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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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  • On the death of Philip Boudreau – A streak of sunlight over Petit-de-Grat

    On June 1, 2013, Philip Boudreau, 43, was killed, allegedly by three lobster fishermen from the Acadian fishing village of Petit-de-Grat, N.S., on Isle Madame. News Read More »

  • ‘Wicked Tuna’ will be filmed out of Ilwaco? Sorry Charley. There’s only one “Wicked Tuna”!

    Albacore tuna news: ‘Wicked Tuna’ will be filmed out of Ilwaco. There’s only one Wicked Tuna, and its out of Gloucester! The Tuna Club in Ilwaco Read More »

  • Newfoundland and Labrador – Quotas down but prices up for 2016 crab fishing season

    For 2016 the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the Region is 43,802 tonnes, an overall quota level decrease of approximately 13 percent from last year. However, Read More »

  • Flotsam and Jetsam – Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet USA December 19, 2012

    According to Wikipedia“Flotsam is floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo. Jetsam is part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is purposefully Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Bruno Tuna/Longline (Solid Fiberglass) Cat 3306, Northern Lights 6 KW Genset

    Specifications, information and 22 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here Boat is in excellent condition.  Hull is of solid fiberglass construction.  Read More »
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    RCMP asking for public’s help with lobster boats vandalized in Neguac

    RCMP are investigating what they’re calling a case of mischief after three fishing boats were damaged at the Neguac wharf on Saturday. Police believe the boats Read More »

  • Belle Chasse, Louisiana: 2 men arrested for alleged crab violations

    Agents says 45-year-old Jesse James Gainey, of Marrero, and 50-year-old Clayton Palmasano, of Gretna, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly removing the contents of crab traps, failing Read More »

  • Video footage of shark strapped to car in Perth goes viral

    A Perth motorist has been filmed driving with a shark strapped to the front of their 4WD in Safety Bay near Rockingham, with the video proving Read More »
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    Headscarf Revolutionaries: ‘Big Lil’ saved my life and that’s why she should be named the Greatest Hullensian of All Time

    Alongside Christine Jensen, Mary Denness and Yvonne Blenkinsop, ‘Big Lil’ formed the Hessle Road Women’s Committee as the dire consequences of the Triple Trawler Tragedy in Read More »
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    Election / Candidates share their views on the fishing and aquaculture sector

    Shetland News contacted each of the candidates for the Shetland by-election for their views on the fishing and aquaculture sectors and their prospects in a post-Brexit Read More »
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    How cold is it? Texas Parks and Wildlife halts fishing along Gulf Coast during freeze

    The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has temporarily closed certain areas of the Texas coast to fishing in order to protect fish stocks, according to a Read More »

  • Domestic shrimp price drops below imports

    The typical $0.40 to $0.60 per pound premium on domestics — which had risen to $3 last year at this time — has not only completely collapsed Read More »

  • Lobster prices climbing as export market grows

    While consumers may not like the high cost of lobster, it is good news for lobster fishermen like Clinton Pendleton. He fishes with his father and grandfather from Read More »
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    Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument showdown reaches high court

    The Obama administration exceeded its authority in 2016 when it designated the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument and cut off access to key fisheries, Read More »

  • BP Disaster Survivors Removed From Federal Courtroom during Fairness Hearing

    Three BP oil disaster survivors and community advocates were forcibly removed from the fairness hearing on the BP class-action settlement yesterday, moments before the federal court Read More »

  • NEFMC Considers New Rules That Could Allow Fishing in the NE Groundfish Closed Areas

    PLYMOUTH, Mass. – Sept 27,  The New England Fishery Management Council today took a step in the process to approve measures that could allow groundfish fishermen Read More »
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    Coronavirus: Fed temporarily waves at-sea observer requirement on Canadian fishing vessels

    The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) says the at-sea monitoring program poses a public health risk for both observers and crews on board. An order Read More »

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    We’re eating less lobster, just as fall fishing season begins

    After reaching record high prices in the spring, the shore price for a pound of Atlantic lobster has dropped dramatically, from around $18 to $5. Low Read More »

  • Bright outlook for Dungeness crab season and holiday feasts

    After enduring the most dismal Dungeness crab season in memory, one that ravaged fishermen and left consumers with the holiday blues, Bay Area crab lovers can Read More »
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    A Czech fisherman in Alaska is bringing a taste of the Pacific back home

    “Twenty years ago Alaska was super wild,” Vojta says. “The cannery where I worked looked like it was built a hundred years ago, we worked 16-20 Read More »

  • The House passes The Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Enforcement Act

    The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation cosponsored by Congressman David Jolly, R-Indian Shores, July 27 to fight the problem of illegal fishing from foreign vessels Read More »

  • Ministers Welcome New Vessel CCGS S. Dudka to the Canadian Coast Guard Fleet – This is $2.9 mil?

    The new vessel was built at ABCO Industries Limited boatyard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The $2.9 million vessel is used primarily to support Fisheries and Oceans Read More »

  • Letter confirms FFAW boss Keith Sullivan is out of touch, by Ryan Cleary

    I wish to respond to Keith Sullivan’s Oct. 8th letter to the editor, “Cleary would divide, not conquer,” by agreeing with his statement that I’m “no Read More »

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