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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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  • Brisk snow crab fishery in Alaska’s Bering Sea nears quota

    The Bering Sea snow crab fishery is moving right along. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Unalaska reported 46 vessels registered on Monday, and Read More »

  • Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for October 17, 2014

    Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273  Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. where The Only Thing Read More »

  • This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. 25 years ago oil invaded Alaskas coastline… Today Kodiak remembers.

    “Our emerald isle with its  hundreds of miles of coast line is being blackened. Our livelihood  and environment is being threatened.  Our wildlife is being destroyed. Read More »

  • Two people dead, four others make it to shore after vessel capsizes in Newfoundland

    The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says two people were found dead and four others survived after a boat capsized off the west coast of Newfoundland. Read More »

  • West Coast: Sardines vanish from coastal waters; squid and anchovy fill the void for fishermen

    Larry Derr was as prepared as any longtime Southern California bait fisherman for the disappearance of the Pacific sardines he has pulled up by the ton Read More »

  • Regulators delay increase in minimum lobster size till July

    Regulators formally delayed increasing the minimum size of lobsters harvested in the Gulf of Maine to July. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the regulatory body Read More »
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    Houma man cited on shrimping violations

    A Houma man was cited last week for alleged shrimping violations on Nov. 9 in Pointe-Aux-Chenes. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited Dwayne T. Read More »
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    Waste not, want not: Would you wear shoes made of fish?

    A look at Jamie-Lee Cormier’s brightly coloured leather earrings and bracelets reveals something unexpected: the leather has scales. That’s because it’s made with Newfoundland cod leather. Read More »

  • Pacific fishing nations warn more price rises ahead

    Pacific nations have warned foreign fishing countries, including the United States, to expect more price hikes to the cost of fishing in their territorial waters. The Read More »

  • North Carolina Commercial fisherman Jeremy Blair Myers killed in a fishing accident

    North Carolina Wildlife Officer Matt Criscoe said Jeremy Blair Myers, 34, of Wilmington, was killed after his clothing got caught in a fishing reel, slamming his body Read More »
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    Golden asks for more lobstermen on panel

    U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02) called on the National Marine Fisheries Services March 16 to expand representation of lobstermen on its Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Read More »
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    Dungeness crab season to officially open in January for parts of the Oregon coast

    After a month-long delay, the Dungeness crab season is set to open at the beginning of January in Oregon, but industry experts say these appear to Read More »
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    Lobster buyers and processors call for shutdown of N.S. fishery as coronavirus guts world markets

    Lobster buyers and processors in Nova Scotia want an immediate stop to all lobster fishing in the province because the coronavirus pandemic has crushed the markets Read More »

  • Why do people love seafood but hate commercial fishing?

    My name is Monique and I eat ethically because I eat a balanced, seasonal diet that includes a variety of foods…I am often discouraged in my Read More »
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    Despite unprecedented 2020 market losses, Maine fishermen brought in history’s 9th most valuable catch

    Valued at $516.8 million, the ex-vessel value, or price paid at the dock, of Maine’s commercially harvested marine species was the ninth-highest on record. Maine’s lobster Read More »

  • This is cool, A new free iPhone app tracks your vessel’s stability.

    Fishing boats rock and roll, pitch, yaw, surge, sway, and heave.  Skippers respond to the movements as they navigate rough seas in tough weather.  Now, a Read More »
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    Boothbay Harbor lobster boat sinks, raised with lots of help

    In the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, Andy Page’s boat, F/V Sea Star sank at the Boothbay Harbor town dock. Efforts to raise the boat were Read More »
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    Gearing up for the lobster season opening in western Nova Scotia

    Another lobster season is set to get underway and along with the lobster traps and gear that fishermen will head out to sea with, they’ll also Read More »
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    UPDATED: Body Recovered, Maine Marine Patrol/Maine State Police Dive Team Searching for Bremen Man

    The Maine Marine Patrol/Maine State Police Dive Team is searching the waters of Round Pond Harbor for 63 year old Glenn Murdoch of Bremen. Marine Patrol Read More »

  • N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries surveying commercial fishermen

    The survey will provide information on fishing habits, perceptions, income, expenditures and demographics. The information gathered in the survey will be used in fishery management plans Read More »

  • 2 men from U.S. fishing vessel found swimming in open water

    Two missing men from an American fishing vessel positioned 10 nautical miles northwest of Apra Harbor were found this afternoon swimming in open water. The Coast Read More »

  • Fishing in murky waters: the administration’s secretive oceans policies come under fire

    The Obama administration is using its “phone and pen” method of governing by executive action to push its agenda and extend its powers in a huge new area: Read More »
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    Helping those in need – Sam Parisi

    This letter is to ask for donations to the Gloucester Fisherman’s and Seaman’s Widows and Orphans Society Fund. I have been on the board of directors Read More »

  • South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting , March 7-11, 2016, Jekyll Island, GA

    The public is invited to attend the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to be held in Jekyll Island, GA, at the Westin Jekyll Island. Read the Meeting Read More »
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    Andy Robertson surprises Child of Courage Keiran Reid with his Pride of Scotland award

    Keiran Reid got the shock of his life when his footballing hero Andy Robertson surprised him with the news he had won a Pride of Scotland Read More »

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