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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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  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 87′ Steel (Shrimpr Style) Trawler,1994, Dragger Steel, CAT 3412

    Specifications, and information and 20 photos click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:52 Read More »
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    The government wants more offshore fish farms, but no one is biting

    Off the coast of San Diego, America’s eighth largest city, commercial fishermen harvest about 1,100 metric tons of seafood from the Pacific every year. That sounds Read More »

  • Columbia River Compact approves trial seine fisheries

    The Columbia River Compact on Aug. 12 gave the green light to the first commercial seine fishing for salmon on the lower Columbia River mainstem since Read More »
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    Sundance Award-Winning Film CODA Filmed in Gloucester

    Paul Vitale of Gloucester has been fishing off his boat, the F/V Angela Rose for 24 years. Most of the time, these days, he heads out Read More »

  • Opinion: A remedy for overregulation – Each government agency should answer to a board of directors

    If the 2016 presidential election has proved anything so far, it’s that millions of Americans know something is seriously wrong in Washington and they want it Read More »

  • Strong fall lobster season reported so far along South Shore

    Catches are up, the price has climbed past the industry standard of $5 a pound and despite some windy weather, boats are getting out on the Read More »

  • Concerns linger over Lake Superior’s historic herring fishery

    Minnesota fisheries managers are concerned about the long term health of the lake herring fishery in Lake Superior. Biologists worry not enough young herring are surviving Read More »
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    NOAA – Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Implementation Plans by Region

    NOAA Fisheries has released nine implementation plans that identify priority actions and milestones for Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management nationally and regionally, including for Atlantic highly migratory Read More »

  • Drive to Mine the Deep Sea Raises Concerns Over Impacts

    Armed with new high-tech equipment, mining companies are targeting vast areas of the deep ocean for mineral extraction. But with few regulations in place, critics fear Read More »
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    Seized Dominican boats to be allocated to Dorian-impacted fishers

    The boats that the government seized from Dominican poachers over the years are being allocated to fishermen from Abaco and Grand Bahama who have been impacted Read More »

  • A Rant on Peer Review

    Think fish study’s when you read this. Professor George J. Borjas – I have a few pet peeves. One of them is how “peer review” is perceived by far Read More »

  • CAT Yellow: The Story Behind Caterpillar’s Iconic Logo & Color Scheme

    When a company approaches 100 years old, the look and logo of the brand will have undergone a few changes to stay up with the times. Read More »

  • Fishermen need better life-jacket designs, union says,

    The head of the Maritime Fishermen’s Union says the industry should design better life-jackets for fishermen if it wants them to wear them. Christian Brun, the Read More »
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    Plan to move grounded trawler off Truro is in the works

    A plan to salvage a 78-foot shrimp trawler that ran aground Tuesday near Highland Light was in the works Wednesday, according to U.S. Coast Guard Petty Read More »

  • ‘Stricken’ Devon fishing industry faces ‘labyrinth’ of red tape

    The government has been urged to overhaul visa regulations for overseas workers as a way of helping the ‘stricken’ Devon fishing industry. It’s claimed the trade, Read More »
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    Nova Scotia Indigenous fishermen not backing down after traps removed

    Indigenous and non-Indigenous fishermen have been locked in an ongoing dispute. Both sides say things were heated on the water on Sunday. “A Mi’kmaw fishermen went Read More »

  • Dr. Doug Butterworth – fisheries ministers around the world lost their authority to MSC in a coup de’etat in 2008

    Butterworth says that prior to this the MSC was in the doldrums but in 2008 there was a quiet revolution in which fisheries ministers did not Read More »

  • Maritime mystery in Connecticut! How did huge Pacific Dungeoness crabs get to Norwalk waters?

    It’s not easy to stump the marine experts at the Maritime Aquarium. But that’s exactly what happened after fishermen from Copps Island Oysters hauled in four Read More »

  • Marin Independent Journal Editorial: Court’s split ruling doesn’t end oysters battle – this road is nowhere near its end

    TUESDAY’S SPLIT DECISION upholding the Interior Department’s controversial decision to not renew the lease of the Point Reyes oyster farm is not the end of the battle. Read More »

  • The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled a Vancouver Island First Nation has the right to conduct commercial fisheries.

    The 10-year legal fight over fish and shellfish fisheries wound its way to the Supreme Court of Canada before the final word was released Wednesday from Read More »
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    Goodbye Destin

    I remember an old café where old fishing boat captains used to hang out. I was a kid. I lived up the road from the joint, Read More »

  • Canada Announces Strong Fish and Seafood Exports Data in 2012

    “Fish and seafood is one of the largest single food commodities exported by Canada. The strong exports in 2012 demonstrate the trust consumers place in our Read More »

  • HabCamV4 sees large numbers of young scallops off Delaware Bay

    “We’re seeing many swimming scallops and other behaviors that are providing insights into how the animals live and interact in that environment,” Hart said. “Baby scallops Read More »

  • Little hope in latest evaluations of codfish – NEFMC SSC Meeting, October 23-24, 2017, Live Streaming Information

    The completed operational assessments to help determine 2018-2020 groundfish quotas do not appear to be any more optimistic about the state of Gulf of Maine cod Read More »
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    LETTER: On the future of salmon farming in B.C., Ecologists have been sounding the alarm for decades

    For the first time ever, three political parties have pledged to transition open net pen fish farms on the B.C. coast to completely closed (likely land Read More »

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