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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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  • Effort to restore Stonington Town Wharf gets boost from senators

    An effort to restore the Town Wharf along the east side of Stonington harbor has gotten a boost from the state’s two U.S. senators. Richard Blumenthal and Read More »

  • Saint John River sturgeon fishing season off to good start

    Sturgeon fishing season began this week on the Saint John River and the early catches were good, according to one company. “We started amazingly,” said Cornel Ceapa, Read More »

  • Holy Smoke! Elver prices rise to around $1,900 per pound

    Expectations for the volume of elvers that will be caught in Maine this spring may be low but, based on prices that dealers are offering fishermen, Read More »
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    Our View: Lobster gear changes not yet warranted

    A plan to drastically reduce the amount of fishing line in the waters off Maine has lobstermen up and down the coast worried about their future. Read More »
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    This Is Where 75% Of Wild-Caught Seafood Grows (It’s Not The Ocean)

    The special places where freshwater rivers mix with the salty ocean are known as estuaries. Even if you have never heard of an estuary, you probably Read More »
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    ‘A’ is for Algrie, end of a fishing era.

    A piece of fishing history left through the gaps this week on her way to be scrapped in Ghent, Belgium – the Algrie was the very first trawler Read More »
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    Grand Bank fisherman launches rebuilt boat

    Grand Bank’s Jason Matthews, unlike most Fortune Bay fishers, didn’t get much of a break this past winter. Once the 2017 fishing season wound down in Read More »

  • Air Freight plan would see lobsters expressed to China

    Shelburne-based First Catch Fisheries​’ parent company is chartering a​ cargo plane to fly lobsters directly to China from Halifax to break through a logistical bottleneck. Fishing Read More »

  • Video Shows RV Ocean Researcher V Aground Off Taiwan, Frantic Search and Rescue

    New video shows the scene from Friday night’s search and rescue after the Taiwanese research vessel Ocean Researcher V struck a reef and sank near the Penghu Islands Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for July 5, 2016

    Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 15:08 Read More »

  • Smoked herring connects Cap-Pelé to Haiti – A million cases each year to the impoverished country

    For the past century, one of New Brunswick’s most enduring trade partnerships has been with one of the world’s poorest countries. The fishing village of Cap-Pelé has sold Read More »

  • Dead mullet troubles in Anna Maria Island

    “Fisher folk have been harvesting mullet this way for many generations. They have a recognized right to a way of life and a livelihood from the Read More »

  • R/V Albatross Commisioned November 11, 1881

    Congress authorized an appropriation totaling $148,000 for the construction of the vessel. Plans were drawn by Charles W. Copeland of New York and a contract for Read More »

  • N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries finalizes permit for minimal turtle by-catch

    The  N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries signed an agreement Wednesday with the National Marine Fisheries Service that implements a statewide incidental take permit for sea turtles in Read More »
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    Honored for Bravery. Fishermen brothers honoured 63 years after rescuing 13 people from drowning

    Three fishermen who rescued 13 people from drowning have been given an award for their bravery — 63 years after the disaster. Brothers James and Mickey Read More »
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    Offshore wind moves forward amid calls for marine life studies

    The offshore wind sector is taking shape every day in New Jersey while calls continue for a pause in activity to learn more about whether any Read More »

  • Coastal Conservation Association says commercial fishermen exaggerating how many sea turtles impacted by recreational fishing.

    While plaintiffs (the NCFA and CCFA) imply that state hook-and-line fishermen accounted for 45 percent of sea turtle interactions according to 2013 North Carolina Sea Turtle Read More »
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    She’s A Mom. What’s Your Superpower? An Interview with Representative Genevieve McDonald

    In this interview, Genevieve McDonald tells us how she went from being a lobster boat captain to a state Representative of Maine, all while becoming a 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 »
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    Letter of the Day: Respect the vote and let open LFA 24 on May 6

    I am here to talk about our concerns about the delay in our lobster fishery to May 15th. We the fishers of Lobster Area 24 voted Read More »

  • Newfoundland and Labrador Harvesters Call for Reestablishment of Northern Cod Stewardship Fishery

    St. John’s, NL – On the 32nd Anniversary of the historic Northern cod moratorium, fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling for an immediate return Read More »

  • Judge hears evidence against the licensed yacht captain that allegedly killed commercial rod and reel fisherman Walter Krupinski

    During a six-hour trial at the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal Monday, witnesses and investigators recounted the September 2015 fatal boat collision between a 60-foot yacht and Read More »

  • Seafood processors, fishermen unite in opposing temporary foreign workers changes

    The P.E.I. Seafood Processors Association and the P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association have united in calling for a reversal of Ottawa’s sweeping reforms of the temporary foreign worker Read More »

  • video: NEW: Hinckley Says Over-Regulation Hurting RI Fishing Jobs

    “I think what was most striking to me was that while we had Senators and Congressman from both parties, from Massachusetts to Florida, our Senator, Sheldon Read More »

  • Passamaquoddies agree to state individual quotas terms on elver fishery

    The Joint Tribal Council grudgingly agreed to amend tribal law to accept the state mandate of individual quotas for its elver fishermen, Indian Township Chief Joseph Read More »

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