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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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    Southeast Alaska: Commercial Dungeness fall fishery better than expected

    The summer season for Dungeness crab didn’t go so well. In fact, it was the lowest harvest in over 30 years and managers ended up closing Read More »
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    U.S. Attorney’s Office sells convicted Tybee shrimper’s boat for $15K

    A shrimp boat seized in a federal fraud investigation has a new home with a North Carolina seafood company. Assistant U.S. Attorneys with the Southern District Read More »

  • A Very Special Holiday Message From Governor Larry Hogan

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  • Bountiful crab season underway – Red king season winds down, boats shifting to Tanners

    Crabbers had caught most of their Bristol Bay red king crab quota as of last Friday, harvesting 85 percent of the nearly 10 million pound quota, Read More »
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    Scottish Governments “senseless” ban on Firth of Clyde ‘ruining generations of business’

    Furious fishermen have accused the Scottish Government of devastating their historic Firth of Clyde industry with a “senseless” ban. Boats in the area support more than 600 jobs, many Read More »

  • Warring plans delay awarding of fish aid – State to deliver a proposal to NOAA by Oct. 1

    The consensus toward developing a plan to distribute the approximately $6 million remaining in federal groundfish disaster aid seems to have degenerated into a contentious melee Read More »

  • Center for Biological Diversity “tree huggers,” Endangered Species Act bid has PROP partnership concerned it – 4,000 year history of taking care of its coral

    The Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Partnership or PROP has great concerns over a proposed listing of 66 reef building corals under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Read More »

  • New Jersey Terminates Ocean Wind Projects Amidst Environmental Concerns

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has officially revoked its prior approvals for the Ocean Wind One and Ocean Wind Two offshore wind projects. Read More »

  • Fiona MacInnes: Why it’s time to wake up, smell the fish, and really take back control

    Fiona MacInnes looks at Scotland’s fishing industry and argues that, post-Brexit, the industry is either heading for total corporate domination that will exhaust our resources and Read More »

  • Trudeau says Hunter Tootoo resigned after ‘very difficult situation’

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had very little to say Wednesday morning after the abrupt resignation of his fisheries minister the night before. “As was announced yesterday, Hunter Read More »

  • Mixed Response To State Fisheries Bill

    Legislation before the New York State Legislature intended to ease some of the burdens of tightening fishing restrictions and high gas prices on the state’s commercial Read More »
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    Jersey Shore mobilises against offshore wind power

    Soaring costs, high interest rates and clogged supply chains have buffeted the offshore wind power industry as it tries to expand from Europe to the US Read More »

  • New England Fishery Management Council meeting in Portsmouth, NH January 26 thru 28, 2016

    The New England Fishery Management Council and its advisory bodies will meet at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH January 26 thru 28, 2016 . View the Final Read More »

  • Alaska seafood industry awaits Walmart response

    At issue is Walmart’s decision to purchase for its thousands of retail stores only seafood certified as sustainable by the London-based Marine Stewardship Council. With more than Read More »
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    Connecticut – Stonington commercial fishermen to recycle old gear

    Commercial fishing boats at the Town Dock have begun participating in the Fishing for Energy partnership, a program that offers fishermen a way to recycle old Read More »

  • Canadian shrimp imports up as Maine fishery remains closed

    Maine fishmonger Glen Libby made a disheartening discovery on Easter Sunday brunch — the cold water shrimp on the menu at a restaurant up the street Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for December 06 , 2019

    Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA, >click Read More »
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    Herring Decline Mystery Spawns New Studies

    Throughout the coastal waters of New England, the annual migration of river herring has been a seasonal “must see” event. Watching thousands of small fish swim Read More »

  • Welding on George’s Bank

    This image was taken on George’s Bank. We were making repairs to the submersible fish pump that pumps the catch onto the Western Venture. When it Read More »
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    Price Negotiation Delayed! Will there be Oregon Dungeness crab for Christmas? Fleet still in port

    Commercial Dungeness crab season, Oregon’s most valuable fishery, opened Wednesday. But crab boats remain tied up on docks in Coos Bay. “We’re kind of sitting here Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues disabled fishing vessel 115 miles east of Glouceser

    Rescue crews from the Coast Guard Cutter Legare are towing the 61-foot fishing vessel Angela Michelle to land today after their anchor line became wrapped around Read More »

  • DFO Relaxes Fishing Restrictions Kamloops-area fishery – Video

    The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has begun to relax certain fishing restrictions after an unprecedented shut down earlier this month. The summer run sockeye, that Read More »
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    Trade Agreement Reached! European Union to eliminate tariffs on American lobsters

    The United States and the European Union have reached an agreement to eliminate tariffs on American lobster, federal officials announced Friday, which could boost exports for Read More »

  • Bristol Bay Sees Strong Wild Sockeye Harvest to Follow Up Record-Breaking Year

    The cumulative wild sockeye salmon harvest through the end of July in Bristol Bay, Alaska, currently sits at 38 million fish, surpassing the forecast of 37 million Read More »
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    Fishermen drowned after ‘unstable’ trawler capsized and sank despite rescuer efforts

    The deaths of two fishermen who drowned after their boat sank on the west coast could have been avoided had the boat not been “intrinsically unstable”, Read More »

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