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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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Deckboss – PROTEST ALERT: Alaska Fishermen Protest at Anchorage Walmart – 10:00AM (AKDT), Wednesday, September 4, 2013
PROTEST ALERT: Alaska Fishermen Protest at Anchorage Walmart “WALMART SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE ON ALASKA SALMON” SAY ALASKAFISHERMEN AT PLANNED PROTEST OF WALMART Demand change of Walmart policy that Read More » -
Maine Lobstermen tell state commissioner about price, processing woes
Low prices, lack of processing facilities, and the risk of losing the family tradition of lobstering were among the topics discussed at length Tuesday afternoon as Read More » -
Hull Lifesaving Museum to host bestselling author, fishing boat Captain Linda Greenlaw
Although the 43rd annual Snow Row takes place next weekend (Saturday, March 2), the world- famous rowing race is not the only large-scale event on the Read More » -
Fishing and football is a full life for Perry
Jimmy Perry is a hard working football coach and commercial fisherman, who was born in Naples. Always having a passion for time afloat, he has been Read More » -
The Pew Dog and Greenpeace’s anti-Sealord spoof.
My friend, jj the fisherman, is very creative, and a pretty smart SOB. He creates legitimate satire. You will find plenty more at his column. Click Read More » -
NOAA and the fishermen: Across the great divide?
The sampling remains microscopically thin, so only time will tell whether the compromise forged by the commercial fishing industry and NOAA Fisheries on the Gulf of Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs man from boat 45 miles west of Anna Maria Island
Coast Guard crews medevaced a 51-year-old man from a fishing boat 45 miles west of Anna Maria Island on Friday. An Air Station Clearwater aircrew and Read More » -
National mental health campaign targets commercial fishermen
The commercial fishing industry is known for its grueling work conditions and unpredictable nature, which can take a toll on the mental health of fishermen. However, Read More » -
Gang Green expects the NMFS to fix Global Warming to save the coral, and they agree to it!!
September 13 – In a settlement filed in federal court today, the National Marine Fisheries Service committed to developing a recovery plan for elkhorn and staghorn corals Read More » -
P.E.I. fisheries sector gets $3.1M in government funding
The federal and P.E.I. governments are investing a total of more than $3.1 million in the Island’s fish and seafood sectors. The announcement was made during Read More » -
With New Kuskokwim King Salmon Data Released, Bering Sea Bycatch Restrictions Come Under Review
New state data reveals that the number of king salmon returning to the Kuskokwim River has been inflated for decades. Now, the state is recommending that Read More » -
F/V Misty Blue Missing – 2 Rescued, Coast Guard searching for 2 crew members
The U.S. Coast Guard Northeast is searching for two crewmen who were aboard a vessel in distress 10 miles off the coast of Nantucket on Monday. Read More » -
Practice, confidence key to breaking down a fish
I stepped tentatively into the fish-cutting arena guided by the patient, capable Ashley Watts, owner and operator of Local I‘a, which purchases fish from Oahu small-boat Read More » -
Commercial crab fishery closed for 2023-2024 season
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed the commercial red and blue king crab fishery for the 2023-2024 season, the sixth year in a Read More » -
Marblehead lobstermen frustrated by lack of storage options
Local lobstermen are feeling left out in the cold with no place to store their traps for the winter season. “A lot of us would store Read More » -
DWR answers letter from those impacted by Lake Oroville Spillways incident
A letter sent to the Department of Water Resources dated April 19, 2017 which included questions and requests for information from a coalition of community groups, Read More » -
Unusual fish being caught in Western Washington waters – Atka mackerel and a dorado are among the more strange catches this summer.
Some strange fish have been showing up in Western Washington waters this summer. “We’ve definitely seen a few weird fish this year, and the latest were Read More » -
Watch National Stock Assessment Seminar – Dr. Cadrin will discuss “Optimal Spatial Boundaries and Strata for Stock Assessment
Dr. Steve Cadrin, Chair & Professor of the Department of Fisheries Oceanography at UMass Dartmouth , will present at NOAA Fisheries’ National Stock Assessment Seminar on Read More » -
Aquaculture review fast-tracked and expanded by federal government – Nova Scotia added to list
The federal government has restarted a process to review how fish farms are regulated, and will now expand the scope of the review to include more Read More » -
Focus on Alternative Fuels
The Padmos Shipyard is taking part in this year’s Holland Fisheries Event, with the spotlight on future-oriented fishing projects. That means less energy consumption, lower CO2 Read More » -
The Newfoundland cod moratorium is over — but the risk remains
After more than 30 years, the federal government has announced it’s lifting the moratorium that shut down commercial cod fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 1990s. Read More » -
Jersey UK: Foul weather hurts fishing industry’s peak period
Don Thompson said that although the weather was beginning to improve, fishermen would now need to spend days sorting out tangled fishing gear left in the Read More » -
Former Snopac Products Owner Greg Blakey Passes Away in Mexico
A man with a long history in the seafood processing industry in Alaska passed away recently in Mexico. Greg Blakey died on December 16th after suffering Read More » -
‘Anarchy will reign’ if Indigenous fishing rights in Maritimes aren’t settled, says former DFO official
A former senior Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) official says clarity on Indigenous fishing rights in the Maritimes is needed from the department and the courts or Read More » -
Hurricane Florence: Shrimpers talk storm damage, losses
Davis Seafood is a family owned and operated business in Sneads Ferry, a little north up the river from similarly family owned and operated businesses Mitchell Read More »
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Really sorry Clyde!! It’s not like you poured the pesticide into the water. You got a shit deal on this for sure!