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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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    Farmers and fishermen in rural Europe form an unlikely alliance with the far-right to protest against globalization, immigration, and policies threatening their livelihoods. This complex narrative Read More »
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    Fishery advocate Robert E. Best Sr. of Belford N.J. commercial fisherman/lobsterman/dealer, has passed away

    Robert E. Best Sr., 78, of Belford, passed away April 20, 2021. Robert was born Sept. 20, 1942, in Long Branch, a son of the late Read More »
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    Freeport fisherman to be sentenced for catching red snapper without commercial license

    A Freeport man is set to be sentenced Friday in a Houston federal court for lying to federal agents about a massive and unauthorized red snapper Read More »

  • LDWF reopens fishing in coastal waters adjacent to Elmer’s Island

    BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently announced the reopening of commercial and recreational fishing within a portion of coastal waters adjacent to Read More »

  • Bill to remove St. Croix alewife barriers clears committee hurdle

    AUGUSTA, Maine — Emergency legislation calling for removal of barriers that block sea-run alewives from full access to the St. Croix River watershed won unanimous endorsement Read More »

  • Presidential Task Force on Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud

    The “recommendations for the implementation of a comprehensive framework of integrated programs to combat IUU fishing and seafood fraud that emphasizes areas of greatest need” have Read More »

  • The Division of Marine Fisheries, and its Commission, use inadequate science to regulate fisheries

    What if…humans can’t actually control nature to make it behave the way some humans want it to behave? North Carolina participates in a federally dominated system Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 1, 2018

    >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >Click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA <click here>19:55 Read More »

  • The sinking of New Hope: A wooden trawler, a Vietnamese fisherman, and a cleanup job

    Worms opened the wooden hull and in washed the green water and silver minnows. The fishermen spoke less of salvaging the 63-foot trawler left in the Read More »
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    Extortion: France will reduce Jersey electricity supply this winter, unless fishermen granted licences for British waters

    Speaking on Friday, outspoken French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said his government would hold firm against Britain and continue to demand more fishing licences. The Read More »

  • Salem considers commercial marina

    A city that once had one of the busiest harbors in the country is trying to return to the days when this was a working port. Read More »
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    A lifetime of trawl doors

    Atli Már Jósafatsson comes from a family immersed in metalwork and particularly in trawl doors. The son of Icelandic trawl door pioneer Jósafat Hinriksson, he has Read More »
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    Global Diving Helps Refloat Boats After Hurricane Harvey

    The fishing vessel R&R is floating once again after spending a month at the bottom of Conn Brown Harbor in Aransas Pass, Texas. The 100-ton shrimp boat Read More »

  • Anxiety and Threats on the Kuskokwim as First Salmon Gillnet Openings Near

    Four weeks into salmon fishing restrictions, the atmosphere along the Kuskokwim River is tense. At a meeting Tuesday the stress the closures are causing was obvious, Read More »

  • FISH-NL calls on DFO to extend snow crab season off eastern Newfoundland and southern Avalon 

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14th, 2017 – The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is calling on the federal Department of Fisheries Read More »

  • Ludger (Lu) W. Dochtermann, Kodiak, AK Responds to NOAA TIGHTENS HALIBUT BYCATCH LIMITS FOR GULF OF ALASKA GROUNDFISH FISHERIES.

    To: Dr. James W. Balsiger, Regional Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region, & United States Commissioner, International Pacific Halibut Commission. Dear Jim:  While NOAA puts Read More »
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    Bait crisis could take the steam out of lobster this summer

    Members of the lobster business fear a looming bait crisis could disrupt the industry during a time when lobsters are as plentiful, valuable and in demand Read More »
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    Harvesters worry their efforts in producing a quality catch will be lost due to delays in grading

    With hefty nets, healthy livers and plump fish, harvesters across the central region are seeing signs of a healthy and rebounding cod fishery this summer. But Read More »

  • FFAW celebrating decision against seafood processors in snow crab dispute

    The Fish, Food and Allied Workers union is celebrating a ruling over last year’s payment dispute for snow crab that the union president estimates will net Read More »
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    Optimism heading into the 2017 lobster season off southwestern Nova Scotia – Search and Rescue is Ready!

    While many factors can come into play before an opening shore price is determined in the commercial lobster fishery, there is reason for optimism going into Read More »

  • Green crabs as lobster bait working in Nova Scotia

    It’s a fishing version of the old “If life gives you lemons…” adage. Instead of passively watching invasive green crabs devour native species, fishermen and scientists Read More »

  • ‘Deadliest Catch’ star Capt. Keith Colburn returns to Seattle with a Wizard’s brew

    Call it The Return of the Wizard. The crab boat helmed by Capt. Keith Colburn of “The Deadliest Catch” reality television show arrived in Seattle this Read More »

  • Nova Scotia company ships live crab worldwide

    Frozen snow crab harvested off the coast of Nova Scotia has fed the masses for decades, but shipping the product live has long been thought impossible Read More »

  • Rainbow coloured lobster caught by Nova Scotia fisherman

    Fishermen off the coast of Nova Scotia have been hauling up strange-coloured lobsters for years, but a rainbow lobster caught just before Christmas may top them Read More »
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    Fisherman David Goethel takes case to US Supreme Court

    After losing a lawsuit alleging a federal agency has imposed unfair regulations, Hampton fisherman David Goethel is taking his case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Cause Read More »

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