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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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    Fishermen holding scallop licences for the Strait of Belle Isle were expecting to get paid when a compensation deal was negotiated by their union with Nalcor Read More »

  • EU counters Pew criticism of ‘blurry science’ as bluefin tuna fishing kicks off with 20% hike

    As the European Union (EU)’s bluefin tuna fishing season in the Mediterranean kicks off at pace, Pew Charitable Trusts has warned the science behind this year’s 20% Read More »
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    Salmon surge: Habitat improvements paying off on one California river

    Near record numbers of chinook salmon are surging up the Mokelumne River, marking the second large spawning year in a row and signaling to fisheries biologists Read More »
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    Southeast Alaska pink salmon catch could be lowest in 44 years

    Two years ago the commercial catch of pink salmon in Southeast Alaska hit its lowest level in more than four decades. This year’s catch will be Read More »

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  • 11th International Conference and Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management

    The 11th International Conference and Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management is taking place June 4-9 in Portland, ME.  The agenda and related event listings are Read More »

  • “Dark Energy”: Life Beneath the Seafloor Discussed at Upcoming American Geophysical Union Conference

    “Who in his wildest dreams could have imagined that, beneath the crust of our Earth, there could exist a real ocean…a sea that has given shelter Read More »

  • Opinion: Offshore wind, marine-life deaths by Carol Frazier

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  • “I’ve been commercial fishing since I was a kid,” – Pass Christian man says tonging, fishing, shrimping a family tradition

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    My Father’s Hands

    The first time I remember being aware of my father’s hands was when I was three. I wasn’t very tall, nor powerful. Standing on a main Read More »

  • After a long battle, Drake’s Bay Oyster Co. packs it in

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  • Sealing industry protests lack of talks on EU ban at summit in N.L.

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    Trump’s national monument changes return to spotlight

    But in the 15 months since Trump downsized the Utah monuments, the president has done nothing with Zinke’s proposal to shrink two more monuments, in Oregon Read More »

  • Coast Guard software glitch leaves Arctic mariners in the cold

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  • 2016 hauled in mixed bag for Alaska commercial fisheries

    As with any season, 2016 had plenty of winners and losers in the Alaska commercial fishing industry. The year started off with a huge sigh of Read More »
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    Second phase of regulation changes to protect North Atlantic right whales include groundfisheries

    The federal Large Whale Take Reduction Team instituted sweeping changes in the rules governing the Northeast lobster and Jonah crab fisheries to help reduce gear entanglements. Read More »
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    Coast Guard responds to a boat fire near Carlsbad

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  • “our efforts to redesign fisheries”

    This article should be renamed to “How a TED grant helped spread a job killing scam” Some of the lowlites: – Overfishing is the number-one threat to Read More »

  • Saving the Antarctic scientists, er media, er, activists, er tourists trapped by sea ice

    UPDATE: get a load of the hilarious announcement from the expedition, where they claim sea ice is disappearing, see update 2 below. There’s quite an ongoing Read More »

  • Operation Sea Lion disperses sea lions, for now

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  • Marine Science Vessel Celtic Voyager Sets Sail to Canada

    The Marine Institute’s Celtic Voyager, Ireland’s first multi-purpose research vessel, has been sold to Qikiqtaaluk Corporation of Nunavut, Canada. The vessel has played a significant role Read More »

  • The sassy women of ‘Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks” call Hatteras home, “Oh, there’s always drama,”

    By 2003, Gray found herself living in Hatteras village and working on charter fishing boats. So she asked Hatteras commercial fisherman Jeff Oden for work. And Read More »

  • Alaska Gov. Walker Touts Fisheries in Pep Talk

    Wednesday night’s State of the State address by Governor Bill Walker was as much a pep talk as any thing else to a state facing huge Read More »

  • Carbon Emissions Threaten The Fishing Industry By Shrinking Fish Sizes

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