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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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New England shrimp population still looks bad amid shutdown
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Heres a handy interactive doodadd to play with – Rebuilding Depleted Fish Stocks –
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CLF – Why We Need to Fight for Cape Wind. Now. The Koch Brothers! The Koch Brothers! It’s always the fracking Koch Brothers. Dry up, you Ninnys
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Son pays tribute to Scots fisherman who died after boat capsized
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update DECEMBER 1, 2013
“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More » -
Bay’s 2015 rockfish spawn “robust” in Maryland, average in Virginia
After three sub-par years, the number of juvenile striped bass in Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay this summer climbed to the 8th highest level in Read More » -
Commercial fishermen in Bristol Bay hauled in another 53-thousand sockeye on Wednesday to push the season total to above 15.5-million fish.
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Hutt Bros. Lobster boat, 500HP, 6 Cylinder Lugger
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Following harvest shortfall, Sitka contemplates a herring moratorium
The Sitka Assembly has formed a committee to draft a resolution which may call for a moratorium on herring fishing in Sitka Sound. The move comes Read More » -
Unalaskans Question Funding for Arctic Research – are we going to be reassured that our existing science in the Bering Sea and the North Pacific is going to be there for the future?
Right now, the studies are coming out of two different pots: NOAA covers fishery surveys in the Bering Sea. They couldn’t afford to do the Arctic Read More » -
Stone crabbers get ready for Saturday’s first pull of season
It might not be ideal stone crabbing weather, but the Meschelles are pulling their traps on Saturday no matter what. “My son said, ‘We’re going out Read More » -
Maine: Promising scallop aquaculture initiative gets $600K boost
The Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research awarded a $300,000 grant to CEI to investigate the economic viability of a Japanese scallop production technique that has Read More » -
Fishermen feel betrayed on habitat initiative
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Fisheries minister casts line to Ottawa for lobster poaching task force
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MAN UP!!! NIOSH to fishermen: wear your PFD
thecordovatimes.com – It’s not one size fits all, but there are enough styles of personal floatation devices out there now to fit every commercial fish harvester’s Read More » -
The DeArruda Tapes: Environmental Defense Fund speaks about local sustainable fish species, catch shares
Editorial Page Editor Jim DeArruda holds an informal discussion with members of the ocean team at the Environmental Defense Fund. Discussed were efforts to bring local, Read More » -
Jonah crabs booming in value as managers seek fishery plan
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Alaskan claimed ‘unbearable’ physical disability, went fishing
A 56-year-old Alaskan who claimed disability over the course of five years allegedly went dip netting and fishing nonetheless. Now Amancio Zamora Agcaoili Jr. has been indicted Read More » -
Transportation Safety Board of Canada determines fishing vessel was on autopilot prior to fatal lobster boat collision
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Maine lobstermen: The other endangered species?
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From Sandy Hook to Cape May, rising gas/diesel prices impact the marine industry
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Obama Proposes New Rules For Offshore Oil Wells – How about Observer Coverage??
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FFAW DEMONSTRATION IN CORNER BROOK THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2024,
FFAW-Unifor is holding a demonstration tomorrow, Thursday, February 8, 2024, at 1:00pm outside of the DFO Building located at 1 Regent Square in Corner Brook. The Read More »
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