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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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Newfoundland and Labrador: OFFER SIGNED TO START CRAB FISHERY
This morning, the FFAW Snow Crab Bargaining Committee reluctantly agreed to sign off on a final offer from ASP to start a crab fishery this year. Read More » -
Marrero Man Sentenced for Illegal Fish Sales in Plaquemines Parish – Takes Undercover Agents on Illegal Charter!!!
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New Mid Atlantic Council recommendation revises fluke cuts
A memo released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council staff on Friday revised the earlier recommended fluke cuts downward from 43 percent to 25 percent for Read More » -
Rainbow coloured lobster caught by Nova Scotia fisherman
Fishermen off the coast of Nova Scotia have been hauling up strange-coloured lobsters for years, but a rainbow lobster caught just before Christmas may top them Read More » -
North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Anchorage, October 1-9, 2018
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet October 1-9, 2018 at the Hilton Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska. The Agenda >click here< and Schedule >click here< Read More » -
Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 24, 2020
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Floating offshore wind experts say they want to coexist with Maine lobstermen, but lobstermen say no thanks
Lobstermen asked pointed questions Thursday about a planned offshore floating wind array that they fear will take away fishing grounds and potentially disrupt the species they Read More » -
Coast Guard rescue 2 from sinking fishing vessel near Bodega Bay, Calif.
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Commercial Vessel Discharge Reform Act gains support Cordova District Fishermen United supports exemptions for commercial fishing vessels
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Again we are treated to the absurdity that is “fishery management” in North Carolina
Sam Walker, writing for the outerbanksvoice.com, has what we think is an excellent article on the latest boondoggle from the NC Marine Fisheries Commissison. As with Read More » -
Petition: All Against Changes to Current Nantucket Sound Mobile Gear Regulations
This petition has been created to bring awareness to the state of Massachusetts from the people who would like regulations of Nantucket Sound mobile gear to remain at Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel 480 miles offshore Honolulu
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Fishing boat Captain Craig Sock honoured for Bravery
Craig “Jumbo” Sock, the Elsipogtog fishing boat captain who lost his life while rescuing members of his crew in 2021, was honoured Thursday with the Governor Read More » -
Contentious! Gill-net strategist appointed to fish and wildlife commission
Gov. Kate Brown set the hook on sport anglers this past week with her appointment of an Astoria gill-net industry strategist to the Oregon Fish and Read More » -
Feds support vacating 1958 judgment against lobstermen’s group
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Stakeholders Laud Senator Murkowski’s Legislation Pushing Back Against Presidential “Fiat”
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Sen.Vitter’s dead-zone stance is wrong, coastal experts say
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Suit targets Alaska salmon management to protect southern killer whales
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An online home delivered service is going off the hook!
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Seal hunt inhumane? How about a bullfight? – The hypocrisy of the European Union’s ban on Canadian seal products
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Podcast: “F/V Destination, Do You Copy?”
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Southern Flounder – Disputed fisheries studies: Politics or inexact science?
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