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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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  • From the Deckboss -,Cantwell, Begich urge administration to open Bristol Bay red king crab fishery

    Here’s a letter from two Democratic senators, Maria Cantwell of Washington and Mark Begich of Alaska, who say the ongoing government shutdown should not preclude opening the Read More »

  • Great lobster catches in Portland, Maine, just don’t name them

    The recommended dress aboard the Lucky Catch was an orange rubber apron and matching glove. Baiting lobster traps is a messy business. First mate Rachel Ashman distributed Read More »
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    FFAW applauds new deal on crab pricing, but says system still needs fixing

    Harvesters refused to fish for more than a week, until the FFAW and Association of Seafood Producers reached a deal on Sunday that included increases to Read More »
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    Seafood Billionaire Donates To Trump

    In the southwest corner of Alaska, next to a line of islands that point across the Bering Sea, sits Bristol Bay, home to one of the Read More »

  • N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries asking pound net fishermen to be turtle diligent in checking nets

    The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries issued a news release Friday in response to last week’s reported interactions with the sea turtles. In addition, the division is Read More »
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    Rare photos capture Lowestoft trawlermen out at sea in the 1960s

    A former photojournalist in the 1960s has shared some rare photos of his time out at sea capturing the lives of trawlermen in Lowestoft. He said: Read More »

  • Squid Fishermen Find Massive Schools Near Santa Barbara Shores – Video

    A parade of boats powering bright lights at night is showing up between Carpinteria and Santa Barbara, very close to shore. Squid fishermen who normally find Read More »

  • Salazar departure leaves ‘green’ posts vacant

    With  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement Wednesday that he intends to resign, the Obama administration finds itself in exactly the same place it was four years Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman near Freeport, Texas

    The Coast Guard medevaced an injured fisherman from a fishing vessel approximately eight miles south of Freeport, Texas, Tuesday morning . At 9:29 a.m., Sector Houston-Galveston Read More »
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    DFW proposes a test commercial fishery using fish traps in Willapa Bay

    Fish traps, banned in Washington in 1934 for being so effective they were singled out as the major cause of salmon declines at the time, are Read More »

  • Maine fishermen hope for relief after powerful storm damages wharfs, equipment

    Much of Coastal Maine is now in a State of Civil Emergency after this week’s storm caused widespread damage up and down the coast. That announcement by Read More »

  • New commercial fishing rules take effect

    U.S. Coast Guard planes and ships are circling the Pacific right now, enforcing brand new rules for commercial fishing. The West Coast’s fisheries are some of Read More »

  • Can US eliminate invasive species by eating them?

    HOUSTON (AP) – It seems like a simple proposition: American lakes, rivers and offshore waters are filling up with destructive fish and crustaceans originally from other Read More »
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    Nunavut Inuit suing feds over fishing license allocations to Mi’kmaw company

    In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association asked the federal court to quash a decision by Canada’s Minister Read More »

  • NJ back to court to stall seismic study

    Scientists have yet to begin using loud air gun blasts to study the sea floor off New Jersey, and state officials said Tuesday they are going Read More »
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    County Transfers Ownership Of Shinnecock Fishing Dock To Town

    Elected officials and community members gathered for a ceremony last week to celebrate Suffolk County transferring ownership of the Shinnecock commercial fishing dock to Southampton Town.,, Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update April 20, 2014

    “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 »

  • NOAA releases $705k in Federal Disaster Assistance to RI to help local fishermen

    U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse together with Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline and Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Read More »
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    Planes can’t find entangled whale in search Wednesday

    Planes and boats searched the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Wednesday, looking for a young North Atlantic right whale entangled in rope and other gear.  An Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues man from disabled F/V Lisa Cheri near Petersburg, Alaska

    The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa rescued a man from a disabled fishing vessel near Petersburg Monday. The crew of the Anacapa rendezvoused with the Read More »
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    Newport, Oregon: Fishing vessels collide at sea in thick fog

    U.S. Coast Guard crews safely escorted two small fishing vessels, one of which was taking on water, back to the dock after they apparently collided in Read More »

  • “JAWS” boat restored, takes veterans fishing out of Beaufort

    In the 1960s and 70s, author Peter Benchley fished for sharks aboard the Cricket II, a boat that fished out of Montauk, N.J. back then. Benchley Read More »
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    ‘Get out of here,’ fishermen tell crew on Northern Pulp survey boat

    After a confrontation on the water, a fleet of fishing boats escorted a vessel believed to be conducting survey work for Northern Pulp back to the Read More »

  • Project hopes to define lobster brand for one of nation’s iconic foods

    When asked what foods represent Canada, people may think Canadian maple syrup before considering one of Canada’s most iconic foods: lobster. The Lobster Council of Canada, Read More »
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    Conservation deal halts commercial salmon fishing in Greenland for 12 years

    A deal has been reached that will halt commercial salmon fishing in Greenland and the Faroe Islands for the next 12 years to allow adult wild Read More »

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