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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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  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 92′ Rodriguez Shrimper/Scalloper, 3412 Cat

    To review specifications, information, and 35 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:52 Read More »

  • Petit-de-Grat murder suspect Craig Landry released on $50K bail – Carla Ann Samson, was released on a $25,000 bail.

    Craig Landry appeared in court on Thursday and was released on a $50,000. As part of his release, Landry has to live with his mother in Read More »
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    A day in the life of a hoki fishing trawler crew

    Johnny Thompson was an accountant in Auckland until a snowboarding accident changed his life. “I had it real bad for a start – those first few Read More »
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    Alaska, Washington senators team up to seek disaster declaration for closed crab harvests

    Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell of Washington sent the request to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Read More »

  • Dolphin Expert Stephen McCulloch Fired By FAU, Seeks Reinstatement

    Stephen McCulloch wants his job back. A prominent master of the arcane art of dolphin rescue, for more than a decade he was a leader and Read More »
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    On This Day: November 4,1991, Gloucester Times first reported the Andrea Gail missing

    The Coast Guard continued searching today for a fishing boat due back in Gloucester last Friday from a trip to the Grand Banks off Newfoundland, Canada. Read More »

  • Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries opens shrimp refrigeration cost-share program

    The (LDWF) is opening a shrimp refrigeration cost-share program for eligible industry members Monday, Aug. 31, 2015 at 10 a.m. This program will offer eligible industry Read More »

  • Marine mammals encroach on people

    capecodtimes -The solution, experts say, is elusive because of the seals’ protection under the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act and the lack of funds for research. Read More »
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    Offshore Wind Farms Could Cause ‘Cataclysmic Destruction’ Of Ecosystems

    Wind energy, cheap electricity from the elements. Surely a great idea? But has it just become a cash cow for big industry and governments, with precious Read More »
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    Fishermen trouble

    The 68-year-old president of the United Fishermen of Alaska – one of the 49th state’s most powerful lobbies – and three other commercial fishermen have been Read More »
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    Fundraiser: F/V Queen Ann’s Revenge – Please support my friend

    Paul Matos was the owner of fishing boat Queen Ann’s Revenge. Sadly, his boat sank early Thursday morning. They sent out a call for help aroubd Read More »

  • South Australian fishing community calls for seal cull

    Fisherman Glen Hill says he’s been battling against an increasing number of  for almost a decade, and he’s had enough. “The seals don’t belong here. They’ve Read More »

  • Pending Labor Day Ban On Harvesting Draws Grumbles From Long Island Sound Lobstermen

    The moratorium is mean to boost a lobster population that has decreased 95 percent. Darling is one of the few. He said the Long Island Sound Read More »
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    Coast Guard rescues fisherman as commercial fishing vessel sinks near Columbia River entrance

    The Coast Guard rescued a fisherman from the water Tuesday morning after his vessel began taking on water and sank near the Cape Disappointment bar. At Read More »

  • Already, I’m skeptical. Dalhousie professor to probe effects of aquaculture business

    Jon Grant doesn’t much care for the taste of Atlantic salmon. But the Dalhousie University oceanographer is passionate about Atlantic Salmon farming. He says critics who Read More »

  • The Arraignment: Carlos “Cod Father” Rafael pleads not guilty to all 27 counts

    Indicted fishing magnate Carlos Rafael pleaded not guilty to all 27 counts against him Thursday in federal court in Worcester, where a judge added another $1 Read More »

  • Harassment of Fisheries Observers More Than Doubles –

    WASHINGTON – May 16 – Attacks against independent monitors of U.S. fishing fleets more than doubled between 2007 and 2011, according to official figures posted today Read More »
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    Coast guard vessel with platform to help with search for missing scallop dragger

    The Canadian Coast Guard has deployed a vessel with a platform to help search the Bay of Fundy for a scallop dragger that went missing two Read More »

  • Salazar departure leaves ‘green’ posts vacant

    With  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement Wednesday that he intends to resign, the Obama administration finds itself in exactly the same place it was four years Read More »
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    A Drone May Save Your Life in the Future.

    Drones have many uses—from military strikes to package delivery. One of the most important uses is to save lives. In times of emergency, a drone is Read More »

  • Dam blocking prime fish habitat on Walla Walla River will be removed in September

    A diversion dam blocking nearly 50 miles of prime fish spawning habitat on the Walla Walla River is slated for removal by September as part of a decadeslong Read More »
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    4 crew members found, Search ongoing for missing fisherman off the coast of Cape Breton

    A search is ongoing in the waters off the coast of Cape Breton for one of five people from the Tyhawk fishing vessel, A CH149 Cormorant Read More »

  • Tri Marine is asking for an emergency exemption for American Samoa fishing fleet

    Earlier this year, as a conservation measure, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration closed off an area of ocean to the U.S flagged fishing fleets. The Read More »
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    Proposals Aim To Restore Lobsters To Long Island Sound

    A new interstate plan is being considered to try and halt the dramatic decline in lobster populations in Long Island Sound and southern New England waters, Read More »

  • Fisheries official tried to keep Robichaud file secret – didn’t make government ‘look good,’ Wilbert Sabine testifies

    The head of enforcement at the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries says he marked his emails on the Donat Robichaud case as “confidential” because he Read More »

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