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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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    President Trump has chosen Barry Myers, the CEO of the private weather forecaster AccuWeather, to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In that role, Read More »

  • Letter: West Coast fishermen under NOAA siege, too

    Much has been revealed about the heavy-handed tactics of NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement during the era of Jane Lubchenco’s leadership. As a West Coast fisherman, Read More »
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    Coast Guard rescues 4 fishermen from the water after boat capsizes near Eastport, Maine

    The Coast Guard rescued four people Tuesday after a 14-foot skiff capsized in Deep Cove near Eastport, Maine, sending five people into the 39 degree water. Read More »

  • Tarr Senate bill targets seafood marketing

    BOSTON – State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, renewing his call to confront “serious threats to the survival of the groundfish industry in Massachusetts,” has filed Read More »
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    Keliher gives fishermen homework on whale rules

    “Feel free to yell at me,” Patrick Keliher, commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), told a packed gym at the Trenton Elementary School Read More »

  • Hold on Rear Admiral’s Promotion as South Carolina and Oregon Lawmakers Urge Coast Guard to Reverse Course on Helicopters

    The effort to keep a Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter on the central coast is picking up steam, with the chair of the U.S. House Read More »

  • Accusing union of refusing all offers, ASP warns crab tie-up will soon have an economic whammy

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  • Baltimore Canyon “Urban” Marine Sanctuary Proposal Withdrawn

    A prized fishing area off Maryland’s coast has been pulled from consideration as the nation’s first “urban” marine sanctuary. The National Aquarium in Baltimore petitioned the National Oceanic Read More »

  • Animal Protection Party of Canada calls for the resignation of Canada’s Fisheries Minister

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    Coast Guard, good Samaritans assist vessel taking on water in Prince William Sound, Alaska

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    Right whale sighting shuts down lobster fishing section for at least 15 days

    The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is asking lobster fishers to remove all gear in a portion of Lobster Fishing Area 24 within the next 96 Read More »

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    UPDATED: Gloucester Fisherman dies after falling overboard

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  • Corps sending two dredges to reopen clogged Oregon Inlet – three days left in the lucrative commercial bluefin tuna season

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    New England Stock Assessments – If it’s the same, it will never be different, Don Cuddy

    We are having a serious problem in New England with the performance of the models used in fishery management. To remedy a situation that, along with Read More »
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    Fishing into the Future

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  • Gulf Seafood Marketing Coalition aims to increase Gulf seafood market

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