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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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Chief Mike Sack: The face and voice of Mi’kmaq lobster fishing that is met with ire and violence
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Judge Lawrence O’Neill’s ruling opens the gates. Trinity River releases start Sunday
With additional Trinity River flows ready to be released on Sunday, the Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday with representatives of state agencies and a group Read More » -
Nova Scotia lobster industry facing challenging season
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Fisheries and Oceans minister says lobster industry’s on the right track
She bases her optimism on the way the industry has responded to the 2008-09 recession and slumping lobster prices, seeking out markets around the globe. Fall Read More » -
FV Tyhawk: Missing fisherman’s brother says he drowned trying to save others
As Derek Sock raced to his brother’s sinking fishing boat on Saturday, Craig Sock was fighting to save his shipmates in the frigid waters 16 nautical Read More » -
Environmental Defense Fund – New Bedford fish fraud case underscores need for greater NOAA monitoring
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Rhode Island Fishermens Alliance – Weekly Update.
Richard Fuka, President of the RI Fishermen’s Alliance, will moderate a discussion of the plight of RI Fishermen regarding the imposing of federal regulations on the Read More » -
Seafood Billionaire Donates To Trump
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Long Island restaurant owner receives 23-pound, 95-year-old lobster
A lobster that spent 95 years in the sea was a sight to behold when it was finally captured. The mammoth, 23-pound shellfish was finally captured Read More » -
Seminars planned on fish and fisheries at Maritime Gloucester
Gloucester — The Large Pelagics Research Center will present the 2013 Fish and Fisheries Public Seminar Series on Thursdays in April at 7 p.m. at Maritime Gloucester, Read More » -
On Strike!! West Coast Dungeness crab fleet remains tied up, Vow to Continue Fight for $3 Per Pound Wholesale Prices
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Prince William Sound Pink salmon fishery back in business
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The jig is up
Richard Burgess, a groundfisherman in Gloucester, Massachusetts has an odd problem. Ordinarily, he’d be out on his boat with trawl and gill nets, catching pollock and Read More » -
Officials are calling off the search for the fishing vessel Alaska Juris.
The U.S. Coast Guard released a statement Saturday saying it’s believed that the ship sank in approximately 5,400 feet of water. A problem in the engine Read More » -
Reminder — Gillnet Bycatch Workshop in Ocean City, Maryland — on January 22 and 23 — You can join via webinar!
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Fishermen catch 2 billionth sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay this year, since record-keeping began
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I missed this one – Maine Voices: Closed areas a boon as fish fight warming
As fishermen around New England are the first to point out, this summer, much like the last, is in many ways abnormal. Ocean waters are warmer Read More » -
Southwestern NS fishermen asked ‘Are you ready?’ as focus is put on safety heading into season
The Fisheries Safety Association of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Fisheries Sector Council have been busy in the weeks leading up to the opening of Read More » -
Wind project scope ‘staggering’
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Placopecten’s New Rules Stir Up Economic Storm for Fishermen
the resident – After filling up the gas tank and picking up a pound of fresh Placopecten magellanicus, or New England sea scallops, for dinner, a little Read More » -
Fight Against Atlantic Menhaden Certification Moves to Next Round
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‘These are the risks that we take’
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Creelers and divers join European crew for more power
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Interview: William Thomson says exporting fish into Europe has ‘become very burdensome’
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Sound familiar anybody? Same shit going on here in New England – catch shares- ITQ’s – rationalization… All the same BS- small boat fishermen going by wayside