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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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  • FFAW admits error in handling Calvin Tobin death benefit

    The Fish, Food and Allied Workers union has admitted it made a mistake in relaying false information to the family of a dead fisherman. The union was Read More »
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    North Coast fishermen worry about pricing when California salmon season opens May 1

    All eyes are on whether the retail business will be good enough to sustain the losses in the wholesale market with the restaurants closed amid the Read More »
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    Canada ignored warnings of virus infecting farmed and wild salmon

    Canada was warned in 2012 by its own scientists that a virus was infecting both farmed and wild salmon, but successive governments ignored the expert advice, Read More »

  • Saving Seafood Alert – Three Members of Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Push for Fishing Disaster Funding

    Rep. Markey’s amendment, which was filed today, seeks to restore the $150 million in funding as an emergency appropriation, and therefore would not require a reduction Read More »

  • Fisherfolk: Conservation Refugees Reloaded – Environmental Marine Biology Blog

    Conservationsists love the word SCIENCE. Brockington and Igoe point out that generally organisations claim this word when they are striving to acquire power and prestige and Read More »

  • NOAA: Don’t take it out on monitors

    Gloucester fisherman Joe Orlando, a 40-year veteran, said he doesn’t mind taking out observers, as long as the government pays, because he can’t afford it. He Read More »

  • Lobster trap seizure sparks dispute with Passamaquoddy Tribe

    A dispute over tribal fishing rights in the Canadian waters of Passamaquoddy Bay has surfaced, following the recent seizure by the Canadian government of lobster traps Read More »

  • For sea lion pups, it’s a battle to survive

    When baby sea lions are healthy, the curious and bright-eyed creatures sit up on their front flippers and take in the world around them. When humans Read More »

  • Great news for Georgia Shrimpers! Warm, calm waters enhancing shrimp season

    Georgia’s commercial shrimpers are keeping their fingers crossed. The 2015 fall shrimping season has hit a good note, and is proving to be light-years ahead of Read More »

  • ‘Alarm bells should be going off’: P.E.I. fishers reflects on low prices, poor weather throughout 2023 spring lobster season

    Charlie McGeoghegan, chair of the P.E.I. lobster marketing board, wants answers as to why the price of lobster per pound was so low throughout the 2023 Read More »

  • Feds say no to fish-kill preventive water releases from Trinity Lake used to cool the Klamath and Trinity rivers

    Federal officials today told local tribes and North Coast officials that extra water releases from Trinity Lake used to cool the Klamath and Trinity rivers for Read More »
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    Some People Think This New Photo of the ‘Loch Ness Monster’ is Totally Legit

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  • Same Oil Routine – Calhoun County fishermen believe they are left in the dark about oil – “Responses to these incidents are not public events.”

    “The fishermen around here think they’re hiding stuff,” said Johnny Williams, 59, of Port O’Connor. “They’ve been giving answers like needles in a haystack.” “They got Read More »

  • Do You Know Your Lowcountry? The Mosquito Fleet

    For more than two centuries before refrigeration, these Black fishermen braved the winds, waves and weather to supply Charlestonians daily with fresh fish and seafood, a Read More »

  • WDFW Regional Director Guy Norman gets an earful

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    Congress : National Marine Fisheries Service, Destroying Fishermen and their Communities, The fifty million dollar question.

    6/14/2018 – Please read, and sign the Petition By Joel Hovanesian, Thank you. Fisheries observers work aboard commercial fishing vessels during fishing trips. They collect information Read More »

  • Largest study of salmon health ever undertaken set to begin in B.C.

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  • The Long Haul, Part 7 – Investigating Fish Contamination Leads to Questions About Genetics

    In a marine biology lab at Roger Williams University, Professor David Taylor placed a small, bite-sized chunk of fish inside a counter-top piece of equipment called Read More »
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    Lawsuit filed to Protect Pacific Humpback from fishing gear, Can lawsuits save North Atlantic Right Whale?

    The Center for Biological Diversity sued the National Marine Fisheries Service today for failing to protect endangered Pacific humpback whales from deadly entanglements in sablefish pot gear Read More »
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    New Jersey couple finds a pearl worth thousands during dinner at The Lobster House in Cape May

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