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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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  • NOAA/NMFS Ignores Dangerous Sound Levels from Pile Driving – By Jim Lovgren

    A new recently released report from Rand Acoustics, LLC scientifically documented that the stated sound levels created by the pile driving of wind turbine stanchions into Read More »
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    Crabbing families deserve TLC in this tough season

    In normal times, this year’s disastrous Dungeness crab season would be big news beyond the coast. Even in this abnormal year, it’s time for elected officials Read More »
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    R.I. innovator develops ‘ropeless’ lobster fishing technology

    Traditional lobster and crab traps operate through a simple mechanism, using ropes and buoys. Vincent “Bud” Harold, president of DBV Technology LLC in North Kingstown, believes he Read More »

  • NOAA Fisheries releases more information about ‘high level’ of killer whales caught this year by Alaska trawl fleet

    Six killer whales caught in trawl net gear this year in waters off Alaska died as a result of their entanglement, while a seventh whale was Read More »
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    Tri Marine Group sells plant to Silver Bay Seafoods

    US tuna supplier Tri Marine Group has struck a deal to sell a plant in California. Tri Marine said the sale of the pelagic-processing factory to Read More »

  • Nova Scotia fishermen were in court today to stop Bay of Fundy tidal test project

    A group representing 175 Nova Scotia fishermen appeared in court Thursday in a bid stop a plan to test giant electric turbines in the Bay of Fundy. The Bay Read More »
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    A message for Del. Jay Jacobs – This will not go unanswered.

    Recent actions that you have taken, makes me put this letter together to address the situations at hand. First of all, your contact with an individual Read More »
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    Every boatbuilder is busy – Waiting list for fishing boats grows longer

    Gordon Campbell says fishermen know before they step through the doors of his shop that they will have to wait a while for delivery once they Read More »

  • I’ve got bad news – Study says Earth on brink of mass extinction event

    A landmark study by an international group of scientists has concluded that planet Earth is on the brink of a mass extinction event comparable in scale Read More »
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    Boats and ships near Prince William Sound, the Coast Guard can’t hear you

    If you’re on the waters of Prince William Sound, you’ll have to be extra cautious. That’s because if you run into trouble, depending on where you Read More »

  • South Africa’s Oceana Group in acquisition talks with US menhaden harvester Daybrook Fisheries

    South Africa’s Oceana Group is in acquisition talks with the parent company of. Daybrook produces around 60,000 metric tons of fishmeal and 30,000t of fish oil, Read More »

  • Fishing Vessel Owner Convicted for Oil and Garbage Offenses Off American Samoa

    A fishing vessel company that operated in and around American Samoa was convicted and sentenced today for maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge Read More »
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    Observer companies dumped from monitoring of N.S. lobster fishery

    This season, DFO will rely solely on an inshore industry association to assess what other species are being accidentally captured — what’s known as bycatch — Read More »
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    Advanced Scalloper packed with technology

    The 19 metre automated scallopers Ròis Mhàiri OB-45 and Star of Jura OB-278, built by Parkol Marine Engineering in 2005 and 2006 respectively, have given years Read More »
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    Amputations, broken bones among the injuries caused by winches on fishing boats

    For crews working on fishing boats in Alaska, danger lurks in a helpful and possibly innocent-looking device: the winch. Winches are hauling devices on which cables Read More »

  • John Greenleaf Tell’s It Like It Is! His F/V “David and Jenna” sustained little to no damage following her unmanned adventure. (video- photos)

    COHASSET — John Greenleaf knew that this week’s nor’easter threatened to rip his boat  off its mooring in Gloucester and sweep it out to sea. That’s Read More »

  • Working the system makes the system unworkable, by Ronald Smolowitz

    As the owner of Coonamessett Farm in Falmouth and a partner at the Woods Hole Oyster Co., I spend as much time navigating regulatory hurdles as Read More »
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    Hurricane Hazel: The 84-year-old World Champion crab picker from Crisfield, Maryland

    If you live in the Crisfield area, you’ve heard the name Hazel Cropper, better known as Hurricane Hazel. She’s a world champion crab picker, and a Read More »

  • FISH-NL claims victory with DFO measures to help inshore harvesters 

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is pleased with recent measures announced by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to help Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 52′ PMI Lobster Boat, Cat 3406

    To review specifications, information, and 36 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 12:33 Read More »

  • Keep the Fishing Ban in New England – CALLUM ROBERTS, YORK, England

    Where were the regulators through all of this? Always one step behind and perennially ineffective. Federal law delegated to the New England Fishery Management Council authority Read More »
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    Sea to Table: Bringing the Bounty of the Sea to You With Meghan Lapp, and Michael Gambardella

    Open to the public and free of charge. For more information, please contact the Town of Stonington Economic Development Commission at 860-235-9180. The La Grua Center is located Read More »

  • Canadian Independent Redfish Harvesters Trash Minister’s Harvest Plan: Disconnect Has Never Been More Evident

    Following the announcement of the Unit 1 Redfish Management Plan and a follow-up to the Redfish Advisory Committee on Wednesday, the 3Pn4R Advisory Committee convened on Read More »

  • President Obama Signs Water Bill With Big Ag ‘Poison Pill’ Rider

    In a slap in the face to fishermen, Tribes, environmental justice advocates, conservationists and family farmers, President Obama on December 16 signed the Water Infrastructure Improvements Read More »
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    Daughter of Reedville Fisherman’s Museum Founder Named President

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