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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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    Samaritans, U.S.C.G. rescue fishing boat captain from ‘communications dead zone’ near Sitka

    A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka medevaced a man in cardiac distress from a fishing vessel in West Crawfish Inlet on Aug. 19. Watchstanders Read More »

  • Torbay lifeboat rescues trawler in dramatic operation off South Devon coast

    Torbay RNLI received a request from Solent Coastguard to assist the trawler 18 miles south of Start Point – in force eight winds and four metre Read More »

  • Millions for harbor infrastructure improvements in West Nova

    “As you know, commercial fishing is the cornerstone of many coastal communities across the province and the country,” Fraser said. “In 2015 commercial fishing contributed $6 Read More »
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    Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting September 5-12, 2018 in Seattle

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory bodies will meet September 5-12, 2018 in Seattle, Washington at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport Read More »

  • Board of Fisheries seat open again after Ruffner rejection

    Editorial note: this article has been updated. Roberta Quintavell possesses a certificate from Harvard School of Business’s Program for Management Development in 2001. It is not a Read More »
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    Eastern Cape Breton lobster season looking good despite rough start

    Rough weather delayed the opening of the lobster fishing season off eastern Cape Breton and a nasty spring storm three days later destroyed hundreds of traps Read More »
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    Starkist Hit With $100M Fine in Seafood Price-Fixing Scheme

    Starkist must pay a $100 million criminal fine for conspiring to fix packaged seafood prices, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, despite arguments it could bankrupt the Read More »
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    $8 lobster boat sells to Beverly man

    A lobster boat for sale for $8 in Essex has found a home with a Beverly resident. Larry Stepenuck, a Rockport lobsterman, decided to cast off Read More »

  • N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission – Certain waters to re-open to gill nets

    Gill net fishermen will soon be able to return to the water, but no red drum caught in their nets as bycatch can be kept before Read More »

  • NTSB Provides New Details from El Faro Investigation

    The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday issued an update on its continuing investigation into the sinking of the El Faro cargo ship in the Atlantic Read More »

  • Carillion Canada to Pay $250,000 for Federal Fisheries Act Violations

    Following  a full investigation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, chargeswere laid against Carillion Canada  Inc., and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. The charges followed the repeated deposits of Read More »
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    The Faroe Bank Cod: How a ‘mythical’ Faroes delicacy has vanished

    The head chef at Barbara Fish House, one of four restaurants located in tiny wooden houses in Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands’ capital, Christensen was hosting what Read More »

  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency shutdown Iceland-based JHS Fish Products,over ‘picky things’: fish plant president

    A fish plant near Yarmouth says a recent shutdown throwing 38 people out of work that was ordered by food inspectors was based on minor infractions. Read More »
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    Whales are facing a deadly threat along West Coast: container ships

    One day last May, a container ship entered the San Francisco Bay with extra cargo. A 45-foot-long dead female fin whale was draped across the ship’s Read More »

  • Climate Change Will Upset Vital Ocean Chemical Cycles, Research Shows

    New research from the University of East Anglia shows that rising ocean temperatures will upset natural cycles of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and phosphorus. Plankton plays an Read More »
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    Search net widens for owner of San Rosa as boat’s history emerges

    Authorities are struggling to contact the owners of a shipwrecked boat almost six weeks after the vessel got into difficulty in rough seas off the East Read More »
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    Captain Horatio “Raish” Beck, of Rodanthe, NC, has passed away

    Captain Horatio “Raish” Beck, 81, of Rodanthe, NC passed away at home on Friday, November 12, 2021. Born August 17, 1940, in Rodanthe to Walter Henry Read More »

  • WAIT!! That Coast Guard boats under 36 feet life raft rule that has you runnin’ like a fool? Its on hold!

    New life raft regulations for fishing boats no longer required – Less than two weeks ago, U.S. Coast Guard officials were in Petersburg explaining new safety Read More »

  • The biggest environmental decision facing Obama you’ve never heard of. Unless you are a Fisherynation follower!

    Washington Post – If you want to get a sense of how contentious the decision is over whether the  Obama administration is going to block a planned cooper Read More »
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    North Coast leaders celebrate report’s focus on independent fishers

    North coast leaders are calling the sweeping recommendations of a Parliamentary committee a win for independent fishers. The all-party Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans released Read More »

  • Entertaining the Tourists, Elliott Neese Has a New Gig Aboard Former ‘Deadliest Catch’ Boat

    “Deadliest Catch’s” Capt. Elliott Neese will work on another boat that was once featured on the show. Neese is letting fans know that he has a Read More »

  • Animal Planet’s Alaska: Battle on the Bay – 1,800 Captains Battle Nature, the Law and Each Other for the Ultimate Fishing Payday

    On the bay, the arm of the law is long, tempers are short and every single decision is the difference between drawing a huge income and Read More »

  • Blessing boats for safe endeavors and a good harvest

    Every year, in fishing communities along the East Coast of the U.S. and around the world, people gather to watch the annual Blessing of the Fleet. Read More »

  • New Fisheries Protective Co-operative Taking Inspiration from Past to Help Inshore Fish Harvesters

    The newly formed Fisheries Protective Co-operative is taking a deliberate page from the past in both its name, and its aim to advance the economic interest Read More »

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