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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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Nova Scotia Fishermen fined for selling groundfish they hadn’t reported catching – one banned from fishing for life
Federal prosecutor Jodi Mailman said investigators inspected Deep Cove Aqua Farms Ltd. of Blandford in June 2011, looking for information on fish and fish products the Read More » -
Malpeque harbour users vote in favour of new wharf at Cabot Shores
On Wednesday, July 8, Malpeque harbour users gathered in Summerside to hear proposed plans for a new wharf. Around 50 people attended the presentation given by Read More » -
Mourning in Galicia following the loss of a trawler off Newfoundland: ten dead and eleven missing
The Xunta of Galicia, the government of the northeast of Spain will declare a day of mourning in the region following the sinking of the trawler Read More » -
Squid fishery proposed for Southeast as squid follow warmer waters to Alaska
Following warmer waters to Alaska, market squid may be here to stay and at least four Southeast fishermen think there’s enough here to begin catching and Read More » -
Listen to the The Alaska Fisheries Report
Coming up this week, Bering Sea crabbing might be delayed because of the federal government shutdown, clean up continues on the fuel spill caused by that tender Read More » -
Florida to Supreme Court: Ga’s excessive water use killing bay’s oysters
In the early 1980s, Steve Rash would drive across the bridges that ring Florida’s Apalachicola Bay and see fishing vessels so crammed together on the water that a Read More » -
New Brunswick lobster fishermen brace for more low prices
CBCNEWS – With just a week to go before lobster traps are set for the spring season in northern New Brunswick, fishermen are bracing for another Read More » -
Fish fight: Western Alaska group objects to McDonald’s marketing
McDonald’s announced this week that packaging on its Filet-O-Fish sandwiches and new fish nuggets, both made from pollock caught in the Bering Sea, will be stamped Read More » -
Longtime, devoted Galveston shrimper Joseph “Captain Joe,” Grillo dies
Joseph Anthony Grillo, a commercial shrimper for more than 50 years who fought for legislation to protect the island industry, died on Jan. 1 at his Read More » -
Just Now!! The 7 am opening of the New Bedford to Fairhaven bridge.
The number one fish port in the USA is open for business and a parade of vessels went through this morning headed to sea to feed Read More » -
Illegal lobster landings spur charges
Igor Moochnick, 39, is facing 12 counts of illegally possessing small lobsters, while Pioter Epshtein, 42, is facing 18 counts of the same charge, with each illegal Read More » -
Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 4, 2020
A big bump of fish hit the Naknek-Kvichak and Egegik yesterday — those fleets caught most of the bay’s daily harvest of nearly 1.2 million. Total Read More » -
“I feel like we’re putting the Russians to work and American fishermen out of work,” Kieth Colburn
Speaking before the Senate Commerce Committee, Colburn said the furloughs of staff from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration mean they won’t be around to assign Read More » -
Reader Commentary: NOAA cares about whales — until wind farms are involved
Does the left hand know what the right hand is doing? Remember a couple of years ago when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed draconian Read More » -
New fishery could boost food security for Alaskans
The establishment of a new artisanal commercial fishery in Alaska could improve food security for the state, according to authors of a newly published article in Read More » -
Port Fourchon is moving Storm Phase 3, Recommended Evacuation
As Tropical Storm Sally rapidly develops, Port Fourchon is moving Storm Phase 3, which is Recommended Evacuation. This means that tropical force winds are expected to Read More » -
3-Minute Market Insight: What Happened to the Coho Salmon Market?
Coho Salmon prices have plummeted over the past year for wild caught Coho’s out of Alaska. So what happened to the Coho Salmon market? Ken Radcliff Read More » -
USDA awards Gretna nonprofit a grant for commercial fishers, rural entrepreneurs
U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden this week awarded a $200,000 grant to a Gretna nonprofit for technical assistance to commercial fishers (fishermen) and other small Read More » -
Murder charge in Petit-de-Grat fisherman’s death
RCMP have charged a 40-year-old man with second-degree murder in connection to the death of a fisherman from Petit-de-Grat, a small fishing village in Cape Breton. Read More » -
Carlos Rafael’s wife petitions for right to claim vessels
Two parties, including Carlos Rafael’s wife, filed petitions in district court claiming they possess rights to the property listed in the preliminary order of forfeiture, according Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for October 4 , 2019
Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 25, 2018
>Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >Click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<10:04 Read More » -
Australia Seeks to Extend Commercial Fishing in Protected Waters
Australia plans to allow fishing across 80 percent of its protected maritime sanctuaries, the government said on Friday in a proposal that would vastly extend commercial Read More » -
B.C. fishermen say their industry needs a lifeline – What’s the problem?
“Everybody who has ever been a fisherman was drawn to it because of the freedom,” Erikson said. “The freedom to be your own boss, the freedom Read More » -
Court dismissal ends lobster dealer’s potboiler
A saga involving allegations of skullduggery by a Mount Desert Island lobster dealer on the waters of Blue Hill Bay reached its final chapter last week Read More »
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