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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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    A Coast Guard hearing into the July sinking of the Alaska Juris took a volatile turn on Thursday as a marine contractor once charged with shore Read More »
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    Peconic Bay Scallop Season Off To ‘Decent’ Start

    The season, which always begins on the first Monday in November, kicked off last week on Nov. 5, and so far, experts are weighing in and Read More »
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    View to a Kill: Galápagos Sea Lions Team Up to Capture Huge Tuna

    In the Pacific, off the Galápagos Islands’ coast, a clever ploy leads to a hearty feast. Sea lions cannot typically catch massive yellowfin tuna—which can swim Read More »

  • California’s offshore seamounts at risk of being closed

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    30 years after oil spill, he will never forget or forgive

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  • House Subcommittee Hearing (in part) to Exempt Commercial Fishing and For-Hire Fishing Vessels

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    Cornish fishermen lead on national policy change

    Two years ago, the Cornish Fish Producers Organisation went above national regulation and pioneered a voluntary measure to protect crawfish stocks. Since then, Cornish fishermen have Read More »

  • Ottawa offers cash to develop seal products

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  • Chatham selectmen oust waterways panel member involved in fight

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  • Opening of Harbour Breton’s salmon processing plant delayed

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  • This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Do it yourself energy audits for fishing boats.

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  • 200 tons of illegally caught Atlantic bluefin tuna show how we’re driving these fish to extinction

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    Coast Guard was escorting boat when it capsized off Oregon, killing 3 fishermen, 2 from New Jersey

    The U.S. Coast Guard was escorting a commercial fishing vessel into an Oregon harbor under heavy seas when it capsized on Tuesday night, killing three fisherman, Read More »
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    A fisherman asks how to make disability insurance affordable

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    New rules in works to lift safety standards in fishing industry

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    Trump admin Coronavirus task force urges Alaska to require masks for seafood plants and hot spots

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  • National Marine Fisheries Service: New Regulation​s for Vermilion Snapper and Red Porgy Effective September 5, 2013

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  • Carteret officials respond to loggerhead protections

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    Ice conditions continue – FFAW getting calls from ‘desperate’ workers in 3L

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