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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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  • US Shark Fishermen, Oceana wants you to waste the fins from your legal fishery

    State shark fin bans are under threat—from NOAA – Primordially graceful, sharks have roamed our oceans for 400 million years. They ruled the seas before the Read More »

  • BC Environmental Disaster – Mt. Polley Dam Breach: Estimated 1.5 million sockeye bound for fouled Quesnel Lake

    “This is one of the greatest environmental disasters we’ve had on the Fraser,” Orr said. “Some of the effluent will be getting in the Fraser. The Read More »
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    Amble man awarded silver medal in recognition of his service to the RNLI over half a century

    Rodney Burge joined Amble lifeboat in 1969 after leaving the Royal Navy and he is still involved today as its press and media officer. “The award Read More »

  • Hooked Up!!! Catch Share Politics – ‘Sea Lords’ hook a congressional reformer

    Steve Southerland agrees: He was something of a threat to some commercial fishermen. The former Florida congressman led the effort to change a federal program (catch shares) –  unknown Read More »

  • N.C. boat captains put on a show for “Wicked Tuna”

    Reality? For the most part, say three Outer Banks fishing captains who participated on “Wicked Tuna: North vs. South.” “Let’s just say it wasn’t a documentary,” Read More »
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    Doubt surrounds stranded sailors as Coast Guard reveals women had emergency beacon and never activated it

    The U.S. Coast Guard announced Monday that the two Hawaii women who say they were lost at sea never activated their emergency beacon, adding to a Read More »
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    Commercial Lobsterman Norbert B. Stamps Jr., of Charlestown, R.I., has passed away

    Born on March 15, 1956 in Providence, RI, he was the husband of Patricia A. (Eastman) Stamps and the son of the late Norbert B. Sr. Read More »
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    Haines Landslide. Two Haines residents still missing as four of six are found safe

    There are still two missing residents. Jenae Larson and David Simmons have been missing since Wednesday afternoon’s mudslide. They lived at the same Beach Road property Read More »

  • Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for October 21, 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 Source-We Read More »

  • Lobsterman faces multiple court dates over fishing charges

    Gloucester lobsterman Joseph Sanfilippo has several court dates in his future for alleged violations of Massachusetts fishing regulations. On Tuesday, Sanfilippo, 48, of 1 Thorn Hill Way, Read More »
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    DFO to Release Latest Assessment of Northern Shrimp Stocks

    DFO will provide an update this morning on its latest assessment of northern shrimp stocks in the waters surrounding Newfoundland and Labrador and the FFAW will Read More »

  • BP: Government overestimated size of spill

    NEW ORLEANS — BP has urged a  federal judge to rule the company can’t be penalized for millions of gallons of  oil that spewed from its Read More »

  • Gloucester F/V Terra Nova Sinks, Two Men Retrieved, then Tragedy

    BOSTON − Coast Guard crews rescued two male crew members after a commercial fishing vessel that was taking on water sank three miles east of Cape Ann, Read More »

  • The Cahills hosted a SeaChange Party for the wealthy Hollywood Oceana crowd. Oh! You weren’t invited?

    “Yes we want to make sure that we regulate how much fish that (the fisheries) get,” said Rachael Harris, “but also what happens in the wake Read More »

  • New Virginia Institute of Marine Science study shows ‘dead zone’ impacts Chesapeake Bay fishes

    The study, published in the May issue of Marine Ecology Progress Series, was authored by Andre Buchheister, a Ph.D. student in William & Mary’s School of Read More »

  • Fish fight: Walmart caught in the middle of Alaska salmon tangle

    After a push from Alaskan salmon fisheries, Walmart considers alternative seafood certification systems. Will this undermine the Marine Stewardship Council’s dominance? [email protected] 15:08 Read More »

  • Updates for upcoming halibut commission meeting – tension mounts

    The stage is set for some tension when halibut managers and stakeholders gather later this month in Vancouver.  Only one catch limit comment was submitted by Read More »

  • Kentucky Awards First-Ever Fish House Contract to Fight Asian Carp

    Gov. Matt Bevin today announced the award of the state’s first-ever fish house contract, in an innovative step to attack the Asian carp problem in western Read More »
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    Coast Guard corrects aids to navigation after Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles and Port Arthur

    The Coast Guard is continuing their response operations following the aftermath of Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles, Louisiana and Port Arthur, Texas. Multiple Coast Guard units Read More »
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    Troubled waters: the forces behind the death of the Tees

    The Tees Estuary is dying. Its demise the result of widespread contamination on the one hand, and a wilful mishandling of information on the other. There Read More »

  • Claws out: Race for best spots kicks off lobster season in Nova Scotia

    Before the crack of dawn Monday, Hubert Saulnier and nearly 5,000 other lobster fishermen prepare for the most hectic and lucrative day of their season. “Dumping Read More »
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    State of New Jersey Needs to Address Community Offshore Wind Farm Concerns

    Oersted is currently seeking federal permits for its planned 99 turbine wind farm 15 miles off the southern New Jersey coast. Public meetings held by the Read More »

  • Speaking of Whales! – Photos – Polar bear wins tug of war with Nunavut man over beluga

    Peter Kaludjak of Arviat, Nunavut, caught a beluga whale in Hudson Bay this week, only to have a polar bear also take an interest in it. Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update December 23, 2012

    “The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.”  Read More Read More »
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    The Last Trial of the Codfather

    Last night, just nine fishing boats pulled up to the dock behind the building, far fewer than the hundreds of boats lining up for the old Read More »

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