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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

• Recent Posts

  • What’s eating at Dr. Ray Hilborn today?!! Dr. Geoff Shester from Oceana

    Last week Dr. Geoff Shester, California campaign director for the nonprofit advocacy group Oceana criticized the Pacific Fishery Management Council for the persistence of low numbers of Read More »

  • The $75 king fillet: Copper River salmon fetch big money at market

    The first Copper River salmon of the year are fetching a hefty price on some market shelves in Alaska and Outside, thanks in part to what’s expected Read More »

  • Experts Find Reason for Decrease in Oyster Population in Apalachicola Bay

    In essence, the report say there’s not enough fresh water coming down the Apalachicola River, which mans the higher salt content in the bay is killing Read More »

  • New Bedford Fire Department boat saves critically injured fisherman

    NEW BEDFORD — The father of a critically injured fisherman is crediting a speedy rescue effort by the New Bedford police, fire and EMS departments with Read More »

  • Slanted Journalism – Facebook posts used against candidates pursuing seats on Humboldt Bay Harbor Commission

    Ryan Burns, a writer for Lost Coast Outpost, and in this latest article, he dig’s into the back grounds of various candidates running for seats on the Read More »

  • Key West attorney claims more Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary closed marine areas has already been decided

    “They have already made their decisions” on new marine protected areas, Horan said Thursday from Key West. “These are areas up to 25 square miles where Read More »

  • F/V Osprey manages to find Ten Pound, Run Aground!

    GLOUCESTER — The Osprey, a herring trawler weighing in at 171 tons and 108 feet long, ran aground Wednesday night, resulting in an oil spill. The Read More »
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    Partisanship shouldn’t undermine our fisheries

    Partisan rancor may be standard operating procedure for most of Washington, but let’s not allow it to unravel the progress we’ve made for our country’s vital Read More »
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    1 passenger dead in Unalaska crash of PenAir plane flying from Anchorage that injured 10 others

    A 38-year-old man from Washington state died when a PenAir plane went off the end of the runway Thursday afternoon at Unalaska’s airport, officials say. David Read More »
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    Castletownbere fishermen give away fish to locals in West Cork

    Over the last number of days communities across the country have come together to support each other and the latest story of goodwill comes from Castletownbere. Read More »

  • From faithful to faith lost – Northern Peninsula fishermen weigh in on union debate

    As issues abound within a particularly turbulent fishery this summer, the union debate among Newfoundland and Labrador harvesters still seems uncertain as ever. Since they came Read More »
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    The grants have been an absolute lifeline – Resilience Fund Supports the Fleet

    More than 850 fishing vessels affected by Coronavirus and Brexit have received resilience funding from the Scottish Government this year. ‘I’m hugely grateful for the Scottish Government’s Read More »

  • Conne River salmon on the road to extinction, says DFO study, with aquaculture a leading factor

    A new comprehensive review of Atlantic salmon in Conne River, on Newfoundland’s south coast, says aquaculture operations are the biggest reason for the population decline — Read More »
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    Jersey Shore mobilises against offshore wind power

    Soaring costs, high interest rates and clogged supply chains have buffeted the offshore wind power industry as it tries to expand from Europe to the US Read More »

  • Shrimpers across south Louisiana say they are ready for today’s start of the white shrimp season.

    About 60 percent of the shrimp harvested in the U.S. comes from the Gulf of Mexico. The total domestic shrimp harvest brought in $518 million in Read More »

  • La. State Sen. Bret Allain steadfast on Louisiana Red Snapper flame war with NOAA’s southeast region fisheries administrator Roy Crabtree

    Tri-Parish Times – Sen. Bret Allain (R-Patterson) maintains that he will continue pressing passage of his bill, SB 157, which would prohibit the sale or possession of Read More »

  • Commercial troll fishery still good off coast, and sport angling good one day and slow the next

    “The commercial troll fishery has caught almost 6,000 chinook in six weeks,” said Pat Pattillo, the state Fish and Wildlife salmon policy coordinator. During the first Read More »
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    San Diego – Tuna fishing industry monument pays homage to those who served

    Calling all past and present members of the tuna industry: It’s time to honor those who served in the industry with a plaque or paver at Read More »
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    Opinion: We are an Alaska Native Corporation that backs Pebble Mine. Here’s why.

    The proposed Pebble Mine places Alaska Peninsula Corporation in a unique and challenging position. Some shareholders oppose it, yet many support the economic benefits to community Read More »
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    Exploding Salish Sea seal population sparks call for a cull

    Tens of thousands of seals in the Salish Sea are devouring millions of adult and juvenile salmon, sparking renewed debate about culling the furry predators. Recent Read More »

  • We Paid for the Research, So Let’s See It – make public, without charge, all scientific papers

    The Obama administration is right to direct federal agencies to make public, without charge, all scientific papers reporting on research financed by the government. In a Read More »

  • A Very Special Holiday Message From Governor Larry Hogan

    10:20 Read More »

  • Area commercial harvest reaches over 438,000 salmon

    When state fisheries biologists shut down the Copper River commercial salmon for two 12-hour openers on June 3 and June 8 retail markets in Anchorage ran Read More »
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    Months before season begins, state closes most Cook Inlet king salmon fishing

    Parts of the Kenai River are still frozen over. But the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has already closed the early and late king salmon Read More »
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    Gillnet Fishermen: Update on Closed Area 1 and Nantucket Lightship Closure Areas

    On October 28, 2019, Federal District Court Judge James E. Boasberg issued an Order and Opinion on a lawsuit challenging a portion of the New England Read More »

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