloucester, from the Read More »
- Free trade deal could open ports to rogue fishing vessels – CETA may grant EU vessels ‘most-favoured’ status for Canadian port access
  
  There are concerns that CETA, the proposed free trade agreement between Canada and Europe, could make it more difficult for Canada to restrict access to its ports Read More »
- Northwest shellfish industry dismayed at China’s partial ban of some shellfish exports
  
  The ban has brought the geoduck industry here to a virtual halt. Fish inspectors in China notified the U.S. Embassy on Dec. 3 that China was Read More »
- Lobster cooperative asks court to order feds to hand over $70,000 in confiscated funds
  
  The Spruce Head Fishermen’s Cooperative has asked a federal court to order the U.S. government to return $70,000 it seized from a former manager who has Read More »
- SEA-NL renews call for improved search and rescue for Labrador, federal inquiry into fishing vessel safety
  
  Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) joins in the renewed call for more search and rescue resources for Labrador and a federal inquiry into Read More »
- Hampton Beach Seafood Festival Lobster Roll Eating Contest set for Saturday
  
  The 6th annual Lobster Roll Eating Contest will take place this Saturday during the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. Jude David, chairwoman of the Seafood Festival, inspired Read More »
- High chinook return projected in 2014 – Largest troll quota since abundance-based management began in the late 1990s
  
  High 2013 salmon returns and high escapement projections for non-Alaska rivers are working in the favor of Southeast Alaska commercial and sport fishermen. King salmon abundance Read More »
- Silver Bay Seafoods in American Samoa to recruit for their Summer Seafood Processing
  
  About 200 job seekers turned up at the Tradewinds Saturday to learn about job opportunities offered by Silver Bay Seafoods in Alaska, an integrated processor of Read More »
- Huge Weekend Event in Port Angeles – The 12th annual Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival – kicks off today with PDN community crab feed
  
  The festival, held at City Pier and in the Red Lion Hotel parking lot at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue, celebrates the Dungeness Read More »
- Fishing violation nets Wrangell father, son $100K fine
  
  An Alaskan federal judge on Monday fined a Wrangell father and son $100,000 for lying about where they were fishing for halibut in the Gulf of Read More »
- Tributes paid to fishing industry leader Donal O’Driscoll – A champion of the Irish fishing industry
  
  “A champion of the Irish fishing industry” is how the Irish South and West Fish Producers’ Organisation (IS&WFPO) described him yesterday (sun), as plans were made Read More »
- Coast Guard medevacs 48-year-old man 272-foot F/V American Dynasty near Cold Bay, Alaska
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak, forward deployed to Cold Bay, medevaced a 48-year-old man from the 272-foot fishing Read More »
- Four issues facing Louisiana shrimpers this season
  
  After perhaps the most turbulent decade in recent memory for Louisiana’s seafood industry, Lance Nacio has not lost the eternal optimism that pervades shrimpers row each Read More »
- The Lobsta Run: United chemistry teacher runs lobster transport business
  
  Matt Grata will soon head out on another one of his “lobsta runs” from his Vinco home to Maine’s ocean coast. It will be a combination Read More »

Archives
- December 2024 (106)
- November 2024 (161)
- October 2024 (170)
- September 2024 (180)
- August 2024 (178)
- July 2024 (171)
- June 2024 (172)
- May 2024 (191)
- April 2024 (191)
- March 2024 (209)
- February 2024 (192)
- January 2024 (211)
- December 2023 (188)
- November 2023 (202)
- October 2023 (180)
- September 2023 (101)
- August 2023 (241)
- July 2023 (237)
- June 2023 (211)
- May 2023 (232)
- April 2023 (210)
- March 2023 (215)
- February 2023 (179)
- January 2023 (187)
- December 2022 (178)
- November 2022 (187)
- October 2022 (190)
- September 2022 (177)
- August 2022 (203)
- July 2022 (186)
- June 2022 (184)
- May 2022 (186)
- April 2022 (190)
- March 2022 (219)
- February 2022 (167)
- January 2022 (192)
- December 2021 (191)
- November 2021 (182)
- October 2021 (196)
- September 2021 (197)
- August 2021 (205)
- July 2021 (221)
- June 2021 (211)
- May 2021 (221)
- April 2021 (204)
- March 2021 (202)
- February 2021 (188)
- January 2021 (195)
- December 2020 (193)
- November 2020 (181)
- October 2020 (204)
- September 2020 (195)
- August 2020 (189)
- July 2020 (205)
- June 2020 (194)
- May 2020 (225)
- April 2020 (218)
- March 2020 (216)
- February 2020 (209)
- January 2020 (233)
- December 2019 (227)
- November 2019 (240)
- October 2019 (241)
- September 2019 (241)
- August 2019 (270)
- July 2019 (288)
- June 2019 (270)
- May 2019 (263)
- April 2019 (223)
- March 2019 (210)
- February 2019 (155)
- January 2019 (117)
- December 2018 (216)
- November 2018 (169)
- October 2018 (218)
- September 2018 (247)
- August 2018 (258)
- July 2018 (259)
- June 2018 (250)
- May 2018 (251)
- April 2018 (246)
- March 2018 (266)
- February 2018 (256)
- January 2018 (278)
- December 2017 (309)
- November 2017 (281)
- October 2017 (288)
- September 2017 (275)
- August 2017 (284)
- July 2017 (287)
- June 2017 (273)
- May 2017 (276)
- April 2017 (275)
- March 2017 (300)
- February 2017 (252)
- January 2017 (288)
- December 2016 (263)
- November 2016 (268)
- October 2016 (287)
- September 2016 (284)
- August 2016 (293)
- July 2016 (286)
- June 2016 (273)
- May 2016 (246)
- April 2016 (267)
- March 2016 (260)
- February 2016 (265)
- January 2016 (269)
- December 2015 (266)
- November 2015 (281)
- October 2015 (289)
- September 2015 (286)
- August 2015 (298)
- July 2015 (294)
- June 2015 (329)
- May 2015 (316)
- April 2015 (317)
- March 2015 (324)
- February 2015 (301)
- January 2015 (332)
- December 2014 (322)
- November 2014 (330)
- October 2014 (382)
- September 2014 (340)
- August 2014 (347)
- July 2014 (376)
- June 2014 (401)
- May 2014 (344)
- April 2014 (341)
- March 2014 (375)
- February 2014 (374)
- January 2014 (360)
- December 2013 (294)
- November 2013 (372)
- October 2013 (391)
- September 2013 (461)
- August 2013 (566)
- July 2013 (526)
- June 2013 (447)
- May 2013 (475)
- April 2013 (508)
- March 2013 (459)
- February 2013 (352)
- January 2013 (265)
- December 2012 (206)
- November 2012 (168)
- October 2012 (187)
- September 2012 (126)
- August 2012 (4)

FISHERYNATION.COM

continuously updated

Final Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan

Related

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date

The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

Follow your dreams – Little Bro teaches this family some life lessons

Teaching the next generation of New England fishermen

SCRUB OBSERVERS ON FISHING TRIPS!

Offshore wind is gearing up to bulldoze the ocean

Study: Bellingham, Blaine commercial fishing fleet plays big part in local economy

DeSantis Names 11 to His Red Tide Task Force

Oysterman’s thread is a must read – ‘Brexit deal is almost the same as a no deal’

F/V Flyin Tiger catches fire in the Dillingham boat harbor

Finally! North Coast crab haul begins in long-delayed commercial opener

Time to get enviro groups off taxpayer gravy train

“Just N Time”! Coast Guard rescues Addison lobsterman off Jonesport after boat began to flood

Gloucester weighs waterfront makeover – Port city’s shift toward a tourist-focused economy poses conflicts with its proud but faltering fishing industry

Free trade deal could open ports to rogue fishing vessels – CETA may grant EU vessels ‘most-favoured’ status for Canadian port access

Northwest shellfish industry dismayed at China’s partial ban of some shellfish exports

Lobster cooperative asks court to order feds to hand over $70,000 in confiscated funds

SEA-NL renews call for improved search and rescue for Labrador, federal inquiry into fishing vessel safety

Hampton Beach Seafood Festival Lobster Roll Eating Contest set for Saturday

High chinook return projected in 2014 – Largest troll quota since abundance-based management began in the late 1990s

Silver Bay Seafoods in American Samoa to recruit for their Summer Seafood Processing

Huge Weekend Event in Port Angeles – The 12th annual Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival – kicks off today with PDN community crab feed

Fishing violation nets Wrangell father, son $100K fine

Tributes paid to fishing industry leader Donal O’Driscoll – A champion of the Irish fishing industry

Coast Guard medevacs 48-year-old man 272-foot F/V American Dynasty near Cold Bay, Alaska

Four issues facing Louisiana shrimpers this season

The Lobsta Run: United chemistry teacher runs lobster transport business

Archives

Comments

Facebook

Recent Posts

Meta

continuously updated

Final Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan

Share this post

Related

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date

Recent Posts

Archives

Tags

Comments

Facebook

Recent Posts

Tags

Meta