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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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  • F/V Tracy D saves five people from the Columbia River after boat capsizes

    ILWACO, Wash. A nearby boater rescued five people from the Columbia River bar after a boat capsized Friday morning.  A commercial fishing vessel, the Tracy D, called Read More »
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    ‘Inspirational’ Colin builds boat for Bardsey Island crossings

    Colin Evans, who lives in Uwchmynydd, has crafted the boat in his workshop. Two years of planning and another two years of hard work have gone Read More »
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    Watermen get say on how to tackle ‘ghost pots’ in the Chesapeake Bay

    “Ghost pots” remain a menace in the Chesapeake Bay, but how big a menace and what to do about them is anybody’s guess. That could change Read More »
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    F/V Sea Angels: Grounded fishing vessel near Browns Inlet, refloated and towed off the beach

    The Coast Guard received a report of the fishing vessel Sea Angels being towed off the beach by the fishing vessel Lady Deborah during high tide Read More »

  • Lobster Boats Ready to Race in Beverly on Sunday

    It’s that time of year, when local fishermen get all revved up to compete in Lobster Boat Races. The 23rd annual regatta, which will be held Read More »
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    An Organized Act of Civil Disobedience: East Hampton Baymen Take to ‘Truck Beach’ to Protest Court Ruling

    East Hampton baymen and their supporters drove a caravan of 39 trucks onto what is popularly known as Truck Beach on Napeague on Sunday morning to Read More »
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    Fundraising appeal launched to support family of fisherman who died at sea

    Joseph Lacaste, 45, was out with the trawler Copious when he fell overboard in the early hours of yesterday (Thursday). Despite rescue attempts from the coastguard and RNLI, he Read More »

  • Pamlico leaders give thumbs down toHouse Bill 983

    Sun Journal Staff – The board gave a unanimous vote of disapproval to House Bill 983, which would classify the species as game fish, limit harvests Read More »
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    Coronavirus: The day our world changed

    Coronavirus has changed everything. We just haven’t noticed it yet. But those changes will become more apparent by the day. Where COVID19 is taking us is Read More »
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    ‘I’m a fisherman and lifelong Tory who voted Brexit. I won’t vote for them again’

    Fisherman James Stephen has been at sea for more than 40 years. Based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, which is home to the largest fishing port in Europe, Read More »
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    Cordova: All fishing vessel operators must sign coronavirus safety agreements

    Businesses and individuals, including fishing vessel operators, will be required to sign coronavirus safety agreements to conduct commercial operations in Cordova.,, Under a mutual aid agreement, Read More »

  • NPFMC talks crab, halibut bycatch

    SEATTLE — The North Pacific Fishery Management Council spent much of the day talking about Bering Sea bycatch, and agreed to move forward on one related Read More »

  • Seven plead guilty to illegal Elver Eel trafficking

    Seven people pleaded guilty to federal charges of trafficking nearly $2 million worth of baby eels on the East Coast. The pleas took place between Tuesday Read More »

  • Baltic clams and worms release as much greenhouse gas as 20,000 dairy cows

    Scientists have shown that ocean clams and worms are releasing a significant amount of potentially harmful greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. The team, from Cardiff University Read More »

  • BLUE STATE OF MIND #1 – Listen up…

    In 2007, Shannyn Moore — the brilliant mind, clear voice of experience in Alaska fisheries, and nationwide known talk show host — fulfilled her wish to Read More »

  • Lobster fishermen favour licence stacking proposal

    Members of the Western Gulf Fishermen’s Association voted overwhelmingly this week in favour of a proposal that might allow them to hold both a spring and Read More »

  • Louisiana Seafood Board Encourages Gulf Council to Keep Current Red Snapper Quota

    Meeting at the Capitol in Baton Rogue, the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board  took a strong stand against the current preferred alternative recommended by the Gulf Read More »

  • D.B. Pleschner: California’s ports, fishermen rely on healthy wetfish fisheries

    Despite gloomy predictions of El Niño and the broader impact of climate change on the ocean and planet, California’s historic wetfish fisheries carry on — still Read More »

  • Louisiana Inshore Shrimp Season Discussion, Commision Meeting on Thursday to be live streamed

    The opening dates for this year’s spring inshore shrimp season in Louisiana will be discussed at a meeting this Thursday. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Read More »

  • Maine lobster processor targeted in federal overtime lawsuit

    A former employee of Richmond-based has filed a lawsuit against the lobster processor, seeking allegedly unpaid overtime and class action certification. Plaintiff Bunthoeun Perez, a Cumberland Read More »
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    When Sailboats Ruled Bristol Bay

    One hundred and thirty-two years ago, the Bristol Bay commercial fishery began on the shores of the Nushagak River when the first cannery went into operation Read More »

  • Keep the Fishing Ban in New England – CALLUM ROBERTS, YORK, England

    Where were the regulators through all of this? Always one step behind and perennially ineffective. Federal law delegated to the New England Fishery Management Council authority Read More »
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    Remembering the Milford Knight crew

    This week in TRM “Old Trawler Corner” is the Milford Knight M127 (see photo) built in Selby in 1950, a steel-sided, diesel, crabber class trawler, that Read More »

  • Maine Department of Marine Resources proposes lower elver quotas for tribes

    As Maine’s 2015 elver season draws near, state officials are looking to adopt a rule that would reduce catch allocations for the state’s four federally-recognized Indian Read More »
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    Large fire guts fish plant in eastern Newfoundland

    A fish plant in a small community in eastern Newfoundland has been gutted by a large fire, leaving the village without its core employer. The local Read More »

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