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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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  • Pay attention to this one. Proposed Rule. List of Fisheries for 2015

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its proposed List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2015, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The proposed Read More »

  • Hiring in full swing at Samoa Tuna Processors

    Samoa Tuna Processors is not having problems hiring fish cleaners. STP is on target to open its cannery operations next month. Dan Sullivan, vice president of Read More »

  • Charleston Marina: Annual Blessing of the Fleet on Monday

    CHARLESTON — Memorial Day activities in Charleston will focus on the annual Blessing of the Fleet and Memorial Service at the Charleston Fisherman’s Memorial Garden, near Read More »

  • New England Fishermen face devastating cod cuts

    New Bedford’s commercial fishing industry — battered by last month’s arrest of magnate Carlos Rafael on federal conspiracy charges, last week’s drug raids on the waterfront Read More »

  • Mount Pleasant invests in improved safety, functionality of shrimp boat docks

    Much needed upgrades are coming to an important part of Mount Pleasant’s legacy. Town leaders are allocating money to renovate its shrimp boat docks in preparation Read More »

  • North Coast seasonal crab haul above average

    North Coast crabbers are set to end this year’s crab season Saturday on a high note after bringing in an above average haul of more than Read More »

  • In a Bering Sea battle of killer whales vs. fishermen, the whales are winning

    In the Bering Sea, near the edge the continental shelf, fishermen are trying to escape a predator that seems to outwit them at every turn, stripping Read More »

  • Father questions late start to trawler Returner search

    As a huge air, sea and land search yesterday again failed to find any sign of the 13m trawler Returner, Alan Fairley questioned why it had Read More »

  • Blown Deadlines Weaken Hawaii’s Voice On Federal Fishery Management Council

    Hawaii will soon have less influence in setting national policies that affect everything from commercial fishing to endangered species in nearly 1.5 million square miles of Read More »

  • Fishers on hook under province’s anti-mussel plan

    WINNIPEG BEACH — Everyone knows fishing is best in spring, especially commercial fishers. “Every hour that passes is hundreds of dollars, thousands of dollars,” said Kris Read More »
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    Elections and electronic logbooks; SEA-NL AGM set for Feb. 25th

    Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) has scheduled its first annual general meeting (AGM) for Saturday, Feb. 25th, at the Albatross Hotel in Gander, Read More »
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    UPDATED: The mystery of the lost-and-found ‘Perfect Storm’ photo album – “Don’t come back to my bar.”

    After three days missing, The Crow’s Nest, the Gloucester bar featured in the 2000 movie “The Perfect Storm”, has had its photo album honoring the film and Read More »

  • Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in Naples, FL June 5 – 8, 2017

    The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet June 5 – 8, 2017 at the Naples Grande Beach Resort 475 Seagate Drive Naples, FL 34103. Read More »

  • Green crab pathogen research raises concern for Nova Scotia lobster industry

    New research is raising more concerns about the potential transfer of diseases from the invasive green crab to lobster in Nova Scotia waters. “Our worry is Read More »
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    Oil spill victims could get financial help from Small Business Administration

    Local victims of the oil spill off the coast of Orange County could be eligible for low-interest loans from the Small Business Administration, which on Wednesday Read More »

  • Terrible weather conditions are blamed for slow start to lobster fishery in Fortune Bay

    Exceptional windy conditions resulted in most fishers only being able to haul their pots three or four times during each of the first two weeks of Read More »
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    Opinion: The high price of our food

    The deaths of three fishermen in the sinking of the scalloper F/V Leonardo out of New Bedford this week reminds us that not all fish come Read More »

  • With Honor for Sacrifices Made. Memorial Day, 2024

    06:20 Read More »

  • Tele Aadsen – Readings, Women in Fisheries, & Frankenfish, Oh My!

    Last week was a good time, sweeties. I spent five days up in Sitka, which – for me – guar­an­tees a good time. I wouldn’t usu­ally get to be there Read More »
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    Bernadette Jordan: Fisheries officers will enforce the rules. Moderate livelihood fisheries must take place within the commercial season

    Anyone caught harvesting lobster outside the commercial fishing season this year will have to contend with fisheries officers, says federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan. The minister Read More »
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    FFAW executive board endorses Greg Pretty as union’s next leader

    On the same day Keith Sullivan unexpectedly announced his departure as president of Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest private sector union, the organization’s top ranks endorsed another Read More »
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    How a national craze caused lobster prices to boil over

    The coast-to-coast craze of lobster roll food trucks has made lobster more affordable, and abroad the appetite for the crustaceans is growing as well, experts say.”The Read More »

  • Chinese investors eye Port Union fish plant as a seal processing plant 

    Venture capitalists who are looking to invest $90 million US in the province have their sights set on the former Ocean Choice International shrimp plant in Read More »
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    Fishing lobster aboard the Jaxton Brock in the Northumberland Strait

    The piercing sound of a winch shattered the predawn ocean calm as a yellow trap was hauled up from the Northumberland Strait’s pitch-black waters onto the Read More »

  • Proposed Cuts Hurt Job Creation, Economy, and the Middle-Class – Wanna save some money? Stop wasting it on the National Ocean Policy!

    The President has been clear that Republicans in Congress should work with Democrats to finish a budget that cuts wasteful spending while investing in jobs, the Read More »

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