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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 industry needs more time to meet new regulations

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  • Coast Guard rescues three people from a 15-foot commercial fishing vessel in the vicinity of Egg Bank, St. Helena Sound, S.C.

    Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector Charleston command center were notified of the incident by Beaufort County Dispatch that a 15-foot commercial fishing vessel had capsized. more@uscgnews  Read More »
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    Fishing community, others respond to tragedy of lost Portland vessel

    Two weeks since the sinking of a Portland fishing boat with all four crew seem to have little eased the loss for members of the maritime Read More »

  • Fishermen want better fish counts for black sea bass – MRIP is not available during January and February???

    Fishermen are looking for better management of sea bass by fishery regulators after another winter closure of the fishery. “We have no way of knowing how Read More »
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    Evolution of the lobster fishery over 78 years: 92-year-old lobster fisherman looks back

    Back in the day when Garnet Snow fished for a living to provide for his wife and five children, he fished alone. He paid 25 cents Read More »

  • BP Deepwater Horizon disaster – Who are they trying to protect with this mosquito prosecution?

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    Deteriorating pastures?

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    Commercial fishing community opposes Mid-Barataria Freshwater Diversion

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  • Tele Aadsen – Fishing Families: Life Aboard the Kathleen Jo

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    Fire-damaged fishing vessel in San Diego Harbor continues to smolder

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  • Coast Guard saves 4 men from a sinking fishing vessel Captain R. M. Chace near Chatham, Mass.

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    Lacking information, Oregon residents guess at future of offshore wind

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  • Fight to Stop Privatization of US Fisheries Continues

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  • NPFMC Reaches Decisions on Catch Sharing, Observers and Freezer Longliners and other news Fishermen’s News Online

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    Squid washing ashore by the hundreds ‘live fast and die young’

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  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 57′ Fiberglass Crabber/Groundfish/ Scalloper, Caterpillar 3406

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    Cortez Fishing Festival returns after pandemic cancellation last year

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  • Bay of Fundy lobster fishermen pleased with quality, size of catches

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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 65′ Fiberglass Longliner, Cummins 855TA, 40 KW Genset, Fed Permits available

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    British fishing industry left unhappy by ‘difficult’ 50% cut to North Sea cod quota

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