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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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    Commercial crab season opening delayed until at least Dec. 31

    With Dungeness crab in some management areas including Long Beach and Astoria still lacking enough meat, fishery managers on Dec. 6 decided to delay opening the Read More »

  • Eileen Sobeck named assistant administrator for NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service

    Today, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, acting NOAA administrator, appointed Eileen Sobeck as assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service. (They just can’t seem to get this Read More »
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    NOAA grants Alaskan Fisheries $24.4 million in disaster relief funding. When, though?!

    Thursday the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), approved a $24.4 million dollar disaster relief package to help restore the loss of fisheries impacted by the Read More »
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    British Columbia: Mount Polley mine disaster 5 years later; emotions, accountability unresolved

    People are swimming and fishing in Quesnel Lake five years after the largest environmental mining disaster in Canadian history, but residents of Likely, B.C., are still Read More »

  • Sheriffs Deputy accused alongside ‘Codfather’ reportedly told investigators of cash smuggling

    A sheriff’s deputy accused of cash smuggling alongside scallops magnate Carlos ‘Codfather’ Rafael reportedly admitted his actions to investigators, court records show. Rafael’s lawyers argue that because the Read More »

  • N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Pulls the Plug on Speckled Trout

    N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Director Louis Daniel has issued a proclamation closing all coastal and inland waters to commercial and recreational spotted seatrout (speckled trout) Read More »

  • No sign of abandoned trawler Alaska Juris in Bering Sea recovery effort

    A tug is searching an area of the Bering Sea for an abandoned fishing vessel, which was still afloat Tuesday after its crew of 46 abandoned ship, according Read More »

  • On This Day, 2006: Coast Guard tows disabled Lady of Grace to port

    On this day in 2006 the Coast Guard towed a 76-foot fishing vessel to safety after the vessel became disabled near Nantucket early Monday morning. The Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues 3 from sunken fishing vessel

    MORGAN CITY, La. – The Coast Guard rescued three individuals from a 75-foot fishing vessel that sank approximately 12 miles southwest of Point Au Fer in Read More »

  • Fraser River sockeye salmon run may be lower than expected, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

    VANCOUVER – A federal official says this year’s Fraser River sockeye salmon run may be lower than expected. continue Read More »

  • St. Bernard Parish spends hundreds of thousands and still can’t get bulk ice to docks – video

    “It’s sort of like white gold. Cold gold,” explained F.J. Campo, owner and operator of Campo’s Marina in Shell Beach. “If you have a boat that Read More »

  • North Carolina – New Members of Marine Fisheries Commission Sworn In – Recreational seat given to a lifetime member of the CCA.

    Governor Pat McCrory announced his selection of three new commissioners to serve on the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) on Tuesday, July 30, according to a press Read More »

  • South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting March 2-6, 2015

    Meeting Agenda (posted 2/10)  Briefing Book Materials (posted 2/13)  Webinar Registration: Watch the meeting LIVE as it happens – Sign up for daily Webinars at the links here. 15:31 Read More »
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    Opposition expressed to salmon fish farm proposal for St. Mary’s Bay

    There were packed rooms in Digby for two open houses on Jan. 15 held by salmon fish-farming company Cermaq, that has operated on the west coast Read More »

  • Maine’s Scallop Fishing Season Begins in 1 Week

    Maine’s scallop season begins in one week with state regulators again focusing efforts on rebuilding the fishery.  Department of Marine Resources say their 10-year rotational management Read More »
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    The Battle Over Menhaden Harvesting in the Bay

    “The menhaden issue is a very complex issue the commission is currently facing,” says Toni Kerns, ASMFC’s director of Interstate Fisheries Management Program and Policy Development. Read More »

  • ‘Cautious optimism’ surrounds value of Alaska salmon fishing permits

    It’s steady as she goes for the values of Alaska salmon fishing permits, with upticks in the wind at several fishing regions. “There’s a lot of Read More »

  • Portland Press: Our View: Public-private partnership critical to kicking green crab out of Maine

    Given how high the stakes are for the state’s marine habitat and its third-largest commercial fishery, Maine has to focus on removing green crabs from coastal Read More »

  • Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Fishery News

    Pacific Islands Fishery News is the newsletter of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. The latest edition of the Pacific Islands Fishery News is now Read More »

  • Top lobster scientists gather for Maine symposium ( wonder if they have any experts coming. Like lobstermen?)

    PORTLAND, Maine  — Top lobster scientists are meeting to look at fundamental changes that have affected lobsters in recent years after a summer that featured a Read More »

  • Craig Medred: Fish fight end?

    The North Pacific Fisheries Council has taken an unprecedented step to try to increase the value of halibut to the Alaska economy by allowing a yet-to-be-created, Read More »
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    International buyers find ‘world-renowned seafood’ in New Bedford

    NEW BEDFORD — Seafood buyers from 14 countries visited the city’s leading seafood companies on Friday. Buyers from Asia, Europe and the Middle East toured BASE Read More »

  • Teens charged with stealing 400 pounds of yellowtail snapper from a commercial fishing boat

    Police say their investigation led to a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old who live at the Stock Island Apartments.  The younger teen told police “he and his Read More »

  • Project draws energy from old fishing gear

    Through a program called Fishing for Energy, the gear is collected in Gloucester and Rockport and trucked to Covanta’s Waste-to-Energy facility in Haverhill, where most of Read More »

  • Dolphin deaths add to mystery in Indian River Lagoon

    BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. –  Add bottlenose dolphins to this year’s list of species dying mysteriously in the Indian River Lagoon. continued Read More »

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