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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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    Humpy surge boosts Prince William Sound harvest to 54.3M

    For Prince William Sound alone the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s preliminary harvest report as of Wednesday, Aug. 18, stood at 50.4 million humpies, up Read More »
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    New Zealand: Rollout of camera monitoring on commercial fishing vessels confirmed

    Up to 300 inshore fishing vessels will be fitted with the technology by the end of 2024, providing independent, accurate information about fishing activity and better evidence for Read More »
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    73% Of Sea Turtles Killed In 2019 Died From Vessel Strikes: AMCS

    A startling number of sea turtle deaths in local waters have been attributed to vessel strikes, a new report says. The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society said, Read More »
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    ‘They want to track us like paedophiles’

    Commercial line fishers say a plan to track their every movement on the water like they were paedophiles with ankle bracelets would cost them hard-won information Read More »

  • Coast Guard responds to F/V Naknek Spirit – run aground early Saturday in Passage Canal six miles east of Whittier in Prince William Sound

    The Coast Guard and Alaska Chadux are responding to a reported fuel spill from a grounded fishing vessel in Passage Canal six miles east of Whittier Read More »

  • What’s next for Carlos Rafael’s fishing permits?

    New Bedford – Almost a week ago, City Council members asked for their names to be attached to a late file agenda pertaining to Carlos Rafael’s Read More »

  • Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board alternative bill gets mixed reviews

    Sen. Norby Chabert began sculpting a new vision for the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board during the last legislative session, and continues a path toward change Read More »

  • Marin Voice: Science shows Drake’s oyster farm doesn’t harm the estero’s ecology

    JOE MUELLER’S July 31 Marin Voice column (“Doing what’s right for the ecology”) is surprisingly devoid of facts. Almost everything in his column is contradicted by Read More »

  • Good news, bad news for Alaska commercial fishermen in 2013

    Depending on their quarry, some commercial fishermen working Alaska waters can expect a productive year in 2013, while others will face tighter limits. The North Pacific Read More »
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    DMF resuming onboard observer program for estuarine gill net fishing May 1

    The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries announced Thursday, April 20 it will resume onboard observations of estuarine gill net fisheries beginning May 1. Onboard observations will Read More »
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    New Brunswick Crab fishermen to test ropeless fishing

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  • Hampden firm pokes holes in traditional boat mooring, leaving room for lobsters, crabs and other sea life

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    Boris Johnson’s Looming Wind Disaster. Its coming here, and is being sold by huckster politicians

    Boris Johnson’s government is shuffling towards a gigantic cliff edge which has nothing to do with Brexit. The looming disaster can be summed up in one Read More »

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    Fighting for Fish – The Cod Wars and Today: Lessons from an Almost War

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  • DENIAL, DELUSION AND NMFS STILL DOESN’T KNOW ITS NAME

    “Fishlink Sublegals.”-  The third “Managing  Our Nation’s Fisheries” conference was held on 6-9 May, 2013 in Washington,  DC.  Titled, “Advancing  Sustainability,” the national event, sponsored this Read More »
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    Deadline for Brexit Trade Talks Is Extended. Again.

    Britain’s grinding negotiations with the European Union for a post-Brexit trade agreement won a reprieve on Sunday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the president of Read More »

  • J. Goodison Co. expanding marine services business at Quonset

    J. Goodison Co. will expand its marine services business onto a newly improved, waterfront site at the Quonset Business Park, and with a new mobile ship Read More »
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    Ronald Sparrow, defendant in major Indigenous rights case, has died

    Ronald (Bud) Sparrow, a major figure for B.C. First Nations who was a defendant in a Supreme Court case that defined Indigenous fishing rights in Canada, Read More »

  • Feds Quintuple Allowed Catch on Endangered Salmon Species

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada is allowing commercial fishermen to catch five times as many endangered coho salmon in anticipation of this year’s massive sockeye run on Read More »

  • Commercial Fisherman Peter Allen Zuanich of Anacortes, Washington has passed away

    Peter Allen Zuanich was born September 3, 1946, in Bellingham, Washington. He passed away peacefully on November 24, 2023, in Oak Harbor, Washington, with his wife, Read More »
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    “It looks like 1,000 tornadoes went through”,,, Hurricane Laura blasts Louisiana coast with wind and wall of seawater

    One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. pounded the Gulf Coast with wind and rain Thursday as Laura roared ashore in Louisiana near Read More »

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  • Video: Coast Guard assesses Hurricane Arthur damage on Outer Banks, NC

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