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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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    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 »

  • Questions arise over commercial license fees collected for flounder fishery observers

    Watermen want to know what happened to commercial license fees that were collected to fund observers required by law for flounder fishing when sea turtles are Read More »
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    P.E.I. lobster fishermen report up and down fall season

    Traps across Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 25 came out of the water Wednesday, Oct. 10, marking the end of a mixed bag of a fall lobster Read More »
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    Audit finds Canada’s federal government fumbling on fish farms

    The federal government is fumbling the management of fish farms, while failing to enforce rules and manage risks of infectious diseases, parasites, drugs and pesticides that Read More »

  • Canadian Coast Guard goes high-tech – Communications system worth $50m has been installed in Halifax, N.L.

    The Canadian Coast Guard’s new $50-million communications system has been installed in Halifax after five years of development. It is a massive project that the coast Read More »

  • Nova Scotia to ban drilling on, around Sable Island

    The Nova Scotia government took another step to help make Sable Island Canada’s 43rd national park Wednesday. Energy Minister Charlie Parker tabled legislation that would ban Read More »
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    Mi’kmaw lobster harvester will fight Canada’s reconciliation ‘death certificate’ after being charged by DFO

    “I feel like I’m doing nothing wrong, and here I am. I have to go to court. I’m being treated like a criminal. It’s belittling. Craig Read More »

  • ‘Working Waterfront Support Fund’ helping Maine fishermen impacted by recent storms

    It could be a while before Maine’s commercial fishing industry really sees the extent of the damage caused by the recent storms and flooding. Restoration efforts Read More »

  • Letter to the editor of Fishery Nation

    Fishermen In Alaska Should Be Nervous As A Dartmouth College Girl About Community Fishing Associations Acting Like The New Nice Guy In Town. Yes the new Read More »

  • Pacific Council on proposed Marine Monument

    Today, the Pacific Fishery Management Council sent a letter to President Obama expressing concern about “how these National Monument designations would impact our fishery management efforts Read More »

  • Skates, crab quota transfers, Gulf rationalization on tap, Molly Dischner – Portland, Ore., meeting Feb. 6-12

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is poised to take final action  on skate habitat designations and community rights for Bering Sea and Aleutian  Island crab Read More »

  • News Release: Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 2 miles west of Tillamook Bay, Ore. – Video

    SEATTLE — A Coast Guard boatcrew from Station Tillamook Bay in Garibaldi, Ore., medically evacuated a 64-year-old crew member  from a commercial fishing vessel (F/V  Tomboin) the Pacific Read More »

  • Elver investigation brings federal officials to Ellsworth

    Law enforcement officials with the federal agency, along with others from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Maine Marine Patrol, were in Ellsworth early Thursday Read More »

  • Some found guilty in Alaska illegal fishing case

    BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A Bethel judge has ruled against some of nearly two dozen Yup’ik Eskimo fishermen cited for illegally fishing king salmon in the Read More »

  • Western Aleutian Steller Sea Lions Potentially Falling Prey To Sleeper Sharks

    There has been plenty of money spent trying to figure out why the sea lion population in the Western Aleutians is not recovering. But nobody has Read More »
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    Jimmy Buchan: Embrace Brexit for the sake of fishing industry

    All arguing aside, the country has made a choice. It’s a fast-moving situation as we all know with new political shockers hitting the news wires on Read More »

  • Council accepts mayor’s appeal on yellowtail flounder By Steve Urbon

    John Haran, who manages Sector XIII, a group of groundfish boats with members from New Bedford to Greenport, N.Y., was at Wednesday’s meeting and said he Read More »

  • Mississippi shrimp season slows down after strong start

    Shrimp season in Mississippi opened less than two weeks ago. And following a strong start, things have slowed down a bit for shrimp fishermen. It’s the Read More »
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    1 dead 2 fishermen missing after fishing boat collides with 600-foot chemical tanker in Galveston

    The crash happened around 3:35 p.m. Tuesday in Galveston near the jetties, authorities said. Two men were pulled out of the water and were rushed to Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Managers Seek Public Input on Issues Impacting Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery

    Cape Fear Business News — The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a meeting June 4 to discuss possible management strategies to address issue impacting Read More »

  • 2015 sockeye run produced underweight fish across state

    With the bulk of the sockeye season over, biologists and fishermen have continued to notice smaller than average weight for one of Alaska’s most valuable exports. Read More »

  • Downeast fishermen use old trick to battle higher bait prices

    Two Washington County fishermen plan to invest in an ancient technology to combat a new problem — namely, the high cost of lobster bait. The Quoddy Read More »

  • October is National Seafood Month – Where people eat the most/least seafood. This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch

    October is National Seafood Month – a distinction proclaimed by Congress more than  a quarter century ago to recognize one of our nation’s oldest industries. Government Read More »
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    Pembroke river closure upsets scallopers

    The closure of all of the Pennamaquan River to scallop dragging because of the mooring field off the Pembroke boat landing on Hersey Neck has upset Read More »

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