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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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  • Stronger restrictions adopted affecting California’s drift gill net fishery

    West Coast fishery managers on Monday adopted stringent regulations against California’s swordfish and thresher shark drift gill net fishery, laying the framework to more aggressively limit Read More »

  • Banner year for gray whale calves

    Marine observers spotted 431 pairs of mothers and calves swimming north to the Arctic this year, the National Oceanic Administration’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center reported. That Read More »

  • Salmon season opens in SW Alaska

    With the summer peak season just around the corner, early June saw a number of initial openings for commercial salmon fishing in Southwest Alaska. While the Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, April 26, 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 »
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    Kodiak waters remain quiet as fishermen demand higher price for crab

    Captain of the F/V Isanotski Shawn Dochterman said that fishermen are not heading out to drop crab pots. “At the present time, every vessel between the Read More »

  • Get ready for some awesome wake — it’s lobster boat racing season!

    Spectators and lobstermen alike are getting revved up for Boothbay Harbor’s Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races set for Saturday, June 18, at 10 a.m. You’re Read More »

  • Public Forum: How Fisheries Are Adapting To Changes in Narragansett Bay

    Rhode Island Public Radio’s Environmental Reporter, Ambar Espinoza will host a public forum and conversation on the changing fisheries in Narragansett Bay. Date: Thursday, October 9, Read More »
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    Commercial Fisherman Richard “Buffalo” B. Wetherell, Jr. of Jamestown, R.I has passed away

    Richard “Buffalo” B. Wetherell, Jr., 70, of Jamestown, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Born at Quonset Point, he was the son of the late Richard Read More »
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    Family finding comfort at home, says son of missing fisherman

    Lucas DesRoches says his mom is home now, surrounded by family and friends. Until Thursday, she stayed as close as she could to the shore of Read More »

  • Comments wanted as GOA trawl bycatch reduction program is crafted

    Crafting a program to reduce trawl bycatch in Gulf groundfish fisheries has been underway for three years. In October the North Pacific Council will begin piecing Read More »
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    Keys commercial fisherman takes off rather than face inspection

    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers Daniel Jones and Alex Piekenbrock were conducting vessel inspections at the Vaca Key Marina in Marathon last Thursday. They Read More »
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    Seafood firm fined over Thurso fisherman’s death

    Mark Elder, 26, from Thurso, was working on the creel boat North Star off Cape Wrath on 5 February 2018. He was helping to deploy creels Read More »
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    Plans For Offshore Wind Energy Draw Criticism At Hearing In Southampton On Monday

    “We know the moment [the federal government] gets a taste of wind farms in the Atlantic, we are going to be playing whack-a-mole with energy and Read More »
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    Scallop vessel finds itself in challenging situation when it runs aground in Tiverton, Digby County

    After a nine-day trip at sea the crew of the scallop vessel Digby Challenger expected to be offloading their catch on Sunday, June 9. But the Read More »

  • Fin Clipping – R.I. Adopts Laws to Curb Illegal Sale of Striped Bass

    The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recently enacted new regulations to help prevent the illegal harvest and sale of Atlantic striped bass. The new Read More »

  • Search and Rescue crew describes dramatic rescue of five fishermen

    He was battered and sent flying by huge waves — and the first man to rappel down from a search and rescue helicopter northeast of St. Read More »

  • Processors denied in challenge to Gulf rockfish program – Alaska Dispatch

    The rockfish program implemented in 2012 allocated shares of the total harvest  to vessel owners, but did not guarantee processors a share of the harvest, as  Read More »
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    Coronavirus: International turmoil keeps the lobster at home

    Commercial fishing is a notoriously condition-dependent occupation. As of early February, however, in addition to the changeable sea and the here-today, gone-tomorrow nature of the work—as Read More »

  • Great news for US fisheries! – Texan Perry speaks at offshore energy convention – It’s all about the oil!

    Texas Gov. Rick Perry and leaders of several other coastal states will speak about energy development at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. A panel discussion Read More »
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    U.S. House set to vote on key fisheries bill, HR-200, Tuesday

    It’s called the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, or H.R. 200. It’s also referred to as the Modern Fish Act. Its Read More »

  • Paul Watson attacks Rod Stewart’s sealskin coat fitting

    A well-known anti-sealing (radical) activist is using social media to shame Rod Stewart’s sealskin coat fitting. Before performing in St. John’s, the British rock star got fitted for Read More »
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    Fishermen protest at Karachi harbour

    Fishermen in Karachi on Saturday staged a protest after docking their boats at the harbour and Keamari Jetty. However, after assurance from Prime Minister’s Special Assistant 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 »

  • Scotland fishing: Inshore limit called for following HPMA debacle

    An open letter written by a commercial fisherman has called for restrictions to curb more damaging forms of fishing in inshore waters. Alistair Philp, National Coordinator Read More »
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    Fundraiser: F/V Queen Ann’s Revenge – Please support my friend

    Paul Matos was the owner of fishing boat Queen Ann’s Revenge. Sadly, his boat sank early Thursday morning. They sent out a call for help aroubd Read More »

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