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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s spiny lobster review panel, Monday, Feb 9, 0:900
Open to the public in Key West, Florida, and accessible via webinar. Click here for information, and here to access webinar. 19:50 Read More » -
Everything You Need To Know About Monkfish
Monkfish certainly isn’t the prettiest fish in the sea. For everyone from the monkfish novice trying to get past its unseemly appearance to the aficionado looking Read More » -
England’s biggest fish market at sunrise – Brixham Fish Market is truly the city that never sleeps
At the meek hour of 2am, boxes upon boxes of fish are being sliced, sorted, and shipped, generating thousands in revenue before the sun has begun Read More » -
From faithful to faith lost – Northern Peninsula fishermen weigh in on union debate
As issues abound within a particularly turbulent fishery this summer, the union debate among Newfoundland and Labrador harvesters still seems uncertain as ever. Since they came Read More » -
The port of Galilee/Point Judith has lost an iconic member, Jack Westcott
Jack B. Westcott, 91, of Charlestown, passed away Monday. He was the husband of Elinor Pinkham and the late Lillian (Holmes) Westcott. He is survived by Read More » -
AMSA Publishes Safety Lessons Learned from Battery Fire Incident on Domestic Vessel
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has published an outline of safety lessons learned from an incident wherein a domestic commercial vessel suffered an onboard fire Read More » -
US Wind Requests Authorization to Cover Possible Harm, Disturbance to Marine Mammals
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries has announced a request from US Wind, Inc. for a Letter of Authorization that would cover potential negative Read More » -
Seafood from America is safe.
National Fisheries Institute Statement on the Safety of Seafood from the United States – Seafood from America is safe. The World Health Organization, United National Food Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 40′ Novi Lobster/Tuna/Gillnet,1990, Gillnetter,Lobster,Tuna Fiberglass, Detroit
Specifications, information and 3 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:00 Read More » -
Tuna prices to rise: PNA nations to lift day rate from US$6,000 to US$10,000 in 2015
The fee system had allowed Pacific nations to increase earnings from their tuna fisheries from US$60 million in 2010 to more than US$240 million last year. Read More » -
Shelburne Warden Advocates Extension Of Georges Bank Oil and Gas Exploration Moratorium
Warden Penny Smith says the moratorium is important for the fishing industry. “Billions of dollars of lobster, scallop and ground fish landings come from Georges Bank. Read More » -
Captain Kenny Charles “Ken” Martin May 2, 1949 – June 17, 2022 of Bella Bella
To a lot of people, Ken was a fisherman, lovingly known as “The Captain.” But to others, he was Ken, the father, the husband, the friend. Read More » -
New agreement between Potlotek and DFO off to rocky start
Craig Doucette had a lukewarm reaction to his first weekend fishing under a new arrangement,,, The experienced lobster fisher from Potlotek First Nation said fisheries officers Read More » -
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch — Salmon and other fisheries are opening across the state
More salmon fisheries are opening across the state and the warm weather has fish showing up bit earlier than usual. Copper River kicked things off on Read More » -
Feds Pay Millions for Lobster Tail, Booze, Toys in End of Year Spending Binge
Federal agencies billed taxpayers millions for lobster tail, alcohol, standing desks, golf carts, and more frivolous expenditures before budgets ran out at the end of the Read More » -
“The first thing we noticed was a single red snapper float by, Then, in an instant, it was a floatilla of dead red snapper as far as we could see.”
They have plenty of fishing tales to tell, but it’s a disturbing discovery last August that the Helldivers wanted to share. WTF??? continued@local15 Read More » -
Decommissioning Irish Fishing Fleet Will Not Preserve Fish Stocks
Plans which will cut the Irish whitefish fleet by over 30% will not preserve fish stocks in Irish waters. That’s according to the Irish Fish Producers Read More » -
25 years ago, the crew of the Andrea Gail was lost in the ‘perfect storm’
At the heart of Gloucester, America’s oldest seaport, visitors will find an eight-foot-tall bronze fisherman at the wheel of his ship. Engraved at the base of the Gloucester Fisherman’s Read More » -
Ready for the future
Den Helder fisherman and industry activist Dirk Kraak remains optimistic for optimistic. The family business recently had one of its vessels, HD-66, completely refitted to meet Read More » -
Fisherman hoping bumper sticker will reel in Trump
The Stonington town dock once featured a dozen or more vibrant commercial fishing boats. Now, it’s down to three or four. “My revenue has gone down probably 75 percent,” Read More » -
Center for Biological Diversity offended by F&WS – NMFS ESA Proposal
The two federal agencies tasked with listing endangered species jointly proposed to revise the Endangered Species Act’s petition process, but conservationists are not happy. The proposal Read More » -
Offshore wind energy: fishermen ask for relief
Offshore windmills may be the future of energy here, but they’re presently a source of agitation to commercial fishermen. A vocal group of them, who aren’t Read More » -
A favorable forecast offered for 2017 South Carolina shrimp season
Commercial shrimp trawling will open in all legal South Carolina waters at 8 a.m. on May 24 and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) biologists Read More » -
Lender seeks foreclosure on whale rescue group’s land
Palm Beach County lender Robert Denenberg sued the Marine Mammal Conservancy on May 20 in Monroe County Circuit Court arguing he is owed $300,000 in overdue Read More » -
Experts quizzed over freeport, dredging and algal blooms as crab deaths on coast investigated
The deaths of thousands of sea creatures washed up on Teesside’s beaches are to be investigated in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Teesport operator PD Read More »
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