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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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    Fishing vessel aground off coast of Cape Elizabeth

    A fishing vessel ran aground early Saturday morning, just as a powerful storm system was arriving in Maine. A mayday call was issued shortly after midnight, Read More »
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    A Fundraiser to Support Zach & Darby

    It is with a heavy heart that we let everyone know about our dear friend Zach. We lost the most amazing man yesterday doing what he Read More »

  • Time to change the cod fishery – Barry Darby writes from St. John’s

    The recent news of fish plant closures and talk of the importation of foreign workers; of annual halibut quotas being caught in one day while other Read More »

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  • Three comments received on rule change to open some of the now closed waters to longliners to fish

    The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has received only a few comment letters since its public hearing last month in American Samoa on a proposal Read More »

  • Coast Guard to remove Maine fishing boat that sank in January storm

    According to a memo from Harpswell Harbor Master Paul Plummer dated July 9, the owner of the decades-old wooden fishing vessel, the Jacob Pike, “has made Read More »
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    Alaska village gives suspected drug dealer the boot with a one-way plane ticket out of town

    A crowd of about 40 protesters fed up with illegal drug use in their Alaska village gathered along the Galena airport runway on Wednesday and presented Read More »

  • Public input sought on federal management of Cook Inlet salmon fishing

    NOAA is asking for residents’ opinion on a major fishing issue. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is looking for public comments on Amendment 16 which Read More »

  • Ice compensation should come from government: Earle McCurdy

    “It’s really an emergency situation for a number of families because they’ve had no income since the middle of April, and really, the time for monitoring Read More »
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    From Flint to Alaska, fishing for hope

    The backstory of Seahawks RB Thomas Rawls inspired an Alaska commercial fisherman from Bellingham to go to Flint, Mich., to give a young man a chance Read More »

  • Feds bust Boca man for illegally taking, then shipping, Florida Keys lobster

    A Boca Raton man pleaded not guilty in federal court in Key West Friday to taking, possessing, transporting and selling Florida Keys spiny lobster in violation Read More »

  • HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Salmon Canneries of the Lower Eel River and the Death of a Fishery

    Eel River salmon have been the Humboldt Bay Region’s premier fish from time immemorial. Salmon was a major staple of the aboriginal Wiyot Indians’ diet, and Read More »

  • Out-of-state scallop boats threaten survival of Maine fishermen

    After years of waiting for the northern Gulf of Maine scallop population to flourish, small-boat fishermen from Maine say federal mismanagement of scallop stocks in the Read More »

  • Maine lawmakers urge help for fishermen – The state’s members of Congress join others from the region

    WASHINGTON – Lawmakers from Maine and two other states are urging federal regulators to “exercise all authority under the law” to help the New England groundfishing Read More »

  • Great white shark tracked to waters off Newfoundland – Shark tagged off coast of Florida now in Placentia Bay – Video

    Researchers are tracking the movements of a great white shark that has made its way to Placentia Bay, Nfld. A group called Ocearch first caught and Read More »
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    Falmouth Lifeboat celebrates its 150th anniversary

    Falmouth’s first lifeboat arrived 150 years ago and since then the town’s volunteer crews have been on more than 2,500 shouts saving 440 lives. This year Read More »

  • Dungy crab bring $15 million at the docks – Audio

    While a few areas still remain open to commercial Dungeness fishing, the majority of region closed on November 30. Compared to historical numbers, this year has Read More »
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    After three years at the helm of FISH-NL, Ryan Cleary contemplates his future

    The large FISH-NL banner that hung behind the head table at every membership meeting lies on the floor, half rolled up.“You can tell how many meetings Read More »
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    Brexit “fails to deliver Government promises on fishing industry”

    Benefits to UK fisheries from Brexit “fall far short of government rhetoric”, a new study has revealed. The report, a collaboration between the University of York, Read More »
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    Fred Wahl Marine Construction receives $3.4 Million state grant to expand Reedsport facility and workforce

    A company that builds commercial fishing boats in Reedsport netted a $3.4 million grant from the state this month, positioning itself to expand its workforce by Read More »

  • Newfoundland and Labrador Economy: Fishing on Solid Ground

    Amidst the recent volatility of oil and mineral production, the fishery has been a steadfast economic driver for Newfoundland and Labrador, particularly in rural areas. Many Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for July 11, 2022

    We cannot emphasize enough how important it is for commercial fishermen and others associated with the seafood industry to take an active interest in the November Read More »
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    Fishermen’s Alliance: Long-Waged Battle for Herring Won

    The formal announcement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reflected what much of the Cape wanted, a 12-nautical mile territorial sea boundary from the Canadian Read More »
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    Are cod ‘severely depleted’ in the Gulf of Maine? Fishermen, scientists view ocean depths differently

    When fishermen and women look at the gray Atlantic waters off New England, they see a marine environment literally swimming with cod, the popular white fish Read More »

  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants to create a commercial green crab fishery on Prince Edward Island.

    In order to get one of the 22 green crab licences, fishermen need to trade in an eel licence. Eels are a threatened species. “Real potential for Read More »

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