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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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  • Rival measures would restore alewives into the St. Croix

    The future of spawning alewife runs in the St. Croix River will likely be decided by state lawmakers next month as they evaluate rival bills aimed at Read More »
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    2018 Mass. DMF fishing regulations go into effect April 20

    The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has enacted new regulations, which were informed in part by this winter’s public hearings. The regulations were reviewed and approved Read More »

  • NOAA Fisheries rule should alarm taxpayers

    NOAA Fisheries has discovered a devious way to increase their budget without the checks and balances guaranteed by our forefathers, and the courts have let it Read More »

  • The Devil in the Fishery Disaster Aid Details.- Mass. seen having leg up on fish aid

    Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office confirmed yesterday that the process for developing the distribution formula remains a work in progress, but with the underlying principle that Read More »
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    Lobstermen fed up, facing drastic rules to protect whales, say president should help

    More than 100 fishermen attended a meeting with Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher June 20 at Camden Hills Regional High School. Lobstermen said Read More »

  • NOAA Fisheries Approves Amendment 18 to Address Fleet Consolidation in Groundfish Fishery

    NOAA Fisheries has approved Amendment 18 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. The Amendment establishes permit accumulation limits to minimize fleet consolidation in the groundfish Read More »

  • Liz Warren declines to accept Barney Frank’s proposal to press President Obama for relief for the fishing industry

    “Senator Warren appreciated the opportunity to meet with fishermen, family members, local small business owners, and advocates earlier this week in Gloucester and New Bedford to Read More »

  • The EU Discard Ban: Landing all catches is a recipe for disaster

    Following a successful campaign by environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and some of their celebrity friends in the catering trade, reforms to the European Union Common Fisheries Read More »

  • NS: Cooke Aquaculture must pay back $9-million provincial loan, with interest

    “The forgiveness of the loan to Cooke Aquaculture depends on the company’s ability to meet certain targets by the end of 2015, including 400 new FTEs Read More »
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    Shrimp boat at Gautier dry dock catches fire again

    A shrimp boat that caught fire and burned for hours this spring in Gautier went up in flames again Friday morning. “The Noah” caught fire Friday Read More »

  • Is there a dark side to North Carolina’s fishing heritage? Just more ENGO bunk?

    According to David Sneed there is! Plenty of colorful stories about our state’s heritage of commercial fishing are published on a regular basis across North Carolina Read More »

  • Massachusetts AG suit vs. NOAA gets new backing from the state of New Hampshire

    New Hampshire last week filed a motion seeking “permissive intervention” in U.S. District Court in Boston primarily to protect the interests of the state’s “unique small-boat Read More »

  • “America’s Dunkirk” – The Roll of Mariners and Fishermen in the Battle of Brooklyn and Long Island, Ec Newellman

    Last night I wrote a little story about the Battle of Brooklyn and Battle of Long Island during the Revolutionary War on another website and I Read More »

  • Driftnetter Bangun Perkasa to be cut up, not used for target practice

    thebristolbaytimes.com – The high seas driftnetter Bangun Perkasa will never fish or float again, and it won’t be going down in a blaze of gunfire. “We’re going to cut Read More »

  • “Earth to Coast Guard ! Earth to Coast Guard ! – Come in Coast Guard!!” – Save Our Chopper!

    Oregon delegation invites Rear Admiral Richard T. Gromlich to attend a public hearing scheduled for Monday, October 20, from 17:30 to 19:30 at the Oregon Coast Read More »
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    Fishing for solutions through legislation

    The United States Congress is currently considering legislation that could affect the management of fisheries in the Northwest and directly impact local fishing. One of the Read More »
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    UNH researchers ID bacteria contaminating seafood in seven Atlantic coastal states and Canada.

    University of New Hampshire scientists in partnership with the FDA and public health and shellfish management agencies in five states have identified a new strain of Read More »

  • Escapees change the wild salmon

    For the first time, scientists have managed to quantify how escaped salmon have interbred with wild salmon in Norwegian rivers. These results provide a basis for Read More »

  • Chatham fishermen not impressed with federal aid package – No Buy Back, “Please take care of fishermen first.”

    Chatham fishermen at the Thursday meeting were highly critical of the first phase of the aid package, which will soon issue a $32,000 check to each Read More »

  • Wisconsin DNR issues commercial fishing citations in Two Rivers

    MANITOWOC — The Department of Natural Resources has issued 44 citations for commercial fishing violations against Susie Q Fish Co. of Two Rivers, its owners and Read More »

  • The heartbreak of lost Shea Heights fishermen, for friends, families and reporters alike – Jonathan Crowe

    In 31 years at the CBC I’ve seen a lot. I’ve covered murders, sex assault trials and every permutation of accidental death, from fire to car Read More »
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    Charter Signed for First-ever U.S.-flagged Jones Act Compliant SOV

    Offshore vessel operator Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) will build and operate the first-ever U.S. flagged Jones Act compliant Service Operations Vessel (SOV), used for offshore wind Read More »
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    Oil rigs and offshore wind farms may contribute to the spread of non native species

    Scientists are investigating what role oil rigs and offshore wind farms play in supporting marine wildlife and the spread of non-native species. The base and legs Read More »
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    Maine DMR to talk with lobstermen about floating offshore wind baloney

    The Maine Dept. of Marine Resources will be holding meetings to engage with Zone Councils D, E and F who have fishermen who fish in the Read More »
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    Chignik fishermen stuck ashore as sockeye run fails

    Communities around the Gulf of Alaska are struggling with low sockeye returns, and villages near the Chignik River are no different. The region is experiencing its Read More »

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