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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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    Summit or same-old, jury out on DFO’s latest move on seals: SEA-NL

    Nov. 7th, 2022 – Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador will be represented at this week’s Seal Summit in St. John’s and is eager to Read More »

  • Global Ocean Commission (Pew): Race to the bottom of the ocean must end

    The human footprint on the ocean, from the shoreline to the deepest abyss, is growing.,,With agricultural land under threat from climate change, it has never been Read More »

  • EPA Awards $500,000 to Reduce Marine Emissions

    Two Massachusetts projects have been awarded more than half a million dollars under a competitive national grant competition to reduce diesel emissions. more@ecori 09:48 Read More »

  • Great White Shark Breaches Dive Cage… With Diver Inside!

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    Fishermen question settlement that could net convicted ‘Codfather’ millions

    This week, Rafael was hit with more than $3 million in fines and a lifetime ban as part of a settlement agreement in a civil case Read More »

  • Two N.H. Fish and Game officers presented with Life Saving Award

    Two New Hampshire Fish and Game officers were presented with the Fish and Game’s Life Saving Award for their courageous actions rescuing two fishermen from a Read More »

  • Coast Guard donates seized fish to turtle group

     According to the U.S. Coast Guard, illegal fishing in U.S. waters along the southern Texas coastline has been increasing. Authorities said a U.S. boater found Mexican fishermen Read More »
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    ‘French fishermen want direct talks with Jersey’

    Chris Le Masurier, of the Jersey Oyster Company, who delivered produce to St Malo yesterday, said that the fishers were protesting against the political process going Read More »
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    Lobster Fishermen say $6M in taxpayer dollars for N.S. effluent plant is conflict of interest

    Nova Scotia taxpayers have contributed $6 million toward design work and engineering studies for a new wastewater treatment plant that will handle effluent discharged from the Read More »
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    Police divers and salvage crews are preparing to raise the sunken fishing vessel Dianne

    The Dianne overturned in Bustard Bay overturned in Bustard Bay on October 16 with six crewmen on board.,,, The Observer understands the salvage of the Dianne is Read More »
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    Fire on fishing trawler forces it to drop net at sea, becomes target of Greenpeace vandals

    The fire broke out in the engine room of the Talley’s ship Amaltal Enterprise on July 2, while the vessel was trawling more than 35 km Read More »

  • NEFMC Press Background​er – Update on Habitat/Gr​oundfish Actions

    Read it here. Read More »
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    Elver Lottery to Allow New Entrants into Maine’s Lucrative Elver Fishery

    Nine Maine residents will soon have a chance to join the state’s lucrative elver fishery. The Department of Marine Resources will hold a lottery, starting at Read More »
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    Tasmanian mayor heckled, ‘no confidence’ in minister, over fish farm pollution fears

    The sometimes-heated community meeting was called to discuss Tassal’s plan for a fish farm in Okehampton Bay. A petition was also circulated calling on Glamorgan Spring Read More »

  • Dave Atcheson – “Dead Reckoning: Navigating a Life on the Last Frontier Courting Tragedy on its High Seas.”

    Dave Atcheson, author of Hidden Alaska and the guidebook Fishing Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, has a new book out, “Dead Reckoning: Navigating a Life on the Last Read More »
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    Bristol Bay sockeye harvest breaking records as other districts suffer

    The Nushugak District in Bristol Bay is experiencing an all-time record harvest of sockeye salmon as other districts across Alaska suffer poor returns. “Last year the Read More »

  • Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Fishery News

    Pacific Islands Fishery News is the newsletter of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. The latest edition of the Pacific Islands Fishery News is now Read More »
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    Barry strengthens into category 1 hurricane; Gulf Coast braces for impact

    As power outages continued to mount across Louisiana Saturday morning, Barry continued to intensifying and strengthened into a category 1 hurricane as it churned toward the Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, January 4, 2015

    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 the Read More »

  • Coast Guard reminds fishermen of Atlantic Striped Bass restrictions

    The Coast Guard reminds recreational, charter and commercial fishermen of the ongoing moratorium of Atlantic Striped Bass in the exclusive economic zone of the U.S., which Read More »
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    Governor-Led Orca Recovery Effort to Hold First Meeting on Tuesday

    An orca conservation team convened by Gov. Jay Inslee is holding its first meeting on Tuesday. The Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery Task Force will focus Read More »
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    COVID-19 restaurant downturn, health risks pack double blow to tribal fishers, salmon business

    On the 147-mile stretch of the Columbia from Bonneville Dam to McNary Dam, the only commercial fishing allowed is by the four Columbia Plateau tribes that Read More »

  • NEFMC Considers New Rules That Could Allow Fishing in the NE Groundfish Closed Areas

    PLYMOUTH, Mass. – Sept 27,  The New England Fishery Management Council today took a step in the process to approve measures that could allow groundfish fishermen Read More »

  • Voters need to take action to save fishing industry – By Christian Putnam

    The federal government could take a page from Gov. Baker’s playbook when it comes to breaking through bureaucratic roadblocks and promoting efficiency. Instead the Obama administration Read More »

  • Breaking News – Disastrous Start to Oregon Dungeness Crab Fishery – But is it Really?

    Yesterday morning we were told that the Oregon Dungeness Crab season was off to a near disastrous start. The “derby” style fishery opened on December 1st Read More »

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