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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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    “I guess they’re too weak.” Weak lobstering gear recalled as new whale regs approach

    The weak link made by Plante’s Buoy Sticks was pulled off shelves by the company this week, taking away one of the handful of gear options Read More »
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    Captain Peter Parisi of Gloucester, Massachusetts, has passed away

    Capt. Peter Parisi, 64, of Gloucester, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022, in the comfort of his home. He was the former husband of Michelene Read More »
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    “Paper Captain” – Coast Guard cites fishing boat for illegal foreign captain

    The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday it found a foreign worker acting as the captain of an American-flagged commercial fishing vessel in federal waters off Hawaii. Read More »

  • Dock death in Caraquet N.B. – WorkSafeNB investigates

    The mood remained tense on the dock at Caraquet Monday after a 40-year-old man was killed in an industrial accident there. Workers on the wharf were unloading Read More »

  • Two California Men Plead Guilty to Fishing Violations in Sitka – They paid for it too!

    It was on June 30th that Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted the captain and crew of the fishing vessel “Chief Joseph” while it lay at anchor in Read More »

  • Recreational Fishing Alliance honors Florida congressman

    Southerland will receive an award for being a champion of the fishing industry, Recreational Fishing Alliance executive director Jim Donofrio said in a statement. “Mr. Southerland’s honesty, integrity and Read More »

  • Letter: We must work together to preserve fishery, industry – Richard Beal, Gloucester

    When I started fishing, everywhere you went you could see boats. They were of all types and sizes, domestic and foreign. There were no regulations. The Read More »

  • Regulations have done little to boost cod in Gulf of Maine: Lobster management offers clear direction

    Colonial America’s first true industry, groundfishing, has followed the path of many others. Technology improved as the industrial revolution took hold — it kept improving afterward Read More »

  • Congressman Hunter calls for a ban on some American aid tied to South Pacific Tuna Treaty

    This follows the end of the treaty arrangements when the US failed to pay its first quarter levy and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency is Read More »

  • Oyster lease bid plan unpopular with Louisiana’s oyster industry

    A draft of proposed legislation to lift the moratorium on new oyster leases in Louisiana doesn’t even have a sponsor yet, but two provisions in it Read More »
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    ‘No pipe’ placards popping up on P.E.I. election signs

    Some federal election signs around P.E.I. are carrying an extra message — candidates are adding a second, smaller sign printed with the words “No Pipe in Read More »

  • “Them God Damned Seals” by The Canadian Beaver Band

    Published on Jun 2, 2016 Between the propaganda and hate from the likes of HSUS, IFAW, Greenpeace, PETA, Paul Watson and a variety of other anti-seal Read More »
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    The understandable anger of British fishermen

    When the fisheries-rich countries of the North Atlantic applied to join the EEC in the early 1970s, it was an opportunity for ministers in Brussels that Read More »

  • More news about F/V Jessica Heather – Video – Hot Dog Vendor Sets Up Shop

    “Amazing!” said Sandy Stottlemyar.  “Lots of pictures!”  “I feel bad for the boat captain, but it was fun to watch,” said Suzanne Zak of Doylestown, Pa.  Read More »

  • Two Dead After Taiwan’s Largest and Most Advanced Research Vessel Sinks

    Two people are reported dead and 43 have been rescued after the Taiwanese-flagged ocean research and survey vessel ‘Ocean Researcher V’ sank Friday night off the southwest Read More »
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    Senator Collins proposes changes to Federal reforms to support Maine lobster industry, protect whales

    “Over the last several months, we have had a number of conversations with lobstermen, the scientific community, environmentalists, and state regulators,” Sen. Collins and the members Read More »
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    New safety gear needed for P.E.I. lobster fishermen, but supply comes up short

    P.E.I. lobster fishermen will have some new safety gear on board when the spring lobster season opens at the end of April. At least, they are Read More »

  • Individual, commercial fishing interests clash in Alaska Board of Fisheries testimony

    Many of the players and stakeholders in Southeast Alaska’s salmon and herring fisheries laid out their positions Tuesday morning (2-24-15), as the  opened its spring meeting Read More »

  • Winter Harbor man gets 30 months, Six skippers to be sentenced for scallop scheme

     Christopher Byers, 42, has been sent to federal prison for more than two years for his role in a scheme to illegally harvest and conceal scallops. Read More »
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    Stability monitor enhances vessel safey.

    Developed by Hook Marine Ltd, the Scottish-based safety engineering company, the SeaWise real-time stability monitor, has been specially designed for the protection and survival of small Read More »

  • Premier in Asia to help N.S. seafood firms promote products

    Representatives of five Nova Scotia seafood companies promoted their products, with help from Premier Stephen McNeil, at an event in Guangzhou, China Monday. Asia is the Read More »

  • Caught on Tape: Vinalhaven Man Formally Charged with Stealing 200 Lbs Lobster, Boat

    A man from Vinalhaven accused of stealing more than 200 pounds of lobsters and a boat has been indicted by a Knox County grand jury. 48-year-old Read More »

  • This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Southeast AK has best Dungeness season ever; More fishing updates

    This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch … Lots of fishing going on from one end of Alaska to the other. With a few exceptions, most Read More »

  • Fishing industry: New SBA loan program available, but may not help

    According to Scituate fishermen , while well intended, the loans  probably won’t help the majority of those struggling in the fishing industry. Mirarchi said he doesn’t Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs Fisherman off Gloucester coast

    A Coast Guard crew medevaced a 47-year-old fisherman Wednesday off the coast of Gloucester. Watchstanders at Sector Boston’s command center received the report at approximately 11:40 Read More »

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