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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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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for August 18, 2017
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‘It’s like a weight has been lifted’ – Family of Newfoundland Fisherman Isaac Kettle relieved his body was found
It wasn’t how they wanted to find him, but Isaac Kettle’s family is comforted in knowing that at least his body can finally come home. “This Read More » -
Triumph tows disabled dragger with 42,000 lbs of fish aboard through deep draft bar
The Coast Guard towed a 58-foot fishing vessel after the crew lost use of their main engine about 17 miles west of Willapa Bay, Sunday. A Read More » -
American Samoa: Two alia pass Coast Guard safety inspections
Two alia fishing boats are the first to pass safety inspections by the US Coast Guard and have been issued decals that show their compliance with Read More » -
NPFMC meets online to resolve halibut issues
Federal fisheries managers met online in mid-May to approve emergency action necessitated by the impact of the novel coronavirus,, The session, announced in late April, allowed Read More » -
Poll shows overwhelming numbers of the public support local fishing
Overwhelming numbers of the public believe the government should not be allowed to squeeze fishing communities out of our seas, a fishing body has said. In Read More » -
Latest Update (05:01eastern) on Hurricane Gonzalo, to Bring Risk of Flooding, Damaging Wind to Newfoundland
After blasting Bermuda, Gonzalo will travel into Canada waters and will pass near the Avalon Peninsula in southeastern Newfoundland this weekend. How rough weather conditions get Read More » -
Fisherman seeking to challenge FFAW-Unifor’s election surpasses fundraising goal
Bay Bulls fisherman Jason Sullivan passed his fundraising goal of $25,000 for a legal challenge to the process that led to the FFAW-Unifor’s election of a Read More » -
9th Circuit Gives Enviros New Way to Shut Down Hawaii Fishing Fleet
Federal agencies must rethink permitting a swordfish-catching operation to increase the use of a fishing method that can kill endangered sea turtles and seabirds, according to Read More » -
THE RECENT TIE-UP – Leadership and protecting Rural Communities – Ryan Everard
To me this tie-up was a lot more than fishing for $2.20 a pound. It was an opportunity to let our stories be told and our Read More » -
Coast Guard searching for missing father and son in Brazos River
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a father and son who went missing Tuesday morning. Officials said Brandon Orr and Phillip Orr were last seen Read More » -
Nine steps to save waterways and fisheries identified by researchers
The key to clean water and sustainable fisheries is to follow nine guiding principles of water management, says a team of Canadian biologists. Read [email protected] 10:40 Read More » -
WEST BOOTHBAY HARBOR – Scientists worry lobster conservation is faltering
Marine scientists and lobster harvesters in Maine’s largest fishery say some fishermen may be abandoning a key conservation method practiced for nearly 100 years at a Read More » -
Coast Guard and State of Alaska personnel are monitoring 65foot fishing tender F/V Fate Hunter grounded near Shoup Bay
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center watchstanders received a call Sunday morning from the crew of the Fate Hunter, reporting the vessel had run aground near Shoup Bay Read More » -
NEFSC, R/V Hugh R. Sharp Lose HabCam during Scallop survey, Fisheries Survival Fund takes them to task!
Last Thursday, May 19, 2016, while on the current scallop survey, the NEFSC crew lost the HabCam when it separated from the vessel. According to initial Read More » -
OPINION: Halibut waste in the Bering Sea is deplorable – By Pete Wedin
The Bering Sea directed halibut fishery is in a state of crisis. For the 2015 season, IPHC proposes reduction of the catch limits in Area 4CDE Read More » -
Letter: Lawsuit wrongly accuses salmon trollers
In the fall and winter, you can find me in Eastern Washington, working on building a new 50-foot salmon troller. Every year when June 20th comes, Read More » -
Regulator hopes Gulf mapping tool can defuse tension between drillers, fishermen
HOUSTON — The federal government is racing to roll out a new mapping tool that it hopes will lead to a truce between offshore drillers and Read More » -
Maryland: Commissioners ask state to roll back rockfish limit
A former waterman, Fithian described the proposed reduction of the bag limit as a direct attack on commercial fishing. Fithian said after reading the letter at Read More » -
Fishing industry takes PBS to task for misleading promotion
In a letter to Paula A. Kerger, President and CEO of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) which is attached and pasted below, the Seafood Coalition pointed out Read More » -
Commercial fisherman Ross Miller, 90, still building prawn trawlers despite concerns about industry’s future
Building a commercial prawn trawler at the age of 90 as the fishing industry undergoes change in New South Wales would be viewed as the ultimate Read More » -
A Fundraiser to Support Zach & Darby
It is with a heavy heart that we let everyone know about our dear friend Zach. We lost the most amazing man yesterday doing what he Read More » -
Progress made on invasive Asian carp in Kentucky thanks to Commercial Fishermen
Asian carp have been a big problem in our state. For years now, the KDFWR has worked with commercial fisherman, private fish processors and others in Read More » -
N.L. snow crab fishery news from DFO
DFO advises that the details of the management measures, quota levels and season dates for the 2013 Snow Crab fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador. continued. Herring Read More » -
Charter Crew Rescues Kitten Struggling To Stay Afloat In The Gulf
Charter boat crew members are being hailed as heroes for rescuing a kitten that was stranded in the Gulf of Mexico,, Still Flyin Charters out of Read More »
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