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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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    P.E.I. fisherman prepare for fall lobster season

    Lee Knox is hoping the forecast for this Thursday’s setting day of relatively light wind of up to 15 knots holds, as it will allow for Read More »

  • Squid fishermen fight overblown – Mike Conroy, President, West Coast Fisheries Consultants.

    Hearing claims of three squid brail (smaller boat) fishermen, one might think that the larger seine vessel squid fishermen are illegally catching all of the allowable Read More »

  • Wanted: Lobstermen and sons for commercial

    Boston Casting is conducting a casting call for working lobstermen for possible roles in an unidentified commercial project to be shot at a yet-to-be announced location. Read More »
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    Lobster bait challenge winner receives $30,000 prize at Ignite Labs announcement in Yarmouth

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    Regulators meet next week to consider actions to save right whales which could drastically change lobstering

    Proposals to close the fishery in the western Gulf of Maine south of Cape Elizabeth during April, cut the number of seabed-to-surface lines that can entangle Read More »

  • The History of Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Fisheries By Katie Sechrist and Joe Rutz

    The salmon-rich waters of Cook Inlet in Southcentral Alaska have given rise to several unique fisheries over the past century. The Kenai River boasts some of Read More »
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    Canadian Coast Guard destroys man’s boat, then sues to cover $8,500 bill

    A Campbell River man is being sued for over $8,500 in federal court after he says the Canadian Coast Guard destroyed his boat without his knowledge. Read More »

  • Senate passes federal aid for fisheries

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  • Crossing the Bar – David C. DuBois of Mattapoisett, founder and principal owner of Marine Safety Consultants, Inc

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  • We used AI and satellite imagery to map ocean activities that take place out of sight, including fishing, shipping and energy development

    A newly published study in the journal Nature combines satellite images, vessel GPS data and artificial intelligence to reveal human industrial activities across the ocean over a five-year Read More »
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    Fishermen to managers: Our voices are ignored

    The New England Fishery Management Council sent its program review roadshow to Gloucester on Tuesday night to gather opinions on the council’s performance and the fishery Read More »

  • Petersburg seiner overturns in Anita Bay; one crew member injured

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  • Women in Oregon fishing industry have important, but sometimes invisible role

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    Harry Graham Goes Fishing

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  • Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s Association launches petition to halt Bay of Fundy tidal projects

    Chris Hudson, president of the Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s Association started the petition this week, asking that tidal power testing be halted until their association Read More »

  • “Big Lobi” the 22-pound lobster freed days ago in Chatham is found dead

    On Thursday, a 22-pound lobster named Big Lobi scuttled away to freedom after twin brothers from New Jersey bought it at the Chatham Fish Pier Market Read More »
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    Donald Trump Pledges to Halt Big Wind Subsidies

    Donald Trump’s election victory is quickly taking the wind out of the Biden administration’s ambitious renewables initiatives. President-elect Trump promised to end federal subsidies for offshore Read More »

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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for November 5, 2021

    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 here<  10:18 Read More »
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    Canada-U.S. tensions expected to be big topic at right whale meeting Thursday

    Canadian-U.S. trade relations and tensions around fishing regulations are expected to be top of mind Thursday at a discussion about North Atlantic right whales. Dozens of people Read More »
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    Protect the Working Waterfront: Portland fishermen protest waterfront development

    Portland fishermen last week launched a social media campaign urging Portland officials and residents to protect the working waterfront and their livelihoods from development. A group Read More »

  • For some reason, codfish off the province’s south coast aren’t living to a ripe old age.

    “The obvious question is what’s going on?” said Rick Rideout, a research scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). Rideout was the lead scientist Read More »
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    Marine Protected Areas: May or May Not Include Actual Protection

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