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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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    Pollution fears after ‘oily sheen’ spotted around stranded fishing vessel

    A full scale rescue operation was launched early yesterday after the Oban-registered Colleira ran aground at the Vee Skerries, near Papa Stour. Fifteen crewmen were winched Read More »

  • ‘Codfather’ fraud plea hearing pushed back to end of the month

    The hearing where a New Bedford fishing magnate is expected to plead guilty to federal fraud charges has been pushed back. The U.S. Attorney’s Office had Read More »

  • Collapse of kelp forest imperils North Coast ocean ecosystem

    Large tracts of kelp forest that once blanketed the sea off the North Coast have vanished over the past two years, a startling transformation that scientists Read More »
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    Coronavirus: Uncertainty faces lobster fishermen as season opens in Cape Breton on Friday

    The lobster fishing season will begin in area 26B and 27 on Friday, but the uncertainty of the world market has left many wondering what the Read More »
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    Mayday Distress Call Audio: Coast Guard warns against false distress calls after suspected hoax

    Over several minutes the caller described the vessel and crew’s situation in detail,,, Communication then ceased as Coast Guard rescue crews from Rockland and Cape Cod, Read More »
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    Struggling seafood processor hopes to come back stronger under new ownership as ‘New Peter Pan’

    Peter Pan, the seafood processing company with an array of plants in Southwest Alaska, had been struggling to keep up with competitors. So when its owner, Read More »

  • Socio-Economic Panel (SEP) Meeting : October 22, 2012 North Charleston, SC

    Crowne Plaza, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418; phone: 843/744-4422 Meeting Agenda         Briefing Book Materials   (posted 10/9; updated 10/17) Read More »
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    Vineyard Wind sails forward!

    Atlantic waters 14 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard are again poised to be the site of a milestone that potentially rivals Pennsylvania’s Oil Creek Valley in Read More »
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    In Nova Scotia, extremes of elation and despair in wake of the Northern Pulp mill closure

    There was despair and elation in northeastern Nova Scotia on Saturday,,, For Warren Francis, a lobster fisherman, and his sister, Chief Andrea Paul, this was a long Read More »

  • Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for APRIL 27, 2015

    Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273  Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. We are Direct to the Read More »
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    Trial begins for fisherman and fish buyer accused of illegal halibut landings

    A trial is underway in Halifax for a Sambro fisherman, a fish buyer and two related companies accused of illegal halibut landings The case is centred Read More »

  • Final Incidental Take Regulations for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial (CVOW-C) Project, Offshore Virginia

    On Monday, January 22, 2024, NOAA Fisheries published the final incidental take regulations related to Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial (CVOW-C) Project. The effective dates Read More »
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    Good Samaritan Vessel Rescues Three Fishermen from Capsized Trawler off Le Havre

    At about 1245 hours Tuesday, the Regional Operational Center for Surveillance and Rescue (CROSS) Jobourg received an alert from the trawler La Rose des Vents (Compass Read More »

  • WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL — Boats, music, sailing adventures in Port Townsend this weekend

    Some 300 wooden boats are expected at the three-day festival that begins today at the Point Hudson Marina Festival Grounds at the end of Water Street. Read More »

  • NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD SWEARING IN TUES NOV 19

    Please be advised that FFAW-Unifor is hosting its triennial Constitutional Convention next week at Quality Hotel and Suites in Gander. 160 delegates are registered to attend, Read More »

  • Companies to Provide Modernization and Implementation of entellitrak® to Power NOAA’s Law Enforcement Personnel Activities

    MicroPact, Inc., the global leader in Data-First™ Case Management and Business Process Management (BPM) software, has secured a contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Read More »

  • Disaster aid belongs to the fishing industry – It’s no wonder the industry views NOAA with suspicion

    NOAA has in recent weeks been casting about for a pool of money to tap for its controversial onboard fishing . Efforts to make fishermen pay directly Read More »

  • What to do with an icon: Boston PR firm hired to retool branding for Maine lobster

    “We’ve got a great story to tell,” adds David Cousens, a fisherman and president of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association. “We’re poor at telling it, but we Read More »
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    Ruling in whale case signals turmoil for lobster industry

    It is too early to know exactly how the ruling in a lawsuit brought by a group of environmental organizations will affect the lobster industry. U.S. Read More »

  • The real reason why you’re suddenly seeing whales in N.J. and N.Y. waters

    Whales. They’ve been seemingly everywhere. Breaching just past the sandbars in Asbury Park. Swimming past groups of surfers in Rockaway Beach. Besides inspiring a chorus of oohs Read More »
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    New super long-lining catamaran being built for Abbott family at Narooma

    The commercial fishing industry on the Far South Coast is about to get a big boost with a new 25-metre, state-of-the-art, long-lining catamaran being built for the Read More »
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    Congress passes bill that will allow killing of sea lions to help salmon

    Congress has agreed to make it easier to kill sea lions threatening fragile runs of salmon in the Northwest. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that a bill Read More »

  • Video: Coast Guard responds to fishing vessel’s may day call near Martha’s Vineyard

    Coast Guard crews escorted a disabled 47-foot fishing vessel to safety Monday evening into Tuesday morning from 30 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. The fishing vessel Read More »

  • U.S. Customs and Border Patrol wins one against American fish-shipping companies for violating antiquated Jones Act

    Two seafood shipping companies have settled a lawsuit challenging penalties and fines levied by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for violating the Jones Act, a more Read More »
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    Cuomo hits hold button on commercial fishing license reform plan

    Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said the state would hit the pause button on a planed overhaul of the commercial fishing licensing system, saying regulators need more Read More »

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