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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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  • NOAA holds firm on shutdown to protect porpoises. Fishermen insulted by regional administrator Bullards they can sell their quota response.

    Bullard rejected the proposed alternative proposed by the coalition, writing that switching to the coalition alternative offered fishermen or the harbor porpoises little to gain. Moreover, Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for July 24, 2023

    How Well Is the CCA Mindset Working? Last week I showed you just one of the many tricks the Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina (CCA) Read More »
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    Boats Damaged After Trawler Incident at Dingle Marina in County Kerry

    A marina pontoon and several small craft berthed at Dingle Harbour in County Kerry were damaged on Saturday, November 26th, by a trawler manoeuvring in the harbour. Read More »

  • OPINION: The comfort of being apolitical

    AS the marine and commercial fishing industries continue to be ruthlessly dismantled by politicians and international environmental groups, for little else but political gain, can we Read More »
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    Dismal returns for chinook salmon on B.C.’s Fraser River reveal latest threat to endangered orcas

    A test fishery for chinook salmon on the Fraser River this year is reporting dismal returns, raising new concerns for the endangered southern resident killer whales Read More »
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    For fishermen traveling to Bristol Bay, Alaska Air confusion complicates early season

    Alaska Air normally starts flying to the region June 1, but this spring it began on May 18th. It’s aiming for year-round service to the region. Read More »

  • Increasing utilization of the province’s cod and yellowtail resource, OCI opens expanded processing facility in Fortune

    “The provincial government’s agreement with Ocean Choice International reflects our commitment to maximizing economic benefits from our fish resources, and ensuring the well-being of residents in Read More »

  • P.E.I. fishermen say Setting day conditions worst ever seen

    Back in port safe and sound Friday afternoon, Tignish fisherman Danny Arsenault had a simple assessment of lobster setting day 2014. “It didn’t make any sense Read More »
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    Two more Indonesian fishing vessels feared missing off WA coast after Tropical Cyclone Ilsa

    Indonesian villagers fear two more fishing boats remain unaccounted for after the dramatic rescue of 11 fishermen from a small island about 300 kilometres west of Read More »

  • Foreign Investors Buying up Nova Scotia Inshore Lobster Fishery?

    Foreign investors may soon be illegally buying up Nova Scotia’s iconic lobster fishery, according to the Canadian Independent Fish Harvesters’ Federation. “The government is moving too Read More »
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    US citizens will suffer from a Hudson Canyon Marine Sanctuary

    On June 8 th, the Biden Administration announced its newest attack on American small businessmen by declaring the Hudson Canyon region as a protected marine sanctuary. Read More »

  • Seal hunt far from dead, as facts can demonstrate

    Here are some numbers these academics should also consider: There is a demand for seal products. Between 2005 and 2011, Canada exported over $70 million US Read More »
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    Legislators, lobstermen press case against ‘draconian’ whale rules

    Two area legislators led a delegation Wednesday to the Maine Attorney General’s Office to press their case for a full representation for the state’s lobster industry Read More »

  • After 32 years of family ownership, Point Loma’s commercial fishing marina drifts toward a port takeover

    Tom Driscoll’s commercial fishing wharf at the north eastern tip of America’s Cup Harbor in Point Loma is falling apart. The marina’s four, fixed piers — Read More »

  • Global powers sign declaration on sustainable fishing

    ATHENS) – Officials from some of the world’s top fishing powers signed a declaration in Greece on Friday to promote sustainable management of fish stocks. The Read More »
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    Foreign fishermen confined to boats catch Hawaiian seafood

    Hawaii’s high-quality seafood is sold with the promise that it’s caught by local, hard-working fishermen. But the people who haul in the prized catch are almost Read More »

  • More fishermen have lost their lives in 2016 than in whole of 2015

    Simon Potten, Head of Safety, Training and Services reacts to the publication of the MAIB’s Annual Report and the steps Seafish are taking to tackle its Read More »

  • It’s Time to Abandon UMaine’s Offshore Wind Scheme in Favor of Cheaper Alternatives

    The federal government this week blocked a proposal that would have allowed the Mills Administration and labor unions to bulldoze Sears Island into an industrial wind Read More »

  • Halibut fishermen in Bristol Bay had their best season in several years this summer.

    BBEDC Regional Fisheries Director Gary Cline said some would consider this summer a surprisingly good one for halibut, given the decline in quota seen in much Read More »

  • Congressman Don Young plans to file for re-election

    Alaska’s lone U.S. House member is seeking a 22nd term. continued@ktoo Read More »

  • Permit values plummet for Alaska salmon

    Fire sale salmon prices last year and a dim outlook ahead have pushed down the value of fishing permits. A lot of people had disastrous salmon seasons Read More »

  • Before You Grow Up: Be a Lobster Boat Deckhand

    The Good: you’re on the open ocean, the pay’s great, and you’ll never complain about hard work again. The Bad: it’s nearly around-the-clock, demanding physical labor—hauling Read More »

  • Millions of fire extinguishers recalled

    Kidde, a manufacturer of fire suppression equipment, has recalled more than 40 million fire extinguishers equipped with plastic handles. Some of the units were manufactured more Read More »

  • Long List of Factors Stressing Out (poisoning) Narragansett Bay

    The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program has developed a draft report on the status of Narragansett Bay entitled “State of the Bay and its Watershed.”  Numerous factors, Read More »
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    SEA-NL: Premier Andrew Furey government must intervene in snow crab tie-up or pay the political price

    Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) warns Premier Andrew Furey there will be a political cost if his Liberal administration does not urgently move Read More »

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