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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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    Dealers scramble to supply lobstermen ahead of gear-change deadline

    May 1 is the deadline for commercial lobstermen in Maine to trawl up, use weaker rope or insert weak links, and mark gear with the state Read More »
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    Support HR-200 – Chinook Salmon ‘Overfished’? Not So Fast, Say Fishermen

    For fishery regulators, it is official: The Sacramento River’s fall-run Chinook salmon are “overfished.”,,, “Are you kidding me? They aren’t overfished!” exclaimed Half Moon Bay commercial fisher Read More »
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    The only Mainer ever to have fishing licenses permanently revoked facing eel charges

    On Tuesday, a warrant was issued for Lucas Lemoine’s arrest after he failed to appear in court in Hancock County on two fishing-related misdemeanor charges, according Read More »

  • DANGER ON DECK: Fishermen try to make their jobs safer

    Commercial fishing is known for being hard and grueling work, with long hours that sometimes yield little or no return. It is also among the nation’s Read More »
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    U.S. Coast Guard crew tows New Bedford fishing vessel 5 days, 160 miles

    The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma safely towed a disabled fishing vessel located 160 nautical miles East of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Friday. Tahoma received a report Read More »

  • “New Bedford will be the primary staging port for Cape Wind”

    The state’s top environmental and energy official on Wednesday said he’s “absolutely convinced” that the South Terminal in New Bedford will be the primary staging area Read More »

  • Federal judge grants preliminary injunction to block Pacific Seafood acquisition

    Stepping in to avert a potential monopoly, a federal judge has granted commercial fishermen a preliminary injunction to block Pacific Seafood Group from acquiring Ocean Gold Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs fisherman near Cape Cod

    Search and rescue crews from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, medically evacuated a man from a fishing boat 110 miles east of Cape Cod, Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs ailing crewmember north of Cold Bay, Alaska

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    Condition “Zulu” – Fishermen feel vacating the ports ahead of a tropical storm could be dangerous

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  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update July 27, 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 »

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    2 more men charged in 2017 killing of Down East fisherman

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    Small scale fishers get rock lobster quota lifeline

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  • House Natural Resources Commitee Hearing Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:00 AM To amend the Endangered Species Act

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    According to Gov. Janet Mills, the back-to-back storms that hit the state earlier this year left behind more than $70 million in damage to Maine’s infrastructure, Read More »

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  • Electronic Monitoring: Different Fisheries Require Different Solutions

    Dan Falvey fishes aboard the 50-foot FV Magia out of Sitka, Alaska, for Pacific cod, black cod, and halibut. Alongside that boat two cameras lean out Read More »
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    Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling renews push against seismic testing as a deadline nears

    Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling has formally opposed federal permits that would allow companies conducting seismic testing to harass marine life as a byproduct of the process. Read More »

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  • N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission look at trawl restrictions

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    New England: Public Scoping Meetings for Modifications to Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan

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