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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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  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 80′ Steel Shrimper with Freezer Hold, Cat 3406

    To review specifications, information, and 10 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:50 Read More »
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    Maine: Protect Downeast files court appeal re: Jonesport’s decision to move forward with industrial scale fish farm

    Protect Downeast, comprised of lobstermen and women, marine harvesters, businesspeople, and concerned environmentalists released its court appeal today of the Jonesport Planning Board’s decision to allow Read More »

  • GARFO: At-Sea Monitoring 2017 Coverage Levels for Groundfish Sector Fishery

    NOAA Fisheries announces that for fishing year 2017 the total target at-sea monitoring coverage level is 16 percent of all groundfish sector trips.  This target coverage Read More »
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    Fingers crossed there won’t be anything to be crabby about this season

    With their pots stacked high and boat decks washed, commercial crab fishermen along the Central Coast are prepped for a season that is expected to start Read More »

  • Casting a net for survival: Safety training again offered for fishermen

    “More people die from slips and falls in port,” said Ted Williams of safety equipment supplier Hercules SLR Inc. in New Bedford. That’s a big change Read More »
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    ‘The spot is beautiful’: Chief William Saulis crew remembered with memorial

    Lori Phillips was at a loss. She didn’t want to go to just any random cemetery and place a headstone with her son Aaron’s name on Read More »

  • Salmon won’t be getting help from Delta gates, This year the gates will not be closed.

    Water diversion gates in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Walnut Grovewill not be closed this month to assist migrating salmon, as they were last year. The Read More »

  • American Seafood Group has a new website

    Pretty snazzy.    Visit website here Read More »

  • Abandon(ed) Pots Can be a Killer

    Dive into Women’s Bay, an inlet located on the island of Kodiak and you will find a graveyard of lost or abandoned crab pots or as Read More »

  • Coast Guard tows disabled fishing boat 90 miles to Portland, Maine

    The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Moray towed the 60-foot fishing boat Paulo Marc after it became disabled Wednesday about 90 miles east of Portland, Maine. Read More »

  • Sea lions take a big bite out of returning salmon runs

    “When the region is directing more than half a billion dollars a year to fish and wildlife recovery and nearly half of the spring run is Read More »

  • Bristol Bay’s big run may hurt prices in Cook Inlet

    Bristol Bay is expecting a sockeye salmon harvest topping 40 million fish next year, including the southern Alaska Peninsula. That’s bound to challenge harvesters and processors Read More »
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    2020 Forecast: Bristol Bay still looks bright, but fishermen face cuts in cod, crab and halibut

    Judging by the forecasts, 2020 could be an eventful year in Alaska’s commercial fisheries. Even though not all the forecasts and catch limits are rosy, there Read More »

  • Is Cape Wind going forward?

    Parker said the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound has around 30,000 supporters, who come from all income levels and social backgrounds. They are largely a grassroots Read More »

  • “State of Our Halibut” discussed at last weekend’s inaugural Homer Halibut Festival – It’s not good.

    From a fun run to a fish fry to a halibut cabaret, most of the weekend was a celebration of Homer’s iconic resource. But much of Read More »

  • Anglo-American pulls out of Pebble Mine project

    One of the two companies seeking to build Alaska’s Pebble mine is dropping out of the project as scrutiny grows over its impact on wild salmon. Read More »

  • Enviro’s spar with Obama administration over fish catches!

    A proposed federal rule that would give regional councils more say in setting catch limits on fish has sparked rare friction between the Obama administration and environmental groups. Read More »
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    Dense Antarctic water returning to the Atlantic

    The supply of dense Antarctic water from the bottom of the ocean to the Atlantic has declined in recent years. However, a new study explains for Read More »
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    Membership Drive: FISH-NL launches province-wide tour

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) began the second wave of its membership drive this morning with the launch of a Read More »

  • Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Trail: Evelyn S. still making history

    A new Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Trail offers opportunity to explore the past, present and future of the lakes through the lens of fish and fishing Read More »

  • Climate Change Forces Reevaluation of Fishery Management. (Isn’t that right, John?)

    Scientists now think that altered zooplankton populations may be one reason cod stocks haven’t rebounded as quickly as expected. In addition, water temperatures in southern New Read More »
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    Commercial fisherman rides out Hurricane Ida in his boat before 140 mph winds flipped it

    Kimothy Guy, 57, is one the few people who did not evacuate from the coastal shrimping, crabbing and fishing community ahead of Ida’s arrival Aug. 29. Read More »
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    Sector IX Responds to NOAA Groundfish Ban

    Sector IX sent a 15 page response to John Bullard and NOAA on Saturday after the governing agency banned the sector from groundfishing two weeks ago. Read More »

  • Commercial Fishing Photo Of The Day | Jay Fisher, We Miss You by JuneauTek

    This past winter, Jay Fisher passed away.  Over the summer, the F/V Kona Rose traveled north with his ashes and we had a ceremony for Jay Read More »

  • Millions for harbor infrastructure improvements in West Nova

    “As you know, commercial fishing is the cornerstone of many coastal communities across the province and the country,” Fraser said. “In 2015 commercial fishing contributed $6 Read More »

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