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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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    These guys are having an exceptional New Year after being rescued by a Fishing Trawler

    Three Orange Valley fishermen who went missing four days ago have been reunited with their families. On the morning of December 27, Luis Manuel Yirvin, his Read More »

  • Few native fishing complaints valid: MNRF

    It’s too early to say much about an allegation that commercial fishermen may be responsible for the presence of 14 fish found on shore,,,  Chief Vern Read More »
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    Captain Rescued from 77 Foot Clam Dredge After Experiencing Medical Issue

    Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued the captain of a clam dredge after he experienced a medical incident while fishing in the Atlantic Ocean. Ronald Read More »
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    State attorneys general are spoiling for a fight over Trump Administration’s offshore drilling plan

    As Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke prepared to travel to the Carolinas to discuss offshore drilling, state attorneys general condemned the Trump administration’s plan to expand development Read More »
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    Try, try again: FISH-NL making second push to unseat FFAW

    The union, which formed three years ago, has learned from its first failure and adjusted tactics accordingly, said its president. “This has been a long, hard Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Feb 15, 2016

    Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 15:31 Read More »
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    S.D. tunaboat captain discovered Galapagos ‘Garden of Eden’ tragedy 85 years ago

    If someone aboard the local tunaboat Santo Amaro hadn’t been curious, the bizarre finale of the Galapagos islands’ modern Eden might not have been learned for Read More »

  • Canada approves genetically modified salmon for sale to public

    Canadian grocery stores have received the regulatory green light to begin selling fast-growing, genetically modified salmon – the first such species to gain such approval from Read More »

  • Coast Guard crews searching for 55′ fishing vessel taking on water near Mount Desert Rock, Maine

    BOSTON — Coast Guard rescue crews are searching for two people aboard a 55-foot fishing vessel approximately nine miles northeast of Mount Desert Rock, Maine, on Sunday. Read More »

  • Fin-Body Ratios for Smooth Dogfish – Depends on How You Slice It

    The 2010 Shark Conservation Act prohibits removal of fins at sea for all sharks landed in U.S. Waters, with a glaring exception for smooth dogfish, or Read More »

  • NMFS is harming efforts to ban the sale of shark fins Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States.

    Absolute foolishness– The Shark Conservation Act of 2010 was designed as a statutory shield to protect the world’s troubled shark populations. Any sensible person would deduce Read More »
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    Shortsighted Petition about whale regulations in Mass draws response from Maine

    Enviro groups have filed a petition with the NMFS seeking immediate emergency action requiring the commercial fishing industry to protect endangered right whales from entanglement off Read More »

  • Controversial National Marine Sanctuary Proposed for Sandy Hook Region

    Rik van Hemmen, a marine engineer based in Red Bank, has proposed to turn a corner of northeastern Monmouth County into a national marine sanctuary. The Read More »

  • Five Maine fishermen plead guilty in herring scheme

    The trial of five fishermen accused of a multi-year scheme to sell unreported Atlantic herring and falsify fishing records ended Monday when the defendants all pleaded Read More »

  • Court taking another look at higher commercial fishing fees for nonresidents

    The state will get another chance to defend its former practice of charging nonresidents two to three times as much as Californians for commercial fishing licenses. Read More »

  • Calling All Green Horns – Kodiak Arts Council auctioning week on crab boat – live aboard a Kodiak-based Tanner crab boat!!

    hooboy. KODIAK, Alaska – “Deadliest Catch” shows up on T-shirts, coffee mugs and even fireworks that try to cash in on the success of the Discovery Read More »

  • Hearing! 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday – MSA Reauth – Oversight of Fisheries Management Successes and Challenges

    U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, will convene the hearing titled “Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Read More »

  • EPA regs hit fishing industry, unless Congress meets deadline

    If the rule goes into effect, the EPA estimates it would apply to as many as 138,000 smaller vessels around the country, and about half them Read More »

  • Opinions plentiful as oyster farm hearing reconvenes in Surry, Me.

    SURRY — A reopened hearing on a proposed aquaculture lease on Morgan Bay brought dozens of residents and fishermen and others out to comment on the Read More »
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    Podcast: FV-Tuna.com Capt. Dave Carraro previews Wicked Tuna Outer Banks season finale

    Capt. Dave Carraro has been a mainstay and a fan favorite on National Geographic’s hit series, Wicked Tuna, which chronicles the lives of commercial bluefin tuna Read More »

  • Gulf of Mexico shrimp landings low, prices up

    Shrimp landings in the Gulf of Mexico are running lower than usual, but prices are up, according to the latest data issued by the National Oceanographic Read More »
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    Commercial Dungeness Crab Season in Northern California Delayed Due to Crab Quality Testing

    Due to poor crab meat quality test results conducted at the beginning of November, the Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has Read More »
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    Canada considers mandatory EPIRB’s on all fishing vessels, shift Coast Guard from DFO to Transport Canada

    An emergency distress beacon should be made mandatory on all commercial fishing vessels in Canada within two years, according to a Senate study released Thursday that Read More »

  • WPFMC Press Release: Fishery Scientists Address Overfished Striped Marlin Stock,

    HONOLULU (20 June 2014) A group of prominent scientists, resource economists, sociologists, population modelers and other knowledgeable experts from throughout the Pacific concluded its three-day meeting Read More »

  • ‘People helping people’

    Some folks in Alaska are going to be very thankful on Thanksgiving. The Lydia Marie, a 44-foot wooden troller, with its captain, Logan Padgett, and his Read More »

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