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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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    Lobster Rally in Portland Oct 12th at noon in DiMillo’s parking lot on Commercial St. The General Public are invited.

    This event is an opportunity for fishermen to speak directly to the general public and those running for office, explain what is being asked of us, Read More »

  • U.S. fisheries continue to rebuild; number of overfished stocks remains near all-time low

    Total number of rebuilt U.S. marine fish stocks since 2000 rises to 39. The number of domestic fish stocks listed as overfished or subject to overfishing Read More »

  • Van Drew Holds Third Hearing on ‘Offshore Wind Industrialization’

    U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), supported by U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (PA-10), held a field hearing in Brigantine on Tuesday, Aug. 13, to continue his public Read More »

  • Warren, Markey and Keating demand answers from Blue Harvest owners

    “After years of putting private equity profits ahead of workers and small businesses, Bregal Partners — which owned and stripped Blue Harvest of its assets — Read More »
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    Offshore wind encounters turbulence over NJ

    The offshore wind industry’s troubles continue to pile up, not only in New Jersey but in neighboring states along the Eastern Seaboard. On Wednesday, New Jersey Read More »

  • PETA wishes Warren Sapp well after shark attack, sends (delicious cruelty-free) fake lobster

    Warren Sapp was bitten by what appeared to be a nurse shark while hunting lobster off the Florida Keys on Wednesday. The former University of Miami Read More »
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    If you are tired of the morning commute and office life, watch this salmon troller working and start packing. 

    Almost everyone who has ever fished has wanted to make money fishing. Some of these people become guides, some fish tournaments, but a special breed become Read More »
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    Conserving lobster stocks: Lobster landings data released by DFO show complex picture

    Both Mi’kmaw fishers and people who work in the commercial fishing industry say conservation is a key concern. Some in the commercial fishing industry have pointed Read More »

  • The Long Haul, Part 3 Dwindling Baitfish Stocks Worry Fishermen and Regulators

    When it comes to commercial fishing, the little fish are just as important as the big ones. It’s the baitfish—smaller species like river herring and Atlantic Read More »

  • Gold Coast woman catches sandcrab that’s a dead ringer for Michael Jackson

    An uncanny likeness of late pop-megastar Michael Jackson has appeared on the backside of an egg-bearing female sand crab hauled from the Tweed River. In what Read More »

  • Maine Fishing Industry Weighs In on Magnuson-Stevens Act Revisions

    The law that underpins federal fishing policy in the U.S. is currently in the process of being revised by Congress. The Magnuson-Stevens Act was passed in Read More »

  • New Design Unveiled for Canadian Coast Guard Lifeboats

    “Our Government has invested more in the Coast Guard than any other  Government in Canadian history,” said Parliamentary Secretary Kamp.  “These new lifeboats will enable the Read More »
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    Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman 10 miles off Oregon coast

    A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated an injured fisherman Tuesday morning off the commercial fishing vessel Arctic Storm 10 miles southwest of Newport. An MH-65 Dolphin Read More »
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    Flawed rescue? – Franklin D. Roosevelt asked for plans for a low dam. Joe Biden wants windmills

    “The federal role in damming the Columbia tied in well with the New Deal belief that the government should stimulate economic recovery by putting people to Read More »
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    Virtual Interview with “Acoustic Dome” Team – would repel seals with sound waves, hopefully sharks would follow…

    Concern is growing in the tourism industry that the party might be over for Cape Cod beaches if the local seal population – and thus the Read More »

  • Coast Guard: Deadly F/V Lady Mary sinking in 2009 the result of open hatch and unstable boat

    A number of modifications over the years had gradually made the North  Carolina-based vessel less safe, according to the report. In addition, a  decision to open Read More »
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    UK secures fishing access and quotas with Norway

    Today (21 December 2021) the UK, negotiating as an independent coastal State, has reached an agreement with Norway on fisheries access and quotas for 2022. These discussions mark the Read More »

  • F/V OPTIMUS – Maiden Voyage

    Published on Nov 22, 2013 Maiden voyage on the F/V Optimus. John Barry has just built the ultimate fishing machine. Built by Northern Marine in Anacortes Wa. Read More »

  • Natural Resources Defense Council on the “Hot Seat” – Senate GOP wants green group’s tax exempt status revoked

    The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) wants federal officials to revoke an environmental group’s tax-exempt status over a political advertising campaign that the GOP group says Read More »
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    Huffman and Case Introduce Legislation to Reauthorize Magnuson-Stevens Act

    Jared Huffman D-CA, and Ed Case D-HI introduce the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act. The following is a statement from Eric Schwaab, Senior Vice Read More »

  • Deepwater Wind’s political ties helped lift $1.5B green-energy proposal to LIPA finals

    “If there is financial influence that’s trying to push for a project that should not be funded, it would be terribly disappointing because it should be Read More »

  • A Maine lobsterman rescues a very lucky dog off North Haven

    Corey Beverage, of North Haven, was on the water when he saw Maddie, a dog, in the water, officials with the Maine Marine Patrol said. Maddie’s Read More »
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    Environmental Police Investigate Mysterious Menemsha Harbor Lobster Deaths

    “It was reported that a commercial lobsterman within Menemsha Harbor discovered what appeared to be motor oil poured on top of several of his lobster crates Read More »

  • Bodies confirmed as missing fishermen of the Fishing Vessel Jubilee

    The three bodies pulled from a Canterbury shipwreck have been confirmed as the missing fishermen from FV Jubilee. Canterbury police search and rescuers said the men Read More »
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    SEA-NL calls on Premier to draw line in sand for province’s inshore fleet over Gulf redfish

    SEA-NL is calling on Premier Andrew Furey to take a stand for the province’s inshore fleet to ensure the sector is the primary beneficiary of the Read More »

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