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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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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 38′ Young Bros. Tuna Boat, 440HP Yanmar 6LY3/STP Diesel

    Specifications, information and 9 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 14:00 Read More »
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    Fighting for the fishing grounds in the face of offshore wind farms

    For almost a half century, Angela Sanfilippo has spearheaded campaigns to protect the physical and economic health of commercial fishermen, their families and the communities in Read More »
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    Ulstein Unveils New Trawler Series

    Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein has launched a new series of fish trawlers with state-of-the-art ship solutions for sustainable fishing methods and processing. The trawlers Read More »

  • On the Menu This Easter in Newfoundland: Seal Flipper Pie

    In Newfoundland, having a  “scoff” (the local word for “big meal”) includes some pretty interesting food  items unique to the region: scrunchions (fried pork fat), cod tongues Read More »

  • Hot Agendas Being Tackled by the North Pacific Council – This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini.

    Gulf of Alaska By-catch and the observer program are in the hot seat. Hear more after this . . [email protected]  13:05 Read More »
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    Veteran fisherman Tom Lindberg tried to save his deckhands

    The daughter of the veteran Cobble Hill fisherman who died when the Arctic Fox II capsized in the waters off Washington state said her father put Read More »

  • Editorial: Any fishery aid should come from NOAA, Commerce – mad science and built-to-fail catch share management policies

    Lumping in fishermen’s economic disaster aid with money going to recovery from a true natural disaster would miscast the fishery disaster as some sort of natural Read More »

  • Commercial fishermen for the second time accuse Pacific Seafood of abusing its market power

    After a two-year armistice, the legal warfare has resumed between Pacific Seafood Group and a handful of Oregon commercial fishermen who claim the large Clackamas company abuses Read More »

  • Meghan Lapp, Jim Kendall, Speak about New England’s Ground Fish situation.

    The New England fishing business has been hurting for years as catching limits continue to decrease sharply. Read more – video Read More »

  • Elver eel lottery system for permits is a go in Maine

    Maine is implementing a new lottery system for licenses to fish for baby eels, which are worth more than $1,000 per pound on the worldwide sushi Read More »
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    Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 2, 2020

    Fish are picking up around the bay. The run leapt past the 4 million fish mark and is approaching 5 million, and the runs in the Read More »

  • Aug. 28-29 – Gulf of Maine Cod Peer Review Meeting – Sheraton Harborside Hotel Portsmouth, NH

    Meeting: The public is invited to listen in to a panel of scientific experts who will review the recently released Draft Gulf of Maine Cod Operational Read More »

  • Letter: Lobster decline’s link to warmth not clear

    On Saturday, The Bulletin presented an article, “Research supports blaming warmer waters for lobster decline,” which was somewhat confusing. On my weekly visits to the local Read More »

  • They’ve tried smashing, cementing, shocking and shaking them to control oyster-killing shrimp

    Ever since the shrimp hit the fan this spring, Kim Patten’s life has been a whirlwind. Everyone is asking the same question, Patten said. “What are Read More »
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    Loose Hatch Cover May Have Caused the Loss of the F/V Emmy Rose

    The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the capsizing of the fishing vessel F/V Emmy Rose, which went down with all hands off Massachusetts in late Read More »

  • From the Deckboss

    Boot Vince Webster! – Dismal news for Chinook trollers – It’s over – The latest on the Sitka herring fishery – 48 hours in Anchorage – Read More »

  • Northeast fishing chief: Devastating cuts coming – said blame for the situation goes to managers, because “we set the rules and clearly the rules have failed.”

    Regional regulators will meet Wednesday to decide catch limits for fishermen who chase bottom-dwelling groundfish, such as cod and haddock. But committees of the New England Read More »

  • BOEM seeks interest in North Carolina offshore wind

    DECEMBER 17, 2012 — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a Call for Information and Nominations to gauge offshore wind industry interest in Read More »

  • Louisiana: Shrimp Season To Close in Portions of State Inside and Outside Waters

    Today, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham announced a closure of the fall shrimp season in state inside waters west of the Mississippi River and Read More »

  • Congressman Schrader to host town hall meeting on sea lions

    Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader will host a town hall meeting at noon Saturday, May 30, in Clackamette Park, Oregon City. Schrader is a co-sponsor of a Read More »

  • Will calamari, RI’s superb squid, be the state’s official appetizer?

    “Squid,” said a State House press release regarding the bill, “Is to Rhode Island what lobster is to Maine, or cod to Massachusetts.” Read more here Read More »
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    Will Atlantic Canada lobster season break another sales record? Or will inflation curb consumer appetite,,,

    Roger Fowlow is paying a lot of attention to the long-range marine forecast these days. Lobster season opens soon and he’s hoping the unsettled spring weather Read More »
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    Sockeye harvest breaks all-time top 5; pinks picking up

    The 2019 salmon season has seen plenty of fish return to the state, but far from evenly across regions. As of Sept. 10, commercial fishermen across Read More »
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    Remember this guy? Joseph Vaudo faces charges in the death of $10k worth of lobsters

    Superior Lobster and Seafood lost approximately $10,000 worth of lobsters after a Sandwich man turned off the compressor and oxygen supply to their tank of live Read More »
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    Linda Greenlaw to be featured on upcoming season of ‘Deadliest Catch’

    The state’s most famous living fishing boat captain will be featured on the upcoming season of the popular reality television series, “Deadliest Catch.” Greenlaw said Friday Read More »

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