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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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  • In the Cross Hairs – Court upholds killing sea lions to save salmon

    GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – An appeals court has upheld killing sea lions that eat too many salmon at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. The Read More »

  • Front line in Asian carp battle upstream from Starved Rock – “The commercial guys, they’re a wonderful asset,”

    The battle line stretches along 40 miles of the Illinois River, from the Starved Rock Lock and Dam upstream past Morris to within 10 miles of Read More »
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    Obituary: Todd Arlen Chase

    Todd Chase, 51, passed away Feb. 20, 2021, in a tragic commercial boating accident, aboard the F/V Coastal Reign, on the bar of Tillamook Bay and Read More »

  • RI Delegation Applauds Relief Funding for Fisheries

    U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced today that Rhode Island fishermen will be among the beneficiaries of Read More »
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    Canada implements the $20M Whalesafe Gear Adoption Fund

    The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, announced the new $20 million Whalesafe Gear Adoption Fund, to help harvesters in Atlantic Canada and Quebec adopt whalesafe gear into their commercial fishing Read More »

  • In the battle of almonds vs. salmon, everyone is a loser

    It’s a day that ends with Y, so the world is met with yet another entry in the voluminous tome entitled 2014: Year of the War Read More »

  • Irish pair detained in Norway

    A pelagic pair team from Ireland fishing in Norwegian waters have been detained by the Coastguard on suspicion of operating in a closed area. F/V Ronan Ross Read More »

  • Crews pull dead whale from Casco Bay

    A dead whale which appeared to be wrapped in nets was pulled from Casco Bay on Thursday, officials say. Crews were attempting to load the whale Read More »

  • New England Fishermen Rally For Relief From Strict Catch Limits

    WBUR BOSTON — As of May 1, commercial fishermen in New England won’t be allowed to catch as many cod and haddock and other groundfish — not Read More »

  • Cruise ship diners may be throwing lobsters overboard to ‘save’ animals

    Fisherman  coast have been finding a curious catch in their nets recently—Canadian lobster. The Homarus Americanus is native to the Atlantic ocean, just off the North Read More »

  • MAFMC Meeting: April 8 – 10, 2014 in Montauk, New York

    The Council will hold its next meeting in Montauk, New York on April 8 – 10, 2014.   Agenda  Briefing Materials  Webinar (will begin at 1:00 p.m. Read More »
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    Damen Maaskant Shipyards lays keel for two vessels

    Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam held a keel-laying ceremony in Poland for two new beam trawlers for Rederij Devan and Rederij Long Ships. While the new beam Read More »

  • Oak Bluffs fisherman Luke Gurney recalled with love, pride

    “He loved the water,” John Gurney said. “It became his nemesis.” Luke Gurney primarily fished Nantucket Sound and focused on whelk, sea bass and scup, his Read More »

  • Lower river spring Chinook fishing on hold until run update; Bonneville Dam counts building

    With catch limits near, planned commercial fisheries targeting spring Chinook salmon in so-called “select areas” in the lower Columbia River estuary were rescinded and/or trimmed back Read More »

  • The Role of Oceans (and Overfishing) in Climate Change

    To understand how/why NOAA/NMFS are destroying our fishing industry, you need to look to the UN and the ENGO’s that control it’s agenda. That is why Read More »

  • Political solution sought for China geoduck ban

    Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and members of the Southeast Alaska Regional Dive Fisheries Association talked last week about the possibility of a political solution to China’s Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 37′ Repco Lobster boat Cat 3208T

    Specifications, information and 7 photo’s  click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:39 Read More »
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    DFO Accused of Coverup. DFO suppressing research on steelhead

    Thompson River and Chilcotin steelhead populations are teetering on the brink of extinction, according to the BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF), while the Department of Fisheries and Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 76′ Stacked Wheelhouse Stern Trawler, Permits Available – CAT 3412

    Specifications, information, and 31 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:01 Read More »
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    US Wind extends moratorium, Ocean City fishermen remain skeptical

    US Wind announced on Dec. 10 that it will further delay geophysical survey operations until Jan. 1 in an attempt to peacefully coexist with the fishing Read More »

  • American Samoa’s small and developing economy – Closure of fishing grounds helping foreign competitors

    Owners of StarKist Samoa, say the National Marine Fisheries Service needs to recognize the unique nature of . They say StarKist Samoa has been directly impacted by Read More »
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    UPDATED: With their season on hold, fishermen protest low price of crab on the steps of the N.L. legislature

    With the price of snow crab less than one-third of what it was a year ago, Newfoundland and Labrador’s fishermen are rallying on the steps of Read More »

  • She’s back. Oregon to help World Bank fix nation’s ocean issues

    A World Bank panel is calling for public-private partnerships to improve the health of the world’s oceans. In a report released Wednesday, the panel convened by Read More »
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    Maine’s congressional delegation asks President Trump to help lobstermen facing right whale regulations

    “Dear Mr. President: We write to urge your intervention in a matter of serious economic importance to the State of Maine. The livelihoods of thousands of Read More »

  • Federal Judge Ancer Haggerty: Protect wild fish from hatchery operations

    PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge has ordered federal fish managers to do more to ensure that hatchery fish don’t harm wild salmon and steelhead on the Read More »

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