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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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  • Nova Scotia lobster exports grow! A cargo flight to east Asia that can carry up to 100,000 kg has settled into a weekly schedule

    Here, some call them cockroaches of the sea. There, people see them as majestic dragons. China’s appreciation of Nova Scotia lobster is good news for local Read More »

  • Proposal targets herring trawlers

    Herring trawlers will have to stop fishing and end the fishing trip if they lower their nets and dump bycatch, such as a haddock and alewife, Read More »
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    Many voices weigh in on offshore wind plan

    Three days after Governor Janet Mills unveiled an offshore wind roadmap, a “comprehensive plan that offers detailed strategies” for offshore wind power in the Gulf of Maine, Read More »

  • Native Fishermen’s Group Seeks To Close Unalaska Bay To Commercial Trawl Fishing

    A proposal to permanently close Unalaska Bay to commercial trawl fishing is up for discussion at an upcoming Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting. The statewide meeting Read More »

  • Weather slows halibut opener, first prices similar to 2013

    Commercial halibut fishers began targeting 16.7 million pounds of quota March 8, but bad weather kept many off the fishing grounds. Individual fishing quota, or IFQ, Read More »

  • Federal fisheries minister says he’ll ensure fishermen leave a ‘minimum amount of rope’ on the water

    As federal fisheries officials consider changes in the industry to avert whale deaths, some lobster fishermen are concerned about the potential effect on their livelihood. Last week, Fisheries Minister Read More »

  • ‘Wicked Tuna’ fisherman Paul Hebert pleads not guilty to fraud

    A Gloucester fisherman featured on the reality show “Wicked Tuna” pleaded not guilty Monday in Vermont to federal fraud charges that he collected government benefits while Read More »
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    Turtleboy says, Time To Start Killing Sharks And Seals At Cape Cod Because We Take What We Want, When We Want

    So Cape Cod has officially been taken over by seals, which means the shoreline has officially been taken over by the sharks. The seal population at Cape Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs another injured fisherman. This one near Dutch Harbor

    Watchstanders at the 17th District command center in Juneau received a request for assistance from a crewmember aboard the Patricia Lee who reported a 27-year-old fisherman suffered Read More »
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    Boat and 26 chinook seized amid allegations of overfishing off B.C.’s coast by 3 non-residents

    Vancouver Island RCMP have seized a nine-metre fishing boat and more than two dozen chinook salmon over what they say are allegations of “significant overfishing.”The RCMP Read More »

  • Global Recall on Kannad SAFELINK EPIRBs

    U.S. Coast Guard issued an urgent marine safety alert for shipowners and operators announcing the recall of certain Kannad SAFELINK brand Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs). The Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 100′ Canadian built Purse Seiner, aluminum power skiff

    To view specifications, information, and 40 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 15:58 Read More »

  • Comeback for cod, yellowtail? Gulf of Maine cod have made a dramatic return

    In a welcome surprise but one with potentially complex implications, Gulf of Maine cod have returned in notable concentrations to Stellwagen Bank and are being landed with Read More »

  • Crab: no in Oregon, yes in California

    The commercial season for Dungeness crab in Oregon has been delayed until at least Dec. 16 after sample testing of crab showed low meat content. However, Read More »

  • Tomorrow! February 4-6, 2014 ASMFC Winter Meeting in Alexandria, VA – Attend via Webinar! It’s FREE

    Board/Section meeting proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning at 8:00 a.m. on February 4th, continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to Read More »

  • Sens. Murkowski & Begich differ on EPA and Bristol Bay

    This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Alaska’s US Senators don’t see eye to eye on the EPA  at Bristol Bay. Their views can be Read More »
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    Jersey Shore mobilises against offshore wind power

    Soaring costs, high interest rates and clogged supply chains have buffeted the offshore wind power industry as it tries to expand from Europe to the US Read More »

  • FF & Wildlife Conservation Commission considers alternatives to closure of St. Joseph Bay scallop harvesting

    Following a public meeting Wednesday the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is taking under consideration alternatives to closure of St. Joseph Bay to scallop harvesting. Read More »
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    “Mixed Feelings”: Sipekne’katik chief says discussions with commercial fishers in Nova Scotia can wait

    Responding to Ottawa’s decision to name Allister Surette as a facilitator in the dispute, Sipekne’katik Chief Mike Sack said he had “mixed feelings.” He said that while Read More »

  • No-fishing zones proposed in New Jersey

    Northjersey.com – New Jersey, like many other coastal states, has never considered adopting what several marine conservation groups call the most effective tool to aid coastal Read More »

  • ‘It’s really scary’: The existential crisis of a Bay Area crabber

    On a cloudy January evening, just as the sun lowered in the sky creating a sliver of orange along the horizon, John Mellor pulled his boat Read More »

  • Tonight in Political Inaction – Lu Dochtermann, a 72 year old still in his wheelhouse, and he wants some answers.

    Lu Dochtermann, a 72 year old still in his wheelhouse for multiple annual fisheries, continues to obtain a simple and swift solution to the problem plaguing Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association: Weekly Update for October 10, 2022

    Last Tuesday evening (October 4,2022) I attended a striped mullet scoping meeting where staff from the NC Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) were seeking stakeholder input Read More »

  • Invitation to MFI Workshop on “Incorporating Environmental Change in Assessments and Management” – Steve Cadrin and Brian Rothschild

    April 17, 2013 —  We invite you to participate in a Workshop hosted by the Massachusetts  Marine Fisheries Institute (MFI) on “Incorporating Environmental Change  in Assessments Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 73′ Steel Shrimper, 3406 Cat Diesel

    To review specifications, information, and 9 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 10″31 Read More »

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