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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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    ALAMEDA – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is responding to a Jan. 3rd request from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) to assist the Read More »

  • Meet the New Boss, Acting NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan

    Dr. Kathryn Sullivan assumed the role of Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting NOAA Administrator on February 28, 2013, where she Read More »

  • Stone crab season opens Sunday — but will the hurricane affect the haul?

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  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Solid Fiberglass Bruno Lobster/Gillnetter/Tuna

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    Scientists breathe easier as west coast ocean heat wave weakens

    Nate Mantua of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the “good news” is that the area of exceptionally warm water is substantially smaller now than Read More »

  • Darien shrimpers brace for Hurricane Milton

    Communities across the southeast are closely watching Hurricane Milton as it crosses the gulf, especially local counties close to the Florida border. While shrimpers in Darien Read More »

  • Massachusetts Budget items target increasing fish science projects for the fishing industry

    “We can’t stand idle in the face of the regulatory disaster that is unfolding in front of us and jeopardizing the survival of fishing ports like Read More »

  • New England Fishery Management Council meeting in Portland, ME June 12 -14, 2018

    The New England Fishery Management Council will be meeting at Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, ME, To read the final agenda, >click here< Register for webinar Read More »

  • War On Maine’s Lobstermen?

    If you want an emblem of the “man’s man,” larger than life, daring and doing, self-reliant, depend-on-nature, a make-it-happen guy, who rises with the dawn, works Read More »
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    Tough time for West Coast tuna fishermen as Albacore catch dwindles along the coast

    Ask any fishermen, processor, buyer and they will say the same thing: It’s been an abysmal season for albacore tuna. Commercial tuna fishermen are going out Read More »
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    Casco Bay Concert to Benefit Maine Lobstermen

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    Chatham County requests disaster declaration for shrimpers

    In a letter sent Tuesday to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Chatham County Commission Chairman Albert J. Scott makes the request citing the fact that federal Read More »
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    Private Oceans: The enclosure and marketisation of the seas

    Neoliberalism, the restructuring of global capitalism that has taken place since the 1970s, has made commercial fishing vastly more profitable for corporations and large boat owners. Read More »
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    Maine lobstermen snipped by inflation as 2022 results fall nearly 50%

    Fishers of Maine lobster, one of the most lucrative seafood species in the U.S., had a smaller haul during a year in which the industry battled Read More »

  • NEFMC – Herring Press Release

    Please click here for a copy of the NEFMC Press Release Measures to Promote Accountability in the Atlantic Herring Fishery. The Press Release provides details about Read More »
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    Dow honored, DMR Excellence Award named for Andy Mays

    Two men known well to the Mount Desert Island commercial fishing community were honored at the annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum last weekend at the Samoset Resort Read More »

  • Bodies of missing fishermen found in Brazos River

    The Coast Guard and local agencies have located the bodies of Phillip and Brandon Orr, Wednesday. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department search crews located Brandon at approximately 10 Read More »
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    Commenter: BOEM report downplays wind farm’s impact on fishing, tourism

    The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is downplaying potential adverse effects of offshore wind projects by setting faulty baselines in its Draft Environmental Impact Statement Read More »

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    Why are NL fishers going out of province to land their catch?

    Although Port au Choix has a growing tourism industry, the fish plant is still the focal point of the harbour and it depends significantly on the Read More »
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    Newfoundland and Labrador crab fishery grinds to a halt as harvesters protest prices

    It’s peak crab season in Newfoundland and Labrador, but hundreds of fishers spent Monday morning on land, hoisting fists and signs in the air outside the Read More »

  • Covering a death in the family – Gloucester Daily Times

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    Bob Leith: Christmas Day 1776 – ‘Victory or death!’

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