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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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Coast Guard releases illegally caught fish
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The crew of a Coast Guard Cutter, working with Operation Sea Serpent, recovered fish and shark caught illegally on longline gear by Read More » -
Struggling salmon fishermen getting federal help, but it may be too late
Earlier this month, two years after a request by Oregon’s governor, the U.S. Department of Commerce declared a Chinook fishery disaster for 2018, 2019 and 2020, Read More » -
Statement from the Maine Lobstermen’s Association
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association has issued the following statement following the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s decision in Maine Lobstermen’s Association v National Read More » -
Coast Guard assists fishing vessel 50 miles from Portsmouth, NH
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba and a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Station South Portland, Maine, rescued four people Thursday who were Read More » -
Judge rejects Bering Sea seafood companies’ request to block penalties for alleged Jones Act violation
U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason issued her 25-page decision Tuesday rejecting the request by a subsidiary of Bering Sea pollock harvesting giant American Seafoods, and a Read More » -
‘Lazy’ NSW fishing reforms breach ‘hierarchy of wealth’ test, fishing consultant says
Daryl Sykes now manages the NZ Rock Lobster Industry Council, but has been involved with reforms in Queensland, Victoria and in Commonwealth waters as a member Read More » -
Workshop aims to get more women to fish
Women make up just a quarter of the fishing licenses that the department sells each year. Around the country, only about 34 percent of people who Read More » -
Feds accused of ignoring Cohen’s steps to save sockeye
“What was hailed by many as a blueprint to sustain sockeye into the future is starting to look a lot more like a government retreat.” Cohen Read More » -
The impacts of seals and cormorants experienced by Baltic Sea commercial fishers
The growth of seal and cormorant populations has challenged the viability of coastal fisheries in the Baltic Sea. In 2017 widely spread frustration among local and Read More » -
Bodega Bay – Optimism for the coming Dungeness crab season is building
Optimism for the coming Dungeness crab season is building amid growing evidence that last year’s historic problems with toxic algae along the California coast may not Read More » -
American Aquafarms appeals DMR lease application decision
American Aquafarms has appealed a recent decision by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to terminate two lease applications for a proposed salmon farm in Frenchman Read More » -
Are you as sick of Red Snapper Crap in the Reauthorization as I am?
I’m reading this article about Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge resurrecting his Red Snapper bill that was flushed during the House vote of HR1335. It appears Read More » -
Don’t throw away that fish waste!
The disposal or reuse of fish processing waste has long been a challenge for Michigan’s fish processing industry. Approximately 5 million pounds of waste from commercially Read More » -
Efforts to clean up oil spill in north Caddo Parish continue, some of which entered Tete Bayou
KTBS 3 News is expected to learn more later today about the efforts going on right now to clean up an oil spill in north Caddo Read More » -
Flooding smashes Maine’s coast, destroying historic buildings and forcing rescues
A massive Saturday storm brought record flooding and high winds to coastal Maine, destroying iconic fishing shacks along a South Portland beach and forcing rescues farther Read More » -
BP spill cost fishing industry at least $94.7 million to $1.6 billion from May through December 2010
The BP oil spill may have cost the Gulf of Mexico’s commercial fishing industry between $94.7 million and $1.6 billion and between 740 and 9,315 jobs from Read More » -
Federal regulators consider lessening ban on single lobster pots
New regulations set by the National Marine Fisheries Service ban the use of lobstering equipment from Feb. 1 to April 30 off the Massachusetts coast. The Read More » -
Tampering with our Future – Genetically engineered fish, the FDA and labeling GE/GMO foods, By Anne Mosness
The thought of experimenting with animals to create new life forms that can be patented, produced in commercial feedlots, and marketed without labeling makes most people Read More » -
Video: Road to Disaster – Voices of Maine Lobstermen
In the first installment of this series, we get a bird’s-eye view of the current status of Maine’s lobster fishery, which is under assault on two Read More » -
Trawl Survey Results Show Northern Bering Sea In Flux
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: AMT Marine 55ft. Crabber, 440HP, 6 Cylinder Cummins
Specifications, information and 45 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 13:18 Read More » -
Editorial: Fishery ‘disaster’ aid out of place in Sandy bill – disaster was largely created by Lubchenco and NOAA
Yes, fishermen are entitled to disaster aid stemming from the economic calamity documented more than a year ago by Gov. Deval Patrick through the marine science Read More » -
Kennebec Journal: OUR OPINION: We need answer to smelt decline before it’s too late
Rainbow smelt were once found as far south as Chesapeake Bay, and were particularly abundant along the Gulf of Maine. Now, the small, tasty fish has Read More » -
Alaska Fisheries issues moving through House – Rep. Louise Stutes
Dear Friends and Neighbors, A lot transpired in the Legislature this past week and there is quite a bit on this week’s agenda. Here is a Read More » -
PLF challenges bureaucrats’ decision to ignore Congress, let sea otters decimate Southern California fisheries
We represent four organizations that rely on the health of SoCal fisheries—the California Sea Urchin Commission, California Abalone Association, California Lobster and Trap Fishermen’s Association, and Read More »
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Science geared toward keeping Fishermen on the Water now that’s something I haven’t seen before. You’re not going to learn that in a Book or on a Computer. God if that doesn’t sound like COMMON SENSE applied Science. Not to mention CATCHERS and SCIENTISTS can actually work together. You have my attention…